Support Vehicles
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darkstryder_oocThe FarStar has several repulsorlift and ground vehicles for reconnaissance, transport, and combat duties. While the Corvette could probably benefit from adding several more vehicles, the vehicle bay is filled to capacity.
Mobquet Overracer
The Mobquet Overracer is a fairly typical speeder bike. The FarStar has six of these Overracers aboard. The Overracer was originally designed as a civilian speeder bike, but the New Republic's technicians have long been modifying the speeder bike for military use.
The FarStar's Overracers now have passive sound dampeners and sensor bafflers, as well as a light laser cannon. They also have comlinks with a maximum range of 50 kilometers, allowing them to summon assistance from the main base camp.
The FarStar uses the Overracers for light recon patrols before sending a larger mission team into a newly discovered settlement. The Overracers are also used for perimeter patrol around temporary bases.
New Republic SRV-1
The New Republic SRV-1 is a cheap cargo transport vehicle; it is normally used for scouting duties and troop transport, but the FarStar has been deploying its two units as cargo haulers on planetary surfaces.
The vehicle uses a simple tread system, which tends to make it slower than most repulsorlift vehicles, but allows it to cross rough terrains. Using a tracked propulsion system also substantially reduced the cost of the vehicle.
The SRV-1 has a crew of two and also has foom for two gunners, who man the exposed medium laser cannons mounted above the cab. The SRV-1 can carry eight troops and their equipment, or up to three metric tons of cargo.
New Republic ULAV
The FarStar has four ULAV (ultra-light assault vehicles) for ground combat. Dating from designs well over 20 years old, these aging vehicles can't stand up to modern combat airspeeders, but they were all the New Republic fleet was willing to part with. The vehicle is considered fast and agile enough to dodge most blaster artillery shots.
The ULAV is a small, light assault speeder that hugs the ground -- its maximum altitude is a mere 60 centimeters above ground level. The vehicle has a crew of two: a pilot and a gunner. Its weapons include a twin light laser cannon, a concussion grenade launcher, and a rear-firing medium blaster cannon.
X-Wing
The FarStar has eight standard X-wing fighters that have been reassigned from other New Republic cruisers. The Incom X-wing fighter, although an aging fighter design, is still powerful and fast enough to give TIE fighters a run for their money, especially in a distant area off space like Kathol sector, where fighters are less likely to have cutting-edge Imperial technology.
These X-wings have been fitted with interfaces for FreiTek's* newest upgrade components, although they have not yet been equipped with this improved gear, so they still correspond to flight specs dating back to the Battle of Yavin nearly 8 years ago.
*FreiTek is the new starship design company formed by the former Incom design team that initially built the X-wing nearly a decade ago.
Defender
The Defender is a new short-range fighter derived from a much older starfighter design. The FarStar has four of these vessels.
The Defender is specifically designed for space defense. It is lightweight and compact, featuring light armor but impressive firepower. The ship is smaller than even the A-wing fighter, making it a very small target for enemy gunners.
It has no hyperdrive and is dependent upon a base ship for transport. The Defender is much slower than modern fighters like the A-wing, but it is a vast improvement over older fighters like the Y-wing or the Z-95 Headhunter. The ship has exceptional space maneuverability, which can be attributed to the extendable S-foil struts with maneuvering jets. The struts extend out for combat, but are pulled flush against the hull for normal space flight or for atmospheric flight. The maneuvering jets allow the Defender to make sudden spins and turns in space, including 180-degree turns. The struts are especially vulnerable to damage in an atmosphere because sudden maneuvers can weaken or even tear off the struts; normally the pilot simply chooses to keep the struts flush with the hull, reducing maneuverability but keeping the Defender intact.
Muvon
The Muvon is Brophar Tofarain's personal shuttle. It is typically used as a personnel transport, with room for only eight passengers and a pair of speeder bikes or some exploration equipment. The ship is a small shuttle and is an excellent choice when the FarStar wishes to arrive on a planet in a subdued manner: the ship easily can be mistaken for a nondescript civilian transport hauler, instead of an advance scout for a New Republic military vessel.
Brophar insists on personally piloting the ship on all missions and he is very intolerant of passengers making fun of his vessel.
Aegis Combat Shuttle
The Aegis combat shuttle is specifically designed to allow ground combat vehicles or troops to be delivered quickly to a crisis zone. The interior cargo bay has room for two SRV-1 transports, or a single SRV-1 and two ULAV combat speeders. A pair of speeder bikes can be added to this configuration. Alternately, the shuttle can deliver 40 ground troops and their gear into a combat zonee.
