Relina Zhan
Ducha of Gallinore, "Apollyon the Slayer"
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Intent: To codify a specific application of orbital insertion via drop pods
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Primary Source: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Drop_pod/Legends
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Paragon Enterprises
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/65791-paragon-enterprises-revised/
Affiliation: Hapes Consortium
Model: Type 440 Orbital Insertion Pod
Modularity:
Production: Minor
Material: Titanium alloy and ceramic composite
SPECIAL FEATURES
Navigation system, limited droid brain assistance, Repulsor-parachute system, basic shielding
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Repulsor
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Droid_brain/Legends
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Deflector_shield
Strengths:
Fast descent speed
Low sensor profile
Lightly sheilded
Weaknesses:
Cannot ascend and is considered disposable
Vulnerable to ion weapons
Not very maneuverable
DESCRIPTION
The Type 440 Orbital Insertion Pod is designed for dropping single soldiers from orbit to the ground quickly for a variety of purposes, from swift reinforcement deployment, to covert operations behind enemy lines. While it certainly does not replace a full-service dropship, the pod DOES offer a degree of stealth with its small size and low sensor profile. Further, it typically is dropped at a steep angle through an atmosphere, which, despite the basic shielding, still results in heat build-up akin to a meteor. This can be both a strength and a weakness, however, in that a small group of pods can act like meteors or falling space debris and no one would be the wiser. However, in a place and time where this isn't expected nor a common occurrence, it may raise suspicions.
The Pod is guided by a basic droid brain that automatically looks for a suitable landing site, but can also be controlled manually. The maneuverability of a drop pod is slow and deliberate compared to machines meant for true flight. This was intentional, too, since the ability to correct its course of descent was meant solely for fine-tuning of the necessary landing site. A drop pod is typically released from orbit above the approximate landing site and the pod itself pitches, rolls, and yaws as necessary to reach the exact landing coordinates.
The repulsor system and aerobrakes slow the pods descend from a suicidal mach-22 to a safe and manageable 40 kilometres per hour. This usually results in the heat trail of a drop pod petering out by the time it reaches 100 Kilometres in altitude, again making it seem a bit like a meteor or debris re-entering the atmosphere. The aerobrakes deploy initially to begin slowing the pod down before their pins blow automatically after a set length of time, breaking the drag-fins off, before the repulsor system kicks in to gradually counteract the rest of the descent speed. The basic on-board life support system includes built-in shock-absorbing inertial dampers to prevent passenger injury and damage to any equipment carried.
The shielding is not as strong as a true combat vehicle, useful to increase survivability against ground based AA systems, small arms, and maybe a fighter's laser cannons (although not sustained fire from any weapon system heavier than small arms). However, it is useless against ion weaponry more potent than small arms, which is its primary weakness in battle and environment. Ion damage shorts out its control and navigation systems, which can render the pod a screaming metal death trap.... and it DOES make a a bit of a whooshing, "screaming" sound (sort of) when tears through the atmosphere. The pod can be recovered for recycling if practical, but it is mainly reckoned to be disposable and possesses neither a true flight nor ascent capability.
The pod carries a med-pack by default and releases its living cargo by a hatch that is bolted closed in a vacuum seal. The bolts are mildly explosive, designed to separate the hatch from the pod away from its passenger, triggered by a failsafe two-step release system: the first button primes the bolts and the other blows them. This is a safety feature to prevent accidental release and to protect the bolts priming system, which dramatically reduces the chances of hatch failure. A manual release lever, while difficult to use, exists for emergencies, however, not unlike that found in a fighter's cockpit pod.
Intent: To codify a specific application of orbital insertion via drop pods
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Primary Source: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Drop_pod/Legends
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Manufacturer: Paragon Enterprises
http://starwarsrp.net/topic/65791-paragon-enterprises-revised/
Affiliation: Hapes Consortium
Model: Type 440 Orbital Insertion Pod
Modularity:
Production: Minor
Material: Titanium alloy and ceramic composite
SPECIAL FEATURES
Navigation system, limited droid brain assistance, Repulsor-parachute system, basic shielding
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Repulsor
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Droid_brain/Legends
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Deflector_shield
Strengths:
Fast descent speed
Low sensor profile
Lightly sheilded
Weaknesses:
Cannot ascend and is considered disposable
Vulnerable to ion weapons
Not very maneuverable
DESCRIPTION
The Type 440 Orbital Insertion Pod is designed for dropping single soldiers from orbit to the ground quickly for a variety of purposes, from swift reinforcement deployment, to covert operations behind enemy lines. While it certainly does not replace a full-service dropship, the pod DOES offer a degree of stealth with its small size and low sensor profile. Further, it typically is dropped at a steep angle through an atmosphere, which, despite the basic shielding, still results in heat build-up akin to a meteor. This can be both a strength and a weakness, however, in that a small group of pods can act like meteors or falling space debris and no one would be the wiser. However, in a place and time where this isn't expected nor a common occurrence, it may raise suspicions.
The Pod is guided by a basic droid brain that automatically looks for a suitable landing site, but can also be controlled manually. The maneuverability of a drop pod is slow and deliberate compared to machines meant for true flight. This was intentional, too, since the ability to correct its course of descent was meant solely for fine-tuning of the necessary landing site. A drop pod is typically released from orbit above the approximate landing site and the pod itself pitches, rolls, and yaws as necessary to reach the exact landing coordinates.
The repulsor system and aerobrakes slow the pods descend from a suicidal mach-22 to a safe and manageable 40 kilometres per hour. This usually results in the heat trail of a drop pod petering out by the time it reaches 100 Kilometres in altitude, again making it seem a bit like a meteor or debris re-entering the atmosphere. The aerobrakes deploy initially to begin slowing the pod down before their pins blow automatically after a set length of time, breaking the drag-fins off, before the repulsor system kicks in to gradually counteract the rest of the descent speed. The basic on-board life support system includes built-in shock-absorbing inertial dampers to prevent passenger injury and damage to any equipment carried.
The shielding is not as strong as a true combat vehicle, useful to increase survivability against ground based AA systems, small arms, and maybe a fighter's laser cannons (although not sustained fire from any weapon system heavier than small arms). However, it is useless against ion weaponry more potent than small arms, which is its primary weakness in battle and environment. Ion damage shorts out its control and navigation systems, which can render the pod a screaming metal death trap.... and it DOES make a a bit of a whooshing, "screaming" sound (sort of) when tears through the atmosphere. The pod can be recovered for recycling if practical, but it is mainly reckoned to be disposable and possesses neither a true flight nor ascent capability.
The pod carries a med-pack by default and releases its living cargo by a hatch that is bolted closed in a vacuum seal. The bolts are mildly explosive, designed to separate the hatch from the pod away from its passenger, triggered by a failsafe two-step release system: the first button primes the bolts and the other blows them. This is a safety feature to prevent accidental release and to protect the bolts priming system, which dramatically reduces the chances of hatch failure. A manual release lever, while difficult to use, exists for emergencies, however, not unlike that found in a fighter's cockpit pod.
