10 Best Starships for Smuggling | Hidden Compartments Included*

[@robertnelson9599]

The Empire has this same video, except it is named “Ten ships you always check for smuggled goods.”

[@isaackim7675]

I’m already picturing some sort of conference for Imperial officers on that topic

[@domburton4166]

A guide book by Grand Admiral Thrawn

[@ajm2872]

Just goes to show... Profiling, whether wrong or right, is highly effective.

[@AlechiaTheWitch]

@@domburton4166 thrawn probably has a book on every common issue.

[@robertnelson9599]

Which the incompetents of the Imperial military ( which is many) completely ignore.

[@chrisyanover1777]

Alan, I was hoping you could do an episode on sleeping quarters inside vessels/corvettes/war ships? What are the creature comforts in a ship when you decide to catch some well earned shut eye? Do you sleep in comfort or just a rectangle cut out if the side of the wall? I'm guessing in some of these ships, most owners live out of their ship, so it would be interested in seeing what their private rooms looks like and what amenities a private room has?

[@adamallen8787]

Like what Han Solos and Chewbacca’s quarters would look like in the falcon with Han being a human and Chewbacca being a 7 foot creature

[@casbot71]

The *Firefly* class transport is also a great smuggling vessel. They showed the details of all the hidden compartments in the second series of the show.

[@foleylione]

Somewhere in the old canon it was noted that smuggling included legal goods. The Empire drastically raised taxes on trade/shipping to pay for the massive navy and smuggling included any freight in which you wanted to avoid taxes.

[@leaaronsanchez]

The YT-1300 came in 3 varieties. YT-1300 F (Freight) YT-1300 P (Passenger) YT-1300 FP (Freight & Passenger) The Millennium Falcon was originally a F. But after 12 different names, 7 different owners, 2 abandonments and crashing into a cruise liner. Half of a FP was used to replace the missing half. Since no 2 YT-1300 are identical, they are strictly designed by the purchaser, the cockpit can be on the left, on the right, centered, or completely encased & Hidden, there's also a outer hall attachable shipping compartments, 4 in a set to add a extra 100 metric tons of cargo space.

[@JG-jb1wl]

Wish we can see earlier yt models with that many modifications like the yt 1000

[@jmiller289]

I wish I could design my own YT-1300fp, and not the RPG website version but have a real floorplan layout. Redesign some of the sections for comfort, have some droids for co-pilot/gunner/maintenance, and be able to do a full retrofit after a couple of years of hauling cargo/contraband and passengers. Getting a better generator and hyperdrive for better computer systems, shields, armor and sub light engines. And get this all finished just before the start of the clone wars...

[@ColinKennedy-q1y]

Given the choice, I would go with either the YT-1300/F or the Gozanti. Of course, with the Gozanti, I would need to find a crew.

[@TheCaniblcat]

I'd prefer a YT-2400 or a Mark III Bulk Transport. The YT-2400 has a larger cargo bay than the YT-1300 with even more nooks and crannies for smuggling. The Mark III is just an upscaled Mark I with ample cargo space and is immensely upgradeable.

[@mcshifter4138]

Damn bruh, glad to have someone from the SW galaxy drop in

[@Engine33Truck]

I’ve always been a bigger fan of the YT-2000 than any other CEC light freighter

[@leaaronsanchez]

The YT-1300F has the same 150 metic ton cargo space. And if you get the outer shipping containers that goes up the 250 metic tons of cargo space. The Mark III is trouble it's slowing atmospheric speed, with a class 3.0 hyperdrive with a class 20 backup hyperdrive. The Empire used them as bait to draw in privateers and Pirates. Sure they have 160,000 metric tons cargo space and hold two YT-2400s inside, but it has no Shields no armor and only one laser cannon which is so weak it needs two or three shots to destroy a TIE fighter which is also unshielded. And because of the slow travel speed if you have a full crew of 10 you would have to restock your consumables every stop.

[@thepurpleapple]

I'm a big fan of the YT-2400 too, didn't think jt could carry as much cargo as a YT-1300 though, isn't it quite a small frame?

