Now that the New Republic is running large scale military
operations instead of just small hit and run attacks, command
vehicles have become a priority. The fact that the New Republic
tends to rely on high speed assault vehicles rather than the slower
and more powerful walkers has made a high speed command vehicle
necessary. The Battlemaster is the solution provided by RPD.
This large vehicle has a powerful sensor array, as well as a
sophisticated communications package, capable of receiving and
broadcasting sounds and images for nearly two hundred kilometers.
The interior of the Battlemaster is comfortable and well appointed,
capable of holding the listed number of passengers in relative
comfort, with easy access to large viewscreens, a central holo-
display projector, and various control panels.
The Battlemaster is clearly a priority target, and has been
armored accordingly. The quad-laser mounts are remarkably
effective weapons, though too expensive for general use. The roof
of the Battlemaster is equipped with anti-personnel repeating
blasters, and those manning those guns are given a good deal of
protection by it's partial canopy.
All in all, the Battlemaster excels at it's given tasks, and
is one of RPD's major successes.