Approved Starship Mortarium-class Modular Starfighter Frame

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Mᴏʀᴛᴀʀɪᴜᴍ-ᴄʟᴀss Mᴏᴅᴜʟᴀʀ Sᴛᴀʀꜰɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ Fʀᴀᴍᴇ
" Tʜᴇ Mᴏʀᴛᴀʀɪᴜᴍ-ᴄʟᴀss ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛs " ​

Oᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Iɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

• Intent: To create a versatile, mass-produced starfighter chassis that can be modified and refitted into multiple specialized roles (Interceptor, Bomber, Scout, etc.), providing a cost-effective and logistically simple platform for factions and private operators.
• Image Source: Starfighter | V-27
• Canon Link: Not Applicable.
• Permissions: Not Applicable.
• Primary Source: Not Applicable.

Pʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ Iɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

• Manufacturer: Galactic Syndicated
• Affiliation: Galactic Syndicated
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Mᴏʀᴛᴀʀɪᴜᴍ-ᴄʟᴀss Mᴏᴅᴜʟᴀʀ Sᴛᴀʀꜰɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ Fʀᴀᴍᴇ
• Production: Mass-Production
• Material:
  • Impervium Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative) with Secondary Turadium Armour Plating.
  • Heavily Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage.)
  • Myoflex Heat Sinks, Blast-tinted Mirrsteel-Glasteel alloy viewport
  • Thermal Gel, Duravlex & Agrinium mesh inner hull liner
  • combat de-ionizer(s).
  • Ultrachrome circuitry, electronics and starship components.
  • Various Orbital Components.

Tᴇᴄʜɴɪᴄᴀʟ Sᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴs

• Classification: Modular Fighter Frame (Configurable as: Starfighter, Interceptor, Scout, Light Bomber)
• Length: 22 Meters
• Width: 12 Meters (with standard winglets)
• Height: 5 Meters
• Armament: None due to unmodified Frame
• Defenses: Very High
  • Medium Carbon-nanofilament Armor Plating & Enhanced Carbon-Durasteel Armor Reinforcements
  • High Power Energy-charged Ablative Plating Reinforcements
  • High Power Modified Deflector Projector with Reinforced Shield Generator, & Galaxy Guard Booster -
    
    • Ray, Particle and Concussion Barriers - Overlaid
• Squadron Count: Average: 12
• Maneuverability Rating: High
• Speed Rating: High
• Hyperdrive: Hyperdrive Class 1.0
  • Froond-class Hyperdrive boosted by Improved Series 401 hyperdrive motivator

Sᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ Fᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs

• Standard single-pilot cockpit with basic flight controls, life support, and emergency ejector seat.
• Standard sensor suite (short-range targeting/tracking).
• Winglet mounts with basic atmospheric flight stability.
• Standard sublight engine mount and power coupling.
• Universal weapon hardpoint connections (power, data, mounting clamps).
• Basic astromech socket or equivalent droid interface port.

Aᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ Sʏsᴛᴇᴍs

Modular Airframe & Universal Hardpoint System: The Mortarium-frame's core innovation is its adaptable skeleton. Key systems are not integral but are mounted onto standardized hardpoints and slots.

Modular Nose Assembly: The entire forward section can be swapped. Options include a sensor/communications pod for scouts, a heavy laser cannon package for interceptors, a bomb/torpedo aiming computer and launch tube for bombers, or a light cargo container for courier work.

Swappable Wing Modules: The standard winglets can be replaced with extended long-range wings for scouts, reinforced pylons with multiple weapon hardpoints for fighters, or stubby, armored wings for atmospheric superiority roles.

Mission-Specific Aft Section: The rear housing can be modified to accept a more powerful engine for interceptors, an expanded shield generator and capacitor for a dogfighter, or a small cargo hold/sensor jammer suite for special operations.

Common Variants:

Interceptor Refit ("Stinger"): Lightweight armor, enhanced engines, and a nose module with 2-4 linked laser cannons. Shields are minimal to save weight.

Space Superiority Fighter Refit ("Brawler"): Balanced shields and armor. Equipped with 6 Mass-driver Cannons and 2 ion cannons on the wings, and a Medium Energy Torpedo Missile Launchers in the nose.

Light Bomber/Attack Refit ("Pioneer"): Reinforced hull, slower engines. Equipped with 2 Mass-driver Cannons, 1 rotating laser turret, and 2 bomb ordnance chutes with options for concussion missiles, proximity mines, and cruise missiles.

Reconnaissance/Scout Refit ("Pathfinder"): Extended-range wings, advanced long-range sensors and comms in the nose, and a hyperdrive motivator upgrade (Hyperdrive Class: 1.0). Typically unarmed or lightly armed with a single rear-mounted blaster.

Courier/Light Freighter Refit ("Carrier"): Shield generator reinforced, nose replaced with a secure cargo pod (~5-10 metric tons capacity). Lightly armed for self-defense.

Sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇssᴇs

• Extreme Customizability: Can be tailored from a bare frame into a wide array of starfighter roles based on the owner's needs and budget.
• Logistical & Maintenance Simplicity: A fleet using a common Mortar frame base simplifies spare parts, repair protocols, and pilot training pipelines. Damaged modules can be swapped in the field.
• Not Optimized: A refitted frame will always be a compromise. A bomber-refit will be less durable than a dedicated bomber; an interceptor-refit may lack the raw thrust of a purpose-built interceptor.
• Refit Dependent: In its base form, it is a fast but completely unarmed tin can. It requires time and credits spent on modules to become combat-effective.

Dᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴ

The Mᴏʀᴛᴀʀɪᴜᴍ-ᴄʟᴀss Mᴏᴅᴜʟᴀʀ Sᴛᴀʀꜰɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ Fʀᴀᴍᴇ is Galactic Syndicated answer to the need for flexible, small-scale aerospace power. Delivered as a minimal, flyable shell, the Mortarium consists of a sturdy durasteel frame, a cockpit, a standard engine, and little else. Its surface is a grid of universal hardpoints, and its structure is designed to accept plug-and-play modules.

This philosophy allows a single chassis to fulfill multiple squadron roles without requiring completely different supply chains. A planetary defense force, for example, could purchase a batch of Mortarium frames and then outfit half as interceptors with speed-focused modules and the other half as light bombers with ordnance pods, all while sharing 80% of their core components.

The standard model is crewed by a single pilot, with potential space for an astromech droid to manage advanced sensors or hyperdrive calculations. Its performance is entirely defined by its configuration. A scout refit might have a cargo capacity of a few cubic meters for sensor probes, while a bomber refit sacrifices all internal space for munitions. Its consumables are typically sufficient for a standard 3-5 day patrol, extendable with module upgrades.

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Approved.