Approved Starship REC/GS-01 “Nimbus” - Class Gunship

[Republic Engineering]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a Gunship and Blockade Runner Hybrid for REC Clientele.
• Image Source: Dart - Class Gunship | Ansel Hsaio’s Artstation.
• Canon Link: Not Applicable.
• Primary Source: Repurposed Canon Articles.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Republic Engineering Corporation - Shipwright Division: Coruscanti Shipyards.
• Affiliation: Republic Engineering Corporation Security Forces, Closed-Market.
• Model: REC/GS-01 “Nimbus” - Class Gunship.
• Production: Mass-Produced.
• Material: Durasteel Hull and Armour Plating (Ablative), Alusteel Skeletal Frame, Reinforced Duraplast Hull Liner with Anti-Ionic Mesh (Faraday Cage), Turadium Blast Doors and Shutters (Rapid Action), Glasteel Viewports, Dallorian Alloy and Agrinium Panels (Where Appropriate), Galven Coil (Weapon Interiors), Various Starship Components.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Heavy Freighter.
• Role: Anti-Starfighter, Blockade Runner, Light Escort, Military Transport, Planetary Customs, Systems Patrol Vessel, Etc.
• Length: 45 Metres.
• Width: 20 Metres.
• Height: 10 Metres.
  Armament: Low Rating.
  Three Quad-Laser Cannon Turrets [Fast-Track Mountings, and Fire-Linked.]
• One Flexible Warhead Turret, with Variable Munitions [Retractable; Fast-Track Mountings, and Fire-Linked.]
• Four Automated Rotary Point Defence Laser Cannons [Retractable; Fast-Track Mountings, and Fire-Linked.]

[*]Defences: Average Rating.

• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Deflector Shield.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Hull and Armour Plating.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Laser Reflective Paneling.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Ionic Shielding.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] EWAR and Electronic Countermeasures (Multiple Chaff and Flare Launchers, Missile Deactivation Transmitter (Short-Range), Anti-Ordnance EM Probe Launchers (Long-Range,) Etc.

[*]Squadron Count: None; One Vessel per Squadron.
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Moderate Rating.
[*]Speed Rating: Very High Rating.
[*]MGLT: 135 MGLT
[*]Maximum Atmospheric Speed: 1,950 Km/H
[*]Primary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 1.0
[*]Secondary Hyperdrive Rating: Class 8.0
[*]Engine Unit(s): Gunship - Class Ion Engines (Three Units.)
[*]Primary Power Plant: Gunship - Class Hypermatter Annihilator.
[*]Secondary Power Plant: Solar Ionization Conversion Module(s) with Retractable Agrinium Collection Arrays.
[*]Passengers: 10 Soldiers.
[*]Crew Complement (Optimal): 15 Officers and Enlisted Personnel.
[*]Crew Complement (Skeletal): 3 Officers and Enlisted Personnel.
[*]Escape Craft: Four Escape Pods.
[*]Cargo Capacity: 150 Metric Tonnes.
[*]Consumables: Six Months.
STANDARD FEATURES

• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Damage Control and Hazard Systems.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Life Support Systems.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Navigational and Avionics Systems.
• Advanced [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Sensors and Targeting Systems.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Communications Systems, Holonet Transceiver and Encryption/Decryption Networks with Military-Grade Keys.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Environmental Control Systems.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Tractor and Pressor Beams.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Emergency Maneuvering Thrusters.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Anti-Ion Emission Tracer (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Relativistic and Shift Shielding.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Anti-Concussion Force Fields.
• Standard [Gunship-Class, Military-Grade] Animated Metal Sealant.

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Anti-Emission Tracer Module (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking.)
• Anti-Tractor Beam Shroud.
• Anti-Ordnance EM Probes (Long-Range.)
• Missile Deactivation Transmitter (Short-Range.)
• Enslaved and Integrated Droid Brains (Heuristic Processors.); Automated Subsystems.
• Hyperwave Inertial Momentum Sustainer.
• Laser Reflective Paneling (Weapon Mounts, External Critical Systems and Generators.) [No Coverage on Comms Towers.]
• Integrated and Automated Armoury, with Retractable Armour Assembly Modules.

Strengths:

• Extensive Countermeasure Suite.
• Automated Systems and Weaponry.
• Swift and Nimble Gunship.

Weaknesses:

• Limited Rear Facing Weaponry; Quad-Laser Cannons.
• Limited Ionic Resistance; Proximity Dependent.
• Restricted Firing Arcs; Quad-Laser Cannons (No Dorsal Turrets.)
• Exposed Communications Dish.
• Exposed Reactor Bulb.
• Capital-Class Warship Engagements.

Description: The REC/GS-01 “Nimbus” - Class Gunship was the newest vessel to populate the Republic Engineering Corporations’ catalogue of ever-growing starships; filling a hybridized role on a miniaturized scale. While the Shipwright had capable battleships and escorts available for purchase by a myriad of clients, their listings were admittedly sparse in regards to lighter vessels - especially freighters and light corvettes. Therefore, when they were put to the task by the higher-ups within the Corporation, the technical architects laid the foundations of what would later be called the Nimbus; for the dark clouds that often preceded the rising storm.

Suffering from a significant lack of capital-grade armaments and concussion missile tubes, the Nimbus lacked the wolfish fangs of its Coruscanti-forged compatriots. However, despite that nigh-toothless grin, the Gunship was swift and nimble; capable of outpacing and outmaneuvering their competition at almost every turn. In utilizing their inherent speed and superior agility, the Nimbus would be able to keep its limited array of weapons trained on their would-be pursuers and eventually whittle down their defences, claiming victory through a thousand cuts.

Equipped with an expansive arrangement of countermeasures, and capable of punching through conventional interdiction webs, the Nimbus would prove to be a worthy addition to the arsenal of the Republic Engineering Corporation; as well as their prospective clientele.

 

[Gir Quee]

Approved.