Unreviewed Sentinel-class Troop Transport

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• Intent: To create the primary troop transport of the IRA
• Image Source: Ansel Hsiao
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

• Manufacturer: Imperial Reclamation Authority
• Affiliation: Imperial Reclamation Authority
• Market Status: Closed-Market
• Model: IRA Sentinel-class
• Production: Minor
• Material:
  • Durasteel

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• Classification: Troop Transport
• Length: 38m
• Width: 35.5m
• Height: 29m
• Armament: Very High
  • [8] Retractable laser cannons
  • [2] Concussion Missile Launchers
    • 8 Missiles Each
  • [2] Retractable repeating blaster cannon turrets
  • [1] Retractable ion cannon turret
• Defenses: High
  • Shielding Systems
    • Primary Double Layered Molecular Shields
    • Secondary Overlapping Deflector, Particle, Ray, and Ion Shields
  • Warhead & Fighter Countermeasures
    • ECM
    • Flare Launcher
  • Hull
    • Reinforced Durasteel Hull
• Squadron Count: None: 1
• Maneuverability Rating: Low
• Speed Rating: Low
• Hyperdrive: Yes, a 1.0 category hyperdrive

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• All Standard Features

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• [2] Magna Locks: Powerful micromagnetic locks located at the bottom of the craft which allow the Sentinel to carry either a large cargo container filled with equipment, vehicles, additional troops, or other necessities or they can be used to carry two individual vehicles such as AT-STs or one large vehicle such as an AT-AT.
• [1] Tractor Beam: A back-up tractor beam on the bottom of the craft to both assist equipment to the Magna Locks and to also aid encase a Magna Lock malfunctions.

• Assault Transport: The Sentinel's primary purpose is a troop transport: delivering soldiers and their equipment to the battlefield. However after this is accomplished it serves as a weapons platform, raining down havoc on enemy soldiers and structure with immense firepower.
• Packed in Tight: As technology has advanced the IRA Sentinel-class Troop Transport requires less room for major systems, allowing it to carry significantly more soldiers than previous iterations.

• Cumbersome Giant: The armor and weaponry of the sentinel make it an expensive craft, thus the engines it is equipped with are sub-par, making it a slow and cumbersome ship.
• Retractables: Most of the weapons the Sentinel comes equipped with usually stay retracted until they are needed. Should the retractable mechanisms be sabotaged then the weapons become useless.

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The Sentinel-class Troop Transport is an all around good vessel capable of turning the tide of many smaller engagements. The amount of weapons it is armed with along with its cargo make it the cap-stone to any Imperial strike force. While it lacks the agility to do strafing runs such as the TIE variants, it acts best as a floating fortress of sorts; hovering above the battlefield and raining down havoc on any enemies in the engagement zone.