[@TheCaniblcat]

@@thepurpleapple Going by both Wookiepedia and the old Star Wars d6 RPG The YT-1300 has 100 metric tons of storage for the standard version. The YT-2000 has 115 metric tons and the YT-2400 has 150 metric tons. This may be due to more efficient designs maximizing the available space within the spaceframe (there's a LOT of wasted space in the YT-1300 if you look at the design drawings). HOWEVER, the YT-1300 is unique in that it can also act a a Push Boat (the opposite of a tug boat) due to the placement of its "mandibles" and cockpit, allowing it to vastly increase the total hauling capacity.

[@casbot71]

The small freighters could also do double duty as Bounty Hunter vessels, once upgraded. And a big advantage of such ships is that it can pretend to be a smuggling vessel, so as to not alarm potential criminal targets, allowing a Bounty Hunting team to get up close. And more unscrupulous Bounty Hunters can even do double duty and use it for smuggling as well. Being a Bounty Hunting would be great cover for a smuggler, and they can also steal the illegal cargo of Bounties if they are very scoundrelous…

[@TheCaniblcat]

Most YT-series transports would make excellent bounty hunter ships as a portion of one or more cargo bays could be sectioned off into prison cells. I had a YT-2400 modified for just this purpose in my d6 SW campaign. YT-2000 would also work well as one of the 6 passenger cabins could be converted into a cell.

[@bible91]

So what would be the ten most profitable products a smuggler can transport? asking for a friend

[@dukethighwalker6839]

Spice and TwiLek servant girls.

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

luminaspice in particular

[@casbot71]

Deathsticks, of course. …

[@theseekerofancienttruth3873]

Glitterstim. It makes most people mildly Telepathic after consuming pure samples, and gives Telepathic Beings, like some Species (and most Force Users), a Significant Telepathic Boost. Just don't let Corran Horn get ahold of some during an interrogation, or he'll trick you into doing and saying Whatever he wants you to.

[@judgecurran7289]

Weapons are always a safe option. People are always going to fight.

[@Jays_video_watcher]

I work on a purrgil class Starcruiser. With 100 passenger cabins and the legitimate business of being a luxury Starcruiser it makes an excellent smugglers ship.

[@yodaslovetoy]

I think that the death star would make a great smuggler ship

[@cosmicstar98]

underrated joke 😂

[@justadogobeingdogo5766]

“We’re going to search this station for smuggling.” “Uuuh sir. That’s going to take a few… *days.* ” “… I know 😓”

[@toptiergaming6900]

New republic customs just give up after 1 hour when I pull my star destroyer into dock

[@MultiNonymous]

@@justadogobeingdogo5766 A timetable measured in days might be a bit too optimistic.

[@wepntech]

legit you'd need a huge force to search it before stuff was moved & what not.

[@Ronythereditor]

I love the Gozonti,I got an OC who runs a bounty hunting crew out of a Gozonti. A super tactical droid and a squad of B1s operate and does maintance for the ship

[@Angelfyre.]

Out of all the CEC ships, the YT-1930 is a nice all rounder, it’s got the 2 hangar bays for cargo or a small starfighter

[@andrewrichens5733]

Gotta love waking up to a new gen tech video hot and ready

[@TheWesJos]

My favorite is and will always be the YT-1300 as it is among the most flown space ships in the Empire/Republic so easy to lose itself in the commerce of hauling. So easy to convert and slip past security of planets. A smugglers dream !!

[@Mortvent]

I actually tended to favor the lone scout as a smuggler ship. Cheap, 125 metric ton cargo, single pilot, lots of spare parts, good sensors. And the ship was common enough with both sides of the conflicts that it would be easy to have multiple transponders for avoiding entanglements Might not have much passenger space, but depending on the version (the b version for military) it had a very good hyperdrive and speed stock And the single laser was easily upgraded to dual lasers and a turret could be mounted (some in legends/rpgs had them)

[@hansmerker5611]

I would take the YT-2400 light stock freighter. It has a newer design, a larger cargo capacity, and is just as modular as the YT-1300.

[@afroturtle989]

Me too. Two modular turrets can provide defense and it is still very fast

[@escoson555]

The Gonzanti C-roc for sure is my fav. But id also take a YZ900 or YZ775!!!

