Magnetic paralyzing pincer lock

A magnetic paralyzing pincer lock was a crane-mounted electromagnetic apparatus featured in the underside hangar of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer like the Devastator. It was used to secure a captured enemy vessel, preventing it from escaping the hangar, as exemplified by the capture of the Tantive IVStar Wars: A New Hope junior novelization in 0 BBY.Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Complete Vehicles
*Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
==Notes and references==
Category:Magnetic technology