Archduke of Stalgasin Hive
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Twice the size of the original HMP Gunship, the HMP-II is unique in that it serves as Stalgasin Hive, and Geonosian Industries', successor, to the Geonosian-derived HMP. Uniquely in its regard, its intelligence is noted as well as its capabilities, making it a lethal contender on the battlefield.
- Due to its impressive durability borne from its alloyed-approach and redundant measures, as well as powerful ray shielding and the incorporation of gravimetric shielding from the Geonosian Nantex, the HMP-II is particularly blessed with an overall Very High defensive rating, as well as Very High Energy, Kinetic, and Radiation resistance due to the way its systems are integrated and defenses are layered. Likewise, its Sonic resistance and Thermal resistance are High due to the way that more vulnerable systems are shielded.
- Improved firepower and additional droid troop carrying capacity make it able to dual-purpose serve as a gunship and troop carrier - able to clear a landing zone and then drop droid soldiers to secure it.
- Increased capabilities enable greater speed in atmosphere (though not in space), as well as the ability to take nasty damage and keep on ticking - in addition, of course, of being able to serve as an effective hunter-killer on the battlefield.
- Can potentially dogfight to some limited capabilities with enemy starfighters in atmosphere.
- Gravitic deflectors can deflect enemy ordnance from impacting it - a known weakness of the original model and corrected from prior.
- The HMP-II is unique in that it has improved intelligence and able to fully comprehend, carry out, and even improvise upon prior orders. It can learn and think, basically.
- Armoured ram body enables and allows for it to potentially plot through obstacles or enemy craft alike as a means of offensive and traversal capability.
- Improved operational range and time due to the fuel tanks being improved for consumption of radioactive fuel.
- The HMP-II is expensive - making it a Minor production item. More importantly, due to the improvements upon it, this has driven up its cost even more, and thus fielding swarms of these are impractical.
- The HMP-II is unfortunately cursed with a particular problem in that compromise of its radioactive fuel tanks can saturate an area in potentially lethal ionizing radiation, thus meaning explosive detonation is a liably possible risk to friendlies and enemies alike.
- The HMP-II is very much a dedicated gunship, and due to its enlarged frame, serves as an easier target when compared to its predecessor.
- The HMP-II has an average Ion resistance and if struck in more vulnerable regions, can be shut down with eventual damage over time; a particularly powerful ion blast or burst of energy can also do the trick.
- Refueling requires radiation suits and dedicated maintenance crews to know how to refuel it.
- Can only be produced via Geonosian Industries and Stalgasin Hive.
- Not very agile or flexible in its movements when in atmosphere or in space - it's a fast brick, but a brick none-the-less.
The HMP-II is an enlarged, improved version of the HMP Gunship; it's been designed as twice the size of the original, in addition to many quality of life improvements as well as serving as an expensive, albeit capable gunship. Recognizing it is a vicious killer, the HMP-II is a particularly nasty contender for a droid gunship that can serve the Sith Order and Stalgasin Hive well. The Stalgasin Hive hopes to begin production soon of the HMP-II, as well as to officially start selling models to the Sith Order within a few months.
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