Ship HWK-290 Light Freighter

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HWK-290 Light Freighter

AFFILIATION
Open Market

MANUFACTURER
Corellian Engineering Corporation

CLASS
Light Freighter

ROLE
Transport

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and Transparisteel

DIMENSIONS
Length- 29 Meters

CREW
1-2

PASSENGER CAPACITY
2

CARGO CAPACITY
60 Standard Tons.

HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A

CONSUMABLES
3 Standard Months.

SPEED\MANEUVERABILITY
85 MGLT with decent maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT
  • 1x Dual Medium Laser Turret

EQUIPMENT

DESCRIPTION
The HWK-290 can trace its origins back before the Clone Wars. CEC developed the ship to appeal to a different market than their popular YT series. The idea being to offer higher ranking corporate and government officials a reliable, fast, and maneuverable option for transporting important documents or cargo. To do this the ship was given a sleeker (at least by CEC standards) angular hull design, light armor, and no stock armaments.


Their ambitions unfortunately didn't pay off and the HWK-290 ended up as a commercial failure. The ship's niche design just didn't appeal to a wide market or even the market the ship had aimed for. Those who did buy it praised its hull design, quirky asymmetrical cockpit structure, and its handling. Buyers were also surprised to find a rather cozy living space that made the ship quite comfortable for long journeys.


The ship didn't experience a long production, as once the Clone Wars broke out in full CEC ceased production of the HWK-290. The company's focus went to the increased production of warships and the much more popular YT series of ships. Those who did own the ship usually went on to take advantage of the HWK-290's less advertised feature, its ease of modification. The ship allowed the easy tweaking of its engine systems and cargo spaces. It was even found that the ship's onboard computers could easily handle most aftermarket weapon systems. After a period it became unusual to see a stock HWK-290 on the hyperlanes.


Most began to think that this unique ship would be forgotten, just a footnote in the history of CEC. That changed after the fall of the Empire. In the years during the rise of the New Republic the idea of a smaller, reliable transport started to sound appealing. Mostly due to rampant criminal activity in the power vacuum left by the Empire. So CEC decided to see how the HWK series would fair in this new era with some small design adjustments. Most notable of which was an added medium laser turret and heavier armor plating to the stock model. CEC research showed that these were the 2 major changes that most made to the ship anyway and hoped it would make the ship more appealing to a general market.


The HWK's designers also decided to extend the ship's customization to include the ships controls. The newer models made most of the ships systems accessible from the pilot's seat, including sensors, navigation, and weapons. Though these systems cannot operate at full capacity without the aid of a copilot. The turret being locked into a forward position and navigation functions taking a few system cycles longer are examples of this. This was all done to appeal to an individual buyer instead crews.


CEC also updated the ship's interior with contemporary living quarters, refresher, and mini galley and smartly left the asymmetrical cockpit arrangement of the original. The new living quarters could easily be converted into a dining area with pull out table and seating. Some design changes made the ship more sluggish than the original, but it still outclassed larger ships of its class in terms of handling and speed. Focus testing at the time showed that most buyers appreciated the added security provided by the new turret and heavier armor.


The new ship would hit the market and would go on to sell very well. The design changes were just what the freighter needed and now it's not unusual to see a HWK-290 at any port in the galaxy. The ships filling roles from haulers to heavy starfighters (with the right modifications). CEC even produces limited runs of the ship every few years to drive sales and remind new generations about this unique ship.

LEGALITY
Legal in all systems as the ship is seen as primarily a personal transport. Though smugglers have been known to use the ships, a HWK-290 would only get a passing glance unless outfitted with some serious armament.

INTENT
To add this lovely little canon/legends ship to the site for anybody who wants to use it. I also wanted to add a Razorcrest analogue to the site and figured the HWK would fit that role perfectly. I did make some slight alterations, but figured that would be natural after such a long time.


 
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This is quite nice. I would ask, however, that you go through the description again, as it looks like it could use some polishing up. I have high standards for this ship!
 

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This is quite nice. I would ask, however, that you go through the description again, as it looks like it could use some polishing up. I have high standards for this ship!
Well thank you and no problem! Any specific area that needs touching up? I feel like ship write ups are one of my weakest areas (that's why I tend to not do them haha). So any advice would be great. If you don't want to clutter up the thread here feel free to just PM me. I really wanna get this baby approved!

Edit:. Oh reading back through I'm also seeing the numerous grammatical errors haha. Guess that's what I get for starting to write at midnight then finishing in a rush before my SO came over the next day.
 
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Mainly it was the grammatical errors; friends don't let friends do late-night tech submissions. Has happened to me, too! If you can just clean that up a bit you should be good to go. Otherwise I quite like it; had been meaning to get to this ship myself at some point.
 

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Ok edit is up, I read through it like 5 times haha. Let me know if I missed anything though!

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