Approved Starship Neimoidian Gunship

[Jessica Med-Beq]

Image Source: http://starwars.wiki...concept_art.jpg(early MTT concept art)
Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems
Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
Model: Neimoidian Gunship
Modularity: Extensive (one can modify the internal space for cargo holds, passenger transport or smuggling hatches)
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Alusteel, (outer hull), quadranium (hull frame)
Classification: Gunship/freighter
Length: 35.92 meters
Height: 9.42 meters
Width: 7.53 meters
Armament: 14

• 1 forward-mounted quad laser turret
• 1 Guernica ordnance launcher (8 standard proton bombs or 16 standard concussion missiles/proton torpedoes, the Guernica counts for two bomb bays)

Defenses: 13; Deflector shields, heavy alusteel plating

Squadron Count: 6

Special Features:

- Tensor field generator
- Watchtower collision avoidance system
- Ship-wide neural net
- 4 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
- Inertial compensator

Maneuverability Rating: 5
Speed Rating: 5
Hyperdrive Class: 2
Strengths:

- Strong armored hull
- Can be configured quickly for passenger or cargo use
- In roommette cabin configuration, can prove to be rather comfortable
- Inertial compensator and tensor field generator can protect the cargo's integrity so long as the ship survives

Weaknesses:

- Limited quad laser firing arc
- Limited comfort
- Has no viewports outside the cockpit
- Narrow cross-section: cannot haul outsize cargo
- Slow hyperdrive

Description: - Cargo hold: 0 tons (if fully used for passengers)- 40 tons (if fully used for cargo)
- Passengers: 0 (if fully used for cargo) - 8 (outfitted with bucket seats for short-duration missions, no cargo)
- Consumables: 3 weeks
- Crew: 2 (but 1 is minimal)

The Confederacy of Independent Systems found itself with a need for a gunship that can also be used for landing droid troops for special ground operations. Using inventories of unsold Pullman-class light commuter freighter, made obsolete by the Neimoidian Yacht, the Confederacy set out to outfit with the latest components, including one Guernica, making it able to fight other attack craft and capital ships more effectively, as well as increased speed, at the cost of half its initial cargo capacity. The Guernica be loaded individually with different ammunition for different mission parameters: that is, one can load proton bombs in the Guernica for a mission and proton torpedoes in another mission. Nevertheless, with these new upgrades, it can only be as fast as other gunships on the market and no real shield upgrades could be made.
Development Thread: If necessary
Intent: To create an armored, modular gunship that can be repurposed for a variety of aims
Who Can Use This: CIS characters
Original link: Pullman-class light commuter freighter

 

[Gir Quee]

RESEARCH REVIEW
-----
Star Wars Canon:
Pending initial review
------
Starwars Chaos:
Pending initial review
------
WITHOUT DEV THREADS
Pending initial review
------
WITH DEV THREADS
Pending Initial review
------
SUGGESTIONS
Pending Inital review

 

[Gir Quee]

There are still some references in the submission to it being the "Pullman". I'd recommend going through it again one more time to change these.

Armament: 14 1 forward-mounted quad laser turret 2 Guernica ordnance launchers (16 standard proton bombs or 32 standard concussion missiles/proton torpedoes, the Guernica counts for two bomb bays)

One of the Guernica ordinance launchers will likely have to be removed. We are predominantly interested in rough levels. At its current level, this has at least twice the normal firepower of a standard gunship, which this ship otherwise appears to be following pretty closely.

Description: - Cargo hold: 0 tons (if fully used for passengers)- 250 tons (if fully used for cargo) - Passengers: 0 (if fully used for cargo) - 25 (outfitted with roommette cabins, no cargo) - 50 (outfitted with bucket seats for short-duration missions, 20 tons of cargo)

I think that this is a lot of passengers/cargo capacity for a ship with its flight and combat performance.

I can see this carrying a handful of passengers (no more than 8 in bucket seat configuration) as is. Alternatively, please reduce performance in some other area to help compensate for this. I would be satisfied with making it close to the original Pullman's speed and maneuverability of "8", or something around there, but I'm open to other ideas that you may have for balancing it.

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

[member="Gir Quee"] With one less Guernica that would mean 80 tons of cargo or 15 in bucket seats with 5 tons of cargo for specialized equipment its occupants may be using.

The remaining reference to the Pullman is there because it was built from unsold Pullmans.

 

[Gir Quee]

[member="Jessica Med-Beq"], please change capacity to the aforementioned 8 in bucket seat configuration or something equivalent.

While it may well be true that the removal of the ordinance launcher would provide more cargo space compared to the original Pullman, I do not think that compensates for the massive increase in flight performance compared to the original Pullman. More powerful engines probably would necessitate larger engines, which would take up more cargo space.

 

[Jessica Med-Beq]

[member="Gir Quee"] Done... brought back to either 40 tons of cargo or 8 bucket seats without cargo.

 

[Gir Quee]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Hailyn]

<p>Approved.</p>