[@inserttext2412]

The Gozanti series such an underrated line of ships

[@m60pattoncovidiot29]

GENERATION TECH KNOWS A LOT ABOUT SMUGGLING

[@maximillianderembourg4887]

Good job. ((However)) You failed to mention two rather important details. The Gozanti has Special Permissions grandfathered from the Republic to the Empire to carry military grade weaponry for anti piracy defense. You did not mention that fact, nor their standard loadout. One proton torpedo launcher, two quad lasers dorsal/ventral, and four laser canon 2S/2P. The Naboo ship is specifically and infamously UNarmed.

[@Benz2533]

YV-929, if you going to do illegal any way then that would mean you be flying around the outer rim and place that you don’t want protection like the main shipping lane. So speed, armor and weapons is the goal. Usually I would go for disk shape ship from the CEC like this one as well but this ship is just too good to pass.

[@Noneofurbeeswax]

Dash Rendar had a cool ship! He had a YT-2400 light freighter called the Outrider.

[@nickvinsable3798]

Mine is the AEG-77 Vigo, first introduced in _Star Wars: Galaxies_ …

[@ThereMayBeLions]

That was an amazing game

[@dukethighwalker6839]

I always abused the JSF because I was a noob and needed an OP ship. R.I.P. Kettemoor

[@nickvinsable3798]

You could go back, @@dukethighwalker6839. There are independent servers running the game & such…

[@Casey-jn3ib]

Now I’m ready to sneak past those pesky Imperial searches

[@seanmcguire3750]

One of my favorite ships is the Corellian YV-929 Armed freighter!

[@brettkoran5532]

In the Star Wars RPG our group (4 players) used a Skipray Blastboat as a bounty hunting ship, it had just enough stowage that we could move some small amounts of cargo and enough speed, armor and 'deterrent' to deal with pirates and other unwanted interruptions.

[@TheFeralBachelor]

By far the Gozanti Class Cruiser is my favorite. Loved that ship from the first time I saw it in the Mandalorian and if I could pick one ship in the Star Wars universe it would be that one.

[@haakonsteinsvaag]

I have always liked the Gertruck. I like the looks, it is very rugged, I don't know if it has a nickname, but we always referred to it as "the space turtle" in our tabletop game and it lived up to that name. With some extra protection and armor to make up for lower speed, it was a fantastic ship. It could transport anything we could conceive of, including way more passengers than the ship was ever designed for, it was not comfortable, but we managed to save a small colony of people, that we packed like sardines in the cargo bay.

[@IShallNotFall]

While it might only be legends, the YV-929 Freighter would be an absolute menace in the hands of smugglers and pirates. 2 dual turbolaser cannons, 2 ion cannons, 2 triple blasters, and 4 concussion missile launchers, It also came with a class 2 hyperdrive with a backup class 12.

[@dakotafogarty5901]

In the kotor games the ebon hawk actually had a secret compartment loaded with spice you can sell. After it's captured the compartment is removed.

[@victormontes7007]

It had two if i rember right one in the cargo hold by the plasteel cylinders and another under one of beds in the crew quarters

[@nerdwatch1017]

Wait I know!! Have the full fleet the empire wanted to bring!! Against the full rebel fleet!! Along with some of the F-304’s battle cruisers and the Fully charged Atlantis with the Asgard and Tauri weapons!! Now that’s one hell of a battle!!!

[@GnarlyDude12345]

@GenerationTech I am a proud owner of a heavily modified CEC XS Stock Light Freighter and im surprised it didn't make the list. They just don't make em like they used to

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

I see, reported to the Imperial anti smuggling department.

[@Theo-jf2lx]

So I’m guessing we’re just all going to ignore the YV-929 Armed Freighter, otherwise known as the “Flying Brick”? It’s the perfect smuggling ship! Houses up to 5 crew members. Can be piloted by a single person, can hall big game, class 5 hyperdrive, and open for modifications! This thing is technically faster than the Millennium Falcon!

[@craigunderhill3415]

But...class 5 is slower.

[@AhmedHussain-ju6xd]

@@craigunderhill3415 actually it's a class 2 hyperdrive

[@rabbitknight87]

@@AhmedHussain-ju6xd still slower than the Falcon's 0.5.

