Argale Thaste
Character
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
STRENGTHS
With the main fleets of the Alliance being tied up in the Galactic North against the Empire and Brotherhood, the Galactic Alliance was in dire need of a small ship capable of policing the soft underbelly of the Alliance, its galactic south which bordered disparate independent systems and which was left a veritable shooting gallery for all manner of pirates, rogues, renegades, terrorists, and other groups of ne'er do well. It was in response to this need that Incom-FreiTek-Koensayr came out with the PTL-B9 "Heavy B-Wing."
Built from the ground up to fly independently or in small groups along the more remote and treacherous regions of the Alliance Border, the Heavy B-wing is armed to the teeth to make sure it's capable of taking on almost anything that the disparate groups of pirates out in the Chaos are capable of fielding, carrying a turbolaser cannon on its keel and complementing it with an array of ion cannons, laser cannons, and an ordnance launcher capable of carrying a big payload of proton torpedoes or concussion missiles.
This heavy armament is complemented by a massive amount of versatility, with the missile pod not only capable of carrying a wide variety of missiles and torpedoes based on the expected opposing force, but also capable of slotting in a variety of special equipment, such as search-and rescue suites capable of finding a life form and delivering much needed supplies or electronic warfare suites for providing cover to other fighters on a mission. It's designed to cover all of the missions one might need from a patrol craft.
- Intent: Create a long range patrol fighter for the good guys suitable to be a “hero ship”
- Image Source: Angelos Karderinis and EC Henry
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Incom-Freitek-Koensayr Incorporated
- Affiliation: Galactic Alliance (GADF Starfighter Corps, well-funded Planetary Defense Forces.)
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model: PTL-B9 “Heavy B Wing” Long-Range Patrol Ship
- Production: Minor
- Material:
- Durasteel
- Alusteel
- Titanium
- Transparisteel
- Blaster Components
- Starship Components
- Classification: Long-Range Patrol Ship
- Length: 6.3m
- Width: 11.4m (with S-foils extended)
- Height: 17.8m
- Armament: Very High
- Turbolaser Cannon (Mounted on Keel Wingtip)
- 3x Heavy Ion Cannons (Wingtip-mounted)
- 3x Heavy Laser Cannons (Wingtip Mounted)
- Aft-mounted Quad Quad Laser Cannon Turret
- Modular Ordnance Launcher capable holding 1 of the following loadouts (or similar, with modifications)
- 20x Proton Torpedoes
- 15x Plasma Torpedoes
- 25x Concussion Missiles
- 15x Diamond Boron Missile
- Defenses: High
- Strong Military-Grade Deflector Shields (85 SBD)
- Chaff system
- ECM Suite
- Missile Deactivation Transmitter
- Squadron Count: Very Low: 4
- Maneuverability Rating: High
- Crew Complement: 3 (Pilot, WSO, Flight Engineer/Tail Gunner)
- Speed Rating: Low
- Hyperdrive: 1.0
- Standard Life Support
- Standard military-grade hyperdrive
- Atmospheric Flight Capabilities
- 3x Ejector Seats
- Crew Quarters for 3 crewman
- All other Standard Equipment
- Advanced Targeting Computer
- Advanced Navicomputer
- Modular Ordnance Launcher slot can also be used for
- Electronic Warfare Suite
- Cargo Pod
- Extremely-Long-Range Conformal Fuel Tank
- Advanced Sensor Pod
- Prisoner Containment
- Search and Rescue Suite
- Mission-Programmable Multi-Function Display
- Mission-Programmable Avionics Package
- Missile Deactivation Transmitter
STRENGTHS
- Superior Firepower: The Heavy B-Wing's modular ordnance bay is capable of carrying a mighty arsenal of torpedoes or missiles, and is outfitted with a turbolaser cannon on its keel wingtip that outclasses almost every other armament most ships of its class may carry. With this very powerful loadout, it's capable of dishing out a beating that can threaten ships many times larger than the Heavy B-Wing
- Versatile: Though it's primarily built for long range patrols in areas where there's no immediate threat requiring fleet patrols, the Heavy B-wing's modular slot (where its ordnance launcher can be loaded) allows it to carry out a large amount of different roles in combat, making it a catch-all when it comes to needing a electronic warfare ship, long range search and rescue ship, early warning ship, or even providing prisoner transport. This ship is capable of carrying a wide variety of missions under its Long-Range Patrol umbrella
- Independent: With an advanced long-range navicomputer, massive onboard fuel stores for a starfighter, and reacpling the ordnance pod with conformal fuel tanks allowing it to have an even more extreme long range, the Heavy B-wing is designed from the ground up to be flown alone or in small flights without the need for carrier support or basing out of complex fighter bases. The only limiting factor for this ship are the foodstores onboard.
- Tiny Squadrons: It's a good thing that the Heavy B-wing is designed for independence because her massive size, huge fuel/consumables stores, and modular ordnance slot means that even when she is deployed as part of a carrier group, just 4 of these big, beautiful fighters take up the resources of an entire squadron of 12 average fighters, including when it comes to manpower.
- Lumbering Bruiser: A ship this big takes a lot of power to get up to speed, and even with that much power it's going to take a while. She may be big and she may even have a little feather in the way she jukes, but don't expect the Heavy B-Wing to be winning any drag races.
- Loss of Firing Control: The systems on the heavy B-wing are highly complex and even with a full complement require multiple crewmen to be constant multitasking to make sure the fighter is ready to go. A hit that disables the Flight Engineer/Tail Gunner will greatly hinder the ship's defenses against smaller, faster, nimbler fighters, and any sort of incapacitation of the WSO will hinder the ability for many of the systems that make it special, such as the modular ordnance pod/equipment slot.
With the main fleets of the Alliance being tied up in the Galactic North against the Empire and Brotherhood, the Galactic Alliance was in dire need of a small ship capable of policing the soft underbelly of the Alliance, its galactic south which bordered disparate independent systems and which was left a veritable shooting gallery for all manner of pirates, rogues, renegades, terrorists, and other groups of ne'er do well. It was in response to this need that Incom-FreiTek-Koensayr came out with the PTL-B9 "Heavy B-Wing."
Built from the ground up to fly independently or in small groups along the more remote and treacherous regions of the Alliance Border, the Heavy B-wing is armed to the teeth to make sure it's capable of taking on almost anything that the disparate groups of pirates out in the Chaos are capable of fielding, carrying a turbolaser cannon on its keel and complementing it with an array of ion cannons, laser cannons, and an ordnance launcher capable of carrying a big payload of proton torpedoes or concussion missiles.
This heavy armament is complemented by a massive amount of versatility, with the missile pod not only capable of carrying a wide variety of missiles and torpedoes based on the expected opposing force, but also capable of slotting in a variety of special equipment, such as search-and rescue suites capable of finding a life form and delivering much needed supplies or electronic warfare suites for providing cover to other fighters on a mission. It's designed to cover all of the missions one might need from a patrol craft.
