Velok the Younger
When I Was A Young Warthog
Image Credit: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Gunship-concept-273868454
Intent: A dropship that, unlike the Fringe's Hammer-class, can actually survive and kill things.
Development Thread: No
Manufacturer: Iron Crown Productions
Model: D-32 Pyrrhus-class Dropship
Affiliation: Lords of the Fringe
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-produced
Material: Durasteel, glasteel
Description:
The Pyrrhus-class is named for the Taung general of folklore, who lost a critical war but made the cost of victory too high for his enemies to pay. That is, in effect, the Fringe strategic philosophy when victory is not an option. Important to the operation of the ship? Not really. All things considered, the Pyrrhus is a fairly standard dropship. A cluster missile launcher for local ground-clearing, a line-of-sight energy torpedo launcher (very low rate of fire) for covering one's approach, and a pair of laser turrets are all that the Pyrrhus can boast. Two small armored personnel carriers take the place of both speeder bikes and a third of the standard infantry capacity. The vessel's one concession to high technology is its ability to deploy a cloud of anti-blaster aerosol in a jet with a range of 10 metres, as situationally appropriate.
Classification: Dropship
Role: Dropshipping
Height: 16m
Width: 30m
Length: 33m
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Solar ionization reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: 3
Minimum Crew: 3
Optimal Crew: 8
Armaments:
- 2 laser cannons
- 1 light energy torpedo launcher
- 1 cluster missile launcher
Hangar:
- 2 Vornskr armored personnel carriers
Non-Combative Attachments:
- Communications Array
- Standard Deflector Shield Generator
- Standard Life Support Systems
- Standard Navigational Systems
- Standard Sensor Array
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Tractor Beams (2)
- Anti-blaster Aerosol Projector (range 10m)
Passenger Capacity: 24 infantry
Cargo Capacity: 10 tons
Consumables: 4 days
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: 3.5
