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Ceramic was a substance used for a variety of purposes.
History
Arms and Armor
Composite ceramics were used in the creation of some armor. Layers of composite ceramics were used in the blast vest worn by soldiers wielding Emperor-4 beam tubes. The ceramics helped the blast vest to absorb and dissipate kinetic energy from high-impact projectiles.[1] Slugthrower ammunition could be constructed of ceramic.[1]
Vehicles
The Galactic Empire's MT/191 drop-ship was typically covered in VACX, a protective coating, before deployment to allow the ship to survive the high-friction temperatures of a powerdive into a planet's atmosphere. Alliance Special Forces captured a few of these vessels but, as VACX coating was difficult to come by, instead coated the dropship with a mix of air-foam/silicate ceramic. The homebrew coating seemed to be the most effective compared to other mixtures, through trials continued.[2]
Sling racers, wind-propelled airspeeders used in the sport of sling racing, were very lightweight, built from advanced ultra-light metal alloys and ceramics.[3]
Tatooine
During the period of the Yuuzhan Vong War, Shalo's Cantina on the planet Tatooine adorned its interior with ceramic statuettes of Sand People and Jawas, two local species.[4] Two decades later, the young female slave Kitaya Shuul once used a ceramic bowl while begging near the entrance of the Mos Eisley cantina on Tatooine.[5]
Appearances
- Outbound Flight (and unabridged audiobook) (Mentioned only)
"Stranded" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 1 (reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Four — The Best of the Journal)- "The Farlander Papers" — Star Wars: X-Wing (Mentioned only)
- "The Argovia Strike" — Instant Adventures
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire abridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire junior novelization
- The New Jedi Order: Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
- Fate of the Jedi: Allies (and audiobook)
