A cruiser and freighter that was equipped with a hyperdrive, the Broken Wing had a design centered around a circular body (similar to Corellian Engineering’s YT-series) with two rectangular arms extending to the front. The cockpit was situated on the front edge of the circular body, between the two arms. The rear of the starship housed its two engines, while two wings protruded from either side. One laser cannon was mounted on each of its wings, and a pair of laser cannons were located on the front of the ship. The Broken Wing also had separate cannons on each side, which could be controlled manually by a singular gunner. The Broken Wing‘s central body had a port on either side that could be used to board other vessels.

Able to be flown by a single pilot, the Broken Wing‘s cockpit initially only held one seat, though a second was later added. When the Broken Wing landed, four landing gear legs and a boarding ramp could be extended from its base. The vessel was equipped with a device that the slicer Chio Fain assumed was a customized communications jammer made by Grenyt, though it could also be used to amplify communications. The cockpit of the Broken Wing contained a comm unit that provided communication via hologram.

The starship underwent several modifications over time; a third engine unit was added between the two existing engines, and an orange stripe was painted at the rear of the ship, though was later no longer present. The raised central module of the Broken Wing, including the cockpit and middle engine, could be ejected from the ship like an escape pod, leaving the remainder of the cruiser split in two.