[@GreenDragonReviews]

I prefer the VCX 100 Light Frieghter. I thought star wars rebels wad decent but the best part of the show was the ship. That one ship is a jack of all trades and frankly for its size was more powerful Then most freighters. I love everything about the ship. From its practicality. To its speed.armor. weapons. Ability to comfortably house a crew of 6. Great for smuggling. Transport. and bounty hunting. I especially loved the world war 2 fortress bomber look. Frankly it looks like a ship that would be built it wasn't built to just look good it was built for the working man. Illegal and legal working that is. It's highly customisable like the YT SERIES. Frankly this ship with its co confortable living quarters and common area and the shear amount of ways it can haul cargo and protect it makes this a spacers dream ship. It's defiently the ship I would use. ITS A QUALITY SHIP.

[@lukesearle1302]

10 weirdest smuggler ships. Booster Terricks Errant Venture jumped straight to mind for me. Imps Star Deuce. There must be others.

[@ThereMayBeLions]

The Outlander or the Falcon would be my smuggling ship of choice.

[@toddkurzbard]

Well, if you want the FALCON, you're going to have to win her from Han in a game of Sabacc.

[@johnkavic9767]

Yv 929 armed freighter for me really thick armor decent shields plenty of weapons and also a fairly large cargo space perfect for getting you and your goods safely to any destination alive

[@smallmoe]

Going by lore though, you will be stopped by imperials at basically the drop of a hat while they try and figure out if you got the ship legally or not. Many imperial captains would just throw you in the brig and not even bother finding out.

[@johnfitzgeraldii1952]

With a Ship like the J-327 you could do "Legitimate" Work as a Executive Transport Pilot for groups like Blacksun who want to put up appearances. Plus, the Ship can be Modified with Retractable Weapons. Also you can Modify for Bounty Hunting work.

[@olumsezbey]

Damn. I played tabletop and even ran a couple of games and found the HT-2200 was an awesome smuggler, Pirate and even slaver ship. It didn’t too that bad as a scout either. Again, lots of room to modify!

[@Pepe_Le_Pew_Pew]

I love how the ghost looks like a big metal kite flying through space. It's coolness is in the simplicity of design

[@rodneydean5175]

My go-to is the Nova Drive 3-Z from Stock ships (Star Wars d6 RPG). You can get one brand-new for half the cost of an A-Wing. It is a revamped YT-1200 that is as fast as a YT-1300 with more cargo space (150 tons) and shields out of the gate.

[@RegisTraiter]

The best smuggling vessel is the kind that says "I'm a completely unremarkable ship full of boring goods, or worse I'm running empty because my captain is down on his luck; you will forget me the moment I fall off your scanners or take your eyes off me" to anyone looking at it. That said of all those I'd pick the Gozanti and claim it was legitimate salvage to anyone who asked. Practicality be damned, I love that ship.

[@mattguy1773]

Smugglin Smugglers are unsung heroes

[@k.s.7045]

I had the idear of taking a old Aclamator for a mobile black Market to Travel in the outer rim 😉.

[@nerdwatch1017]

You guys should do a ship VS Ship series here’s the first the ancient city ship of Atlantis from Stargate with weapons such as near unlimited drones that can break through shield and the ships walls easy!! And with 3 full charged ZPM’s there shield is in fact a weapon they can ram through ships!! VS the empire’s fleet at Endor!!! Now for Atlantis you can also add the Asgard beam weapons and the mach canons for fighter defense!!

[@MacMcNurgle]

Sir, thank you for your efforts. As a DM, your channel [and others] has been an inspiration for me running my games. Thanks!

[@manricobianchini5276]

You know, Alan, I've never been a fan of Naboo starships. I guess my age will give me away as being a fan of the original StarWars ships. I like the off-set cockpits and bulkier designs. They exude the romantic notions of a boy dreaming of traveling the space lanes looking for adventures. Except for the Naboo fighter, not a fan of streamlining. And the Ebon Hawk is one of my favorites😊

[@drewyourhostwiththeghost]

Why not the XS Light Freighter? The Red Shifter that Nico Okarr used to pilot?

[@GoodOldGamer]

I know it's not Star Wars, but my first thought for smuggling ships was the Firefly class, specifically Serenity.

