Eternal Father
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION- Intent: To make an infantry lander for TSE
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- Canon Link: Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transport
- Primary Source: Previous Submission
- Manufacturer: Sith-Imperial Corps of Engineers
- Affiliation: The Sith Empire
- Model: Sith-Imperial Atmospheric Infantry Transport (SI/AIT)
- Production: Minor
- Material:
Hull: Quadanium Steel Armored Titanium - Misc: Glasteel Viewports, Turadium Blast Doors/Shutters
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Classification: Transport / Boarding Craft
- Length: 20m
- Width: 7.8m
- Height: 5.8m
- Armament: Moderate
8 Laser Cannons - 4 Ion Cannons
- 2 Concussion Missile Launchers
15 Missiles each
[*]Defenses: Moderate
- Deflector Shields
- Reinforced Hull
[*]Squadron Count: High
- 20 Transports per Squadron
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Low
[*]Speed Rating: Average
[*]Hyperdrive Class: None
STANDARD FEATURES
- Standard Sensor Systems
- Standard Targeting Systems
- Standard Avionics Package
- Standard Navigation System
- Standard Life Support System
- Standard Damage and Hazard Control Systems
- Standard Anti-Ion Emission Tracker (Anti-Hyperspace Tracking)
- Standard Communication Systems, with Encrypted Military Keys
- Standard Relativistic and Shift Shielding
- N/A
- Moderately Armed: Unlike its cousin, the First Order Atmospheric Assault Lander, the Sith-Imperial Atmospheric Infantry Transport possesses a serious number of armaments designed for rapid insertion and ship-to-ship boarding.
- Moderately Armored: The AIT is equipped with quadanium steel armored titanium, a sturdy and dependable reinforced hull that allows the transport to weather a flurry of attacks in the event the shields are ever disabled. Strong shields, primarily positioned at the front of the craft, allow the AIT to withstand considerable resistance from its targets; whether on the ground or in space.
- No Hyperdrive: The AIT must be deployed from a cruiser or destroyer in orbit and cannot travel independently during a campaign. Luckily, any invasion force is required to possess a good quantity of AITs to maneuver their infantry across the battlefield.
- Low Maneuverability: The design of the AIT's engines didn't leave a lot of room for wider ranges of maneuverability, but then again it doesn't need to be especially nimble for tactical insertions and troop deployment.
- Forward Arc: All of the AIT's weapons are placed on the front of the transport, forcing it to only attack anything within its forward firing arc. Attacks from the rear can go virtually unchallenged without proper fighter escort.
During Kaine Zambrano's tenure as a guest of the First Order, he took note of many of their technological advancements as they waged war against the Galactic Alliance. One of the technologies that piqued the Dark Lord's interest was their Atmospheric Assault Lander, a combat-zone rapid-deployment transport that could ferry twenty of the Order's stormtroopers into battle in under half a minute.
Though lightly armed, the vessel proved an efficient way of quickly ferrying two squadrons of soldiers into battle relatively quickly. As Zambrano departed the First Order to forge his own Empire in the Tingel Arm, the idea of the AAL stuck with him.
Now the engineers of the Sith Empire have finally given Zambrano his answer to the First Order's lander -- the Atmospheric Infantry Transport.
Sporting two missile pods that simultaneously act as engine blocks, four ion cannons, and a total of eight laser cannons, the AIT was significantly more armed than its First Order counterpart. Not only that, but the AIT could ferry not twenty, but thirty Sith-Imperial Legionnaires into battle through disembarkation ramps located at the front and rear of the vessel. Additional docking rings on the top and bottom of the craft allow the transport to board other ships in space, turning the ship into a reliable boarding craft.
