Date: Sun, 16 Oct 1994 00:17:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: rbarrett@dept.english.upenn.edu (Robert Barrett)
Subject: Vehicle Stats

The stats are for 1st edition SW, but the 2nd edition rulebook has a 
conversion chart.

PATROL SLED (modified version of Storm Skimmer given in *Dark Empire* 
sourcebook, p. 118)

Craft: Tagge Gravitech's Airblade 1000 Patrol Sled
Scale: Speeder
Crew: 2 (pilot, gunner)
Passsengers: 0
Cargo Capacity: 100 kilograms
Speed Code: 3D+1
Maneuverability: 2D+1
Body Strength: 2D+2
Weapons: 1 forward-mounted laser cannon (FC 1D/DC 4D) operated by the 
pilot; 1 repeating blaster on a front-left-right swivel (FC 2D/DC 3D) 
controlled by the gunner
Flight Ceiling: 1 kilometer

The Tagge Gravitrans Airblade 1000 has recently been replaced by the 
quicker and better-handling Aratech 74-Z Speeder Bike.  However, this 
two-seater patrol sled remains a valued part of most provincial Imperial 
arsenals.  Its two cannons and stronger chassis--along with the larger 
cago capacity and higher altitude range--contribute to the Airblade's 
versatility, a must on the backwater worlds where it tends to see service 
in an astonishing variety of situations.  The sled's enclosed pilot and 
gunner stations provide the equivalent of Medium cover (+2) to both crew 
members.  Some Airblades have been sold to planetary law enforcement 
agencies for uses in crowd control and patrol operations: on these 
models, the repeating blaster is often replaced by an anti-personnel riot 
cannon (FC 1D/DC 6D stun only).
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