Trade Federation Landing Craft

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Science Fiction related 3D Models,George Mezori, Images and Animations including Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, Blade Runner, Battlestar Galactica and Aliens. Trade Federation Landing Ship. Trade Federation Landing Ships transport the Trade Federation's invasion forces to Naboo's surface in The Phantom Menace. Although initial designs were reminiscent of dirigibles, the final design is based on a dragonfly.

C-9979 landing craft

Production information

Manufacturer

D-day Landing Craft Troops

Model

Class

Cost

Technical specifications

Length

Width

Height/depth

Maximum atmospheric speed

Hyperdrive system

Armament

  • Wingtip laser cannons (4)[1]
    • Arrangement: 2 fire-linked pairs
      • Fire arc: Front
  • Turret-mounted cannons (4)[1]
    • Arrangement: 2 fire-linked pairs
      • Fire arc: Turret

Complement

  • Platoon Attack Crafts (28: 7 per wing)[3]
  • Armored Assault Tanks (114: 24 per fore wing, 33 per aft wing)[3]
  • Multi-Troop Transports (11: 3 per fore wing, 3 in staging area, 2 in landing pedestal)[3]
  • NR-N99 Persuader-class droid enforcers[5]
  • CIS mobile command center (1) and Sheathipede-class transport shuttle

(1)[6]

  • Starfighter Carrier:
    • Vulture Droids[4]
    • Scarab-class Starfighters[4]
    • Advanced Droid Bombers[4]

Crew

Passengers

  • Repair droids (30)
  • OOM command battle droids (40)
  • OOM pilot battle droids (39)
  • OOM security battle droids (164)

Cargo capacity

Consumables

Usage

Availability

Role(s)

Affiliation

Landing Craft Infantry

'It's an invasion army.'
―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Qui-Gon Jinn upon seeing landing craft being loaded[src]

The C-9979 landing craft, also known as the Trade Federation landing ship or the Separatist landing craft, was a large-sized landing craft built by Haor Chall Engineering for the Trade Federation'smilitary forces, and later for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. When the Trade Federation began planning to create its military forces, Haor Chall Engineering produced a design for a landing craft that would carry troops and ground vehicles from warships down to planets.

CharacteristicsEdit

The C-9979 configuration was chosen due to its close resemblance to the commercial barges used by the Federation's merchant fleet.[1] The ship had four wings with a wingspan of 370 meters. These wings were removable so that they could be stored away easily aboard the massive battleships. They were bound by powerful tensor fields to the fuselage when the craft was assembled for use. Even the strongest metal alloys were unable to bear the immense cargo weight inside the wings, thus making tensor fields essential for the craft.[1]

A series of maintenance and repair stores were located along the front of these wings and service the assault force components, particularly battle droids needing servicing after battles. Forward tensor fields connected the wing mounts firmly to the fuselage and wing-mounted tensor fields prevented the span of the wings from collapsing under pressure.[1]

These wings were used to carry vehicles racked in garage channels for maximum loading capacity. Each carried 11 MTTs that carried troops on the frontlines, 28 PAC for deploying troops reasonably behind the frontlines, and 114 AATs for vehicular support. When deployed, these vehicles were guided along repulsor tracks to a staging platform. Since the maneuvering equipment on-board was not precise enough to negotiate the cramped confines of the garage zones without causing damage, they required the assistance of the repulsor tracks. At a staging area, the vehicles were rotated into position and grabbed by transport clamps, which brought them aft and lead them down the deployment ramp in the landing craft's foot.[1]

Barge

C-9979 landing craft could also function as carriers, holding Scarabdroid starfighters[4] or bombers.[7] One carrier, which worked with Vana Sage in the Eos system, was equipped with a hyperdrive.[4]

Because of its heavy cargo, the landing craft had a huge antigravity lifting capacity. The landing craft was manned and operated by B1 battle droids. Landing craft were stored in the hangars of warships where they were assembled, serviced, and repaired. When ready for deployment, they were loaded with ground vehicles. Landing craft were always stored in an unloaded condition to prevent structural stress and so that their vehicles could be serviced and repaired.[1]

HistoryEdit

C-9969 Landing Craft

During the Invasion of Naboo, the Trade Federation deployed large numbers of C-9979 landing craft to transport troops and equipment to the major cities of Naboo. Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi were able to sneak down to the planet on a C-9979.[8] The craft was deployed in a pattern of groups of three, to cut off cities from one another.[9]

