IF-120 landing craft

The IF-120 landing craft was designed to serve as a troop transport, taking soldiers from orbit planetside. The design was based on the Lambda-class and Sentinel-class shuttles; but instead of having those models' folding wings, it had repulsors for stability. It had a much larger capacity—each IF-120 could hold up to 120 troops along with eight crew, 12 speeder bikes, two LAVr QH-7 Chariot speeders and a PX-4 Mobile Command Base—and was bulkier than other landing craft, and possessed extensive communications and sensor systems. After landing and deploying its troops and vehicles, the IF-120's interior could convert from transport configuration into a fully-functional mobile command base until the area was secured for larger and more permanent command facilities. Each IF-120 was also armed with double medium laser cannons and four antipersonnel heavy blaster cannons.

Designed by Sienar Fleet Systems, the IF-120 landing craft saw use by the Galactic Empire as a troop transport during the Galactic Civil War. One such landing craft was commanded by Captain Drezzel on a mission to discover the ancient lost planet Seoul 5 in 4 ABY, not long after the Empire's climactic defeat at Endor. Although the Imperial mission ultimately touched down upon Seoul 5, the ship and its crew were destroyed by a massive explosion of Seoularian crystals triggered by Rebel hero Han Solo.

The IF-120 landing craft first appeared in Star Wars (1977) 84, written by Roy Richardson, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli and released in 1984. Originally unidentified, its name was provided 25 years later in the 2009 Star Wars Roleplaying Game supplement Galaxy at War.

• Galaxy at War