Approved Vehicle Predator Combat Airspeeder

[Asharad Graush]

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Intent: Another toy for First Order writers to use in RPs

Development Thread: No

Manufacturer: Vitiatehttp://starwarsrp.net/topic/33727-tantorian-industries/

Model: Predator Combat Airspeeder

Affiliation: The First Order

Modularity: No

Production: Mass Produced, Open Contract

Material: Durasteel, Nutorium Plates, Repulsors

Role: Ground Support, Planetary / Aerial Combat

Height: 2.5m

Length: 9m

Width: 4m

Weight: 32500kg

Minimum Crew: 1

Optimal Crew: 2

Propulsion: Repulsorlift

Top Speed: 1050km/h (175m Altitude)

Armaments:

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  Dual Fire-Linked Laser Cannons
  
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  Rear Repeating Laser Cannon
  

Squadron Count: 6

Passenger Capacity: None

Cargo Capacity: 1kg

Misc. Equipment:

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  Long-Range Sensors
  
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  Encrypted Communications Network
  
• 
  Sensor Dampener
  

Strengths:

• 
  Fast
  
• 
  Difficult to Detect
  

Weaknesses:

• 
  Repulsors
  
• 
  Sensor Array
  

Description: With the Nutorium built into the plates of the combat speeder, it allows for the speeder to be difficult to detect on sensors. In addition, it sports a sensor dampener that piggybacks on a target’s sensor scans, concealing it from being viewed on scans, though if an advanced system were to specifically search for something the size of a speeder, undoubtedly, it’d be spotted. In regards to its long-range sensors however, it has a large antenna coming from right behind the cockpit, emerging from some form of contraption that doesn't mould well with the overall design of the Airspeeder. Without the long-range sensor, the pilots would be incapable of transmitting information from the Airspeeder's data banks linked directly to the long-range sensors to base, or other troops.

Typically used to provide ground support in planetary occupations, the combat airspeeders are fast moving creations of death. Armed with dual linking laser cannons, and a pilot with a co-pilot, the latter performing the duty of firing the guns, while the former flew, it made for an excellent scouting vehicle, or harasser of military convoys and positions. In addition to its long range sensors and encrypted communications network, it was able to acquire information from long ranges and project them across an encrypted channel to whatever units were in the area. Yet, if it were necessary, a single pilot was capable of flying and firing the guns at the same time, if they were proficient enough.

Primary Source:

 

[Zef Halo]

RESEARCH REVIEW
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Star Wars Canon:
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SUGGESTIONS
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[Zef Halo]

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

 

[Hailyn]

Weaknesses:
Repulsors
Sensor Array

Considering this flies at 1,050 KM/H, which is on the higher end of airspeeder speeds, this being powered by repulsorlift is most certainly not a weakness.

Long-Range Sensors

How is having a long-ranged sensor a weakness?

A viable weakness, especially for something which moves this quickly, would be low-powered blasters (like the airspeeder this is modeled after from canon, T-47 airspeeder) or something else that is being compensated by this speed.

 

[Asharad Graush]

[member="Darth Vitium"]

This Airspeeder is slower than the modified version of the T-47, only by 50km/h, but still, slower. It also has less cargo capacity than the T-47. I noticed know that I forgot to add the Long-Range Sensors being a weakness in the description and I've amended that now.

Considering this vehicle is more of a reconnaissance vehicle, without it being able to transmit data logs from its sensor array, it'd be failing at its job.

 

[Hailyn]

Approved.