Hutt Battle Skiff

Overview
The Hutt Battle Skiff was part of the Kuat/Ubrikkian collaboration for the Hutts. The Battle Skiff was similar to the Desert Skiffs on Tattooine in many ways, though the Battle Skiff was armed with dual laser cannons and painted white.

Design
The Battle Skiff had three tailfins, all placed at the very back of the craft. These provided stability, but teh central tail was also used to provide extra thrust. The Battle Skiff had two hemispherical shield generator domes placed in the gaps between the three tailfins. The main body of the craft was an area that carried passengers, and could also carry heavy cargo. The front of the vehicle was a boatlike nose, and a seat for the pilot was placed directly behind the nose. A copilot's seat to monitor systems while the pilot applied them was placed directly behind the pilot's seat.

At the bottom of the craft, two laser cannons, emitting dark-green laser bolts, were placed for defense. After the Battle of Malastare, a heavy laser cannon was also placed at the bottom of some of the Skiffs.

Purpose
The role of the Battle Skiff was originally as a tank of sorts, but that idea was abandoned almost directly after conception. The Battle Skiff was mainly a cargo hauler, a recue vehicle, and an aerial troop transporter. Some time into the Second Clone War, the Skiffs were used to bring troops from the cabin of a Hutt Ship to the ground. The craft was not very fast, but it was able to efficiently bring Hutt Soldiers to the surface of a planet from the Hutt Ship's cabin without as much trouble as the elevator technique caused.

The Hutt Battle Skiff could sometimes carry other vehicles, such as the Hutt Battle Rover, over terrain that the wheeled Hutt Battle Rovers could not navigate. This was an uncommon use, however, as Battle Rovers were usually applied on non-invaded Hutt settlements.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Battle Skiff was originally created to be a Desert Skiff as seen in the "Return of the Jedi".
 * The LEGO design of the Battle Skiff was created by I really love yoda, and the details (and article) were concieved of by C3PO the Dragon Slayer.