U-Wing Variants

[Bren]

Perhaps they have one of those little chemical toilets hunters in the real world use. That or they hang their butts out the sliding door.

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[Zarn]

Gives a totally new meaning to the phrase, "to boldly go ... where no man has gone before."

[CRMcNeill]

I'm doing some rethinking of this as part of doing stats for ships from Rogue One. For starters, about 90% of the imagery I've been able to find for the U-Wing very clearly shows the two elongated-teardrop-shaped ports that are indicative of proton torpedo launchers. In spite of this, not one single official source says they have launchers. So I'm going to change up the stats again, with four variants:

UT-60A = Utility Transport Variant
UT-60B = Heavy Fighter Variant
UT-60C = Fighter Support / ECM Variant (basically an SWU equivalent of a Raptor from Battlestar Galactica)
UT-60D = Intel Courier (trades out UT-60C's ECM gear for enhanced comms)

The UT-60A Variant will be the only version capable of transporting a full squad of troops. The -B will give up transport capacity entirely in trade for a small living space, and the -C and -D variants will trade some space for a their enhanced sensors and ECM / Commo gear.

I haven't quite got it figured out in my head how I'm going to balance the various trade-offs, but it's coming.
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

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[CRMcNeill]

U-WING COMBAT SHUTTLE

Incom's UT-60A, also known as the U-Wing, is a combat-capable light shuttle craft in common use with the Rebel Alliance. Heavily armed and capable of carrying a squad of ground troops, U-Wing's are used in hit-and-fade raids on Imperial installations, as well as transportation for SpecOps and Alliance Intelligence. While fast enough to keep up with other Alliance starfighters, and heavily armed enough to defend itself, the U-Wing is generally used for troop deployment and ground attack, leaving superiority missions to fighters like the X-Wing. In addition, the original design has spawned several derivative models, including a heavy fighter and an intel courier.

Craft: Incom's UT-60A "U-Wing"
Type: Multi-Role Combat Shuttle
Scale: Starfighter (+6D)
Length: 25 meters (S-Foils Forward), 17.5 meters (S-Foils Aft)
Skill: Space Transports: U-Wing
Crew: 2 (1 @ +5) & 2 Gunners (optional)
Passengers: 10 (or 10 metric tons cargo capacity)
Consumables: 10 days
Nav Computer: Yes
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyperdrive Backup: x10
Maneuverability: 1D+1
Space: 6 (3D)
Atmosphere: 330; 950 kmh
Hull: 4D
Shields: 2D
Sensors:
Passive: 15/0D
Scan: 25/1D
Search: 40/2D
Focus: 1/3D
Weapons:
2 Medium Laser Cannon (Fire-Linked)
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1 (pilot or co-pilot)
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100m-300m/1.2km/2.5km
Damage: 6D
2 Warhead Launchers (Fire-Linked)
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1 (pilot or co-pilot)
Rate of Fire: 1
All Other Stats vary by Weapon Type.
Ammo: 4 per launcher. May select any Weapons from this list, depending on Availability.
2 Medium Repeating Blasters
Fire Arc: 1 Front/Left, 1 Front/Right (+5 Difficulty to Hit in Front Arc)
Scale: Character
Crew: 1
Skill: Blaster
Fire Control: None (manually aimed by Gunner)
Atmosphere Range: 3-50/150/400
Rate of Fire: 2D Auto-Fire
Damage: 6D
Notes:
--Can only be fired if the U-Wing's side doors are open, which is only possible in atmosphere. When the doors are open, the door gunner receives the equivalent of 1/4 Cover.
--Other heavy infantry weaponry can be substituted in place of the Repeating Blaster, such as Repeating Ion Blasters or Grenade Launchers.
Variants: (Use Above Stats, except as noted)

UT-60B Heavy Fighter
Description: The UT-60B variant deletes all of the U-Wing's transport capacity to turn the ship into a long range, multi-role combat platform. The weapon systems are augmented by an aft-firing dual blaster cannon, and the troop transport bay is replaced with a small living space, complete with a double bunk, a fresher and a galley and auto-chef. This craft is primarily reserved for strike missions that are normally beyond the reach of the Rebellion's other craft. Unfortunately, combat experience has shown that the -B variant lacked the maneuverability and speed to counter modern TIE fighters. Still, in the right hands, a UT-60B is a formidable opponent.
Crew: 2 (1 @ +5) & 1 Gunner
Passengers: None
Consumables: 5 weeks
Weapons:
Remove 2 Medium Repeating Blasters
Add 1 Dual Blaster Cannon (Fire-Linked)
Fire Arc: Rear
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship Weaponry
Fire Control: 3D
Atmosphere Range: 3-50/150/400
Rate of Fire: 2D Auto-Fire
Damage: 3D

UT-60C Combat Support Ship
Description: The UT-60C is intended to provide multi-role combat support to starfighter missions. Equipped with an augmented comm-scan system, the -60C can provide jamming, command & control and search & rescue support
Crew: 4 (2 @ +10) & 1 Gunner
Passengers: 4
Shields: 1D
Sensors:
Passive: 30/1D
Scan: 50/2D
Search: 80/3D
Focus: 2/4D
+1D to all Jamming, Communication and Command rolls
Weapons:
Remove 2 Medium Repeating Blasters
Add 1 Dual Blaster Cannon (Fire-Linked)
Fire Arc: Rear
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship Weaponry
Fire Control: 3D
Atmosphere Range: 3-50/150/400
Rate of Fire: 2D Auto-Fire
Damage: 3D

UT-60D Intel Courier
Shields: 1D (Stealth Shields)
Sensors:
Passive: 30/1D
Scan: 50/2D
Search: 80/3D
Focus: 2/4D
+2D to Communications
Weapons:
Remove Proton Torpedo Launchers
Special Equipment: CommScan Package
In place of the proton torpedo launchers, the UT-60D is equipped with an enhanced commscan system. In addition to enhanced sensor range and local communication ability, the -D is equipped with a hypercomm burst transceiver, allowing it to send and receive pre-recorded messages from practically anywhere in the galaxy, even while in hyperspace. This feature makes the -D variant very attractive to Alliance High Command for missions that have major implications for the Alliance in general, and thus necessitate the sending and receiving of real-time intelligence updates over great distances.

House Rule Notes:

COMMAND DIFFICULTY MODIFIER: +1
SHIELD & SHIELD CONTROL: 2D @ 1D (1D @ 1D for C and D Variants)
VELOCITY MODIFIER: 1D+2 Flight

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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

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[Mamatried]

Horseshoe wing.

Can be of any U wing but flies in reverse, making the characteristic U shape into a Horseshoe shape

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