Bookworm
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To develop a next generation Scurrg Bomber to replace the H-7
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- Primary Source: Scurrg H-7 Heavy Bomber
- Manufacturer: Aurora Industries
- Model: Scurrg H-8 Heavy Bomber
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Production: Limited
- Material: Desh-Terenthium Alloy, Reinforced Alusteel combined with Neutronium, Reinforced Transparisteel
- Classification: Heavy Bomber
- Length: 23 meters
- Width: 6 meters
- Height: 8 meters
- Armament: Very High
- Two Laser Cannons (one on each wing)
- One Cockpit mounted Heavy Ion Cannon
- Two Concussion Missile Launchers (six missiles per launcher)
- Two Proton Torpedo Launcher (six missiles per launcher)
- One Baradium Bomb Chute (four bombs)
- Defenses: Very High
- Advanced Twin Layer Shielding System
- Multiple Layers of Reinforced Armor
- Squadron Count: 6 Bombers per squadron
- Maneuverability Rating: Very Low
- Speed Rating: Very Low
- Hyperdrive Class: Class 2
- Chaff Deployer
- Advanced Targeting Computers
- Standard ship systems (life support, comm and sensor arrays, navicomputer)
- Heavy Hitter - With the amount of weaponry crammed into the H-8, it can cause an enormous amount of damage to enemy forces
- Diamond Tough - The H-8 has multiple layers of armor and shielding, allowing it to sustain plenty of hits and still destroy its target
- Advanced Targeting Computers - The H-8 comes equipped with advanced targeting computers, allowing it to be able to lock onto multiple targets to pinpoint accuracy.
- Extremely Slow - The H-8 is even slower than the previous model, the H-7. It will take quite some time to hit something, and it can't dodge enemy attacks very well at all
- Handles like a Bantha - The H-8 is not very maneuverable at all, once again making it vulnerable to enemy fighters and attacks while it makes its way to the target
- Weak Spot - There is a sweet spot in the armor in the rear of the ship, just beneath the engines, that leads to the storage area for the ship's missiles. One direct laser hit will immediately destroy the H-8
- Expensive to Produce - Pretty explanatory, the H-8 is pretty expensive to build and arm
As part of new orders from Taeli to develop a brand new generation of ships by Aurora Industries, her engineers looked to the older Scurrg H-7 that the company developed after the purchase of Nubia Stardrives (before releasing the company name to be picked up by another party later). They determined that a new Scurrg H-8 would be the backbone for the new fighter/bomber line of ships from Aurora Industries.
Even more so than the H-7, the H-8 is designed to be a capital ship killer. On top of the two laser cannons, the H-8 has a heavy ion cannon mounted under the cockpit, two concussion missile launcher, two proton torpedo launchers, and a baradium bomb chute. The H-8 also has an advanced twin layer shielding system and multiple layers of armor to make sure it can reach its target.
However, the H-8 is even slower than its previous model, and handles poorly. The H-8 is not expected to make evasive maneuvers in the face of an enemy, relying on its shields and armor instead. There is a weak spot in this armor, near the engines, that if a single laser cannon hit gets through to, the ship's storage area for its ordnance will explode, vaporizing the bomber.
