SH-19a Low-Altitude Patrol Craft
SH-19a LAPC (Low-Altitude Patrol Craft) | |
| Production information | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Class |
Patrol Craft |
| Technical Specifications | |
| Length |
14.7 m |
| Maximum Acceleration |
16 MGLT/s |
| Megalight (MGLT) |
92 MGLT |
| Maneuverability rating |
78 DPF |
| Shielding |
78 SBD |
| Hull |
65 RU |
| Armament |
|
| Crew |
Pilot (1), Gunner (1) |
| Passengers |
none |
| Cargo capacity |
90 kg |
| Consumables |
7 days |
| Usage | |
| Role(s) |
Patrol Craft |
| Affiliation | |
Characteristics[edit]
The SH-19a Low-Altitude Patrol Craft isan atmospheric two-man combat vessel created mere months before the end of the Clone Wars. The ship was quite successful, until the newly-founded Empire's demands for a reliable starfighter forced Sienar to redirect most of its ressources into the TIE project, who would turn out to be the most profitable contract ever made by the company, almost entirely eclipsing the LAPC in the military market.
However the project wasn't abandoned, and production continued, marketed towards private owners, planetary governments and even some remote Imperial facilities, as cheap riot-control/police aircrafts.
Most heavy weapons were removed on the later variants, falling to a standard armament of two chin-mounted blaster-cannons and two variable turret equipped with, at the owner's choice, additional laser-cannons, Ion disruptors, proton/gas grenade-launchers, and/or a small quantity of light guided-missiles.
The ship also had a fairly weak shield-generator, protecting it against small-arms fire and greatly improving its atmospheric speed, and could transport at best four people, in rather uncomfortable conditions.
Origins[edit]
The SH-19a LAPC was designed by Hazakhan at DeviantArt.
External link: DeviantArt Entry by Hazakhan
