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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: The Mad Claw is a prototype Stealth ship designed for undetected movement through space and in combat.
- Image Source: Link
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Dynetech Industries
- Affiliation:
Annasari
- Model: N/A
- Production: Unique
- Material: Reflec Coating, Ultrachrome Overlay, Titanium Hull & Frame, Transparisteel Glass.
- Classification: Infiltrator
- Length: 30 Meters
- Width: 22 Meters
- Height: 6 Meters
- Armament: Average
- Twin Rotating Laser Cannons
- Seismic Charges
- Proton Torpedo Tube
- Defenses: Very High
- Ultrachrome Overlay
- Primary Molecular Shield
- Secondary Deflector Shield
- Squadron Count: None
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Speed Rating: Very High
- Hyperdrive Class: Very Slow
- Low Tier Hyperdrive
- Captain's Quarters
- Cargo Bay
- Astromech Port
- Kitchen
- Refresher Unit
- Targeting Computer
- Reserve Fuel Tank
- Dynetech Cloaking Device: The cloaking device embedded within this ship allows it to indefinitely stealth, becoming invisible to the naked eye. This allows a ship to move around virtually undetected by other craft in the area.
- Power Crystal Cannon: The tip of this ship's nose is outfitted with a powerful cannon that does little harm to people or starships. However, it is capable of opening a large hole in most kinds of deflector shields, allowing the ship to pass by unharmed.
- Second Chance: There are small, heavily armored fuel cells kept in the cargo compartment of the ship. If the ship is in danger those fuel cells can be remotely activated and dumped into open space. At the same time a smoke screen will fire out of the ship's rear exhaust. This will simulate the ship's destruction, however in reality it gives the starship a chance to cloak and disappear from an enemy attack while they believe the ship is destroyed.
- Reinforced hull: Due to the nature of Ultrachrome it is capable of handling elemental and energy based weaponry very well. It can soak in a number of rounds from blasters and energy cannons before any real damage would be possible. It is superconductive and can repel slugthrower rounds as well. Immune to metal-eating fungi the ship is also able to withstand the blows of a lightsaber.
- Fast as Lightning: The Mad Claw is an exceptionally fast ship, outclassing many starfighters of nearly half it's size. It is a very difficult ship to catch and when handled by a skilled pilot it can be a threat to any ship, fighter or larger.
- Invisible: With a wonderful sensor baffling coating and the stealth field generator attached to this starfighter there are very few means that can be used to detect this ship, making it exceptionally dangerous and adept at sneaking behind enemy lines.
- Ultrachrome Overlay: The downfall of Ultrachrome is that it spreads the damage done to a single area over the entire mass. Because the Overlay is very thin when it does take sustained energy assault enough to truly damage it, it will cause the entire shell to falter and become weakened.
- Slow Hyperdrive: The massive ship had to sacrifice somewhere, so it sacrificed in it's hyperdrive. System to system jumps are significantly longer than you would see with a standard hyperdrive, but that is the price to pay for the cloaking system inside the ship.
- Reflec Coating: Although the ship can withstand energy based weaponry, damage to the hull will result in the Reflec coating being scratched and thus faltering, allowing the ship to be detected by sensor and radar devices.
In the end, when it came time to decide if The Mad Claw would go to full production it was decided to be too expensive and difficult to manufacture in mass. The lead engineers at Dynetech were saddened to find out a ship that took years to develop would be swept under the financial rug. Still, the ship is a marvelous infiltrator, capable of slipping into enemy territory undetected and even bypassing many forms of planetary shields. That paired with the defensive capabilities of the ship make it ideal for commando-styled infiltration missions. Devilishly fast to boot it is truly one of a kind. Although it handles and maneuvers with the intent of a starfighter, it is actually closer in size to a light freighter. It is outfitted with many of the things needed to comfortably live from the ship for months on years. Although it is a tricky ship to make repairs to, it makes itself worth it by being virtually undetectable.
