SR-5A Thunderbolt


Craft: Incom Strategic Reconnaissance 5A Thunderbolt
Type: Intrusion/Reconnaissance Starfighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 20 meters
Skill: Starfighter piloting; Thunderbolt
Cost: 780,000 credits
Crew: 2
Passengers: 2
Cargo Capacity: 50 tons
Consumables: 2 years
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x.5
Hyper Backup: x8
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 9
Atmosphere: 430; 1200 kph
Hull: 2D
Shields: 1D
Sensors:
Passive: 90/1D
Scan: 150/3D
Search: 350/4D
Focus: 6/4D+2
Weapons:
2 Laser Cannons (fire linked)
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/1.2km/2.5km
Damage: 4D
2 Ion Cannons (fire linked)
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/7/36
Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/700m/3.6km
Damage: 3D
1 Phantom Torpedo Launcher
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Front
Missile Loadout: See below
Crew: Co-pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 0D
Space Range: See below
Atmosphere Range: None
Damage: See below
Sensor Mask
Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: All
Crew: Co-pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 0D
Space Range: See below
Atmosphere Range: See below
Damage: See below

The Thunderbolt is a spy ship that was introduced simultaneously with the X-Wing, and has seen extensive use since then. The usual mission profile of the Thunderbolt is reconnaissance around the edges of occupied systems, retrieving data from existing spy probes, or careful examination of proposed sites of bases, both for the Republic, and for the Empire. Those smugglers that have gotten their hands on a Thunderbolt tend to use it for very, very expensive cargos, as a Thunderbolt can out run anything in hyperspace, and just about anything else if it can't get into hyperspace.

To further enable it to avoid pursuit, the Thunderbolt is equipped with Phantom Torpedoes. When these are fired, they produce a sensor signature that looks a good deal like that of the Thunderbolt. The Torpedo will accelerate away from the Thunderbolt at almost the same speed, and after a twenty second fuel burn will continue at that speed until it disintegrates, a process that can last for three hours. When the Sensor mask is engaged, the signature of the Thunderbolt is blurred enough to make it indistinguishable from the pods. A thunderbolt can carry up to six Torpedo, but that fills it's entire cargo bay. The usual load is three torpedoes.
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