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.