- "Wake rotation! We've got a mark in from hyperspace, sir—and it's a big one. Nine hundred twenty meters long. Gunnage of twelve turbolaser cannons, ten point-defense ion cannons, six proton torpedo launchers. Reverting on the near side of the planet. Range is two hundred thousand klicks and closing. Good thing you dispatched the Electrum, sir, or it'd be in pieces by now!"
- ―The specialist warns Wilhuff Tarkin of an enemy warship
In 14 BBY,[2] an Imperial technician served as a specialist on Sentinel Base. He informed Moff Wilhuff Tarkin of the specifications of a warship attacking the base.[1]
Behind the scenes
The specialist first appeared in James Luceno's 2014 novel, Tarkin.[1]