Unreviewed Garza-class light transport

[FN-999 (restored)]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a light transport to rapidly deploy ground vehicles or heavy equipment.
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Affiliation: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated, Caragachi Commonwealth, & select customers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Garza-class light transport
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material: Percidium frame and plating, transparisteel viewport, wiring & electric components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Vehicle/Equipment Transport
• Length: 26.7m
• Width: 14.9m
• Height: 5.8m
• Armament: Low
  • 1x bottom-mounted heavy laser cannon turret
• Defenses: High
  • Standard deflector shielding
  • Reinforced percidium hull
  • Standard missile jammers
• Squadron Count: Average (12)
• Maneuverability Rating: Average
• Speed Rating: Average
• Hyperdrive: Class 1.5

STANDARD FEATURES

• C-3A Mercury Class Communications Suite
• LS-132 Terra Life Support Systems
• 1 week of standard rations

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• 4x light tractor beam projectors (2 per inner “arm”)

STRENGTHS

• Equipment Transport: Garza-class transports are able to transport and rapidly deploy four light vehicles, two medium vehicles, a heavy vehicle, or up to 50 tons of cargo using their arm-mounted tractor beams.
• Durable: Well-armored and decently shielded, Garza-class transports are invulnerable to small-arms fire while being able to tank several anti-vehicle missiles before being destroyed.
• Gunship: All Garzas have a bottom-mounted heavy laser cannon capable of rotating 360 degrees horizontally and 180 degrees horizontally, allowing them to lay down suppressive fire at any angle. Furthermore, the heavy laser cannon is a fairly strong weapon against ground targets that can threaten both infantry and light vehicles.

WEAKNESSES

• Not a Starfighter: Lightly armed for their size, Garzas are further disadvantaged by the placement of their sole cannon on the bottom of their hull, rendering them defenseless against attacks from above or the sides.
• Ion Vulnerable: Ion cannon fire can quickly bring down a Garza’s shielding and disrupt its tractor beams, causing it to prematurely drop its cargo.

DESCRIPTION
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Following its successful design of the Recourse-class troop transport, Alge Imperial Shipyards sought to create a complementary transport capable of deploying armored vehicles and cargo rather than infantry. Though initial designs struggled to produce a ship that was both compact and able to carry large vehicles, a solution was devised by an experienced engineer named Joanne Garza. Rather than attempting to hollow out a large enclosed interior, the ship would have two large “arms” carrying tractor beams used to clamp onto vehicles or cargo.

This new design proved successful, and thanks to the AISI tradition of lending the names of innovators to their products, the ship would become known as the Garza-class. Rugged, reasonably fast, and equipped with a heavy laser cannon turret to lay down suppressive fire, the Garza excels at rapidly deploying armored vehicles close to the front lines and resupplying exhausted or encircled divisions.