Date: Fri, 21 Apr 1995 21:17:24 +0000
From: barry.po@deepcove.com
Subject: Assault Gunboat
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Here's the stats for my version of the Assault Gunboat.

I think it works out pretty well, in that it fits in with why you never saw it
in the movies, and why you don't see them in the New Republic.

[] Assault Gunboat
Craft: Cygnus Spaceworks/Sienar Fleet Systems Assault Gunboat
Type: Imperial Assault Starfighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 15 Meters 
Skill: Starfighter Piloting: Assault Gunboat
Crew: 1
Crew Skill: Starfighter Piloting 5D, Starship Gunnery 4D+2, Starship 
            Shields 3D
Passengers: None
Cargo Capacity: 75 Kilograms
Consumables: 1 Week
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1D
Space: 7
Atmosphere: 350; 1,000kmh
Hull: 4D
Shields: 2D
Sensors:
        Passive: 40/1D
        Scan: 80/1D+2
        Search: 100/2D
        Focus: 4/3D
Weapons:
  Two Laser Cannons (Fire Linked)
        Fire Arc: Front
        Crew: 1
        Skill: Starship Gunnery
        Fire Control: 2D
        Space Range: 1-3/12/25
        Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5km
        Damage: 5D

  Two Light Ion Cannons (Fire Linked)
        Fire Arc: Front
        Crew: 1
        Skill: Starship Gunnery
        Fire Control: 3D
        Space Range: 1-3/7/36
        Atmosphere Range: 100-300/700/3.6km
        Damage: 4D
  Two Concussion Missle Launchers (Carries 8 each)
        Fire Arc: Front
        Crew: 1
        Skill: Starship Gunnery
        Fire Control: 2D
        Space Range: 1-2/8/15
        Atmosphere Range: 100-200/800/1.5km
        Damage: 7D
 
        The Assault Gunboat was a joint venture between two of the 
Empire's largest military corporations, Cygnus Spaceworks (who created the 
Lambda-Class Shuttle), and Sienar Fleet Systems (Most notably bringing the 
Empire TIE Fighters).  The Assault Gunboat began it's design shortly after 
the Battle of Hoth, and the first prototypes were unleashed just before 
the Battle of Endor.  Unfortunately for the Empire, the Assault Gunboat 
was only under production for a short time, and subsequently only close to 
about three hundred Gunboats actually finished production, due to the fact 
that the Empire began it's decline after the Battle of Endor.
        Nontheless, the Assault Gunboats actually available have proven
themselves to be very valuble.  The actual spaceframe itself is actually
a heavy refinement of the frame of a Lambda-class Shuttle.  However,
instead of cargo room, there are powerful sublight engines, as well as
massive power units to power up the weapon systems on the Gunboat.
        While some claim that the Assault Gunboat is nothing more than a
cheap clone of the Skipray Blastboat, most pilots tend to disagree.  The
Skipray requires more than one person to operate at a good level of
efficiency, and the nav computer and hyperdrive engines on the Gunboat have
been tested to be far superior than that of the Blastboat.  In addition to
the enhanced efficiency, the Assault Gunboat is far less expensive to
produce than it's counterpart, another thing which the Empire would have
found useful.
        Typical mission profiles for the Assault Gunboat include standard
sector patrols, usually travelling in groups of three, to ensure that
Imperial law is being upheld, as well as planetary assault, where the
Assault Gunboat can use all of it's weaponry to take down power generators
and defensive shields, in order to clear the path for Imperial troops.

Oh yeah - If the message appears to be a bit messy, please try to make the best
of it.  The editor here doesn't allow message uploading, so I'm cutting and
pasting, which is really messy.

Barry