Approved Starship IFW Novawing Missile Boat

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Image Source: Fractalsponge
Affiliation: IFW Customers
Manufacturer: IFW
Model: Novawing Missile Boat
Modularity: Variable Warhead Loadout
Production: Minor
Classification: Bomber
Material:
* Titanium Hull and Armor

Length: 10 meters
Height: 3 meters
Width: 12 meters

Armament: Rating 16
1 IFWLS-12 Laser Cannon
4 IFWMG-4 Variable Missile Launcher
2 IFWMG-12 Variable Missile Launcher

Defense Rating: 8
Limited Weapons after launchers have been depleted
Weak Armor

Squadron Count: 12

Special Features:
Variable Warhead Loadout
Light Hull
Laser Targeting

Manoeuvrability Rating: 4
Speed Rating: 3
Hyperdrive: Class 5.0

Strengths:
Ordinance Heavy - The Novawing has a heavy missile load out
Fast - The Novawing has a slight increase in sublight speed for a Bomber
Laser Targeting - The Novawing has advanced Targeting features including Laser target Aquisition

Weaknesses:
Light Hull Armor - The Novawing has very light Titanium armor over its entire hull and is built for rapid strikes missions utilizing a light hull to make up for the added weight of its extra warhead capacity.
Limited Combat Usefulness - once the Novawing Mk II has fires all of its warheads it becomes very limited as it only has one laser cannons.
Very Slow Hyperdrive - The Novawing is meant to be ferried into battle in carriers. It has a very slow class six hyperdrive for emergency exit jumps only, that is very limited in range.
Slam Drive Removed - Unlike its predecessors the Slam Drive has been removed to aid in the overall speed and maneuverability and make room for heavy warhead load

Description: The Novawing is the descendant of the original Imperial Missile Boat created by Grand Admiral Thrawn during the New Orders reign of power. Originally designed to combat the advanced TIE defender fighters the Novawing are fast and maneuverable for a craft with such a heavy ordinance capacity. It achieves this by being small in size and having light armor plating. While mainly Carrier based, these attack craft have a very slow hyperdrive for emergency and short ranged jumps. An advanced laser targeting system is installed on the upper stabilizer wing giving the craft superior targeting for its heavy missile complement.

Development Thread: TBA
Intent: to create a ordinance heavy attack craft
Who Can Use This: IFW customers
Primary Source:
Missile Boat Wiki

 

[Zef Halo]

RESEARCH REVIEW
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Star Wars Canon:
Pending initial review
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Starwars Chaos:
Pending initial review
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WITHOUT DEV THREADS
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WITH DEV THREADS
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SUGGESTIONS
Pending Inital review

 

[Zef Halo]

[member="Lash"]

Hmm, pretty much a one shot or die type of fighter. The strengths and weaknesses are fairly balanced but there are a few issues I see is that it is classified as a gunship. I would more likely classify it as a bomber than anything else. It's predecessor is also not a gunship.

Other than that, there is also the maneuverability and speed issue. I feel it needs one number going up, not both but one either maneuverability or speed. This would seem to balance it the most considering its heavy ordnance but also its light hull plating.

 

[Lash]

[member="Zef Halo"] I changed the classification to Bomber and reduced the maneuvering to standard bomber rating. anything else?

 

[Zef Halo]

Awesome. Pending Admin Approval. Thanks! [member="Spencer Varanin"]

 

[Ellie Mors]

Approved.