Craft: | Rendili StarDrive's Katarn-class Boarding Shuttle |
Class: | Transport |
Cost: | 100,000 (new), 55,000 (used) |
Size: | Small (28 m long) |
Crew: | Normal +2 (2 pilots, 1 gunner) |
Passengers: | 50 |
Cargo Capacity: | 500 kg |
Consumables: | 1 day |
Hyperdrive: | None |
Maximum Speed: | Ramming |
Defense: | 21 (+10 armor, +1 size) |
Shield Points: | 60 |
Hull Points: | 150 |
DR: | 10 |
Weapon: | Double laser cannon |
Fire Arc: | Front |
Attack Bonus: | +7 (+1 size, +2 crew, +4 fire control) |
Damage: | 5d10x2 |
Range Modifiers: | PB +0, S +0, M/L n/a |
Weapon: | Plasma Torch Boarding Device |
Fire Arc: | Front |
Damage: | Special * |
Range: | 4 m (shuttle must have force-docked to the target ship) ** |
* Automatically breaches target ship's hull in under 30 seconds (1/5th target ship's DR in rounds), then creates a 1-meter wide by 2-meter tall opening in the target ship's hull after 1 minute (10 rounds), and a boarding tube pressurizes within 30 more seconds (5 rounds) to allow passage into target ship.
** To force-dock on an unfriendly ship, the Katarn-class boarding shuttle must first use the Establish Pursuit maneuver (must match target speed, a Transport can only do this when at PB range, and the target ship gets a +5 bonus to its opposed Pilot check if aware of the attempt). Once in Pursuit, the Katarn-class boarding shuttle must use the Ram Target maneuver (while still matching the target's speed). Ramming a target with a net speed of 0 inflicts no damage on either ship (see Table 11-9, p.177) and allows the boarding shuttle to attach itself to the target ship's hull. The Plasma torch boarding device can then be used to breach the hull and enter the target ship. Note that to board a stationary target (space station, disabled starship), the pilot only needs to move to PB range and match speed (it is obviously unnecessary to establish pursuit vs. a stationary object).
The Katarn-class boarding shuttle is intended to allow quick
delivery of troops onto a hostile vessel, featuring a plasma torch boarding
device to cut through airlocks (or even the actual hull of the target ship).
It is widely used by both the Imperial Navy (and Alliance SpaceOps troops)
and was first available during the Clone Wars.