Missile Boat

Name/Model# : | XM-1 Missile Boat <<Stats taken from TIE>>
Designer/Manufacturer : | Designer is Admiral Thrawn / Manufactured by Cygnus Spaceworks
Combat Designation : | Assault Bomber/Interceptor
Scale: | Most likely starfighter
Crew : | 1 Pilot
Consumables : | Unknown
Cargo Capacity : | Unknown
Length : | 10 Metres
Cost of Fighter : | Unknown
Life Support/Ejection System : | Life Support ? / Ejection System Most likely yes
Power System : | Unknown
Propulsion System : | Unknown
Acceleration : | 21 MGLT per second
Speed Rating : | 122 MGLT (SLAM System active: 244 MGLT)
Atmospheric Speed : | Unknown
Nav Computer : | Unknown
Flight Control System : | Unknown
Manoeuvrability Rating : | 91 DPF
Navigation System : | Unknown
Hyperdrive : | Unknown
Hyperdrive Rating : | Unknown
Sensor Systems : | Unknown
Targeting Computer : | Unknown
Weapons : | One Nose Mounted Laser Cannon Two Advanced Concussion Missile Launchers (20 Missiles each) [Always carried] Two Warhead Launchers (10 Heavy Rockets each, 20 Advanced Missiles each, 15 Advanced Proton Torpedoes each or 5 Space Bombs each)
Beam Weapon : | Yes. Can be equipped with the Tractor Beam, Jamming Beam or Decoy Beam
Countermeasures : | No Chaff Bursts or No Flares
Sensors : | Passive : ? Scan : ? Search : ? Focus : ?
Shields/Armour : | Unknown
Shields/Armour Rating : | Shields 120 SBD. Hull 20 RU
Special Ability : | SLAM (SubLight Acceleration Motor) System-An overdrive system that doubles speed of Missile Boat, power is rapidly drain from stored laser cannon energy to power SLAM.

The XM-1 Missile Boat was designed and constructed to counter the TIE Defender, since the traitor formal Admiral Zaarin was using the TIE Defender for his treacherous purposes. The SLAM System technology is new development to enable the Missile Boat to counter the TIE Defender. This starfighter is a development of the successful Assault Gunboat. The Missile Boat is the most powerful ordinance platform in the Galaxy, no other starfighter can carry as many warheads as this starfighter. One Missile Boat is capable of destroying an Imperial-class Star Destroyer or a MC80a Mon Calamari Cruiser!

The Missile Boat came into service quite some time after the Battle of Hoth, but shortly before Admiral Thrawn was promoted to Grand Admiral. The Missile Boat was still considered experimental when it entered service, this was so due to the dire circumstances surrounding the treacherous former Admiral Zaarin's coup attempt. Unfortunately, Zaarin was able to get his hands on a few of the Empire's Missile Boats. Just before the Battle of Endor one of Zaarin's top personnel, Commander Namuura Din wanted to defect to the Rebels with his VSD Zeplin, in exchange he would hand over to the Rebellion one of Zaarin's few Missile Boats. The Empire was able to capture Din and his VSD, but the Rebels were able to escape with the Missile Boat. However, with the Battle of Endor imminent the ISD Garrett was able to track down the missing Missile Boat to a Rebel Stronghold, where the Empire was able to recapture its missing starfighter. Due to combat losses and Zaarin's successful attacks on Missile Boat production facilities, this starfighter was recalled from active combat duty and put into storage shortly before the Battle of Endor.

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