Spiral Assault Ship

Spiral Assault Ship
Craft: Sienar Ships Spiral-class Assault Ship
Affiliation: Empire
Era: Rebellion
Source: Black Ice (page 21)
Type: Single-use boarding ship
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 12 meters long, 20 meters wide
Skill: Space transports
Crew: 2
Crew Skill: Space transports 4D, starship shields 3D
Passengers: 4
Cargo Capacity: 2 metric tons (600 kilograms in overhead bin; 1,400 kilograms in rear cargo compartment)
Consumables: 1 week
Cost: Not available for sale
Maneuverability: 1D+2
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 365; 1,050 kmh
Hull: 5D
Shields: 2D+2
Sensors:

Passive: 25/0D
Scan: 40/1D
Search: 60/2D
Focus: 3/3D

Stealth: +4D sensor difficulties
Weapons:

One-Shot Proton Charge

Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 1 (co-pilot)
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 0D
Damage: Penetrates hull and shielding

Capsule: This unarmed vessel was designed to sneak up on an unsuspecting target and release a strike force directly onto the enemy vessel.

Unlike other assault shuttles, the Spiral-class was completely unarmed, relying on its advanced stealth suite to allow the craft to achieve striking distance. Once the vessel reached its target's particle shields, a one-use proton charge would explode, causing the target's shields to weaken enough for the Spiral to pass through.

Once through the shield, the Spiral smashed itself headlong into the target. The hull of the Spiral was composed of tekonite, which would vaporize upon collision, absorbing up to 92% of the damage. The resulting impact damage to the target ship allowed enemy forces to enter the vessel via hull breaches using vac-suits.