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this was the term used by the New Republic to describe the unusual fighters developed under Operation Starlancer. Each pipefighter was roughly triangular in shape, made up from tubular sections cobbled together on Borleias. Each pipefighter was loaded with sensors, and was designed to attain a specific, mathematical point in orbit around Borleias in order to gather intelligence. At each end of the tubes on the pipefighter was a laser emitter, which resembled a weapon in form. However, instead of sending out short, coherent bursts of energy, these emitters sent out a meter-thick beam of continuous red light. In total, four pipefighters were built, and worked in unison to create an incredible light show. The beams eventually converged to a single beam emitted by Starlancer Prime, which Starlancer scientists calculated to reach Coruscant. It was sufficiently weak to not cause much damage, but it was enough to convince the Yuuzhan Vong othat the pipefighter was a superweapon. In reality, the beam which reached Coruscant was fired from a Star Destroyer hidden at the edge of the Coruscant System. Later, Danni Quee allowed Tam Elgrin to steal information about Starlancer, which showed the lambent crystals were being grown in immense sizes to serve as focusing crystals for the pipefighters. This forced the Warmaster Tsavong Lah to dedicate a large fleet to destroying the Republic's base on Borleias, while allowing the remnants of the New Republic's Advisory Council a chance to regroup elsewhere.