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STORM IV TWIN-POD CLOUD CAR



Storm IV Twin-Pod Cloud Car – 50,000 ICs
The Storm IV Twin-Pod Cloud Car was an atmospheric vehicle known as a cloud car, which was designed and manufactured by Bespin Motors on Bespin's Cloud City. This high-atmospheric aircraft consisted of two armored pods connected by a strong engine block that housed the small yet powerful Quadex Kyromaster dual ion engine system and the secondary repulsorlift systems. The ion engine operated as the cloud-car's main propulsion system. Much of the engine area was exposed to reduce engine heat and to allow maximum air-cooling. As it was designed solely for atmospheric flight, the vehicle also had a system of flaps, jets, vanes, and rudders to improve control. The cloud car's pods had a cockpit each with pilot seated in port pod on the left side and the gunner manning the starboard pod on the right. The pilot's pod was equipped with advanced navigational systems and a communications array while the gunner manned a pair of twin blaster cannons. Although not outfitted for advanced life support, the vehicle had pressurized cockpits for high-altitude flight and it was able to achieve low orbit using its repulsorlifts system. Though the weapons emplacements could hold a wide range of weapons, most of the original vehicles had a small power generator, which limited it to supporting blaster cannons.