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|name=XQ2 Platform
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*[[Laser cannon/Legends|Laser cannons]] (6)
*[[Laser Battery]] (2)
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|affiliation=*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]
*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]
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The '''XQ2 Platform''' was a space installation produced by [[Bengel Shipbuilders]] during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]] as an update to the [[XQ1 Platform]].

==Characteristics==
The XQ2 had a larger central structure for greater capacity. It also had another hangar bay on the ventral side and a docking platform on top in addition to the three radial hangar/platform structures included on the XQ1 Platform.

The XQ2 Platform was a basic [[Space station/Legends|space station]] designed to act as a waypoint for travelers visiting highly populated [[Planet/Legends|planets]]. Designed for deployment just at the edge of the atmosphere of planets with heavy space traffic, the XQ2 Platform helped alleviate take off and landing traffic jams by regulating the flow of [[Starship/Legends|ships]] into and out of a [[Star system/Legends|star system]]. Many [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core Worlds]] had dozens of similar space platforms in low orbit, using them as cargo transit facilities and travel waypoints to keep traffic flowing smoothly.

Space platforms such as the XQ2 had relatively small crews and very few permanent residents; most of the people aboard a platform were there only temporarily. Some interstellar passenger lines used XQ2 Platforms as staging areas for their journeys, allowing passengers to take shuttles up to the platform before boarding larger liners that could not enter a planet's atmosphere with ease. An XQ2 Platform was quite modular and could be adapted to suit passengers as well as large amounts of cargo.

==History==
The XQ2 was released to great demand shortly after the Galactic Civil War started, less than five years after the release of the XQ1. The company went bankrupt due to its success and was bought out by [[Tenloss Syndicate/Legends|Tenloss Criminal Syndicate]].

==Appearances==
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/dodcampaign|text=The Traitor's Gambit|int=The Traitor's Gambit|archivedate=20100118064618}}
*''[[Star Wars: TIE Fighter]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance]]''

==Sources==
*''[[TIE Fighter: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/Mesop1|text=Message to Spacers 1: XQ2 Space Platform|int=Message to Spacers 1: XQ2 Space Platform|archivedate=20071029024358}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Alliance to Restore the Republic space stations]]
[[Category:Space station classes]]
[[Category:XQ Platforms|*]]