Post by Latus Itani on Aug 18, 2006 12:49:40 GMT -5
The Broadsword can be considered the big brother of Latus' last ship, the Knight's Blade. The B-sword has been modified off of a run of the mill YT-2000 series; showing Latus' dedication to the corellian company. The upgrade has increased the smuggling payload, which can now fit people comfortably below decks in hidden compartments.
The engine systems were painstakingly enhanced through Latus' own ingenuity giving his newest ship a class of engine able to outrun the outmoded Imperial TIE/in fighters and a military grade hyper drive pushing .4 past lightspeed.
The weapon and operating systems also received an extensive upgrade. The cannon emplacements were reinforced and the energy transfer systems supplying power to the whole ship was covered with heavy plating to prevent loss of power in flight.
The computer system was rigged up to allow Latus to pilot the whole ship solo. Hardwired to the control mainframe is a pair of astromechs (one of which can detatch and repair in flight), both astromechs provide information straight to and from the navi-computer providing the smuggler with constant escape routes if needed.
The type of gas used for the lasers was changed from Bespin produced Tibanna Gas to a mixture of synthesized protons and military grade compression to create a truly volatile creation. The only drawback to this power is range. The true power of this ship remains clouded behind the thick metal plating...
Over the past 20 years, Latus has chosen to remain in hiding and ship normal cargo more than smuggle spice from Kessel or such so he severely downgraded everything on the Broadsword to look like a common civilian bulk transport. The humanoid transportation compartments belowdecks have been converted back to shipping space and the Radon-Ulcer 43-1a engines have been toned down to reduce output... though the capacitor has been increased in power if normal levels need to be returned.
The weapons have also been reduced in power, the gas projectiles have been returnd to spin-coiled tibanna gas making them much less potent but the hull and shields remain the same... highly modified and illegal.