Schematics of the V-wing airspeeder and transport.
The Model A was twenty meters long and could carry four V-wing airspeeders under its arching wings. These transports were similar in shape to the airspeeders they carried, but much larger in size. The V-wings were carried externally, and could be accessed through retractable , as they were not sealed for space flight. As such, pilots traveled on board the transport while in space.
Once the transport reached the upper atmosphere of a planet, the V-wing pilots would climb down and strap into their airspeeders. After releasing its V-wings, the transport could return to its mothership to take another group of V-wings or remain in near orbit to await its speeders at a rendezvous point.
The V-wing transport was unarmed and thus had to depend on starfighters such as X-wings and E-wings for protection.
The Model A was an integral part of the V-wing Transport/Combat Speeder team, an initiative to deploy airspeeders to combat zones more quickly. During the Battle of Calamari, Model As were launched from capital ships such as the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Emancipator, which had been captured and put to use by the Republic. They saw action against the resurrected Emperor Palpatine's World Devastators, TIE/D fighters, and AQ-5 Waveskimmers.
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- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
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