Combat Aquaspeeder
Name/Model# : | Combat Aquaspeeder (Modified T-47 Airspeeder)
Designer/Manufacturer : | Incom Corporation. Modified by Hydrospeare Corporation
Combat Designation : | Modified Combat Airspeeder
Scale : | Speeder
Length : | 5.8 Metres
Skill : | Aquatic vehicle operation: Aquaspeeder
Crew Skill : | Aquatic vehicle operation 4D+1 and vehicle blasters 4D
Crew : | 2 Crew 1 + Gunners 1
Troops : | None
Cost : | Not available for sale
Speed : | IN ATMOSPHERE 600 kph (WEG=225) UNDERWATER 230 kph (WEG=80)
Altitude Range : | 100 Metres from Ground Level
Manoeuvrability : | IN ATMOSPHERE 2D UNDERWATER 1D+1
Cargo Capacity : | 15 kg
Weapons : | 1 Turreted Quad Laser Cannon Fire Control: 2D Range: 50-400 metres/900 metres/3 km Damage: 4D 1 Rear Power Harpoon Crew: 1 Gunner (Co-Pilot) Fire Control: 2D Range: 25-50/100/200 metres Damage: 3D (None if tow cable and fusion disk is used)
Cover : | Full
Shields/Body Strength : | Shields None. Body Strength 2D+2
Note : | AIR states in effect there exists a single-pilot military T-47 variant armed with a pair of forward gun emplacements, and that the power harpoon system is a modification to the design.
The Combat Aquaspeeder was an incredibly successful effort that modified the widely popular T-47 Airspeeder into an aquatic combat craft. This modified vehicle entered Imperial service at least one year before the Battle of Hoth. A military variant of the T-47, which is widely employed in military activities had the forward gun emplacements replaced with a dorsally-mounted turret. Additionally, the harpoon and cable system which is prevalent in modified T-47s was retained. It was often employed for wreckage recovery. A tougher two-pilot cockpit was also installed. And extra shield plates were attached along the wings to streamline the vehicle's body, which proved to be the greatest alteration made to the T-47 design.
Sources: AIR***Pg 2, 41-43
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