Koensayr T-81c High-Speed Multirole Starfighter (D-wing)

Originally developed by Incom after the departure of its X-Wing team and
stolen by the Bel Iblis organization, the T-81 filled more or less the
same role within the Bel Iblis organization as the B-wing does within
the New Republic navy and the Skipray was suposed to in the Imperial
Navy..  It is a high-speed starfighter designed with atmospheric combat
and long-range strikes against hard targets on mind.  It is, like the
T-65 X-wing, based on the  Z95 Headhunter used by so many during the
times of the Republic.  The difference is that a D-wing is generally a
two or three seater, with pilot, gunner, and (for long missions)
navigator/engineer on board.  The Imperial Navy as a whole doesn't make
much use of it, although it is known that the Pentastar Alignment, which
for obvious reasons likes to stay as far away from imperial supply lines
as possible, carries several flights of the Incom version for running
blockades and hit-and-fade attacks.

The typical mission profile for the T-81 is varied; although usable for
escort purposes, the typical D-Wing crew is most commonly assigned to
planetside first-strike roles where the high speed of the fighter's
primitive scramjet engines outruns virtually everything else in
atmospheric flight. It is fitted with three types of engines. The
hyperdrive motivator is a beefed-up verson of the standard unit used on
other Incom designs such as the T-65 X-Wing or the I-7 Howlrunner,
and the ship's hull is studded with weaponry.  The most obvious weapons
are a pair of wing-mounted Sienar microturbolasers on the Koensayr
models, but the ship also posesses close to a dozen blaster cannons
(standard E-Web repeaters on stock models from both manufacturers) and a
set of proton torpedo launchers (Arakyd Garral models have been standard
on the first three shipments of 12 bought by the New Republic Navy from
Koensayr, but the thirty Incom-built fighters brought in by General
Bel Iblis (out of a lot of 62) were fitted with SoroSuub Gaffi
torpedoes).

D-Wing gunnery is definitely a specialized skill.  The gunner sits
behind the pilot with a rather poor view, so the gunner is fitted with a
helmet that provides a wraparound view of the outside world. The weapons
systems are crosslinked to each other to provide 360 degree weapons
coverage such that the gun that's fired is the one that happens to shoot
in the direction the gunner is looking. Although the setup is
disorienting, D-Wing gunners quickly become proficient with the
targeting system and the Imperial navy is almost as iffy about dealing
with the T-81 as with a Republic B-wing.

As mentioned, the T-81 is actually built by two manufacturers. Incom is
still largely aligned with the Empire's various fragments; their model
is a two-seater with armaments by BlasTech and SoroSuub and lacks the
high-speed scramjets that the Koensayr models have mounted under the
wings.  The Koensayr model adds a **pair of turbolasers and the
scramjets, and seats three over what is described by pilots as an
icepack of a fueltank. In general, the Koensayr version is considered
superior to the Incom original, with faster hyperdrive engines and more
sophisticated weapons technology. The speed advantage it carries, plus
the new contract with the Republic, has made Koensayr seriously consider
dropping the BTL-A4 Y-Wing completely.



The functional overlap between the D-Wing and the E-Wing/B-Wing mission
domains is not lost on the Republic's fighter jocks. The D-Wing is
expected to go into service more as a reconnaissance/hit-and-fade ship
than the shock fighter it was used for by General Bel Iblis' private
group. It is designed for atmospheric assault, offering a fairly
significant chunk of functionality that no other fighter allows. The
Sienar microturbolasers have enough atmospheric punch to justify the
inclusion of what would otherwise be a horribly underpowered weapon, and
the ship itself can take a brutal beating; more than one T-81 has
survived an otherwise lethal ballistic reentry.

Koensayr T-81 D-Wing multirole starfighter

Type: heavy starfighter, multirole 
Scale: starfighter Length: 16 meters
Skill: Starfighter piloting: D-Wing Crew: 2, gunner 
crew skill: Starfighter piloting 3d, D-Wing gunnery 3d, starship shields 3d,
virtual reality operation 2d 
Cargo capacity: 400 kg 
Consumables: 1 month 
Cost: not available for sale (Incom version: 350,000 credits)
Hyperdrive multiplier: x1 
Nav computer: yes 
Maneuverability: 3d (2d+2 on scramjets)
space: 8 
Atmosphere: 690; 2000 km/h 
Hull: 4d 
Shields: 2d 
Sensors:
	passive: 35/0d 
	scan: 50/2d 
	search: 75: 2d 
	focus: 4/4d 
Weapons: 
	12 BlasTech E-Web/h vehicular-mount repeating blasters (dynamic fire-link,
	avg. 3 at once) 
		fire arc: unlimited 
		skill: D-Wing gunnery 
		fire control: 4d (computer aided) 
		space range: 1-3/10/20 
		Atmosphere range: 6-150/500/1.0km 
		damage: 3d 
	2 Sienar Systems Microturbolaser units (fire-linked) 
		fire arc: front 
		skill: starship gunnery 
		fire control: 2d 
		space range: 3-10/25/50 
		atmosphere range: 6-20/50/100 km 
		damage: 4d 2
	Proton Torpedo Launchers 
		fire arc: front, back 
		skill: D-Wing gunnery
		fire control: 2d 
		space range: 1/3/7 
		atmosphere range: 30-100/300/700
		damage: 9d