GS-19 Overlord (GS-19 Overlord)

In the days just before the Clone Wars, Rothana Heavy Engineering introduced this light gunship, christened 'Overlord'. It is tough enough to loiter near enemy troops and deliver significant fire-power, and has sufficient firepower to take on armor.

In addition to its impressive weapons for such a light vessel, it also houses a state-of-the-art sensor suite, giving a +4 equipment bonus to sensor checks. The location of the sensor suite, in a dome above and aft of the weapons officer, allows rocket attacks to be made while under 9/10 cover (behind a hill or building, for instance). The intervening barrier must be at least 100 meters from the gunship, and the target must be at least 100 meters from the barrier, allowing for ballistic arc of the rockets.

A variant of this vessel includes an unarmed medical version, with enough room for two wounded, and carrying a medical droid. Another variant finds two more e-web blasters as waist guns (one arc left, one right), and an open cargo area for the gunners, providing 1/2 cover.

While it is now an old platform, it has proven itself time and again, and is still in production during the Battle of Yavin, with only a few modifications to the original design.

Era: Rise of the Empire, Rebellion

D20 Stats:

Class: Airspeeder
Size: Huge (9m long)
Hyperdrive: None
Passengers: 2
Cargo Capacity: 500 kg
Maximum Altitude: 1000m
Crew: 2 (Skilled +4)
Initiative: +2 (-2 size, +4 crew)
Maneuver: +2 (-2 size, +4 crew)
Defense: 13* (-2 size, +5 armor)
Shield Points: 0 (DR 9)**
Hull Points: 40 (DR 5)
Cost: 60,000 (new), 35,000 (used)
Maximum Speed in Space: Not applicable
Atmospheric Speed: 800 km/h (13 squares/action)

    Weapon: Rocket launchers (2 fire-linked, 6 missiles each); Fire Arc: Front; Attack Bonus: +6 (-2 size, +4 crew, +4 Fire Control); Damage: 5d10; Range Increment: 200 m.

    Weapon: E-web repeating blaster; Fire Arc: Partial turret (front/right/left/down); Attack Bonus: +6 (-2 size, +4 crew, +4 fire control); Damage: 6d8; Range Increment: 80 m.

* Provides full cover to crew and passengers.

** While the gunship has no shield points, it does have light shield generators of the variety that can be installed on droids. Though not sufficient to stop heavy fire, they will negate most handheld weapon damage.

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