Vehicle G0-BL1N Glider

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G0-BL1N Glider

AFFILIATION
Open Market

MANUFACTURER
Aratech Repulsor Company

CLASS
Personal repulsorcraft

ROLE
Armed patrol/scouting craft

COMPOSITION
Durasteel

DIMENSIONS
2.5 meters wide, 3 meters long.

CREW
1

PASSENGER CAPACITY
None.

CARGO CAPACITY
10 kg

CONSUMABLES
N/A

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
Up to 400 kph and an altitude of 200m, with excellent maneuverability.

ARMAMENT

• 2x light blaster cannon

EQUIPMENT

• 1x signal jammer

DESCRIPTION​

Inspired by the Single Trooper Aerial Platform (STAP) popularized by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars, the G0 series BL1N glider was designed to appeal to government policing agencies and bounty hunters a a versatile, one-person speeder substitute. The glider's design allows its pilot to stand upright, freeing their hands from the restriction of needing to steer a speeder while also allowing for a greater line of sight in all directions. Built-in mag-boots strap onto the pilot's shoes, and they control the speed through pressing their feet down or up (like most speeder pedals) and maneuver the craft through the air with their lower body. The process of learning how to fly the glider can be difficult, especially relative to the cost to buy one, and as such the glider has become more favored by individual bounty hunters, mercenaries, or pirate gangs than the policing authorities it was initially marketed towards.

The glider can be configured to operate through a wrist-mounted computer or gauntlet, both for activating the built-in light blaster cannons mounted under each wing underneath the mag-boots or for flying without its rider as one might control a drone. The glider also has a built in signal jammer with a 100m radius, activated from the same wrist-mounted controls. In the central body of the glider is a small storage space, which some pirate groups have even reconfigured to allow for dropping grenades or thermal detonators in small-scale bombing runs.

The glider as a whole is fairly customizable, with some adding a pair of extendable blades to the front, altering the design of the wings, or even replacing the light blaster cannons with small single-use missiles. With each customization for better firepower comes drawbacks though; the glider is not large enough to carry both blaster cannons and small missiles, for example, without being significantly hampered in both speed and maneuverability. Likewise, mini-bombing bay modifications come at the expense of storage space and speed, while upgrading the blaster cannons from light to medium or even something heavier would likewise decrease speed and overall performance.

LEGALITY​

Generally legal. An unmodified G0-BL1N glider might not be illegal but might draw attention due to its use by pirates and other criminals. However, modified G0-BL1N gliders are for all intents and purposes combat craft, and are subject to extra licensing requirements and increased scrutiny by authorities.

INTENT​

Besides the somewhat obvious inspiration, I noticed there was a lack of free-standing vehicles in the style of STAPs, and think it would be a good addition for both players or for NPC criminal elements to use.

 

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Approved.