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VIRUS-CLASS DROPSHIP
AFFILIATION
Sith Empire.
MANUFACTURER
Imperial Fleet Works.
CLASS
Dropship.
ROLE
Infantry landing craft.
COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.
DIMENSIONS
Length - 30 meters.
CREW
1 minimum, 4 optimum.
PASSENGER CAPACITY
12.
CARGO CAPACITY
2 standard tons.
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A.
CONSUMABLES
4 standard days.
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
A Virus-class dropship with stock specifications can reach 70 MGLT maximum acceleration, and has average maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- 2x ventral dual-purpose turret, with 1x light laser cannon and 1x autoblaster.
- 2x forward fixed medium laser cannon.
EQUIPMENT
- 1x class 4 hyperdrive.
- 1x navicomputer.
- 1x light deflector screen generator.
- 4x ejector seat with integrated survival capsule.
DESCRIPTION
The Virus-class dropship is the Sith Empire's solution for the need to put boots on the ground rapidly, and into areas too small or not adequately prepared for the larger Pierce-class troopship. It is one of the most plentiful small craft in the Imperial arsenal.The Virus is a 30-meter-long, angular-looking craft, meant to transport a squad of 12 soldiers with all relevant gear over interstellar distances to the surface of a planet. To aid in this, it is equipped with a hyperdrive, a light deflector shield generator and a number of weapons. These include a pair of forward-firing medium laser cannons, as well as two ventral ball turrets, each of which is equipped with a light laser cannon and a faster firing but less powerful autoblaster. These weapons are mainly used to clear a landing zone of hostile troops and weapons prior to disembarking passengers, who exit the Virus through a conventional boarding ramp. In atmosphere, this ramp can be opened while the ship is still in flight, allowing the troops inside to fire out with their own small arms and any other weapons they may be carrying.
The Virus is a well liked craft by those troopers and crews who fly in it, although it does have some shortcomings. Although it does have a decent number of weapons, it is not especially maneuverable compared to starfighters and even some gunships, making it dependent on allied fighter cover to ensure a safe landing, or at least the prior suppression of enemy aerospace defense. Otherwise, it is easy prey for enemy fighters and anti-air weapons.
LEGALITY
Restricted. Being an armed dropship, this vehicle is not quite legal for civilian sale.INTENT
To create a small landing craft for use by the forces of the Sith Empire.ADVANCED TECH
Yes. Virus-class dropships are well equipped, and it would require a plot for a character or faction to earn, steal or otherwise acquire one.