Imperial Armoured Transport
Name/Model# : | Imperial Armoured Transport
Designer/Manufacturer : | Kuat Drive Yards
Combat Designation : | Medium Freighter
Scale : | Starfighter
Length : | 50 Metres
Skill : | Space transports: Imperial Armoured Transport
Crew Skill : | Varies widely
Crew : | 10
Skeleton Crew : | None
Troop Capacity : | 20 Navy Troopers
Cost of Craft : | NEW 240,000 Credits USED 110,000 Credits
Nav Computer : | Yes
Sublight Speed : | 4 Space Units
Hyperdrive Rating : | Class 2 (Less than Class 2 if carrying the external TIE rack)
Hyperdrive Backup : | Class 12
Atmospheric Speed : | 800 kph (WEG=280)
Manoeuvrability : | 0D
Cargo Capacity : | 30,000 Metric Tons
Consumables : | 3 Months
Weapons : |
2 Turreted Laser Cannons Fire Control: 2D Space Range: 1-3/12/25 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 100 metres-300 metres/1.2 km/2.5 km Damage: 4D
OR [Unshielded Version]
2 Laser Cannons (Fire Separately) Fire Control: 2D Damage 5D 4 Double Turbolaser Batteries (Fire-Linked) Fire Control: 3D Damage 2D+2
Sensors : | Passive : 10 Space Units/0D Scan : 25 Space Units/1D Search : 40 Space Units/2D Focus : 2 Space Units/3D
Shields/Hull Rating : |
Shields 1D. Hull 5D
OR
Shields None. Hull 6D
Starfighters : |
None
OR If Modified [Unshielded Version]
6 TIE/ln Fighters
The Imperial Armoured Transport is a satisfactorily secure design, it is primarily employed as a system to system support craft. It must be noted that this design was an early concept of the Star Galleon, and was in service at least around the Battle of Yavin. Although this ship maintains a platoon of Imperial Navy Troopers, it usual journeys in convoys with an escort. Unlike other vessels composing the convoy, Armoured Transports will move to swarm and attack the raider. All Armoured Transports move Imperial freight whether be it military, government or corporate. They have been employed in mop-up operations after Imperial Forces have raided a planet situated Rebel base. An example would be the planet of Dankayo, where the Imperial Armoured Transports Elusive and Timely took part in mop-up operations against a Rebel base located on that planet. Like the Imperial Star Destroyer, this design dumps its garbage before making the jump into hyperspace. This ship can be outfitted with a pair of external racks (set on each side of the ship) which are capable of carrying a total of six TIE Fighters. A consequence however, is that the transport is noticeably slower in hyperspace. The TIE pilots can scramble into their fighters while the Imperial Armoured Transport is traveling through hyperspace, thus allowing for a quick deployment as soon as the ship returns to normal space.
Sources: PP***Pg 57, 68 / SH***Pg 1, 3, 5, 21, 36, 37 / TFOP***Pg 5, 68
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