Republic Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To update a classic SW Canon design with a few improvements.
- Image Source: Imperial Probe Ship - Ansel Hsiao's Artstation.
- Canon Link: Ferret - Class Reconnaissance Vessel.
- Permissions: Not Applicable.
- Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles, Star Wars: Squadrons.
- Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Starship Division: Coruscanti Yards and Deep Space Facilities.
- Product Line: New Class Modernization Mk II (Non-Government Sponsored.)
- Model: REC/NCM02 Ferret II - Class Reconnaissance Vessel.
- Affiliation: Select Clientele.
- Market Status: Closed-Market.
- Production: Mass-Produced.
- Material:
- Fiberplast Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative)
- Alusteel Skeletal Frame
- Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage)
- Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate)
- Various Starfighter Components.
- Classification: Automated Scout Vessel; Drone Starfighter.
- Role: Long-Range Reconnaissance, Etc.
- Length: 20 Metres.
- Width: 6 Metres.
- Height: 8 Metres.
- Armament: Very Low Rating.
- [2] Concussion Missile Tubes [Fixed-Forward, Auto-loading Magazine.]
- Payload: Four Brilliant Concussion Missiles.
- [2] Concussion Missile Tubes [Fixed-Forward, Auto-loading Magazine.]
- Defences: Low Rating.
- Standard Reinforced, and Ablative Armour and Hull Plating.
- Reinforced Ionic Shielding.
- Standard Emergency Thrusters (Chemical Propellent-based and Retro-Thrusters.)
- Advanced EWAR, Electronic Countermeasures, Chaff, Flare Launchers, Sensor Jammers, Targeting Jammers, Etc.
- Squadron Count:
- Low - Eight Automated Drones per Squadron.
- Maneuverability Rating: 100 DPF - Very High Rating.
- Speed Rating: High Rating.
- MGLT: 110 MGLT
- Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 1,050 Km/H
- Hyperdrive: Equipped.
- Primary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 0.5
- Secondary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 8.0
- Engine Unit(s): Advanced Ion Engines, with an Integrated Repulsorfield Generator.
- Secondary Engine Unit(s): Baffled Chemical Thrust Engine Suite.
- Primary Power Plant: Compact Fusion Reactor.
- Secondary Power Plant:
- Redundant and Integrated Power Cells.
- Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
- Passengers:
- None.
- Crew Complement (Optimal): One Integrated Droid Brain.
- Crew Complement (Skeletal): One Integrated Droid Brain.
- Escape Craft: None - Self-Destruct Protocols.
- Cargo Capacity: 200 Kilograms (Automated Data Storage Banks.)
- Consumables: Three Months (Combustible and Chemical Propellent.)
- Standard Sensor and Targeting Systems.
- Standard Avionics Package and Navigation System.
- Precision MicroJump Computer.
- Standard Life Support System, with Inertial Compensation System.
- Automatic Polarizing Canopy (Integrated Resistance to Blinding Lights; Synthetic or Natural.)
- Standard Damage and Hazard Control Systems.
- Standard Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
- Standard Tractor Beam Shroud; Anti-Tractor Beam - Activated System.
- Standard Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys.
- Standard Shift and Relativistic Shielding.
- Standard Integrated VTOL System.
- Standard Landing Configuration and Retractable Struts.
- State of the Art Internal Systems:
- Integrated Droid Brain, with Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Capabilities (Advanced Automaton, and Slaved Systems, Etc.)
- Integrated Chemical Thrust Engine Baffler.
- Advanced Squadron Uplink; Encrypted Connection(s) and Data Transfer Conduits.
- Capable of Linking with Additional Squadrons to Form a more Cohesive Picture of the Battlefield; Spatial or Otherwise.
- State of the Art External Systems:
- AR-08 Damage Reduction Armour Component.
- Laminanium Structural Plating, External Regenerative Properties.
- Fire-linked Weapon Systems.
- SubLight Acceleration Motor (SLAM) System.
- State of the Art Countermeasures:
- Internalized Shield Generators, and Emitters.
- Internalized Fusion Reactor.
- Anti-Ordnance EM Probe(s.)
- Missile Deactivators, and Sensor Inverters.
- Animated Metal Sealant, with Automated Repair Remote.
- Seeker Nanomissile Warheads; Rear-firing Missile Interceptors.
- Advanced Counter-Slicing Protocols and Equipment, with Bio-hexacrypt Systems.
- Advanced Biometric Equipment and Military Encryption Protocols.
- Various Sensor Dampeners:
- Highly Automated, with Animated Metal Sealant, Automated Repair Droids, and Minor Regenerative Properties.
- Advanced Countermeasure, Sensor and Targeting Suite.
- Small Forward and Rear Attack Profile - Lower Probability of Scoring Hits.
- Pseudo-Stealth Suite - Sensor Jamming and Fooling Systems, with Secondary Propulsion Methods.
- Self-Destruct Protocol - Automatically Detonates Internal Warheads.
- SLAM System; Temporary Speed Boost.
