Ship YKL-37R Nova Courier

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YKL-37R Nova Courier

AFFILIATION
Open market.

MANUFACTURER
Gallofree Yards, Inc.

CLASS
Light Freighter.

ROLE
Transport.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
30 meters.

CREW
2 pilots, 2 gunners; can be flown sub-optimally with 1

PASSENGER CAPACITY
6

CARGO CAPACITY
100 standard tons

HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A

CONSUMABLES
2 standard months

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The Nova Courier has a top speed of 50 MGLT and has average maneuvering characteristics.


ARMAMENT
  • 2x dual light laser turret, 1x dorsal, 1x ventral.
  • 3 concussion missile launchers
    • 4 missiles per launcher

EQUIPMENT

DESCRIPTION
The YKL-37R Nova Courier was a last ditch foray by a struggling Gallofree Yards, Inc. into the realm of light transports, a market nearly dominated by the vast offerings of the Corellian Engineering Corporation and its YT series. The ship was designed and produced quickly with the hope that using production lines instead of large orbital drydocks would pull the failing company out of the red.

Due to the costs in shifting production lines and the rumors of the company already failing, the project commercially failed. The rumors of its demise ruined any effort for the company to find investors and it soon found itself declaring bankruptcy. The Empire would later inherit the corporation’s manufacturing assets, but not before selling off the rest of its starships, many going to the Rebellion.

The Nova Couriers that made it into pilots’ hands were well liked, contrary to the reputation of its other designs. Inspired by the popular YT series, Gallofree made the ship simple to modify and simple to repair with easy access to systems which appealed to different types of pilots. It was not uncommon to find what Nova Couriers remained in the hands of smugglers, pirates, and thieves who were trying to dodge Imperial patrols.

Due to the modability of the ship, they can still be found today by pilots capable of maintaining them and keeping some parts of the ship updated, though its short production and the subsequent failing of its creator have made factory parts and maintenance guides impossible to find.

LEGALITY
Legal. Light freighters such as the YT-1300 are considered innocuous enough under most jurisdictions, and are not restricted in most systems.

INTENT
To create another light freighter for use outside of the CEC line of ships.
 
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In the case of this ship, I would actually prefer if you could make the specifications more in line with the wiki entry, rather than a reskin of the YT-1300.
 

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In the case of this ship, I would actually prefer if you could make the specifications more in line with the wiki entry, rather than a reskin of the YT-1300.

Alright good sir, I have changed the specs to match. The four changes were changing the escape pod to one larger escape pod, changing the crew requirements to designate that one pilot is sub-optimal for this ship, lowering the cargo from 100 to 60 tons, and adding the concussive missile launchers.

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Upon further review, I would prefer if you made the concussion missile launchers have only 4 missiles each, and make the turrets light instead of medium lasers.

Otherwise, it looks great!
 

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Upon further review, I would prefer if you made the concussion missile launchers have only 4 missiles each, and make the turrets light instead of medium lasers.

Otherwise, it looks great!

Done and done! Thanks!
 

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Approved.
 
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