The A-rack functioned as a compact military transport, visually similar to a wheeled A-frame structure, featuring a centrally located engine and an E-Web heavy repeating blaster for defensive purposes. The Empire of the Hand utilized these vehicles, and in 8 ABY, three A-racks were deployed by the Empire during an attack on the planet Quethold. This attack was against the allied forces of the alien warlord Nuso Esva and the Quesoth species. In the course of this engagement, the A-racks transported three stormtrooper squads into the Red City situated on Quethold, where the stormtroopers confronted a significant contingent of Quesoth Soldiers.