For Honor
- Intent: To provide a large troop transport for support opperations
- Image Source: https://ilmchallenge.artstation.com/survivors/11079/
- Canon Link: N/A
- Primary Source: None
- Manufacturer: SoroSuub Corp.
- Affiliation: Open-Market
- Model: Albatross AS-U2
Production: Minor
- Material: Various Starship Components and Materials
- Classification: Heavy Troop Transport
- Length: 45 Meters
- Width: 50 Meters
- Height: 30 Meters
- Armament: High
4 Composite Beam Laser Bubble Turrets [Forward Mounted and Manned] - 2 Quad Laser Cannon Turretes [Chin Mounted and Manned]
- Heavy Laser Cannon Turret [Rear Mounted and Manned]
- Ordnance Bay
- Ion Cannon Turret [Top Mounted and Manned]
- 2 Wing Mounted Heavy Laser Cannons
[*]Defenses: Very High
- Heavy Armor Plating
- Robust Shields
- Dampner Aerosol Chaff
- Anti-Missile Chaff
[*]Squadron Count: Very Low: 4
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
[*]Speed Rating: Low
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Very Fast: 0.3
STANDARD FEATURES
- Targeting Systems
- Life Support
- Navigation Computers
- Various Standard Transport Systems and Features
- Medical Bay
- Command Center
- Tiny Sleeping Quarters
- Long Range Communications Array
- Troop Capacity [Company]
- Extensive Cargo Bay
- Vehicle Bay
4 Light Scout Walkers - 4 Speeder Bikes
- 2 Ground Car/Hover Transports -OR- 1 Light Hover Tank
Strengths:
- Sturdy: Heavily armored and well shielded, the Albatross AS-U2 was a very sturdy transport capable of shrugging off most weapons fire.
- Moving Day: The Albatross was massive, capable of supporting a full company of troops on its own.
- Slow: The Albatross flew like a brick and was difficult to manuever in atmosphere and vacuum. Despite its large engines it also lacked speed when compared to other transports.
- Big Target: The Albatross was a massive target and easy to concentrate fire on or spot on sensors.
- Exposed Engine: The exposed hardware of the two main engines were a prime target for attack due to their lack in heavy armor.
Taking one of these out in a conflict could cripple the logistics of the invading force utilizing them which made them huge targets for enemy combatants as its large cargo capacity also made it invaluable to logistics teams late in the war. Able to carry a number of light scout walkers, speeder bikes, or even light turbolift tanks in its cargo bay along with medical supplies, food, and munitions the Albatross could drastically expand the mission profile of a single platoon mid campaign. Its heavy frame made the vessel slow and awkward to fly both in atmosphere and in vacuum, but its heavy armor plating and weapons complement made the vessel a difficult target to take down. A design oversight from being rushed into production however was that the massive Y-wing style main engines sitting on either end of the vessel's massive wings were completely unarmored and utilized a skelletal frame that allowed both for easy maintenance and easy tampering or malfunction.
After the fall of the Galactic Alliance, many of these vessels would be destroyed in the resulting chaos however their usefulness would not be forgotten on previous member worlds that the Galactic Alliance. A number of Albatross gunships would find their way to Corellia who would make use of them in relief missions to nearby sectors and warzones. They found its long range, quick hyperdrive to be incredibly valuable in completing far off, multi-day missions away from its main fleet. It could provide support to far off colony worlds and move sensitive cargo or personnel that needed more protection in terms of armor and firepower than the standard U-Wing could provide which meant it saw heavy use as a medical ship as well.
