Uglies...

[Ray]

Manufacturer: Ugly Workshop
Model: V-TIE Ugly
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 7.8m
Skill: Starfighter Piloting; V-TIE Ugly
Crew: 1
Passengers: 2 (Or X5-rated Hyperdrive)
Cargo: 15 Kilogrammes
Consumables: 3 Days
Hyperdrive Multiplier: N/A
Hyperdrive Backup: N/A
Nav Computer: No (Or Yes Without Passengers)
Manueverability: 0D
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 295; 850 kmh
Hull: 3D
Shields: 1D
Sensors:
Passive: 25/1D
Scan: 60/2D
Search: 90/3D
Focus: 5/4D

Weapons:
Laser Cannons x2 (fire-linked)
Fire Arc: Front
Fire Control: 2D
Space: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5km
Damage: 5D

Often seen as a Ugly Workshop's attempt at a B-Wing, without the torpedo/bombing attributes, the V-TIE is more often used as a scouting ship for pirates or as a courier between capital ships for mercenaries. The Bomber's equipment, save the engine, has almost entirely been gutted for additional sensors, additional seats, or, sometimes, a low-rated hyperdrive. The X-Wing portion is typically kept intact, and the S-Foil even works, most of the time. As a "Bird Dog" sensor craft, it does surprisingly well.

[CRMcNeill]

Hideous. I like it.
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[Ray]

Superheavy YT-Ugly
Manufacturer: Corellian Engineering Corporation (Originally)/Trimar Workshop (Upgrades)
Model: YT-Ugly
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 45m
Skill: Space Transports; YT-series
Cost: 217200(new) / 54300(used)
Crew: 1-2 (Can Co-Ordinate)
Passengers: 6
Cargo: 250 Tonnes
Consumables: 6 Months
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x5
Nav Computer: Yes
Manueverability: 0D
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 600/1200kmh
Hull: 5D
Shields: 1D
Sensors:
Passive: 22/0D
Scan: 44/1D
Search: 66/2D
Focus: 3/3D

Equipped With:
Docking Port (right)
Escape Pod
Cargo Tractor Beam
Docking Port (right)
Escape Pod
Cargo Tractor Beam

Weapons:
Twin Heavy Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5km
Damage: 7D

The Superheavy YT-Whatever is a conglomeration of aftermarket parts, custom-made modifications, and pieces of various YT-Series ships. As most of the ship parts used come from wrecked or otherwise dilapidated parts ships, it counts as a "Ugly", but you'd be hard pressed to think of it as such.

Hauling 2.5 times the cargo of a stock YT-1300, with room for 6 passengers in modest quarters, and equipped with a dual heavy laser cannon turret to dissuade attempts to take the ship and it's cargo, the various modifications work together to reinforce the hull as well, as well as a small shield generator for that extra bit of protection. No less than four cargo elevators, two under each mandible and two under the rear cargo pods, allows for surprisingly quick(ish) loading and unloading, with the centre cargo strut often modified for specialized cargo.

On the downside, Trimar and his small shop can only build one of these a year, and there is a long, long waiting list of people interested in purchasing it, not the least of which is the Rebel Alliance.

The ship's lift-to-weight ratio violates over a dozen Imperial laws in alone, and let's just say that those heavy laser cannons aren't exactly licensed either. Despite being very well built, any Imperial Customs Official will ground this ship in an instant as having "unsafe and illegal modifications". Luckily, that particular office of the Empire is corrupt even by the standards of the rest of the Empire.

[Ray]

Tri-Hunter Ugly
Craft: Ugly Workshop
Alignment: Independant
Era: Rise of the Empire
Type: Ugly Starfighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 12 meters
Skill: Starfighter piloting: Tri-Hunter
Crew: 1 (Pilot)
Crew Skill: Starfighter piloting 5D, starship gunnery 5D
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 7
Hull: 3D
Sensors:
Passive: 15/OD
Scan: 25/ID
Search: 40/2D
Focus: 1/2D
Weapons:
3 Light Laser Cannons (fire-linked)
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/10/17
Atmosphere Range: 100-500/1/1.7 km
Damage: 4D

