BR-23 Courier

BR-23 Courier
Craft: Republic Sienar Systems BR-23 Courier
Affiliation: Old Republic / Empire / General / Alliance
Era: Old Republic
Source: Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook (page 49)
Type: Long-range troop transport
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 20.7 meters
Skill: Space transports: BR-23 Courier
Crew: 1, gunners: 1
Crew Skill: Varies
Passengers: 40
Cargo Capacity: 40 metric tons
Consumables: 2 weeks
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x12
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 295; 850 kmh
Hull: 3D+2
Shields: 1D+2
Sensors:

Passive: 10/0D
Scan: 25/1D
Search: 40/2D
Focus: 2/3D

Weapons:

2 Laser cannons

Fire Arc: Turret
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 4D

Capsule: The BR-23 Courier was a durable personnel transport and courier ship that served in Old Republic fleets and militias. After finding the market for TIE/ln starfighters enormously more profitable due to the Empire's swift move away from transports like the BR-23, Sienar partially refitted its large back stock of BR-23s with civilian-grade systems and dumped them onto the open market. These inexpensive craft, which were easy to repair, proved to be a boon of profit for Sienar.

While most of Sienar's surplus stock found its way into the freighter market, the BR-23 also saw use in cut-rate shuttle services and employment as personal skiffs. After leaving military service the BR-23 proved to be popular among courier services, small-time shipping agents, and a good number of smugglers. In the case of the Rebellion, they made it a general policy to acquire these ships where ever they could find them as they could be easily re-converted to their original troop transport duties.