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name=''Sentinel''-class landing craft|
image=[[Image:Sentinel-class landing craft.jpg]]|
class=''Sentinel''-class landing craft|
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length=38 meters|
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height=|
max accel=2,400 G|
mglt=70 mglt|
max speed=1,000 km/h|
engine=Cygnus HD7 engine array|
hyperdrive=<br>
*Class 1
*Backup Class 10|
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shield gen=2 forward and 2 aft shield generators (120 SBD)|
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armament=<br>
*Retractable laser cannons (8)
*Concussion missile launchers (2)
**4 missiles each (standard load)
*Retractable ion cannon turret (1)
*Retractable repeating blaster cannon turrets (2)|
complement=<br>
*54 stormtroopers
*12 E-web heavy repeating blasters
*6 74-Z speeder bikes|
crew=<br>
*Pilot (1)
*Co-pilot/sensor officer (1)
*Gunners (3)|
skeleton=|
passengers=54 troops|
capacity=180 metric tons (total capacity for passengers or cargo)|
consumables=1 month|
othersystems=High-power communication array|
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*Transport
*Shuttle|
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The '''''Sentinel''-class landing craft''', also known as '''''Sentinel''-class shuttle''', was a transport used by the Empire to carry troops, small vehicles and supplies.


==History==
After the Clone Wars the change was made from the starships that were able to land on planets to offload troops to spacebound Star Destroyers that brought troops into orbit but no farther, and the Galactic Empire needed a dedicated, armored, maneuverable landing craft to safely transport troops directly into battle. ''Sentinel''-class landing craft was introduced before the Battle of Yavin and eventually became the main troop transport in the Imperial Navy. The ''Sentinel'''s primary use was to transport troops between Star Destroyers/Cruisers/Star Dreadnoughts and planets, but they could also serve as air support, short-range scouts, light cargo vessels and even starfighter support. The vehicle also made an excellent atmospheric transport and many Imperial garrisons had one of these vehicles. Several ''Sentinel''s were used on the desert world Tatooine, where they deployed sandtroopers and their dewback mounts to search for the missing Death Star plans. 

''Sentinel''s were also used in conjunction with larger Y-85 ''Titan'' dropships or [[Theta-class AT-AT barge|AT-AT barge]]s for joint infantry/armor assaults. However, because of their popularity, they were used by other groups including the Rebel Alliance, the New Republic, Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, mercenary groups, and the Imperial Remnant. 

During the Galactic Civil War, the Rebels used a fleet of captured ''Sentinel'' landing craft as support ships. The Alliance logo was painted on their central wing, to help tell them apart from the Imperial ships. The New Republic also developed its own unique replacement for the ''Sentinel''-class. The New Republic's ''Bantha''-class assault shuttle featured much heavier armor than its Imperial counterpart.


==Modifications==


==Behind the Scenes==
Several sources list the ''Sentinel''-class as being 20 meters long, the same length as the [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle|''Lambda''-class shuttle]]. Based on the vessel's similarity to the ''Lambda''-class and other craft in the same family (especially the ''Kappa''-class shuttle), a more realistic length would fall somewhere between 29 and 45 meters. The space combat simulator Star Wars: X-wing Alliance, however, depicts the ''Sentinel'' at a length of 38 meters. A side-by-side comparison in the Star Wars: Empire at War terrain editor scales the ''Sentinel''-class at approximately 31.6 meters. The scales from both Empire at War games, however, are known to be notoriously incorrect, especially the distortion between starfighters and capital ships. It is currently unknown which is the canon length. 

The ''Sentinel'' is one of few C-canon elements to make it into the movies; it first appeared in the Shadows of the Empire game, and appeared in the special edition of A New Hope.


==External Links==


[[Category:Ship Design]]