Slave II
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| Slave II | |
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| Manufacturer | MandalMotors |
| Model | Pursuer Enforcement Ship |
| Class | Patrol craft |
| Affiliation | Boba Fett |
Slave II is a fictional starship in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. The ship was piloted by Boba Fett after his original ship, Slave I, was impounded on Tatooine. He got the ship by stealing it from Bossk. It was first called The Hound's Tooth. Fett later recovered the Slave I, and subsequently piloted Slave III and Slave IV.
Slave II is a MandalMotors Pursuer Enforcement Ship, a patrol craft popular with the Mandalorian police units since it was tough and good at dealing with pirates, as well as having the cargo space for usual police needs. Once Fett had bought the ship, he immediately went about modifying it so it would hold all the "nasty surprises" that victims of his other ship experienced.
Two Tion Mil/Sci Mil-StarIV engines propel the heavy patrol craft, and there are three Corellian Engineering x41 maneuvering thrusters mounted on the port-side stabiliser. Powerful Torplex military-grade shield generators provide protection, whereas the ship itself is armed with twin forward firing blaster cannons and an ion cannon turret. There is also a "surprise weapon", consisting of a rearward firing proton torpedo launcher, which holds a magazine of six torpedoes. The ship also has a sophisticated sensor array system, such as in Slave I, though it lacks the stealth systems found in Slave I. There are also rumours of five force-field enclosed prisoner cages on board. Slave II is not so heavily armed as Slave I, but is faster and more maneuverable.
The Pursuer Enforcement Ships can also be experienced in the game X-Wing Alliance, where they sometimes make an appearance, often piloted by pirates. There is also the option to fly the PES ship in the combat simulator feature.
[edit] References
- Dark Empire, trade paperback, 1993. Tom Veitch, ISBN 1-56971-073-2
- Dark Empire II, trade paperback, 1st edition, 1995. Tom Veitch, ISBN 1-56971-119-4
- Tales of the Bounty Hunters, 1st paperback printing, 1996. Kevin J. Anderson (editor), ISBN 0-553-56816-7
- "The Last One Standing: The Tale of Boba Fett", Daniel Keys Moran.
- The Dark Empire sourcebook, Wizards of the Coast, 1st edition, 1993. Horne, Michael, ISBN 0-87431-194-2
- The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels (Star Wars), 1st printing, 1996. Bill Smith, ISBN 0-590-02361-6
