BIG Z1776
Baboon with a MAAWS
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The "Listener" Droid is the eyes, ears, and when needed, the gag and blindfold of the Crossroads military. This automated droid is capable of shutting down an enemy's sensors, scanners, and interfering with their communications while listening in on the comms it cannot jam or chooses not to jam. These starships are not hyperspace capable and often go along with larger formations of fighters and bombers as support craft, able to assist in blinding enemy scanners and sensors and interfering with communications prior to an attack being launched. The rather cheap nature of these craft and their effectiveness makes them rather useful across the operational theater of wherever the Crossroads military finds itself conducting operations. And their numbers in an operational area also have an impact, because their capabilities stack up as more and more activate their jammers against more resilient targets, and with enough of them concentrating their ECM suites a star destroyer could find itself blinded. However, it would be easier to simply destroy a star destroyer rather than blind it completely. Although a handful of these droids can interfere with such a ship's sub-systems enough to make a difference.
- Intent: To create an electronic warfare starship for the Crossroads Republic Armed Forces
- Image Source: From this site
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Crossroads Defense Industries
- Affiliation: Crossroads Republic Armed Forces
- Model: Minor
- Material: Alusteel, Engine Components, Sensor Components
- Classification: Electronic Warfare Droid
- Length: 12 Meters
- Width: 20 Meters
- Height: 3 Meters
- Armament: Very High
- Very powerful electronic warfare suite.
- Defenses: High
- Squadron Count: Very Low: 4
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: High
- Hyperdrive: N/A
- Hyperdrive Class: N/A
- Powerful engines allow this craft to reach high speeds.
- Reentry shields allow for coming in and out atmosphere seamlessly.
- Deflector shields for absorbing even some missile hits and laser cannon hits.
- Targeting sensors allow for the craft to use its EWAR suite at selected areas or targets.
- Has a built-in self-destruct contingency if it is badly damaged and unable to return or otherwise in danger of capture.
- Very Advanced ECM Jammer and sensors built into the disco on top of the craft. It is capable of overwhelming most sensors and scanners and damaging lighter-built ones as well as causing a great deal of interference in comms systems. It is also capable of detecting starfighters, starships, and even ground vehicles and personnel as well as comms traffic that it isn't jamming and can potentially tap into this traffic and sends the encrypted traffic back to base for decryption and/or analysis.
- Advanced counter measures allow this craft to jam incoming missiles and break locks.
- Strong self-preservation programming, these craft will detect and analyze threats long before they are engaged take steps to escape and evade or call for help.
- Able to jam enemy sensors and scanners over a wide area or a small single target to assist combat fighters and bombers.
- Quite fast for an EWAR craft.
- Completely autonomous.
- Easy to manufacture.
- Has no hyperdrive
- Its large disc on top makes it a bit of a large target.
- Vulnerable to intercept by enemy fighters.
- Has no hard-kill defense or offensive capability.
The "Listener" Droid is the eyes, ears, and when needed, the gag and blindfold of the Crossroads military. This automated droid is capable of shutting down an enemy's sensors, scanners, and interfering with their communications while listening in on the comms it cannot jam or chooses not to jam. These starships are not hyperspace capable and often go along with larger formations of fighters and bombers as support craft, able to assist in blinding enemy scanners and sensors and interfering with communications prior to an attack being launched. The rather cheap nature of these craft and their effectiveness makes them rather useful across the operational theater of wherever the Crossroads military finds itself conducting operations. And their numbers in an operational area also have an impact, because their capabilities stack up as more and more activate their jammers against more resilient targets, and with enough of them concentrating their ECM suites a star destroyer could find itself blinded. However, it would be easier to simply destroy a star destroyer rather than blind it completely. Although a handful of these droids can interfere with such a ship's sub-systems enough to make a difference.
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