The HT-1500 followed closely on the heels of the YT-1300, but never enjoyed it smaller sibling's popularity. Bulky and expensive were two of the more common terms used to describe it at the time it was introduced, and it never saw the wide number of factory options that the -1300 did. Despite it's unpopularity, it remains an effective craft, and many of them ply the space lanes to this day.
It has a blocky hull, more than 60 meters in length, with two cargo pods slung on either side of the ship. In the center is a common area, containing the crew's quarters, the galley and a tiny longue, along with access to the engines, the cockpit and the four cargo bays. Directly aft of the center pod are the engines. These are slightly oversized in comparison to the rest of the ship, but they are still strained to give the mediocre performance that they are capable of. Opposite the engines is the classical command pod of CEC, which juts out of the bow. The ship has quarters for four passengers, along with two crew members, and supplies for them for eight weeks.
Because of it's unpopularity, they can be found at greatly reduced prices. In the next generation of the YT/HT series, this niche would be filled by the slightly more popular HT-2200, a much more compact design.
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