Tannis V'larr
Aug 27th, 2006, 08:40:57 PM
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Name - TIE V-38b "Wraith"
Class - Low-visibility starfighter
Designer/Manufacturer - Lieutenant Tannis V'larr and Sienar Fleet Systems
Dimensions - Length: 14.3 m
Height: 9.0 m
Beam: 9.0 m
Armament - 2 laser cannons
4 multi-purpose external hardpoints
Defenses - N/A
Consumables - 1 week
Engines/Drive Plant - "Vyper" Mk3 fusion reactor
Sublight speed: 155 MGLT (90 MGLT under stealth)
Hyperdrive multiplier: x1
Hull Rating - 15 RU
Shield Rating - 50 SBD (Shields inoperable under stealth)
Crew Compliment - 2 (pilot, sensory technician)
Passengers/Troop Capacity - None
Special technology - Modified hibridium cloaking device (see below)
Sensor-scattering hull plates
Design Specifications -
The TIE V-38b "Wraith" is designed on the same frame as Grand-Admiral Martio Batch's ill-fated TIE Phantom, a dedicated stealth assault fighter equipped with a prototype stygium cloaking device. In absence of a practical source of stygium, the Wraith uses the inferior hibridium cloak, which suffers from double-blindness -- it renders the outside universe invisible to anyone within the cloaking field. The Wraith circumvents this shortcoming by cloaking only its engine components, leaving the pilot and sensor lenses free of the double-blind effect. With its engine emissions eliminated, the Wraith is very difficult to track. A combination of sensor-scattering hull plates, low profile radiator panels, and electronic warfare render the fighter nearly undetectable when operating under full stealth mode -- it will appear to conventional scanners as nothing more than a burst of slightly elevated background radiation.
This stealth comes at a substantial cost to the fighter's performance statistics. Even with its advanced "Vyper" fusion reactor, the modified cloak consumes a significant portion of the Wraith's power, rendering its shields and hyperdrive inoperable and limiting its sublight acceleration to 90 MGLT when in use. The low-visibility hull panels are also significantly less durable than standard fuselage materials. If compromised, the pilot can drop the cloak and use the Wraith's superior engine power to escape most pursuers.
The Wraith's four external hardpoints afford the fighter maximum modular adaptability to a wide variety of stealth-oriented missions. It can carry remote probes, external sensor modules, jamming equipment, or a variety of weapons from anti-fighter munitions to light bombs and torpedoes. The fighter is oriented toward long-range solo reconaissance missions, but its mission range could easily include covert tracking, battlefield scouting, communications interception, or even preemptive strike.
Unlike most TIEs, the Wraith is designed for two crew members: a pilot and a sensor specialist. The specialist monitors the delicate balance of the Wraith's sensors and stealth systems and also serves as a field engineer for any mission-specific equipment the fighter may be carrying. If necessary, the Wraith can be operated by a single crewman from either station at the cost of its unique stealth abilities.
The TIE Wraith is an expensive undertaking and will take time to be distributed throughout the fleet. It will not displace any of the current mainstay fighters in service, but even a handful of these fighters can greatly augment the intelligence resources of any Imperial base or capital ship.
Design thread: Project Eidolon (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15125)
Name - TIE V-38b "Wraith"
Class - Low-visibility starfighter
Designer/Manufacturer - Lieutenant Tannis V'larr and Sienar Fleet Systems
Dimensions - Length: 14.3 m
Height: 9.0 m
Beam: 9.0 m
Armament - 2 laser cannons
4 multi-purpose external hardpoints
Defenses - N/A
Consumables - 1 week
Engines/Drive Plant - "Vyper" Mk3 fusion reactor
Sublight speed: 155 MGLT (90 MGLT under stealth)
Hyperdrive multiplier: x1
Hull Rating - 15 RU
Shield Rating - 50 SBD (Shields inoperable under stealth)
Crew Compliment - 2 (pilot, sensory technician)
Passengers/Troop Capacity - None
Special technology - Modified hibridium cloaking device (see below)
Sensor-scattering hull plates
Design Specifications -
The TIE V-38b "Wraith" is designed on the same frame as Grand-Admiral Martio Batch's ill-fated TIE Phantom, a dedicated stealth assault fighter equipped with a prototype stygium cloaking device. In absence of a practical source of stygium, the Wraith uses the inferior hibridium cloak, which suffers from double-blindness -- it renders the outside universe invisible to anyone within the cloaking field. The Wraith circumvents this shortcoming by cloaking only its engine components, leaving the pilot and sensor lenses free of the double-blind effect. With its engine emissions eliminated, the Wraith is very difficult to track. A combination of sensor-scattering hull plates, low profile radiator panels, and electronic warfare render the fighter nearly undetectable when operating under full stealth mode -- it will appear to conventional scanners as nothing more than a burst of slightly elevated background radiation.
This stealth comes at a substantial cost to the fighter's performance statistics. Even with its advanced "Vyper" fusion reactor, the modified cloak consumes a significant portion of the Wraith's power, rendering its shields and hyperdrive inoperable and limiting its sublight acceleration to 90 MGLT when in use. The low-visibility hull panels are also significantly less durable than standard fuselage materials. If compromised, the pilot can drop the cloak and use the Wraith's superior engine power to escape most pursuers.
The Wraith's four external hardpoints afford the fighter maximum modular adaptability to a wide variety of stealth-oriented missions. It can carry remote probes, external sensor modules, jamming equipment, or a variety of weapons from anti-fighter munitions to light bombs and torpedoes. The fighter is oriented toward long-range solo reconaissance missions, but its mission range could easily include covert tracking, battlefield scouting, communications interception, or even preemptive strike.
Unlike most TIEs, the Wraith is designed for two crew members: a pilot and a sensor specialist. The specialist monitors the delicate balance of the Wraith's sensors and stealth systems and also serves as a field engineer for any mission-specific equipment the fighter may be carrying. If necessary, the Wraith can be operated by a single crewman from either station at the cost of its unique stealth abilities.
The TIE Wraith is an expensive undertaking and will take time to be distributed throughout the fleet. It will not displace any of the current mainstay fighters in service, but even a handful of these fighters can greatly augment the intelligence resources of any Imperial base or capital ship.
Design thread: Project Eidolon (http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15125)