BU-5S Grappler Boarding Pod
Craft: Incom BU-5S Grappler
Scale: Starfighter
Type: Boarding pod
Length: 14 meters
Cost: 100,000 credits
Crew: 3
Passengers: 25 (troops)
Cargo Capacity: 140 kg (2 metric tons if no troops carried)
Consumables: 1 day
Hyperdrive: None
Hyperdrive Backup: None
Nav Computer: No
Space: 8
Maneuverability: 2D+2
Atmosphere: 350; 1,000
Hull: 3D
Shields: 1D
Sensors:
- Passive: 25/1D
- Scan: 30/2D
- Search: 40/3D
- Focus: 4/4D
Weapons:
- 2 Light Blaster Cannons
- Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-5/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-500/1.2/2.5
Damage: 5D
- 1 Heavy Cutting Laser
- Scale: Capital
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/na/na
Atmosphere Range: 1-3/5/10
Damage: 5D+2
- 2 Heavy Repeating Blaster Cannons
- Scale: Character
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1
Skill: Blasters; Repeating Blasters
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1/2/5
Atmosphere Range: 3-75/200/500
Damage: 8D
Capsule: Designed to get troops onto ships whose shields have dropped, the Grappler has twice as many magnetic clamps as other ships of it's class, all of which on in it's front arc. The cutting laser and the repeating blasters only emerge from their mountings when the ship is docked. After the cutting laser opens a hole in the target ship, the repeating blasters immediately begin firing, clearing any defenders from the path of the attacking troops. Grapplers are used by both Imperial and New Republic forces, and have been seen in the fleets of many independent operators, most notably pirates and privateers.