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Trade Federation Battleship

The Trade Federation Battleship is a fictional spaceship used by the Trade Federation in the movies Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

At over three kilometers in diameter, the enormous vessels resemble flattened disks with a central sphere containing the ship's bridge and reactor assemblies. The disk is broken at the front of the craft, revealing two mammoth docking bays lined with forward docking claws. These gigantic cargo vessels have been built for many years by the Trade Federation and are an important asset to their enterprise. Its weapons are 42 quadlaser emplacements scattered all over the ship. The Trade Federation Battleship could carry 50 Trade Federation Landing Ships, 1,500 Droid Starfighters, 550 MTTs, 6,250 AATs and 1,500 PACs. The most important vessel in the Trade Federation's blockade was the Droid Control Ship. When the rest of the blockade had dispersed after Naboo was successfully occupied, the Neimoidians left the Droid Control Ship in orbit.

After the Battle of Naboo, the Republic ordered the Trade Federation to disband its military forces. The crafty Trade Federation pretended to comply with this command by apparently disassembling most of its battleships, only to transform their centrispheres into detachable Core Ships capable of carrying supplies. These Core Ships were seen during the Battle of Geonosis where they carried legions of battle droids. In retreat, the Core Ships were found to be able to reattach themselves to the outer ring. These vessels saw continued use during the devastating Clone Wars, transporting military equipment and troops to countless worlds, and engaging Republic fleets in combat. After the Clone Wars, the remaining Trade Federation Battleships and Core Ships were sold to the Corporate Sector or other organisations.

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