Barloz-class medium freighter

The Barloz-class medium freighter was a medium stock ship popular during the time of the Galactic Republic.

Characteristics
The Barloz-class was manned by a crew of two, with one gunner and up to four passengers. It was armed with a single turret-mounted laser cannon.

One of the principal strengths of the Barloz-class freighter was its size: forty-one meters long, twenty meters high, and capable of storing over eighty-five metric tons of cargo. The size, coupled with the craft's durability, made it an ideal craft for cargo shippers and smugglers. Barloz freighters were woefully under-armed, however. A single laser cannon, fixed in a front-firing position, was the craft's primary defense system. In addition, the Barloz was not very maneuverable, making its only option in a fight a hasty retreat. Still, the craft had a thick, durable hull capable of resisting a fair amount of damage, allowing captains to pilot their craft out of a combat zone relatively unscathed.

The Barloz was equipped with a CEC NovaQuad-D Drive System, the precursor to the engines used in the YT series craft. Like the YT-series, most pilots modified the existing system to coax better performance from the ship.