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The Empire Strikes Back: Vehicles & Technology

Explore vehicles & technology in Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back. Direct answers, lore explanations and Wookieepedia sources.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

Which vehicle or technology features in The Empire Strikes Back?

Direct answer: AT-AT walker

Imperial AT-AT walkers assault Echo Base; Rebel snowspeeders use tow cables against them.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What substance encases Han during his imprisonment on Bespin?

Direct answer: Carbonite

Han is frozen in carbonite before Boba Fett takes him away.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What do snowspeeders wrap around an AT-AT's legs to topple it?

Direct answer: Tow cables

Rebel pilots use tow cables to trip Imperial walkers.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

Which Falcon system repeatedly fails during Imperial pursuit?

Direct answer: The hyperdrive

The Falcon's malfunctioning hyperdrive prevents hyperspace jumps.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What treatment fills Luke's medical recovery tank on Hoth?

Direct answer: Bacta

Luke recuperates in a bacta tank after his rescue.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What designation identifies the surgical droid treating Luke at Echo Base?

Direct answer: 2-1B

The surgical droid 2-1B treats Luke after his ordeal on Hoth.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the original practical purpose of snowspeeder magnetic harpoons?

Direct answer: Hauling freight

Freight-hauling harpoons are repurposed to trip walkers.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What model are the airspeeders adapted for Hoth combat?

Direct answer: T-47

The Hoth snowspeeders are modified T-47 airspeeders.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

Which named power harpoon is mounted on Rebel T-47s?

Direct answer: Mo/Dk

The modified T-47 carries a Mo/Dk power harpoon.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

True or false: Imperial AT-AT walkers attack the Rebel base on Hoth.

Direct answer: True

The walkers advance on Echo Base during the Battle of Hoth.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

True or false: The Millennium Falcon successfully escapes Hoth by immediately jumping to hyperspace.

Direct answer: False

Its malfunctioning hyperdrive prevents Han's attempted jump.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What vehicle do the Rebels use to trip the AT-AT walkers?

Direct answer: Snowspeeders

T-47 snowspeeders tangle walker legs with tow cables.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the name of the Rebel base on Hoth?

Direct answer: Echo Base

The Rebels' hidden ice fortress is called Echo Base.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What does Darth Vader's TIE fighter at Yavin get replaced by in the fleet?

Direct answer: TIE Advanced x1

Vader flies the prototype TIE Advanced x1, seen again in Imperial service.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the name of Darth Vader's flagship?

Direct answer: The Executor

The Super Star Destroyer Executor leads Death Squadron.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What powers Cloud City's economy?

Direct answer: Tibanna gas mining

Cloud City mines tibanna gas used in blasters and hyperdrives.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the medical frigate where Luke gets his new hand?

Direct answer: The Redemption

Luke is treated aboard the Nebulon-B frigate Redemption.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What model is the Imperial walker AT-AT's official designation?

Direct answer: All Terrain Armored Transport

AT-AT stands for All Terrain Armored Transport.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the Executor's approximate length?

Direct answer: About 19 kilometers

The Super Star Destroyer Executor stretches about 19 kilometers.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the name of the Ugnaught city beneath Cloud City?

Direct answer: Ugnorgrad

Ugnorgrad is the Ugnaught settlement below the main city.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What model is Boba Fett's ship Slave I?

Direct answer: Firespray-31-class patrol craft

The Firespray-31 was a police patrol craft from Kuat Systems.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the designation of the Rebel transport ships at Hoth?

Direct answer: GR-75 medium transport

The GR-75 medium transports evacuate Echo Base.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What are the giant four-legged Imperial walkers at Hoth called?

Direct answer: AT-AT

AT-ATs attack Echo Base.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What vehicles do the Rebels fly against the walkers on Hoth?

Direct answer: Snowspeeders

Snowspeeders trip the walkers with tow cables.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is Darth Vader's flagship in Empire?

Direct answer: Executor

The Super Star Destroyer Executor is Vader's flagship.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What creatures do the Rebels ride on Hoth?

Direct answer: Tauntauns

Rebels patrol on tauntauns.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What substance is Han Solo frozen in?

Direct answer: Carbonite

Han is frozen in carbonite.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What does Han use to keep Luke warm on Hoth?

Direct answer: A tauntaun's body

Han shelters Luke inside a tauntaun.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What droid does the Empire use to locate the Rebels on Hoth?

Direct answer: Probe droid

An Imperial probe droid finds Echo Base.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What does the Falcon lack that strands it at Hoth?

Direct answer: A working hyperdrive

The hyperdrive fails as they flee.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the name of the Rebel ion weapon that disables Star Destroyers on Hoth?

Direct answer: v-150 Planet Defender

The ion cannon covers the transports' escape.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

Who repairs the Falcon's hyperdrive at the end of Empire?

Direct answer: R2-D2

R2 fixes the hyperdrive at the last second.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What weapon does Leia use when disguised as Boushh?

Direct answer: A thermal detonator

Boushh threatens Jabba with a thermal detonator.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What does the AT-AT's weak spot turn out to be in the Hoth battle?

Direct answer: Its legs, tripped by tow cables

Snowspeeders wrap tow cables around the legs.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What does Han call the Falcon's hiding spot technique by attaching to a Star Destroyer?

Direct answer: Clinging to its hull and floating away with the garbage

Han latches onto the Avenger and drifts off with its trash.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What ship carries Boba Fett's prize away from Cloud City?

Direct answer: Slave I

Boba takes Han away aboard Slave I.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What bounty hunter droid appears on the Executor bridge with Boba Fett?

Direct answer: IG-88

IG-88 is among Vader's hired hunters.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the name of the Rebel transport ships fleeing Hoth?

Direct answer: GR-75 medium transports

GR-75 transports evacuate Echo Base.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What Rebel frigate holds Luke at the end of Empire?

Direct answer: Nebulon-B frigate

Luke receives his new hand aboard a Nebulon-B.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What does Lando's aide Lobot wear on his head?

Direct answer: A cybernetic computer implant

Lobot's implant links him to Cloud City's computer.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What class is the Executor?

Direct answer: Executor-class Star Dreadnought

The Executor is a Star Dreadnought.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the AT-AT's primary armament?

Direct answer: Chin-mounted heavy laser cannons

AT-ATs carry heavy chin cannons.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

What is the Falcon's hyperdrive class rating?

Direct answer: Class 0.5

The Falcon's hyperdrive is Class 0.5.

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Canon · Vehicles & Technology

Which company builds the AT-AT?

Direct answer: Kuat Drive Yards

Kuat Drive Yards manufactures the AT-AT.

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