[@encinoman903]

The YV-929 is my favorite. The Flying Brick 🤣

[@ColinKennedy-q1y]

Personally, I would go with the YT-1300, VCX-100 or the Gozanti. They each seem well suited for the role.

[@micman6871]

I actually thought the YV-929 Armed Freighter would have made it onto the list but I ain,t complaining....a little🎩

[@lukesearle1302]

You missed a Imp Star Destroyer? No one is going to stop you when you are smuggling in that. There was a famous one in legends the name escapes me currently!

[@lukesearle1302]

Booster Terrick, that's the Smugglers name. Just need to remember the ships name as it will bug me otherwise.

[@toptiergaming6900]

Even when customs does board me they usually give up after afew hours

[@seanreynolds7369]

@@toptiergaming6900 would be a shame if they, got a bit lost, to say

[@lukesearle1302]

Imagine a imp patrol craft trying to stop them. "Stop or we will open fire!" "Please stop... pretty please!!! I mean it, why won't you stop..."

[@robo08ify]

Didn’t Booster paint his entire Star Destroyer bright red, or am I thinking of something else?

[@Jackelmandingo]

All of these are just more or less cargo planes, but the GR-75 is a cargo ship. The GR-75 could smuggle any one of these spacecraft inside it. 19,000 metric tons is a lot of stuff to get lost in.

[@michaeld.uchiha9084]

My favourite is the YT 2000 like the Otana from X Wing Alliance.

[@larryroberts3598]

I had an RPG where I was a Mandalorian Bounty hunter. Flew a YT-1300 modified for bounties and still good for smuggling

[@Trunker21]

YT-2000 would be my choice personally. **I would love to see a detailed video on Baran's Mercenary Raider from the TNG Episode "Gambit" parts 1 & 2.**

[@UncleFester84]

Is it weird that i find the Gozanti a very cool ship? Not so much the original one, but i really like the later winged variants (The ones shown in Rebels and Mandalorian) I'd love to see it become a hero ship someday.

[@johnfitzgeraldii1952]

Give me CEC's "Red Headed Stepchild" the YT-1930 or the XS Light Freighter.

[@sethmays8309]

What about top 10 single crew(+ 1 droid) operated ships.

[@KirbyBWebb]

Pretty cool Video ! I like Hans Hidden Places that CAN'T be scanned. But I like the newer version of his ship.

[@Kriviach]

honestly the HWK-290 is a super underrated ship imo, it looks so damn cool and unique

[@shagrat47]

The VCX-100 came with absolute basic self protection laser turrets. Hera Syndulla upgraded and modified the "Ghost" with (illegal) military grade weapons, adding torpedo launchers and the "stealth" equipment... 😉

[@richardford5317]

Finally you cover the flying turtle.

[@paulbritt5443]

I would have the CROC gozanti with a class 1 or better hyperdrive, military grade deflector shield and a couple more quad laser turrets. That way I could haul freight, do some bounty hunting, smuggling and protect myself or a small fleet.

[@toptiergaming6900]

I added 2 turbolasers and 2 torpedo launchers yo my Gozanti. It did not go well for the first customs ship to try to attack me

[@tommyfox854]

I'll go for the gazante class light Cruiser because it can hold a *LOT* of cargo and is very customizable. Me and a few faithful crew members smuggling needed goods for the highest bidder; like say there's a planet blockade and the people on the planet needs food or weapons (assuming the blockade is from enemy forces), we'll just smuggle those things in after negotiating a price with the person asking for our aid. And what better is the fact that it's very customizable, which means we can turn this ship into a cloaking force to be reckoned with. >=)

[@bavarianbanshee]

I'm surprised at the lack of love for the CR90, both in the video and the comments. It was a great and iconic ship, and I only managed to find one other comment mentioning it.

[@NewDealChief]

First time being this early for a video (On this channel) since 2019.

[@rainbowace697]

I am so upset that the rogue shadow wasn't included on this list. It's technically twice the size as Han solos ship. And it's also practically invisible

[@afroturtle989]

I would choose a zeta class shuttle. Its very slow but has good durability and moderate weapon capabilities. Also the detachable pod allows for easy drop offs.I would add a vcx fighter droid turret, and replace the thrusters with something faster

[@trashynecromancer1155]

I'd love a G9-Rigger, but with the larger engine module on both sides. I like symmetry, sue me.

