Good Ol' Scoundrel
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: Sirius' personal light freighter.
- Image Source: AdamKop @ DeviantArt
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Freelance shipwrights in Wild Space and Sirius
- Model: N/A
- Affiliation: Sirius
- Production: Unique
- Material: Durasteel, transparasteel
- Classification: Light Freighter
- Length: 41m
- Width: Widest point - 23m
- Height: 11m
- Armament: Low
1 Medium Dual Ion Cannon Turret - 2 Point Defence Autoguns
- 1 warhead launcher
[*]Defenses: Moderate
- Low cost military-grade deflector shields
[*]Squadron Count: 1
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Moderate
[*]Speed Rating: Very High
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Very Fast: 0.5
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Advanced military-grade sensor and scanning systems
- Advanced military-grade EW systems.
- Starship De-Ionizers
- Cap Drain
- Ventral Airlock
- Shroud
- Quick and hard to disable: Speed is one of The Ragged Drifter's biggest advantages. Along with the investments in advanced EW and sensor and scanning systems, The Ragged Drifter could be quite hard to catch.
- Lack of destructive damage: As seen, other than the warhead launcher, no other piece of the armament could be described as a means of lethally disposing of a target. The arsenal of The Ragged Drifter is certainly not made for conventional warfare of destroying the enemy.
- Support: The Ragged Drifter's best use in any formation is as a support ship, it is well versed in evading the enemy and capable of swift boarding action. Other functions it could be seen is supporting fleet operations in the field of electronic warfare and scanning.
Unknown Nikto pirate crew member and his captain - Lazell
"We got info on a shipwright working in Wild Space, former worker at Sluis Van shipyards, suggesting the shipwright was part of building that [The Ragged Drifter] ship."
"Find him and drain every knowledge you have about this scum [Sirius]. No one stealing from my assets has ever lived and no one ever will."
"Find him and drain every knowledge you have about this scum [Sirius]. No one stealing from my assets has ever lived and no one ever will."
Drex Merin, an astrophysicist who was freed from a slave ring by Sirius in Wild Space regarding the Ragged Drifter.
"I've seen a lot of ships and I've seen a lot of pilots but I've never seen someone fly such a well looking piece of junk so recklessly and live to tell another day. Or maybe were very lucky."
Raeluna Des'Haria, a smuggler indirectly part of a world liberation operation in the Unknown Regions.
"The darn thing [The Ragged Drifter] flew like a dart through the blockade. I've got no idea how it managed to get through but my ship's sensor systems had a black out. Not surprised if it had something to do with that ship bolting through. Whoever managed that stole my paycheck that day."
The Ragged Drifter was built with one and only one purpose - survive an encounter with the odds against you. Thus, heavy focus has been given to functions that baffle, confuse or straight up disable the enemy's capabilities. From measures against ion, emp and tractor beams to prevent capture to advanced methods of incapacitating enemy 'sight' be it targeting computers to precision guided munitions.
The extreme speed the Drifter is capable of reaching and its acceleration are also related to the purpose behind the creation of the light freighter. The type of weaponry that it possesses, or its actual lack of, expresses Sirius' signature trait of utilizing non-lethal force as much as possible.
What the Ragged Drifter does not possess, in addition to the armaments, are defenses capable of sustaining high amounts of damage. Neither its maneuverability is on par to allow it to survive long in a dog fight. The survival of the ship depends on its internal systems of electronic/cyber warfare and its speed.
In terms of internal design and structure, the Ragged Drifter is very easily modifiable. Things can be easily removed, replaced and re-purposed aboard the ship allowing the Drifter to be a very flexible and versatile ship within.
The cockpit may delegate operations of certain parts of the ship to various terminals on board or take complete control of the ship. Only via the cockpit can such actions be overriden. Terminals are unable to perform such actions.
Optimal operation of the ship requires two people. In Sirius' case, he has his trustworthy droid to help him.
DETAILED SPECIAL FEATURES:
- Advanced military-grade sensor and scanning systems:
DEP - MSS
- Electrotelescope
- On Board Com-scan
- EPR
- FST
[*]Advanced military-grade EW systems: Self-explanatory
[*]Starship-grade automated De-Ionizers
[*]Cap Drain
[*]Ventral Airlock
[*]Shroud
