Approved Starship Aggressive Reconnaissance Bes'uliik Droid Gunship

[Gilamar Skirata]

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a reward for aiding in the Resistance's first thread for Mandalorian writers
• Image Source: FractalSponge
• Canon Link: Bes'uliik War Droid
• Primary Source:
  Bes'uliik Mk II
• Tbarsr-Class Besu'liik War Droid

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: MandalMotors
• Affiliation: Closed-Market
• Model: AR-45 Bes'ulik-Class Droid Gunship
• 
  Production: Limited
  
• Material:
  ​Beskar
• Mandalorian Steel
• Various Circuits and Droid Parts
• Various Starfighter Parts

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Droid Gunship
• Length: 15 Meters
• Width: 13 Meters
• Height: 3 Meters [In Flight]
  5 Meters [Standing]

[*]Armament: High

• ​6 Shockwave Generator Rods
• 4 Heavy Laser Cannons
• Flex-Tube Torpedo Launcher
• Concussion Missile Launcher
• Bomb Bay
• Seismic Charge Bay
• Anti Personnel Flamethrower [Left Arm Mounted]
• Micro Rocket [Right Arm Mounted]
• Beskar Claws

[*]Defenses: Very High

• ​Beskar Armor Plating
• Light Deflector Shields
• Chaff
• Cap Drain
• Laser Reflective Paneling

[*]Squadron Count: Very Low: 4
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Average
[*]Speed Rating: Average
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Very Low: Class-5
STANDARD FEATURES

• Droid Brain
• Navigation Computer [Limited to 3 Jumps]
• Targeting Systems
• Combat Computer
• Vocabulator
• Photoreceptors

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Sensor Jammer
• Communications Jammer
• Life Support
• Heuristic Processor
• Armored Astromech Socket
• Thrust Trace Dampners
• SLAM [Reduce Maneuverability by 1, increase speed by 1]
• Ion Scramblerhttps://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ion-scrambler
• Programmable Paint

Strengths:

• Heavy Armor: Beskar armor plating allowed the droid fighter to forgo powerful shields and rely heavily on its armor to defend itself.
• Mode Change: The droid can switch configurations, allowing it to walk on its front claws.
• No Pilot Needed: As a droid fighter, the vessel could operate without a pilot

Weaknesses:

• Slow Walker: On the ground, in atmosphere, the droid walks absurdly slow.
• Ion Weapons: While its cap drain was able to save the droid from EMPs, droid poppers, and connor nets, Ion weapons like ion bombs or heavier ship mounted ion cannons could easily disable the droid.
• Atmosphere: In atmosphere its speed and maneuverability take a drastic hit. [Minus 1]
• Astromech Needed: In order for the droid to utilize its rudimentary hyperdrive, it required an astromech as while its computer could hold a small handful of jump points, it was unable to calculate new jumps on its own.
• Forward Fixed Main Weapons: All of its main weapons were forward fixed.

Description: Scheduled for deployment against the CIS should the Mandalorian Clans and the droid happy empire clash in full scale war, the new class of Bes'uliik developed my MandalMotors sadly never saw the light of day. Produced in small numbers for elite beast riders, the gunships were based off of various models. Much larger than previous models, the Bes'uliik Gunship leaned heavily into its role as a droid starfighter, expanding its sensor packages and jamming abilities. It kept most of its signature weapons however and was one of the most destructive fighters MandalMotors had ever developed.

Unlike previous models of Bes'uliik however, this model dropped the open saddle design and swapped it for a more traditional cockpit, keeping controls the same where they could. The starfighter also had an astromech socket as these droids were meant for surprise attacks along important trade routes. With a heavy arsenal that included flexible torpedo tubes and bomb bays, a small squadron of these could conceivably go head to head with small capital ships. Utilizing the hard earned beskar of Mandalorian mines, the vessels also could focus more power into their weapons and systems due to the low power deflector shields installed. The beskar armor more than made up for them however with the droid able to shrug off most weapons fire.

Propelling this beast was a single advanced ion engine. Powerful enough on its own to match the acceleration and maneuverability of most starfighters. Its frame was made for space combat though and it suffered in atmosphere where it was forced to utilize a series of wing mounted repulsors to maneuver in the air and on the ground. The atmospher was where it was most vulnerable as most of its sensor package was tucked behind a series of beskar plated "ribs" but were otherwise exposed.

A bes'uliik wouldn't be complete however without its unique connection to its rider. Equipped with an advanced droid brain and new Mandalorian battle computer processors the droid could seamlessly feed data to its linked riders. Its unique two pilot design allowed for a pilot to handle the flying and fighting while the second could utilize the droids advanced sensor package to relay data back to a motherbase or ship. It also meant that the droid could function as a transport for two man commando teams, inserting them behind enemy lines and providing data or air support to the small team.

Unfortunately the AR-45 Bes'uliik Gunship would never fight against the droid hordes of the CIS as when the Sith sacked Mandalore Zeke Farthen had the shipyard producing these starfighters cease production and await for his signal to begin production again. A small number of these droids were completed and lay waiting in a secret holding facility. The droids could never make it into the hands of the Sith Empire's new Mandalorians as they would wreack havoc on their own people or be melted down to fuel the Empire's new obsession with Beskar.

 

[Runi Verin]

Approved.