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Starship Troopers: Starships: Slingshot Drop Ship

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Name: Slingshot Drop Ship
Craft: Slingshot Drop Ship
Type: Drop Ship
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 9 meters (estimated)
Skill: Space Transports
Crew: 1; Gunners: 1
Passengers: 10 troops
Cargo Capacity: 4.54 metric tons
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 4
Atmosphere: 280; 800 km/h
Hull: 4D
Sensors

  • Passive: 15 / 0D+1
  • Scan: 30 / 0D+2
  • Search: 45 / 1D
  • Focus: 2 / 1D+1

Weapons

  • Twin Rotary Cannons
Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: Walker
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 1-180/450/900m
Damage: 4D
  • 2 MW-5050 autocannons
Fire Arc: 1 port, 1 starboard
Crew: 1
Scale: Speeder
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 1-92/230/460m
Damage: 4D

Description: Regularly used to drop Mobile Infantry troopers into combat zones where capsule drops are not advisable, these workhorses of the Fleet are fast, durable and more than able to defend themselves. Capable of delivering a platoon of Mobile Infantry troopers and their equipment by direct landing or orbital drop, the Slingshot was developed as a response to the increasing loss of Fleet assets as they delivered their trooper complements. Many pilots prefer a Slingshot to a fighter craft or a starship; the former are too specialized and the latter rarely see any action.

The Slingshot requires a crew of two pilots. It is incredibly robust for its size and can happily shrug off small arms and light support weapon fire, however, it remains vulnerable to heavier weapons fire.

Source:

  • Starship Troopers RPG Sourcebook (page 195)
  • thedemonapostle