Emberlene's Daughter, The Jedi Generalist
Intent: To create a small-scale transport for Republic commando teams.
Development Thread: N/A
Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards
Model: Baldr-class transport
Affiliation: Republic
Modularity: No
Production: Mass-produced
Material: Durasteel
Classification: Transport
Role: Rapid insertion, troop transport
Height: 27.5 metres
Width: 36.7 metres
Length: 78.2 metres
Power Core Generator/Reactor: Solar ionization reactor
Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0; backup class 12
Minimum Crew: 2
Optimal Crew: 4
Armaments: Dual heavy laser cannon, 4x proton torpedo launcher (5 warheads each)
Hangar: 6x speeder bike rack (typically Q3-R landspeeders)
Non-Combative Attachments: Shielding, navigation/sensor/targeting systems, hypercomm, holonet transceiver, medbay, armory
Passenger Capacity: 10
Cargo Capacity: 50 metric tons
Consumables: 1 month
Sublight Speed and Maneuverability: Class 4
The Baldr-class troop transport is a limited-use transport designed for small commando teams and extended missions, more of a mobile base than any kind of particular warship. Fast and lightly armed with a permanent assigned crew to free up the assigned commando team and not require it to have a dedicated pilot on the team. In this way, a fully-operating commando team can use the vessel as a headquarters for their extended covert operations. It has comfortable conference and briefing quarters, an armory for weapons and equipment maintenance, a medbay for between missions and full passenger bunks in order to give the troops and any added passengers somewhere to stay. It also comes equipped with speeder bikes for rapid deployment on missions.
While not as fast as any fighter craft, it's certainly fast enough to get its troops in and out of situations, typically deploying onto a surface and staying in a spaceport or remote, semi-secure location and staying in position until the mission's completion. While not a direct combat craft, it can certainly hold its own as need be.