Imperial Troop Transport

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Imperial Troop Transport

Production information

Manufacturer

Ubrikkian Industries^[1]

Type

Transport^[2]

Technical specifications

Length

14meters^[3]

Width

8.2 meters^[3]

Height/depth

3.9 meters^[3]

Engine unit(s)

Sublight engines (2)^[2]

Hyperdrive rating

Equipped^[4]

Armament

Twinlaser cannons (2)^[2]

Passengers

At least 36stormtroopers^[2]

Life support

Equipped^[4]

Usage

Role(s)

Troop transport^[2]

Affiliation

TheImperial Troop Transport (ITT) was a transport model produced byUbrikkian Industries. Atroop transport like the Ubrikkian-madeK79-S80 Imperial Troop Transport, this version was flight-capable. It was used by theGalactic Empire andMoff Gideon'sImperial remnant during theImperial andNew Republic Eras, and can be modified to transportstormtroopers and heavy weaponry to battle zones^[7] or imperial prisoners to the prison where they would serve their sentence.^[4]

Characteristics[]

TheImperial transports featured a wedge-shaped fuselage and a forward boarding ramp. It was powered byengines and was armed with twin pairedlaser cannons.^[2] Its interior could be modified to hold at least 36 standing stormtroopers^[7] or at least 20 seated prisoners.^[4]

History[]

One Imperial transport deployed multipleTK stormtroopers, one of which wasUbrik Adelhard, the future Grand Moff and governor of theAnoat sector, to put down aninsurrection onAbartolom.^[8]

By9 BBY,^[9] some transports were stationed at theGalactic Empire'sFortress Inquisitorius onNur.^[10] During the siege ofJabiim, the Imperials deployed two such transports to besiege an anti-Imperial cell known as theHidden Path.^[7]

An imperial transport in prison barge configuration; the prisoners have their hands shackled in their seats

A modified version, called theImperial Prison Transport^[11], was used in5 BBY^[12] to ferry prisoners from theNiamos courthouse to theprison where they would serve their sentence. They had caged windows and specialized seats which could be magnetized to have the prisoners' shackles attached on them, and lacked the twin laser cannons on the front. One such transport was used to carryCassian Jeron Andor to theImperial Prison Complex onNarkina 5 following his arrest onNiamos.^[4]

One was stationed aboard theImperial II-class Star DestroyerTarkin's Will, and was used byrebel Pathfinder Sergeant Kes Dameron andhis wife, therebel pilot Shara Bey, to escape theTarkin's Will and return to the rebelflagshipHome One during theBattle of Panisia.^[5] In approximately9 ABY,^[13] they were used byMoff Gideon'sImperial remnant. Two such transports participated in abattle on Tython to retrieveGrogu fromDin Djarin. After a retreat was ordered, both ships took off in an attempt to flee. However, amissile launched fromBoba Fett'sZ-6 jetpack caused one to crash into the other, destroying both.^[2]

Legacy[]

TheFirst Order, the successor state to the Empire, employed theAAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transports, a similar model that deployed itsStormtroopers to battle and maintain the state's order and peace. In addition, theAAL-2100/9.5 atmospheric assault lander was another successor utilized by theFinal Order.

Behind the scenes[]

The Imperial Troop Transport first appeared in the2020 episode "Chapter 14: The Tragedy" of the live-action television seriesStar Wars: The Mandalorian.^[2]Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy identifies the model as the Ubrikkian Imperial Troop Transport.^[1] An early preview page for the2026 reference bookStar Wars: The Mandalorian: The Ultimate Visual Guide labeled the craft theTelgorn Corporation DX-10 transport.^[14]A vehicle of similar appearance was first depicted in thefirst season of theDisney+ live-action television seriesStar Wars: Andor, within the episode "Narkina 5".^[4] The design of the transport was confirmed to be based upon the Imperial Troop Transport^[15], and the reference bookStar Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide, released onNovember 2,2023 in the United Kingdom, codified this through establishing it to be a retrofitted version denoted as the Imperial Prison Transport.^[11]