Approved Starship TX-05 'Erebus' Stealth Dropship

[Isaac Stover]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION:

• Intent: Provide the Galactic Empire with a more discreet way of deploying specialized forces such as Death Troopers, Inferno Squad, ISB Agents, etc.
• Image Source: Adam Kop on DeviantArt
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: N/A

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Galactic Empire
• Model: TX-05 Erebus-Class Dropship
• Affiliation: Imperial Office of Strategic Command, Imperial Inquisitorius, Imperial Security Bureau
• Production: Semi-Unique
• Material: Durasteel, Transparisteel, Starship Components, Reflec

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• Classification: Dropship
• Length: 36 meters
• Width: 18 meters
• Height: 10 meters
• Optimal Crew: 2
• Minimum Crew: 1
• Passengers: 15
• Armament: LowNose-mounted laser cannon (2)
• Dorsal-mounted light laser cannon (twin barrel turret/ 180 degree forward arc)

[*]Defenses: Average
[*]Squadron Count: None
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Moderate
[*]Speed Rating: High
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Average

STANDARD FEATURES:

• Standard Durasteel Hull Plating
• Standard Repulsorlifts
• ​Standard Deflector Shield Generator
• Standard Countermeasure Launchers (x2, flare and chaff)
• Standard Life Support/Environmental Control Systems
• Standard Navigational System
• Standard Holonet Transceiver
• Standard Sensor Suite/Targeting System
• Entry/egress ramps (Fore, port and starboard)

ADVANCED SYSTEMS:

• Reflec-coated hull​
• Thrust Trace Dampeners
• Thermal Dissipators
• TibannaX powered sublight drives
• Encrypted communications system equipped with an ion scrambler

Strengths:

• Stealthy: Between it’s black reflec-coated hull, specially tuned engines, and scrambled comms equipment, the TX-05 is incredibly difficult to detect and lock weapons onto.
• Speedy: With next to no armor plating and a meager armament, the TX-05 is fast and nimble for a ship of it’s classification.

Weaknesses:

• Poor Armament: While it does possess nose-mounted cannons and a dorsal turret, neither of these emplacements can fire to the rear or downwards, leaving a significant blind-spot in its firing arcs.
• No Armor: To allow for increased speed and maneuverability, the TX-05 has no true armor plating, leaving it vulnerable once its shields are down.

Description: The TX-05 'Erebus' class of dropships were designed from the start with rapid and discreet deployment of personnel in mind. While the Empire had a several types of dropships well-suited for transporting it's forces to and from the front lines, these vehicles were found to lack the finesse required by certain sects of the Imperial Military. Imperial Special Forces, the ISB, and the Inquisitorius all often deployed their forces behind enemy lines or in places where avoiding detection were needed, and the military's current complement of dropships and shuttles weren't quite up to the task.

So Imperial engineers were brought together to create a solution, and eventually the TX-05 was born. Boasting a wide array of stealth technologies, the TX-05 was designed to slip past enemy sensors undetected and quietly deploy it's payload before retreating. In the unlikely event that it was detected, the ship was equipped with cannons and shields, though it wouldn't last long in a straight on fight against dedicated Starfighters and relied on never being caught in the first place to survive.

Capable of holding up to two squads of troopers and their equipment, the TX-05 can rapidly deploy its passengers through the either the main ramp under it's nose, or the twin assault ramps on either side of the troop bay. The cockpit can be sealed off from the troop bay, allowing for deployment of vacuum-equipped troops into space for extra-vehicular operations. The main cannons on the nose can be fired by either the pilot or co-pilot, although only the co-pilot station has control of the dorsal turret, allowing the pilot to focus on flying the ship,

 

[Gir Quee]

Under Review.

 

[Gir Quee]

As a concept, this is solid.

Stealthy: Between it’s black reflec-coated hull, specially tuned engines, and scrambled comms equipment, the TX-05 is incredibly difficult to detect and lock weapons onto.

From the Factory Rules in the Starship forum:

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   Particularly rare or powerful special features may necessitate using a lower production (for example, cloaking technology, gemcutters, crystal gravtraps, equivalent stealth or anti stealth technologies, or rare canon technologies and their equivalents will only be permitted at Semi Unique production)

If you'll change the production to semi-unique, this will be all set.

 

[Isaac Stover]

[member="Gir Quee"]

My mistake, thought that rule only applied to active stealth/cloak tech such as Stygium crystals.

Edit made as requested.

 

[Gir Quee]

Awesome. Pending Secondary Approval. Thanks! [member="Jamie Pyne"]

 

[Ellie Mors]

Approved.