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Hardcell-class Transport

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this cylindrical transport ship was developed and manufactured by the Techno Union. The main section of the ship was an elongated, egg-shaped hull in which huge amounts of cargo could be stored. The aft section of the ship consisted of six long engines, each of which was filled with thousands of gallons of fuel. The entire ship measured 220 meters in height, as it was usually seen standing on its engine section when not in flight. Rather than using repulors, the Hardcell-class transport relied on the sheer power of flame to reach orbit. The Hardcell-class transport took off and landed vertically, with the engine section resting on the ground. Once in space, these ships were equipped with powerful Class 1 hyperdrives to propel them across the galaxy. Specially-designed navigation computers allowed the hyperdrives to obtain flight coordinates in seconds, providing the Techno Union's members with fast getaways when needed. Because the Hardcell-class relied on propellants to reach sublight speeds, they were slow-moving and clumsy to fly.