Ship SS-54 Light Assault Ship

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SS-54 LIGHT ASSAULT SHIP

AFFILIATION
Open market.

MANUFACTURER
Botajef Shipyard.

CLASS
Light blastboat.

ROLE
Assault ship.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 24.2 meters.CREW
1-2.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
10.

CARGO CAPACITY
30 standard tons.

HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.

CONSUMABLES
2 standard weeks.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The SS-54 has a top speed of 60 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.

ARMAMENT

• 4x fixed light laser cannon, forward.
• 1x dual medium laser casemate, aft.

EQUIPMENT

• 1x class 2 hyperdrive.
• 1x navicomputer.
• 1x medium deflector screen generator.
• 1x docking ring with integrated docking tube.
• 2x 6-being escape pod.

DESCRIPTION​

The SS-54 light assault ship was an attempt by Botajef Shipyards, a firm better known for its line of heavy commercial freight and passenger transports, to break into the military equipment market during the Clone Wars. Though the SS-54 only met with middling success during the conflict, it became exceptionally popular with planetary militias, law enforcement, rebels, bounty hunters and criminals during the Imperial era, when a clerical error caused it to be classified as a light freighter. This made the SS-54 exempt from many Imperial licensing restrictions and taxes on military spacecraft, and due to the nature of Imperial bureaucracy, this oversight was never addressed. As a result, though it was hardly the best ship of its type on the market, it was quite common during the Galactic Civil War and the subsequent New Republic years.

The SS-54 is a simple vessel, crewed by 2 beings, it is able to carry up to 10 passengers, 30 tons of cargo and consumables sufficient for 2 weeks in space. It has decent performance, capable of reaching 60 MGLT and possessing a class 2 hyperdrive. Armament is likewise respectable, with 4 fixed light laser cannons in the nose of the ship, and a dorsal casemate containing 2 traversable medium laser cannon with a rearward firing arc. The ship has medium-grade deflector shields.

Though quite old at this point, some SS-54s remain in service, and are still used by various beings, mostly for unsavory purposes.

LEGALITY​

Restricted. Despite Imperial incompetence, the New Republic revised the SS-54's classification after it came to power, and the type is currently classified as a military vehicle. Owning one legally requires extensive licensing, and the type will draw the attention of authorities regardless.

INTENT​

To create a standard light blastboat.