Unreviewed Recourse-class troop transport

[FN-999 (restored)]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a light dropship for rapid troop transport.
• Image Source: Halopedia - Kez’katu-pattern Warrior Transport
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Halopedia - Kez'katu-pattern Warrior Transport

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated
• Affiliation: Alge Imperial Shipyards Incorporated, Caragachi Commonwealth, & select customers
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: Recourse-class troop transport
• Production: Mass-Produced
• Material: Percidium frame and plating, transparisteel viewport, wiring & electric components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Medium Dropship
• Length: 22.7m
• Width: 12.9m
• Height: 6.1m
• Armament: Low
  
  • 2x cheek-mounted laser cannons
• Defenses: Average
  
  • Standard deflector shielding
  • Percidium hull
  • Standard missile jammers
• Squadron Count: Average (12)
• Maneuverability Rating: High
• Speed Rating: Average
• Hyperdrive: Class 1.5

STANDARD FEATURES

• C-3A Mercury Class Communications Suite
• LS-132 Terra Life Support Systems
• 1 week of standard rations

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• None

STRENGTHS

• Troop Transport: A single Recourse-class transport can comfortably fit twenty human-sized soldiers and all their equipment.
• Nimble: Recourse-class transports are remarkably agile for their size.

WEAKNESSES

• Not a Starfighter: As their name suggests, Recourse-class transports are troop transports, not fighters or bombers. Recourses quickly crumple under cannon fire while their own modest armament is only useful against infantry and light vehicles.
• Ion Vulnerable: Most ion cannons can bring down a Recourse-class transport’s shields in two or three shots.

DESCRIPTION​

Ever since the first galactic civilizations waged war, there has been a need for ships that can efficiently and effectively transport troops from orbit to a planet’s surface. The Recourse-class is one of the newest ships to fill this niche, designed by Alge Imperial Shipyards Engineering to provide governments in the galactic rim with a cheap but effective means of deploying troops onto hostile worlds.

Lightly armed for its size, the Recourse-class is strictly a troop transport rather than a gunship that can stay on the battlefield to disrupt hostile forces. Nonetheless, its laser cannons can provide decent suppressive fire, allowing the dropship to deploy soldiers close to the battlefield.