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HAAT/i Imperial Assault Gunship
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To recreate an old design with new tech and for a new round of Imperial domination.
- Image Source: Artstation
- Canon Link: LAAT
- Permissions: Roble, N&Z, TU
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Imperial Legion Corps of Engineers
- Affiliation:
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: Heavy Aerial Assault Transport/infantry Imperial Assault Gunship [short: Imperial Gunship]
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material:
- Frame: Titanium Frame
- Hull: Titanium
- Viewports: Reinforced Transparisteel
- Quadanium Solar Panel Wings
- Classification:
- Gunship
- Assault Transport
- Length: 22 meters
- Width: 23 meters
- Height: 8 meters
- Armament: High
- Defenses: High
- Multi-Layered Military Grade Shield Systems
- Electronic Countermeasures Suite
- Missile Deactivation Transmitters
- Squadron Count: Low: 16
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: None
- Cargo Capacity: 3 tons
- Consumables: 2 Weeks
- Ground Complement:
- 50 Soldiers
- 2 Speeder Bikes
- Docking Clamps
- C-3A Mercury Class Communications Suite
- LS-132 Terra Life Support Systems
- STS-84 Artemis Class Targeting & Sensor System
- Augmented with: ECSS-01r
- Reserve: NZ SAP-2A SSA [Sensor Systems Array]
- IE-10 Event Horizon Ion Drives
- P-w702 Ion Maneuvering Jet
- C-31a Dog Fight Inertial Compensator
- Laser Reflective Armor
- AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Component
- Anti-Ion Emission Tracers
- TXD DB-SR01x 'Powerslave' Droid Brain loaded with TXD Combat Serie 'Tempest' A. I.
- Computerized Combat Predictor
- Excellent Drop Ship
- Strong Weaponry
- Good Defences
- Good Speed
- Terrible Against Other Ships
- Slow Agility
- No Hyperdrive
The HAAT/i "Heavy Aerial Assault Transport/infantry"—colloquially known among Imperial forces as the "Imperial Gunship"—is a thunderous embodiment of the Empire's doctrine of overwhelming force. A hulking, armored leviathan of the skies, it serves a dual role as both a high-capacity assault dropship and a devastating close-air support platform, engineered to crush resistance before the first boot touches the ground.
From the moment its shadow falls upon a battlefield, the HAAT/i asserts dominance. Its reinforced titanium frame, studded with deflector-shield projectors and layered ballistic plating, allows it to weather punishing anti-air fire while disgorging its deadly payload. Massive twin turbine engines, housed in armored nacelles, grant it surprising agility for its size, letting it maneuver through urban canyons and jagged terrain with predatory grace.
As a troop carrier, it is a steel-fanged beast—capable of delivering an entire platoon of stormtroopers (up to 50 soldiers) in a single drop, alongside light vehicles or heavy weapon teams. Its rear assault ramp and side deployment hatches allow for rapid disembarkation under fire, while magnetic clamps secure speeder bikes or repulsorlift crates for lightning-fast deployment. For airborne insertions, it carries rapid-deployment rappel lines and drop harnesses, enabling elite units like Inferno Squad or Deathtroopers to descend into hot zones with brutal efficiency.
But the HAAT/i does not merely ferry soldiers—it clears the way for them. Mounting a bristling array of maser cannons, heavy missile pods, and wing-mounted beamer cannons, it shreds enemy armor, collapses fortified positions, and scours trenches with indiscriminate fury. Its modular weapon hardpoints allow mission-specific loadouts—swapping mass-driver artillery for incendiary bomb racks when purging insurgent strongholds, or equipping EMP warheads for disabling mechanized resistance.
A dedicated fire-control station in the crew compartment lets a gunner coordinate its arsenal with chilling precision, while advanced threat-tracking systems prioritize targets in real-time. Some variants even carry a pintle-mounted heavy repeating blaster near the rear hatch, allowing disembarking troops to lay down suppressing fire the moment they hit the ground.
The HAAT/i does not request air superiority—it enforces it. Whether hovering as a floating bastion over a contested landing zone, strafing enemy columns with plasma fire, or disgorging waves of white-armored killers into the heart of the fray, the Imperial Gunship ensures that wherever it roars overhead, the battle is already tilting in the Empire's favor.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To recreate an old design with new tech and for a new round of Imperial domination.
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Empire Reborn
Starship Class:
Small Craft (1-50m)
Starship Role:
Gunship
Modular:
Yes
Material:
Various
Armaments:
High
Defense Rating:
High
Speed Rating:
High
Maneuverability Rating::
Very Low
Energy Resist:
High
Kinetic Resist:
High
Radiation Resist:
Low
Minimum Crew:
2
Optimal Crew:
4
Passenger Capacity:
50
Cargo Capacity:
Average
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