defy the tyrannous stars
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To submit a ridiculous idea as a support fighter for the Squib Reclamation Fleet.
- Image Source: Back to the Future, Ready Player One
- Canon Link: /
- Primary Source: /
- Manufacturer: Squib Merchandising Consortium
- Affiliation: Open-Market
- Model: Gullwing-class Starfighter
Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, Spare Parts
- Classification: Starfighter/Landspeeder
- Length: 5 meters
- Width: 2 meters
- Height: 1.2 meters
- Armament: Very Low
2 Fire-Linked Laser Cannons
[*]Defenses: Average
[*]Squadron Count: Moderate: 16
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Low
[*]Speed Rating: High
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Very Fast: 0.5
STANDARD FEATURES- Seatbelts
- HoloNet
- Air Freshener
- Cup Holders
- Leather Seats
- Spark Booster: An extraordinarily complex, proprietary piece of Squib technology, functionally equivalent to an afterburner. When activated, the capacitor floods the craft's sublight reactor and jettisons the Gullwing forward at breakneck speeds. Should the user encounter any temporal anomalies, please contact the manufacturer to arrange for a recall as the product is defective.
STRENGTHS- Where We're Going, We Don't Need Roads: The Gullwing-class is a compact, two seat starfighter that is also capable of performing in a dual role as land transport. Thanks to Squib ingenuity, this little undersized snub craft transitions seamlessly from road travel to liftoff.
- We've Gotta Go Back: A short range fighter, the Gullwing doesn't have sufficient fuel capacity for prolonged trips through hyperspace, nor would it be a particularly comfortable ride for long journeys.
- 1.21 GIGAWATTS: Activating the starship's hyperdrive requires practically all its power reserves, requiring every system except for sublight and life support to be deactivated before initiating a jump. Additionally, the ship must accelerate to at least 88% maximum velocity in order to successfully break through into hyperspace.
DESCRIPTIONOne of countless cobbled together horrors to come from the Metrobig Salvagestuff Platform above Skor II, but undeniably iconic, is the strangely conceived Gullwing-class Starfighter. Essentially based upon an ancient Corellian land rover design, the ingenuous Squibs hollowed out most of its internal components to make room for a sublight reactor and hyperdrive. Sealing the frame up enough to maintain pressure seals, they slapped a pair of twin laser cannons on the front and an ejector seat inside, then promptly spent the rest of the project budget on making the ship go faster.
The Gullwing is one of the strangest ships in the galaxy, but its ability to transform from air to land vehicle without any reconfiguration makes it undeniably useful. The Reclamation Fleet has come to rely on their use as support for the standard needle fighters, cherished for their high speed, low sensor profiles, and ability to perform radical stunts with.