[@commandercutter8214]

Next week I'm going to start with my first star wars roleplay. I play a small smugler and my starter ship is the ghtroc 720 freighter. I hoped for a stock yt 1300, but I will need to earn it. Atleast I got a r2 droid too.

[@GenerationTech]

Yt1300 overdone anyway and plus it’s more about the pilot than the ship ;)

[@shoreknightseer3152]

Back when I played the Star Wars rpg, we always tried to get our hands on a GR-75. Yeah, they sucked at first, but so much room for modifications!

[@cammando2363]

Kinda surprised the Corellian Corvette or blockade runner isn’t on this list.

[@Trazyn_Archives]

I remember the Hwk 290 Freighter from Star Wars Commander mobile game

[@sbvmonmagnadefender1329]

Guzzanti is my favorite

[@andrewlentner]

I didn't expect that Naboo ship on this list

[@darwinskeeper421]

I'm afraid I have a soft spot for the YT-1300, I even used one as the main ship for a smuggling character of mine. The other interesting thing was that there was also a center cockpit version which is how I would have gone if I had the credits.

[@scienceMicroguy77]

I like the ebon hawk. If they had filled in the space to the left of the cockpit and the port side nacelle with another cargo area and put a cloaking device and alternate power station in there it would be the perfect ship.

[@SaffronicSaffron]

I would have loved to have seen can't been ship the justifier. But that's probably because I'm a huge fan of that dude and I'm curious about the ship.

[@madysalty5294]

no one talking about the HCT-2001 Dragonboat, but that ship could do a lot too, modular cargo space goes brrr

[@phyroukann3764]

I like the slaver ship with the rotating engine. I thinks that is a cool ship.

[@davep3786]

a zeta class cargo ship would be an excellent smuggling ship.. with the underslung cargo compartment you can drop one massive load of product and pick up another with in seconds . and just think of the modifications :) give that thing a badder hyperdrive and stealthy mods..you could give the ghost a run for its money , the best part , in imperial space you could fly around virtually unnoticed. especially with a few access codes .....you could go from kessel to Coruscant with anyone batting an eye 😎

[@ewok40k]

YT-2400 is sorely lacking from this list...

[@aaronbosen6743]

One major problem the HWK-290 series has is that it cannot be flown even once by some pilots without being destroyed in a crash landing. This seems to particularly problematic with Jedi Knights and residents of the planet Sulon.

[@ellnats]

the ebon hawk or the moldy crow would serve me well, in fact, they have

[@terencehurley7153]

I think your emotionless monotone makes this the best

[@melvinking4173]

The yv 929 is the best ship imo

[@thomasciarlariello3228]

Ever read Catherine Lucile Moore in of "Astounding"?

[@theherrdark4834]

I would still rather see a series centered around the life of the Falcon, starting from her time at the assembly line all the way to when Lando obtains her.

[@friccle_]

I find it funny how he picked the ship the Smuggler from SWTOR uses in a “best smugglers ships” list

[@treavy1]

It looks like the Normandy from mass effect

[@mremington8]

The YT-1760 would be my choice with a class one hyperdrive making it fast and could be solo piloted. Its small enough that it can dock almost anywhere but still plenty of space- i just wouldnt take it into battle.

[@watchtower4870]

The Nova Currier would be my 1st choice

[@corganwampler3744]

As a smuggler id want a zH-40 tribune class light freighter with upgraded class 1 hyperdrive. Then after enough spice runs id save up and get a integrated ai droid mod for the ship. Would be in smuggler heaven lol

[@ohkaygoplay]

I built my own. :) I'm still trying to find a program that'll let me design it in 3D. For the Star Wars universe, I'm a fan of the ACX-100. To me, it has everything you need to make it your business and your home. I based the one I designed off the Ghost.

[@MultiNonymous]

What kind of program are you thinking of for designing it in 3D? Because I know a pretty decent free 3D modeling program.

[@joaquinsulliven5655]

I really hope to see the HWK-290 in live action star wars content 🙏.

[@phillyfanist]

Captain, Dolphin flotilla spotted off the port bow, 3 miles!

[@Ptaaruonn]

For me the number 1 is the Scimitar.