Imperial tanker

Imperial Tankers were long, tube-shaped transports in use by the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. One of their uses was transporting Tibanna gas.

Characteristics
Imperial Tankers featured a long cylinder on the bow with a trapezoidal end piece housing the engines. The bridge was raised above the engine pod. While the engine pod was relatively well shielded the forward tank section was not. A few laser blasts to this area while fully fueled would destroy the ship. Because of these vulnerabilities, a tanker was usually accompanied by an escort of TIE/LN starfighters and/or TIE Interceptors to provide protection.