Freefall-class Bomber

After the Battle of Naboo, and the tremendous losses of both pilots and fighters, the military saw the need for a heavier starfighter than the N1. Years before the battle they had rejected a design from Nubian Engineers for a heavy bomber, but now were willing to accept. Unfortunately the original prototype had been stolen, and so a new design had to be made with the help of the former designers. As with the former prototype the Freefall bomber is a relatively large starfighter, with space for eight passengers and twenty metric tons of cargo. Besides the bomber's laser cannon it also features a bomb chute which gives the fighter its name, as the bombs free fall from the bomber. To prevent a breach of the power core (which was one of the original prototype's main flaws) the Freefall has slightly lighter armaments, though they are heavy enough to threaten even a capital starship or to destroy huge areas on a planet.

Freefall-class Bomber

Craft: Royal Nubian Freefall-class Bomber

Class: Starfighter

Cost: 220,000 credits (new)

Size: Small (30 m long)

Crew: Skilled +4 (Maximum 2, minimum 1, gunners 2)

Initiative: +5 (+1 size, +4 crew)

Passengers: 8

Cargo Capacity: 20 metric tons

Consumables: 1 month

Hyperdrive: x2 (backup x10)

Maximum Speed in Space: Attack (7 squares/action)

Atmospheric Speed: 1,000 km/h (14 squares/action)

Maneuvers: +5 (+1 size, +4 crew)

Defense: 21 (+1 size, +10 armor)

Shield Points: 30

Hull Points: 120

DR: 10

Weapon: Laser Cannons (4 fire-linked)

Fire Arc: Front

Attack Bonus: +7 (+1 size, +4 crew, +2 fire control)

Damage: 6d10x2

Range Modifier: PB 0; S/M/L n/a

Weapon: Bomb Chute (20 bombs carried)

Fire Arc: Ventral*

Attack Bonus: 7 (+1 size, +4 crew, +2 fire control)

Damage: 8d10x5

Range Modifier: PB 0; S/M/Ln/a

*Bombs are released from the bottom of the starfighter and fall onto targets below.