The ship is designed for quick loading and unloading, with dual side airlocks that retract in second and form unloading ramps. The shuttle is armed with a concussion missile launcher and a pair of laser cannons.
Mobquet Overracer
The Mobquet Overracer is a fairly typical speeder bike. The FarStar has six of these Overracers aboard. The Overracer was originally designed as a civilian speeder bike, but the New Republic's technicians have long been modifying the speeder bike for military use.
The FarStar's Overracers now have passive sound dampeners and sensor bafflers, as well as a light laser cannon. They also have comlinks with a maximum range of 50 kilometers, allowing them to summon assistance from the main base camp.
The FarStar uses the Overracers for light recon patrols before sending a larger mission team into a newly discovered settlement. The Overracers are also used for perimeter patrol around temporary bases.
New Republic SRV-1
The New Republic SRV-1 is a cheap cargo transport vehicle; it is normally used for scouting duties and troop transport, but the FarStar has been deploying its two units as cargo haulers on planetary surfaces.
The vehicle uses a simple tread system, which tends to make it slower than most repulsorlift vehicles, but allows it to cross rough terrains. Using a tracked propulsion system also substantially reduced the cost of the vehicle.
The SRV-1 has a crew of two and also has foom for two gunners, who man the exposed medium laser cannons mounted above the cab. The SRV-1 can carry eight troops and their equipment, or up to three metric tons of cargo.
New Republic ULAV
The FarStar has four ULAV (ultra-light assault vehicles) for ground combat. Dating from designs well over 20 years old, these aging vehicles can't stand up to modern combat airspeeders, but they were all the New Republic fleet was willing to part with. The vehicle is considered fast and agile enough to dodge most blaster artillery shots.
The ULAV is a small, light assault speeder that hugs the ground -- its maximum altitude is a mere 60 centimeters above ground level. The vehicle has a crew of two: a pilot and a gunner. Its weapons include a twin light laser cannon, a concussion grenade launcher, and a rear-firing medium blaster cannon.
X-Wing
The FarStar has eight standard X-wing fighters that have been reassigned from other New Republic cruisers. The Incom X-wing fighter, although an aging fighter design, is still powerful and fast enough to give TIE fighters a run for their money, especially in a distant area off space like Kathol sector, where fighters are less likely to have cutting-edge Imperial technology.
These X-wings have been fitted with interfaces for FreiTek's* newest upgrade components, although they have not yet been equipped with this improved gear, so they still correspond to flight specs dating back to the Battle of Yavin nearly 8 years ago.
*FreiTek is the new starship design company formed by the former Incom design team that initially built the X-wing nearly a decade ago.
Defender
The Defender is a new short-range fighter derived from a much older starfighter design. The FarStar has four of these vessels.
The Defender is specifically designed for space defense. It is lightweight and compact, featuring light armor but impressive firepower. The ship is smaller than even the A-wing fighter, making it a very small target for enemy gunners.
It has no hyperdrive and is dependent upon a base ship for transport. The Defender is much slower than modern fighters like the A-wing, but it is a vast improvement over older fighters like the Y-wing or the Z-95 Headhunter. The ship has exceptional space maneuverability, which can be attributed to the extendable S-foil struts with maneuvering jets. The struts extend out for combat, but are pulled flush against the hull for normal space flight or for atmospheric flight. The maneuvering jets allow the Defender to make sudden spins and turns in space, including 180-degree turns. The struts are especially vulnerable to damage in an atmosphere because sudden maneuvers can weaken or even tear off the struts; normally the pilot simply chooses to keep the struts flush with the hull, reducing maneuverability but keeping the Defender intact.
Muvon
The Muvon is Brophar Tofarain's personal shuttle. It is typically used as a personnel transport, with room for only eight passengers and a pair of speeder bikes or some exploration equipment. The ship is a small shuttle and is an excellent choice when the FarStar wishes to arrive on a planet in a subdued manner: the ship easily can be mistaken for a nondescript civilian transport hauler, instead of an advance scout for a New Republic military vessel.
Brophar insists on personally piloting the ship on all missions and he is very intolerant of passengers making fun of his vessel.
Aegis Combat Shuttle
The Aegis combat shuttle is specifically designed to allow ground combat vehicles or troops to be delivered quickly to a crisis zone. The interior cargo bay has room for two SRV-1 transports, or a single SRV-1 and two ULAV combat speeders. A pair of speeder bikes can be added to this configuration. Alternately, the shuttle can deliver 40 ground troops and their gear into a combat zonee.
The ship is designed for quick loading and unloading, with dual side airlocks that retract in second and form unloading ramps. The shuttle is armed with a concussion missile launcher and a pair of laser cannons.
