Grand Shepherd Burtch
Retired old admiral
- Intent: make a rare stealth operations vessel that can be gifted to “Operative” type players, or friends, of the Elysium Empire.
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- Manufacturer: Mandal-Elysium Arms and Have Gun Will Travel
- Affiliation: Gifted to anyone that The King of the Elysium Empire, the Queen, or the Grand Admiral of the Elysium Empire Navy deems worthy.
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: “Fat Cat”-Class Stealth Transport
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material:
- phkalt metal paint job
- Beskar steel hull panels
- Duralumin chassis space frame
- Classification: Small Armed Stealth Transport
- Length: 20 meters
- Width: 36 meters
- Height: 5 meters
- Armament: Very High
- (x2) Automated Mangy Cat Defence Turrets
- One pops out of the dorsal side near the back (360° coverage)
- One pops out of the ventral side, just under the nose (360° coverage)
- (X2) Fixed Big Cat Gatling Lazer Canons
- One fixed under each wing, facing forward.
- (x2) Homing Cluster Missile Launchers (x8 rounds each, 6 missiles per round)
- One fixed under each wing, facing forward.
- (x2) ION torpedo launchers (5 rounds per launcher
- One on each side of the cockpit and just behind it a little, fixed forward.
- (x2) Automated Mangy Cat Defence Turrets
- Defenses: Very High
- phkalt metal paint job
- (x2) deflector shield generators
- VT-Focus Array (x1)
- Beskar Armored hull
- ECM suite
- Antivirus and Security:
- Missile Deactivation Transmitter
- Anti-Tractor-beam Shroud
- (x2) Automated Mangy Cat Defence Turrets
- One pops out of the dorsal side near the back (360° coverage)
- One pops out of the ventral side, just under the nose (360° coverage)
- Stealth systems:
- Squadron Count: None: 1
- Maneuverability Rating: Low
- Speed Rating: Extreme
- Hyperdrive: Class; 0.9 | backup class; 5.0
- Can enter atmosphere and land
- Has 3 beds and living accommodations for long term operations
- Standard military grade navigation systems
- Hyperdrive Signal Interceptor
- LS-132 "Terra" Life Support System
- C-3a "Mercury" Class Communications Suite
- STS-84 "Artemis" Class Targeting & Sensor System
- HIMS
- Hyperspace Tracker
- (x1) Modular Auxiliary System Turret
- On-board weapons and gear locker for personal combat. Included, but not limited to, are the following weapons and gear:
- (x2) MK 1 Navy Marine Corps Space Armor suits
- (x2) standard navy uniforms (fits under the marine space armor)
- (x2) Katitik Hive Personal Shields
- (x2) Sparky MK IV Jet Packs
- (x2) Lynx Rocket Launchers
- (x10) High explosive rounds
- (x10) ION rounds
- (x2) FRC-1 Gas (X) rounds
- (x2) Thunder Cat Grenade Launchers
- (x10) High explosive rounds
- (x10) ION rounds
- (x2) FRC-1 Gas (X) rounds
- (x2) SV-5 "Phanes" class survival kits
- (x2) E-21 Blaster Rifles
- (x2) ELYSI-31 heavy assault blasters
- (x2) LPD-57 Ghostfire Holdout Blaster Pistols
- (x2) LPD-59 Stormlance Shatter Rifles
- (x1) ECP Protocol Droid
- Lots of Empire Coffee, and a coffee maker.
- Hard to keep out - thanks to HIMS, speed, and stealth systems, this ship can infiltrate most well-defended strongholds.
- Combat platform - thanks to the heavy weapons and defences arrayed in its design, this ship can take as well as it dishes out when stealth fails.
- “I need guns” - the small weapons locker on this ship allows the owner to store an array of combat gear of their choosing, and is already loaded with some basic imperial gear.
- “Common, we gotta go!” - because of the heavy weight of this ship, it takes a long time for this ship to build up enough repulsor thrust to take off after landing.
- High turn radius - despite the powerful engines of this ship, the extreme weight of the Phkalt paint and the capital ship-grade Mangy Cat Defence Turrets make it hard to redirect it’s inertia when it gets going.
- Cramped - while this ship has some cabin space for three people to accommodate themselves for long term operations, this ship is simply too cramped to house a decent landing force for troops. This is notable, because a typical small stealth transport would otherwise be ideal for such a mission, but this ship is not.
- Over Penetration - the Mangy Cat Defence Turrets use armor piercing slug ammunition, so the rounds could accidentally damage unintentional targets if the operator is not conscientious of where the target is in relation to potential collateral damage.
Different people need different ships. Merchants need freighters. Pirates need gunships. Officers need cruisers.
Heroes need a good light transport.
The “Fat Cat” Stealth Transport is the perfect companion for independent mission specialists that are affiliated with the Elysium Empire Military. These ships are considered a prestigious gift that can be bestowed upon worthy servants of the empire by either the royal family, or the Grand Admiral of the Navy.
It is fully loaded with a well-stocked weapons locker, stealth systems, a massive array of mounted weapons, powerful engines, and tough defences. While the cabin space is cramped to accommodate the densely packed subsystems in this ship, there is enough room to accommodate three claustrophobically packed individuals with 3 bunk-beds, a small refresher, and a tiny kitchenette for food.
Edits:
March 5th 2022:
- Fixed grammar error in the weapons locker section.
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