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Preybird-class Starfighter

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a rare form of SoroSuub combat starship, the Preybird-class fighter was produced in extremely limited quantities. SoroSuub shut the project down after producing only a few production models. The smuggler Mazzic owned two of these ships. The design was eventually picked up by the remnants of the Empire under Moff Disra, who turned the plans over to Zothip and the Cavrilhu pirates. The Cavrilhu then began mass-producing the ships for Disra, who bypassed normal Imperial channels to fund the ships. Over time, the Preybird eventually replaced the TIE fighter, because it was cheaper to obtain them from pirates that from official Imperial channels. The twenty-meter-long Preybird had a long, central hull with a forward-situated cockpit. The wings were attached to the rear of the hull, rising up slightly before levelling off. A single laser cannon was mounted at the end of each wing, and the primary engines were located at the bend in the wings.