Armored personnel carrier/Legends

Armored personnel carrier, or APC, was a designation given to a multitude of armored ground vehicles used as troop transports.Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce HandbookSuns of Fortune They were mostly used by armed forces to ferry troops to the battlefield.Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel StrikeDark Nest III: The Swarm War In addition, armored personnel carriers could be used by civilian companies to transport their staff in hostile environment. One example was Corellia Mining Corporation's A-19 armored transport. Most military APCs were considered "light" vehicles.
==History==
During the Galactic Civil War, the Alliance to Restore the Republic modified A-A5 speeder trucks to serve as armored personnel carriers.Arms & Equipment Guide The Freerunner was one of the favorite APCs of the Alliance Special Forces.
Armored personnel carriers were used by the Cilpari Resistance on Cilpar in 4 ABY. Using tracked wheels rather than repulsorlift technology, it was a low-slung gray-colored vehicle with a dome-like cockpit which had a red viewport. A convoy of these vehicles were used to transport resistance soldiers into battle against the local Moff Boren Tascl, with air cover provided by Rogue Squadron.Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition 
Armored personnel carriers were armed vehicles used by the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force during their battles with the Killiks in the Swarm War. Chiss APCs were armed with maser cannons fitted to the top of the vehicles. They were deployed against oncoming Kolosolok forces during the Battle of Tenupe.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
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*X-Wing Rogue Squadron 1 
*X-Wing Rogue Squadron 2
*X-Wing Rogue Squadron 4
*Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
*Dark Nest III: The Swarm War abridged audiobook
*X-Wing: Mercy Kill
==Sources==
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*Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
*Arms & Equipment Guide
*Suns of Fortune
==Notes and references==
Category:Ground vehicle types