Unreviewed Imperial Strategic Boarding Drone

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IMPERIAL STRATEGIC BOARDING DRONE​

• Intent: Make a cutting-edge attack drone for the Tarkin Initiative that will assist in starship boarding operations
• Image Source: All Guns on Target! The Imperial Attack Drone
• Canon Link: None
• Permissions: HAMWAGON Permission
• Primary Source: Boarding Craft | Probe Droid Models

• Manufacturer: The Trade Federation |:| 900 ABY
• Affiliation: Tarkin Initiative
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Imperial Strategic Boarding Drone
• Modularity: Imperial Modification Program Installed ( Yes )
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material: Neutronium - Duramentium - Dura-Armor - Heavy Ablative Plating Reinforcements - Droid Components

• Classification: Fourth Degree
• Weight: Average
• Height: Average
• Movement: Repulsorcraft
• Armaments: Front-Facing Chaingun ( 1 ), Hull-breach Plasma Thrower Nozzle ( 1 ), Droid Neural Pacifier ( 1 ),
• Misc. Equipment: Laser Reflective Armor - S-30 Retention System - Combat De-Ionizer - Droid Renewable Shielding - Advanced Servomotors - Droid Control Program - Fire Suppression System - Gyoscoptic Stabilizer - Self-destruct Mechanism - Emergency Reactivator - Bio-hexacrypt Protection
• Resistances (Optional):
  • Energy (And other Blaster type weapons): Average
  • Kinetic: Average
  • Lightsabers: None
  • Other: Average

• Dedicated Energy Receptors
• Imperial Myriad Visual System
• Imperial Audio Sensor
• Imperial Communication Module
• Ion Surge Shielding
• Military Grade Reflective Armor
• Laser Reflective Armor
• S-30 Retention System
• GPO-12 "Ironmaze" Threat-Prevention Suite
• Target Identification Network
• Integrated Heavy Targeting Optics
• Myriad Visual System - MK. 2
• 'Electric Eye' weapon optics system
• DB-SR01x Powerslave + 'Tempest' AI
  • Quad Photonic Neural Chipset Backup

STRENGTHS

• Boarding-Optimized Design – Purpose-built for starship breaching, corridor suppression, and compartment clearing, allowing it to function effectively in confined environments where larger war droids struggle.
• Heavy Tactical Sensors – The Ironmaze suite, Myriad visual systems, and targeting optics allow the drone to identify threats, structural weaknesses, and life-sign clusters quickly during chaotic boarding operations.
• Advanced Systems – Backup neural chipsets, shielding, and emergency reactivation protocols make the drone unusually resilient to ion weapons and temporary shutdown attempts.

WEAKNESSES

• Limited Strategic Autonomy – While highly capable tactically, the Tempest AI is optimized for boarding scenarios and struggles with open-battlefield strategy or independent long-term missions.
• Repulsor Vulnerability – Damage to repulsorlift projectors can immobilize the unit, turning it into a stationary turret rather than a maneuver element.
• Power Demand – The combination of shielding, optics, and breaching tools puts heavy strain on its reactor, reducing sustained deployment time without resupply or rotation.

The Imperial Strategic Boarding Drone is a purpose-built assault platform developed for the Tarkin Initiative to improve the speed and success rate of hostile ship seizures. Drawing from earlier Trade Federation probe and boarding technologies, the drone is designed to act as the vanguard of breaching operations, opening entry points and suppressing defenders so boarding teams can advance safely.

Equipped with a plasma breaching nozzle, forward chaingun, and Neural Pacifier, the unit can cut through bulkheads, control corridors, and force compliance from crews when capture is preferable to destruction. Its dense sensor suite and Ironmaze threat software allow it to rapidly map ship interiors and identify ambush points, making it highly effective in chaotic close-quarters combat.

The drone is not intended to replace infantry or operate independently for long durations. Instead, it functions as a shock asset deployed alongside boarding teams, serving as a force multiplier that enables the Initiative to seize enemy vessels intact rather than simply destroy them.