Two carriers guarded Nod Kartha, but were destroyed when the Lok Revenants attacked the Trihexalon factory.[7]

During the Clone Wars, when the Trade Federation pledged its forces to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, they were used to transport troops, and equipment from orbiting Lucrehulk-class battleships, or other large Separatist ships, down to countless battlefields such as Rhen Var and Thule. Three of the landing crafts were clamped and transported to the bottom of Recusant-class light destroyers.[10]

They were later used during Confederate campaigns on Teth[11] and Rugosa.[12]

One was also seen on Maridun, when Lok Durd tested a new Separatist weapon. This variant of the ship was equipped with a mobile command center, a base that could be taken apart and be rebuilt, which fitted into the landing craft.[6] This did decrease the craft's cargo capacity enormously, however.[source?]

Later in the war, during the massacre on Dathomir, GeneralGrievous, under orders from CountDooku, ordered a Separatist landing craft to be sent down to the planet packing a huge army. When landed, the landing craft deployed battle droids and AATs. The droid army easily eliminated the small band of Nightsisters.[13]

During the Battle of Coruscant, large numbers of C-9979 landing ships participated in the raid on the capital world of the Republic that saw the kidnapping of Supreme ChancellorPalpatine. There, they unloaded hundreds of millions of battle droids.[14] Some were destroyed by Yoda using the Force.[15]

These ships were also deployed on Kashyyyk by invasion force during the Battle of Kashyyyk. There, they were seemingly initially camouflaged with netting.[15]

The only known variant of this landing ship was the C-9969 landing craft.[source?]

Behind the scenesEdit

C-9979 landing craft made their first appearance in the Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization.

Early design concepts for the landing ship included dirigible-like transports that ejected carried craft from cocoon-like sockets. Doug Chiang's final designs were based on a dragonfly. George Lucas liked the similarities of this design to an old biplane, and approved this direction.[16]

AppearancesEdit

  • Darth Plagueis(Indirect mention only)
  • Cloak of Deception(Mentioned only; as Trade Federation Landing Craft)
  • Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization(First appearance)
  • Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi(Appears in flashback(s))
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game(Non-canonical appearance)
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga(Non-canonical appearance)
  • Star Wars 39: The Stark Hyperspace War, Part 4(Appears in flashback(s))
  • Republic 61: Dead Ends(Appears in flashback(s))
  • 'Graduation Day'—Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 10
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'The Hidden Enemy'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels(Appears in flashback(s))
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Supply Lines'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Ambush'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Rookies'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'ARC Troopers' (Appears in flashback(s))
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Defenders of Peace'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Storm Over Ryloth'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Liberty on Ryloth' (Wreckage)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Grievous Intrigue'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'The Deserter' (Wreckage)
  • 'Inside Job'—Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.1
  • 'Keep the Faith!'—Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.2
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Padawan Lost'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Water War'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Shadow Warrior'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Kidnapped'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'A Friend in Need'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Massacre'
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'A Necessary Bond'
  • Star Wars: Clone Wars – 'Chapter 22'
  • Star Wars: Clone Wars – 'Chapter 23'

SourcesEdit

  • Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Theed Palace Limited(Card: Trade Federation Landing Craft)
  • The Official Star Wars Fact File22(LAN1-2, Trade Federation C-9979 Landing Ship)
  • Trade Federation landing ship in the Databank(content now obsolete; backup link)
  • Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare Author's Cut, Part 6: Showdown at Naboo on StarWars.com(article) (backup link)
  • Trade Federation in the Encyclopedia(link now obsolete; backup link)(Picture only)
  • Trade Federation landing ship in the Encyclopedia(link now obsolete; backup link)

Notes and referencesEdit

  1. 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.8Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
  2. 2.02.12.22.32.4The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
  3. 3.03.13.23.33.43.53.63.7The Official Star Wars Fact File
  4. 4.04.14.24.34.44.54.6Star Wars: Starfighter
  5. Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  6. 6.06.1Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Defenders of Peace'
  7. 7.07.1Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
  8. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  9. Star Wars: Complete Locations
  10. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (video game)
  11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
  12. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Ambush'
  13. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – 'Massacre'
  14. Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous
  15. 15.015.1Star Wars: Clone Wars
  16. Trade Federation landing ship in the Databank(content now obsolete; backup link)

External linksEdit

  • C-9979 Landing Craft on CWA Wiki