Taken from numerous major battle sites, the Tri-Hunter mates up the triple-arms (with the engines and weapons) of the Tri-Fighter with the body of a Z-95 Headhunter of various models, erasing the Tri-Fighter's weakness of a droid brain, which is far too predictable, and adding the Biological Species element of randomness to the fight. While lacking the heavier weaponry of the Tri-Fighter and the durability of the Z-95, this craft is well liked for its ease of control, and the Tri-Fighter's ability to land on their lower two "weapons fins" that makes for easy landings in a variety of conditions, better than the Z-95's landing pads. The only major disadvantage of this craft is that the targeting systems of the cannons and the targeting computer and sensors sometimes "fight" with each other and makes a hash of the targeting display until they decide to work with each other again. Often, more software-minded pirates who fly these will often rewrite all the code themselves for something that works all the time, if not as well, as opposed to something that conks out at the worst possible time.

Flying this craft in an atmosphere is not suggested as the connections between the Headhunter and the Tri-Fighter are not suited to atmospheric conditions (Ex: "They'll rip apart in the lightest winds, and then you're left flying half-a-starfighter.").

[FVBonura]

And here comes the party pooper (a.k.a. a real vehicle tech’s perspective):

Ask yourself how many uglies you’ve seen driving down the road here on earth? If you go to a car show or a swap meet, you might see some. Here on earth we call them, “hot rods” or “rat rods”. These are vehicles that are not meant for daily driving because they have drivability and reliability issues that make them impractical if not dangerous here in the safety of this atmospheric gravity well we call earth.

Now, ask yourself how many aircraft you’ve seen here on Earth flying around that would qualify under the descriptor of, “uglies’”? I suspect near zero would be your answer.

Final thought experiment: how many uglies has Elon Musk shot into the atmosphere and how many have survived? Bottom line: uglies are no more practical or useful in the Star Wars galaxy as they are here on earth.

There are sufficient parts available in the junkyards here on Earth to repair cars and trucks with matching parts that are known to fit and work. Considering there are entire planets, dedicated to salvage in the Star Wars galaxy, finding matching parts should be as easy if not more so for someone reconstructing spacecraft.

Combat aircraft need to be universal, easy to service, with an abundance of spare parts for rapid turnaround back into combat. Being able to consolidate two identical fighters to make one functional fighter is significantly easier than trying to fabricate adapters and wire harnesses compatible with components from two vehicles never intended to be Used on the other.

The prosecution rests your honor. No further questions.
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[garhkal]

True, uglies would be more prone to breaking down, having issues and the like.. BUT one can still see folks in SW making them. IMO at least.
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[FVBonura]

[Totally Not An ISB Agent]

An ugly that I'm working on.

https://imgur.com/ADkh5SZ

[garhkal]

[FVBonura]

[CRMcNeill]

[FVBonura]

I suspect manufacturing techniques here on earth will soon exceed the manufacturing capacity of Galactic Standard technology in the Star Wars galaxy.

There are robots now that can take a piece of sheet metal and custom shape it based on a computer file and produce a hood or a fender or a floor pan without any stamping dies, just software. We are 3-D printing car parts and most of those 3-D printed car parts are for custom installations and engine swaps placing powerplants in cars they were never intended to be in. We also have CNC machines which instead of being additive will take a large block of aluminum or similar metals and carefully remove material to produce a part. We have machines that can pin custom wire harnesses as well. The real issue here is they are not mass produced so if something breaks because of bad engineering or actual component failure, you can’t go down to the corner auto parts store, and rapidly purchase a replacement.

I suppose a resourceful outlaw tech could build a half dozen adapters and custom wire harnesses so that spare parts are readily available for an ugly to be repaired and turned around rapidly. Although resourceful, this is still not mass production and such custom parts are going to be labor-intensive and/or expensive.

Pragmatism will always triumph. The military force that can reliably bring the maximum amount of military hardware to bear at the lowest cost with the greatest protections for its personnel will triumph. Like all solutions, there are trade-offs, it matters where your priorities lie.
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[garhkal]

That makes me wonder. Does SW tech HAVE 3d printers!?
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[FVBonura]

[CRMcNeill]

I wouldn’t be surprised if SW fabrication tech allows for 3D printing at a level far beyond what we can do, like actually manipulating strong nuclear energy to bond molecules together rather than resorting to chemical adhesives and resin.
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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.

The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index