Starstreak Minifighter


Craft: Kyu San Inc KSM-90 Starbolt
Type: Mini-starfighter
Scale: Speeder
Length: 2.1 meters
Skill: Starfighter piloting; Starstreak (-2D non- specialized)
Cost: 35,000 credits
Crew: 1
Passengers: None
Cargo Capacity: None
Consumables: 1/4 liter water
Hyperdrive Multiplier: None
Hyper Backup: None
Nav Computer: No
Maneuverability: 4D+2
Space: 11
Atmosphere: 400; 1150 kph
Hull: 3D+1
Shields: None
Sensors:
Passive: 7/0D
Scan: 10/1D
Search: 20/2D
Focus: 5/3D
Weapons:
2 Repeating Blaster Cannons
Scale: Speeder
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-2/5/10
Atmosphere Range: 100-200m/500m/1.0km
Damage: 5D
1 Light Ion Cannon
Scale: Speeder
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: Pilot
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/3/5
Atmosphere Range: 50-100m/300m/500m
Damage: 5D+2

After the success of Wrathtech's Gnat minifighter, Kyu San, a manufacturer of high end racing speeders and swoops, introduced the Starstreak. Somewhat slow in catching on, the Starstreak is a very radical craft, which makes a number of improvements on the more standard lines. In form, the craft has a much lower profile than the Gnat, with the standard height of a Starstreak being under .35 meters. The ship has a pair of short, bullet shaped wings, which mount the Repeating Blaster Cannons, with a total wingspan of around 1.5 meters.

The pilot of Starstreak is lies down in the exceedingly cramped cockpit, feet forward. There is no viewport. Rather, all information is transmitted to the pilot through the sensors and his helmet. In addition to the standard sensors, the Starstreak is equipped with vidcams on every arc, and the pilot can toggle between the views with a flick of his head. For proficient pilots, this system is as good, or even better than the standard interface, but can be quite disorienting to those not used to it.

The light Ion cannon of the Starstreak enables the ship to engage much larger craft than itself, as it is fairly easy for the pilot to direct the beams at specific systems, such as the sensor array or other external features. In addition to these weapons, the Starstreak is equipped with docking clamps, and many captains have been known to panic when one of these small craft latches itself onto their hull, believing it to be an advanced mine or torpedo of some sort.
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