S T E A D F A S T
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Affiliation: First Order, Open Market - Contract Thread Required
Manufacturer: First Order Corps of Imperial Engineers, Primo Victorian Shipwright
Model: FIMC Steadfast-class
Modularity: Yes
Defenses, Armor
Search and Rescue Operations
Speed
Production: Mass-Produced
Material:
- Durasteel hull
- Heat lining / reentry liner
- Retractable landing, hovering gear
Classification: Medical Cutter / Search and Rescue
Length: 48m
Height: 9m
Width: 12m
Armament: Rating - 6
2 Ion Turrets
Defense: Rating - 7
Light Starship Shields
Squadron Count: 0
Special Features: Listed As;
- Crew Pit - a tiny area reserved for coffee breaks, reading, catching up on reports. This also doubles as the crew's galley.
- Surgical Swamp - mostly referred to as the swamp, it's where patients receive their meatball surgery to keep them together or stable enough to receive proper medical treatment.
- Medicine Cabinet - There's actually two rows of these above the swamp allowing the crew to do their best to keep that patient alive for as long as necessary.
- Rescue Basket - is a literal basket in which the crew uses to rescue those stranded in water, deserts, or any other hazardous environments / conditions.
- Synthrope Ladder - is rolled out as another option for rescue, crews are hooked onto the ladder and go down to try and save those need to be saved.
- Fight Control - front end of the cutter two seats for navigation and flight
- Turret & Shield Systems - are typically automated but manned and looked on for by a single person on the crew.
- Cabin - houses the cutter's crew, can double as a rescue holding for evac purposes.
Maneuverability Rating: 4
Speed Rating: 4
Hyperdrive Class: 2
Strengths:
[+] Rescue 911: The Steadfast serves as the First Order’s go-to ambulatory vessel rushing into places that perhaps other vessels such as the Blackwell cannot go and saving those who need to be saved.
[+] Med Evac: The Steadfast is ready to deploy into hot zones, equipped to defend herself if necessary her primary goal is to get in and get out as quick as possible taking with her wounded or those in need of evac.
Weaknesses:
[-] Paper Thin: The Steadfast has relatively thin armor and is more prone to kinetic damage than anything else, her pilots fly her with precision and care to ensure that she does receive any damage.
[-] Pick’em Off: Due to her size, and shape she’s easily identified and is often the target of enemy fire, and because of her thinner than usual armor she’s more susceptible to damage from those hits.
[-] One-Hit Wonder: A well placed torpedo, anti-air or even laser can spell the end of the Steadfast.
[-] High Powered: The Steadfast consumes a lot of energy due to her equipment and the rate of speed she is required to go to ensure that patients receives the proper medical attention as soon as possible.
Description: Sponsored by FIMS, the First Imperial Medical Services with funding provided by the First Order Ministry of Health and Human Services, or FOMHHS. Together the two divisions worked with the FOCIE to develop a unique vessel to act as an ambulatory service for the First Order Military and on the homefront as search and rescue.
The Steadfast’s unique ‘puncture’ design was done to give the cutter an edge in hostile environments. Lined with a reentry liner produced within First Order territory gives the vessel a lower cost of production, allowing the First Order to mass produce the vessel. Due to the nature of the Steadfast you must be certified to fly and operate the vessel and the equipment inside of it, just as doctors and other medical staff are trained, certified and educated to operate their equipment.
Those who serve aboard the Steadfast are also certified emergency service technicians, paramedics, firefighters or have received search and rescue training from the First Imperial All-Surface Guard. FIASG work to train for search and rescue operations regardless of surface, whether oceanic, arctic, desert, jungle or mountain, etc.
The Steadfast can have up to six people (patients, evacuees, refugees, etc), it can house more if necessary - up to a max of ten if the crew gives up their cabin space to fit (tightly) four other people.
Development Thread: If Necessary
Intent: To create a fast moving, rapid response / emergency responder cutter to evac wounded out of combat zones, namely planetary and stations. To diversify the Navy and give fleeters / captains a new choice of vessel.
Who Can Use This: First Order
Primary Source: N/A
