Cicada-Class Light Assault Shuttle

[CRMcNeill]

This is one I copied from the Star Wars Design Alliance before they crashed. I've cleaned up the stats a little, plus added some fluff. To me, this is a Star Wars equivalent of the UH-1 Huey, and I added some fluff at the capsule to reflect the UH-1's use in air mobile units during the Vietnam War. I think that could be an exciting variation on a SpecForce campaign.



The Koensayr CK7-12 Cicada Light Assault Shuttle was developed during the Clone Wars as a compact assault ship, able to deliver a squad of soldiers to a planet's surface or to the hull of an enemy ship for boarding actions. Although it is technically a light shuttle, it shares many of the same systems as Koensayr's Y-Wing Starfighter, and as such, its crews have affectionately dubbed it the C-Wing, even though -Wing designations are generally reserved for starfighters. After the war, the Cicada was phased out of Imperial service. However, the Cicada remains in service with system defense forces and local militias, as well as the Rebel Alliance.

The Cicada remains popular for a variety of reasons. It is durable and well armed, and also fast enough to accompany starfighter strikes. In addition, its relatively small size means that it occupies roughly the same deck space as a starfighter aboard a capital ship. As an added bonus, the Cicada can be modified for different missions with relative ease, and multiple variants have entered service, including scouts, gunboats, VIP transports, medevac shuttles and even stretched heavy-lift variants. The Alliance has used this versatility to field several units of Air Cavalry, combined arms units of Cicadas and elite infantry to perform lightning fast hit-and-fade raids against Imperial targets.

Craft: Koensayr CK7-12 Cicada-Class
Type: Light Assault Shuttle
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 14 meters
Skill: Starfighter Piloting: Cicada
Crew: 2 (1 @ +5) & 2 Gunners
Crew Skill:
Astrogation 4D
Gunnery 4D
Piloting 4D
Shields 4D
Sensors 4D
Passengers: 10 (12 w/out gunners)
Cargo Capacity: 3 metric tons
Consumables: 1 week
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 7 (3D+2)
Atmosphere: 350; 1,000 kph
Hull: 4D
Shields: 1D+2
Sensors:
Passive 20/0D
Scan 35/1D
Search 40/2D
Focus 2/3D
Weapons:
Twin Blaster Cannon
Fire Arc: Front/Left/Right
Crew: 1 (copilot)
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-5/10/17
Atmosphere Range: 100m-500m/1km/1.7km
Rate of Fire: 2D Auto-Fire
Damage: 3D
Plasma Torch Boarding Device
Fire Arc: Top
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Crew: 1 (normally one of the passengers. Controls are mounted on the rear wall)
Fire Control: 0D (Base Difficulty: Very Easy)
Range: N/A (Contact)
Fire Rate: 1
Damage: 7D + 1/round
Notes: Roll damage once per round against the target's Hull-2D. If the torch scores a Lightly Damaged result, it has breached the hull. Once the hull is breached, the torch requires a full minute to cut a one-meter-wide by two-meter-tall hole. Once hole is fully cut, the extendable boarding collar requires three rounds to make an airtight seal.
2 Heavy Repeating Blaster Cannon
Fire Arc: 1 Left, 1 Right
Scale: Character
Crew: 1
Skill: Vehicle Blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Atmosphere Range: 3m-75m/200m/500m
Rate of Fire: 2D Auto-Fire
Damage: 7D
Note: Can only be used in-atmosphere, with the side hatches open.

House Rule Notes:

COMMAND DIFFICULTY MODIFIER: +1
SHIELD & SHIELD CONTROL: 1D @ 1D
VELOCITY MODIFIER: 2D Flight

Interior Layout:

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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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