- Sensor Inverter; Short-ranged Missile Redirector - Works best with Conventional Warheads.
- Fast Hyperdrive - Near-instantaneous Spool-up coupled with Expedient Hyperspace Travel Times.
- No Deflector Shields - Heavy Reliance on Ablative Armour Plating, and Mobility.
- Extremely Limited Armament; Single-use Warheads and Active Interception Measures.
- Limited EMP and Ion Resistance; Proximity and Device Potency Dependent.
- Fixed Forward Weapon Placements; Consistent Reorientation for Target Acquisition.
- Repulsorlift Jammers; Proximity Dependent.
- Entirely Automated - Inoperable if Disabled; Automated Resuscitation Protocol.
- Pseudo-Stealth Suite - Favours Misdirection and Deception, coupled with a Small Spaceframe, rather than any "true" Stealth Capabilities.
- Large Dorsal and Ventral Attack Profile - Higher Probability of Scoring Hits.
- SLAM System; Reroutes Power from Weapons to Engines - Temporarily Disables Armament.
- Fast Hyperdrive; Requires Power to be Rerouted from Data Collection and Weapons Systems for Use.
As the original Ferret - Class Reconnaissance Vessel was an automated intelligence gathering drone, the technical architects at the Republic Engineering Corporation believed that its successor should retain similar conceptual properties. To ensure this outcome, they installed a droid brain within the central chassis of the scout ship, and had mapped out its protocols to ensure that it would learn from every mission it was deployed on, but never reach the true sentience employed by artificial intelligence.
With the best way to gather intelligence on a hostile position being to ensure that one’s never detected, the Ferret II comes standard with a secondary method of propulsion - a baffled chemical engine. This allows for the drone to move at sublight speeds without leaving a detectable ion trail, and as the engine is driven on chemical propellent instead - the residue decays at a much faster rate than their ionic cousin. Further reinforcing its ability to skulk about in the shadows, the scout vessel’s exterior panelling forged from Fiberplast, which allows the Ferret II to miss being picked up on conventional scanners due to the plating's non-metallic properties.
In addition, the Drone was equipped with a host of sensor dampeners and systems - that allowed the vessel to hopefully pass by sensor systems unnoticed, either by modulating their electronic signature or decreasing their generated magnetic field. Both options worked to disguise the Drone as something else, possibly drawing attention away from its purpose as many systems would register the Scout Ship as passing debris, or an errant satellite. However, these systems were far from perfect and wouldn't work if they were activated within visual range.
If the sensorial countermeasures are beaten, or the vessel elects to operate an in an active state, rather than passive scans, the Ferret II comes equipped with two concussion missile tubes and a rack of four missiles. These were meant to deter any hostile threats or destroy any navigational hazards that might interfere with their operations. However, they also served a secondary purpose, in which - if the self-destruct protocols were activated, the missiles would detonate and utterly atomize any remnants of the scout ship, taking whatever data it had collected with it.
In addition to the systems that would deter hostile starships from attacking, or destroying astro-navigational hazards, the Ferret II comes equipped with a Class 0.5 hyperdrive, which allows for a rapid spool-up time of roughly ninety seconds. This motivator was essential to the recon craft’s design as it would allow the craft to make an expedient get-away if it was detected and a taskforce was scrambled to intercept.
With the best way to gather intelligence on a hostile position being to ensure that one’s never detected, the Ferret II comes standard with a secondary method of propulsion - a baffled chemical engine. This allows for the drone to move at sublight speeds without leaving a detectable ion trail, and as the engine is driven on chemical propellent instead - the residue decays at a much faster rate than their ionic cousin. Further reinforcing its ability to skulk about in the shadows, the scout vessel’s exterior panelling forged from Fiberplast, which allows the Ferret II to miss being picked up on conventional scanners due to the plating's non-metallic properties.
In addition, the Drone was equipped with a host of sensor dampeners and systems - that allowed the vessel to hopefully pass by sensor systems unnoticed, either by modulating their electronic signature or decreasing their generated magnetic field. Both options worked to disguise the Drone as something else, possibly drawing attention away from its purpose as many systems would register the Scout Ship as passing debris, or an errant satellite. However, these systems were far from perfect and wouldn't work if they were activated within visual range.
If the sensorial countermeasures are beaten, or the vessel elects to operate an in an active state, rather than passive scans, the Ferret II comes equipped with two concussion missile tubes and a rack of four missiles. These were meant to deter any hostile threats or destroy any navigational hazards that might interfere with their operations. However, they also served a secondary purpose, in which - if the self-destruct protocols were activated, the missiles would detonate and utterly atomize any remnants of the scout ship, taking whatever data it had collected with it.
In addition to the systems that would deter hostile starships from attacking, or destroying astro-navigational hazards, the Ferret II comes equipped with a Class 0.5 hyperdrive, which allows for a rapid spool-up time of roughly ninety seconds. This motivator was essential to the recon craft’s design as it would allow the craft to make an expedient get-away if it was detected and a taskforce was scrambled to intercept.
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