The Fury

Once again, having access to deep corporate pockets helped out the Cobras. The Fury could not have been turned from a simple stock Ghtroc 720 freighter into the modified beast that it is now. The original one hundred thousand credit price tag could have been shouldered by the 6th but instead they opted to take Heiter Industries' hospitality and have them foot the bill. But the real investment was yet to come. After purchasing the brand new G720, the twin Wookiee techs got to work modifying it.

Their first and hardest endeavor was the propulsion systems. Obviously, the slow Class 2 hyperdrive would not do. So a new Corellian Stardrives CSHD-554 Class 1 hyperdrive was bought and installed. The next item on the list was sub-light performance. The stock snails pace was far too slow. The solution was the installation of a Novaldex HKIII ion engine. The new engine was over three times faster than the stock one. Things were coming along nicely.

Satisfied with the propulsion systems, the twins moved to maneuverability. They installed a set of Corellian Stardrives CS-99 maneuvering thrusters. Immediate improvement in handling. An improvement so great, the Fury was able to go almost toe to toe with B Squadron's Y-Wings. Quite the feat for a craft over four times as large.

Next on the agenda was protection. The twins welded some additional armor plates to critical areas, mainly around the engines, crew compartments and the cockpit. Shields were next. The stock shield generator was replaced by a Telgorn Corp Defender shield generator. The new installation had more than four times the output and protective power of the stock model.

Finishing all they could with the ships systems, the twins knew that the Fury could now turn tail and flee if the situation arose, with a high probability of survival. What it couldn't do was stay and fight. Or more importantly protect itself while it fled. So the twins removed the only means of self-defense that the Fury had: a lone double laser cannon. Improve weaponry was installed in the form of two Corellian Engineering Corporation AG-2G quad laser cannons. The Fury now had enough firepower to fend off several fighters at once, but it still couldn't fend off anything larger than a starfighter. To remedy this, the twins installed two Arakyd ST2 concussion missile launchers inside the "shoulders" of the 720, one on each side of the cockpit. Ammunition was kept to a minimum, as the space inside the shoulder area was limited. The Fury could now fend off fighters, and any freighters that decided to pick a fight.

The interior of the ship was in dire need of modification. The Fury needed to carry up to two squads of Cobra troops. Sixteen men in total. The stock 720 allowed for only ten passengers. An impromptu survey was taken and it was decided that the Fury should have a passenger compartment capable of holding up to twenty. So the twins went to work. A good portion of the cargo area was turned into passenger quarters, complete with a refresher.

The only remaining thing was a docking ring. The Fury was to serve as a miniature Snake Eye, and it had to be capable of docking with it. The Snake Eye had a standard docking ring built into the top of the rear cargo area, just fore of the engines, the ring with which the Fury would dock. A docking ring was installed on the underside of the Fury, near the center of the ship. The two ships could now dock. On the first trial run of the docking mechanism, it was found that the tractor beam, which reeled in and aligned the Fury with the Snake Eye's docking ring, drained too much power. Using it to keep the two ships stationary relative to each other was an excessive drain on the power supply. A simple solution was put forth: why not install mechanic locking clamps in the Fury's landing gear? The Snake Eye would need to have the female ends of the clamps installed and the process would be finished. The order was given and the mechanical clamps were installed in the Fury's landing gear. The docking mechanism was then given a second trial run: everything worked perfectly. The tractor beam was used to reel in and align the two ships, the mechanical clamps were then used to attach the Fury to the Snake Eye and the tractor beam was turned off. Nothing went wrong, the process was a success.


STATS

Craft: Modified Ghtroc Industries class 720 freighter
Type: Modified Light Freighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 35 meters
Skill: Space transports: Ghtroc freighter
Crew: 2 (can coordinate) Gunners: 1
Crew Skill: Varies tremendously
Passengers: 10
Cargo Capacity: 125 metric tons; 55 cubic meters
Consumables: 1 month
Cost: Not Available For Sale
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyperdrive Backup: x10
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 3D
Space: 10
Atmosphere: 450; 1300 kmh
Hull: 4D
Shields: 4D
Sensors:
Passive: 15/0D
Scan: 30/1D
Search: 50/3D
Focus: 2/4D
Weapons:
Two Quad Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 6D
Two Concussion Missile Launchers
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Missile Weapons
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/3/7
Atmosphere Range: 50-100/300/700
Ammo: 3 each
Damage: 9D
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This is an original work by Ross Hedvicek