Orion_Knight
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a Starfighter that isn't another TIE for the Empire of the Lost
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- Canon Link: N/A
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- Manufacturer: Bastion Holding Manufacturing Plant Zeta
- Affiliation: Empire of the Lost
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: PR-S1
- Production: Minor
- Material: Turadium/Durasteel Composite Armor on a Duranium Skeleton
- Classification: Multirole Starfighter
- Length: 20 meters
- Width: 21 meters
- Height: 8.0 meters
- Armament: Average - High (Loadout Dependent): 2 Heavy Repeating Laser Cannons, 2 Light repeating Laser Cannons (1 Fixed Forward and another on a turret mount on the back controlled by a Astromech with gunnery programming), 1 Concussion Missile Launcher (10 Missile Magazine), 12 Ordanance Hardpoints (Primarily for Ground/Capital Ship Attack roles, such as Guided Ion Bomb Units (GBIU), Dozens of High Drag Baradium Bombs, Heavy Proton Torpedoes, Demolisher Rocket Pods, and anything else that be attached to these points)
- Defenses: High:
- Squadron Count: Low: 9
- Maneuverability Rating: Average - High: (Higher than an X-Wing but lower than a TIE in Space, but better than the TIE in Atmosphere)
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: 1.5
- Hardened Life Support
- Inertial dampeners
- Astromech socket
- Astromech assisted astrogation computer
- Advanced, Multi-spectrum, targeting computer Pod for Guiding Precision Munitions
- Shielded Ejection Pod with Survival Equipment, typically a Blaster Pistol with a few charges, a large bag, deployable shelter, knife, and 3 days worth of compact rations
- Passive/Active ECCM to cut through the counter measures of Sensor-Baffling Craft, Astromech can assist with extra computing power
- Belladonna SAM Coating (An IMPS patented version of the Nightshade Anti-sensor treatment)
- Rugged Design: Solidly Built, meaning maintenance is Infrequent
- Ubiquitous Parts: Built with many parts that the EoTL already has in stock making replacement and repair that much more painless for ground crews
- Easy to Pilot: Having a simple layout similar to the T-65 X-Wing and T-16 Skyhopper, the Preybird is an forgiving Mistress to pilot, making it an optimal training craft for first time pilots, and with trained pilots at the controls of this beast, can turn your average pilot into an ace with the right conditions and attitude
- C H O N K: Wide Wingspan makes Asteroid Field chases and convergence with the Heavy Repeating Laser Cannons at short ranges very difficult
- Hangar Queen: Aforementioned Wingspan takes up much of the floor and ceiling rack space on ships with conventional hangars. Makes deployment of more than 1 squadron per non-dedicated carrier impossible
- Active Hazard: When in Active Mode, the Preybird's ECCM suite, while certainly able to cut through a hostile Fighter's ECM and other Sensor Bafflers. The powerful signals that are emitted renders it's own ECM and Belladonna SAM Coating useless, making it more susceptible to enemy Anti Fighter Munitions
A design that was commissioned by High Admiral Orion Knight as a breath of fresh air in the Starfighter Industries of the Empire of Lost, that also harkened by to the days of the Imperial Remnant under Chief of State Gilad Paelleon. The Preybird Strike is primarily designed for the roles of a Trainer/Attacker/Atmospheric Support/Independent Patrol platform, as well as to supplement the almost ridiculous amount of the more specialized TIE variants in current use by the Empire. Fast, Maneuverable and far more durable than your average TIE, this new comer to the Imperial Navy is a much needed "Munition Truck Fighter" rather than the missile boats, stealth fighters or classic Space Superiority fighters that are in typical Imperial service these days
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