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T-51/B STRATEGIC BOMBER
AFFILIATION
Open Market
MANUFACTURER
Incom Corp.
CLASS
Starbomber
ROLE
Strategic bomber/dropship
COMPOSITION
Doonium and Durasteel
DIMENSIONS
Length - 28 meters
CREW
1-6
PASSENGER CAPACITY
2 (20 with remodeled dropship variant bomb bay)
CARGO CAPACITY
400 kg (8 standard tons with cargo variant)
HANGAR CAPACITY
N/A
CONSUMABLES
5 standard weeks
SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The T-51/B heavy bomber and its variants have a top speed of 70 MGLTs and sluggish maneuvering characteristics.
ARMAMENT
- 1x ordnance bay (capacity of 400 proton bombs OR 200 seismic charges OR 450 incendiary bombs OR 360 proton torpedoes) (bomber variant only)
- 2x medium quad laser turret (1x nose-mounted, 1x stern mounted)
- 2x medium laser cannon (1x in each wing, forward-facing)
EQUIPMENT
- 1x Class 2 hyperdrive
- 1x medium-range communications suite
- 1x medium-range sensor suite
- 1x advanced ordnance targeting suite
- 1x medium deflector screen generator
- 1x navicomputer
- 6x ejection seats
DESCRIPTION
Crew safety was a priority, however. Each major compartment of the ship (bomb bay, cockpit, turrets, etc.) had an airlock in the place of a normal door. This was to ensure that, in the event one of the areas was compromised by an explosion or some other damage, the rest of the ship and crew would be safe from the vacuum of space. Said airlocks would also lock up in the event of a hull compromise to avoid crew accidentally trying to enter damaged areas. There was also a small crew rest section behind the bomb bay, which contained two bunks and a small autocooker. Passing through the bomb bay required going over a small bridge with railings. When the bay doors were open, the bomb bay could not be accessed.
The T-51/B also had two variants: the T-51/D (dropship variant) and the T-51/C (cargo variant). The T-51/D was created during the Imperial era, and replaced all of the bombs with seats. With this new setup, twenty fully armed and armored troopers could (in extremely cramped and uncomfortable conditions) be housed in the bomb bay and 'dropped' by jumping out the bay doors. The cargo variant replaced the bombs with eight tons worth of cargo space and welded the bomb bay doors shut. Cargo was instead accessed from the front of the bomb bay, where a new door was installed. All variants appear almost exactly the same externally.
Although the T-51/B was quickly phased out of service by the new Galactic Empire, many found a new life among the Alliance to Restore the Republic, which utilized many of these bombers and created the T-51/D and T-51/C variants. Almost a thousand of these bombers were acquired by the Alliance and were used well into the New Republic Era. They were put into production again with little to no modifications during the First Order-Resistence War and saw widespread use. Although not exactly common in the modern era, they are not rare either, and one can find ships of this type for a modest price and in good condition with a little searching.
LEGALITY
Heavily restricted. The T-51/B and its variants are clearly and undeniably heavy combat starships capable of singlehandedly flattening even sizeable groups of ground forces and large structures. Their very presence will result in intense scrutiny by authorities.INTENT
To create a different flavor of heavy starbomber and add another dropship to the fanon.RESTRICTIONS
The T-51/B and its variants are heavy combat starships, and PCs cannot own them individually. They can be acquired by a group of two or more PCs who roleplay together often or as a faction asset.
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