The Starhunter

[Shalken]

Affiliation: N/A

Ownership: Anyone that wants to use one, though they tend to be on the more expensive side.

Intent: Primarily to provide my PC Magnus Valen with a small personal starfighter. It's also to provide players with a small, generic, non faction-specific starfighter focused entirely on hyper maneuverability over speed. It could see use amongst the Republic or Sith just as easily as in the hands of a pirate or smuggler.

Model: RMF-13 'Orbwalker'-class

Name: The Starhunter (Magnus' version)

Dimensions:
Length: 15m
Width: 27m
Height: 7m (at thickest point of the chassis)

Class: Starfighter

Crew: 1 pilot, 1 astromech/AI

Complement: N/A

Armament:

• 2x mounted front-facing dual laser cannons

• 2x seeking missile launchers (holds 5 missiles each)

• 1x mounted front-facing small ion cannon

Equipment:

• Military-grade ray shield

• 2x wing-mounted directional thrusters

• HoloNet uplink

• Emergency ejection system

• Additional inertial dampeners

• Voice recognition module (optional feature)

• Emergency life support

Speed: 75 MGLT

Hyperdrive Rating: Class 5

Maneuverability: One may notice that the Orbwalker is much slower than other starfighters of its size. This ship was not intended for interception; it was designed with maximum maneuverability in mind. Equipped with several directional thrusters, the Orbwalker can perform hairpin turns and a myriad of other physics-defying maneuvers a pilot could only dream of. Despite the ship's low top speed, its additional thrusters provide it with jaw-dropping acceleration, being capable of reaching its maximum velocity within the span of a few seconds. Its additional inertial dampeners help prevent the pilot from being affected by the accumulated g-force.

Description: The "Orbwalker" was designed to be one of the best dogfighting ships on the market through superior maneuverability. The starfighter is equipped with two additional wing-mounted directional thrusters - overkill to some, but these upgrades certainly pay off in the right hands. However, its slow top speed means it is best used in situations that require defending a target instead of chasing down an enemy.
The small ion cannon can provide supporting fire, but requires the pilot to redirect power from the wing-mounted thrusters to operate. After firing, the ship will be unable to perform advanced maneuvers for a few moments, effectively reducing its maneuverability to that of a regular starfighter.

 

[Andrewza]

Seems a bit to fast. 75 mglt is not slow. So i would just remove that part about low top speed. All so theatrically you have no top speed since it is space. Everything is acceleration.

 

[Shalken]

I did the speed calculation based on this image from Wookieepedia -

Based on the graph, the Starhunter would be the same speed as the Milennium Falcon, a freighter, and 25 MGLT slower than an X-Wing, a standard starfighter at the time. Unless ships are slower in this timeline, 75 MGLT isn't very fast as far as small fighters go.

I'll fix the part about acceleration.

 

[Andrewza]

It would make sense for every thing to be a bit slower. All so the falcon is fast. I am not saying drop the speed just saying she is not slow not fast about average. Since the generic fighter is about this speed.

 

[Shalken]

Yes, the Falcon is fast (for a freighter), but it is still a freighter, and nearly 3 times the size of this starship.
The generic fighter that Clayton has provided has an MGLT of 90, which is still 15 higher than what I have listed. If I do drop it, it's only going to be by a little bit.

 

[Outlander]

I'm gonna have to agree with @Shalken here. They're completely different classes of ship.

 

[Andrewza]

Don't drop it, then it would be slow. A 75mlg fighter focusing on agility is great. Don't ruin it. Most dog fights are turning fights in the forum. Never seen any one use speed to win a dog fight. In the odd large navel battle fast ships are handy but in the more common dog fight speed is good for one thing only. Running away.

 

[Clayton]

Hmm, expand on the Intent please. It should contain all the OOC of why this is needed, what does it offer that other profiles don't, etc.

 

[Shalken]

Updated. I've also made several changes across the entire submission, especially in the description.

 

[Clayton]

Approved