GJO Fleet Order 009 - 061001 - Skipray Blastboats

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Gat-12h Skipray Blastboat
Model: Gat-12h
Skipray Blastboat
Manufacturer: Sienar Fleet Systems
Designation: Defense and patrol blastboat
Length: 25 meters
Crew: 2
Cargo Capacity: 20 metric tons
Consumables: 1 month
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Speed: 91 MGLT
Hull: 61 RU
Shields: 102 SBD

Special Features: Ventral and dorsal stabilizer fins for
atmospheric flight which can rotate 180 degrees to a horizontal landing configuration.

Weapons: 2 Laser Cannons, 3 Medium Ion Cannons, 1 Proton Torpedo Launcher and 1 Concussion Missile Launcher.

Blastboats are assault gunships, larger and far more powerful than starfighters but are small enough to be carried aboard capital ships. The most prominent line of blastboat is the Sienar Fleet Systems GAT series, which includes the 12h, the 12i, and the 12j models. The 12h was released shortly before the destruction of the first Death Star, while the 12j upgrade was released only weeks after the death of Emperor Palpatine. Its most significant additions is larger ammunition bays for the proton-torpedo and concussion-missile launchers, increasing the capacity to twelve torpedoes and eighteen missiles, respectively.

When the ignorant Imperials chose not to purchase the Gat-12h Skipray in large quantities, Sienar Fleet Systems began to sell the ships on the open market, so many of these excellent ships can be found in Alliance fleet. The ships are only twenty-five meters long yet have an incredible weapon array, including three capital ship medium ion cannons, a proton-torpedo launcher, two laser cannons, and a concussion-missile launcher. The ion cannons gives the Skipray a reasonable chance of disabling larger combat ships. The hull plating is so heavy that most starfighter lasers would have a tough time penetrating the armor, making the ship impervious to all but the most powerful fighter weapons.

The Skipray's ventral and dorsal stabilizer fins assist the
ship's atmospheric flight and rotate 180 degrees to a horizontal
landing configuration. Blastboats are more maneuverable in
atmosphere than in vacuum, and have a top atmospheric speed of 1,200 kilometers per hour. Skiprays are equipped with hyperdrives and a nav computer, allowing them to operate independently of larger base ships.

The Skipray normally carries a crew of four; the pilot, the
copilot and sensor officer, and two gunnery offices. In an
emergency, the vessel can be flown by a single person. Blastboats are used for system patrol duty, point defense, or fire support for larger capital ships. They are normally deployed in pairs so that the ships can cover each other.

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Model of ship to be built: Gat-12h
Skipray Blastboat
Length of ship: 25 meters.
# of ships to be built: 40
Total length: 598 x 2 = 1,000 meters

Yard to be used: Fleet construction yard
Production capacity: 250 meters per day.
Production duration: 4 days.
250 m x 4 days = 1,000 meters.

Construction starts: 6th of october
Construction completes: 9th of october