The Skipray Blastboat Series

The Skipray Blastboat is the Empire's standard gunship. Its primary mission profile includes patrol duty and light defense assignments. The Skipray is the smallest vessel of the Imperial Navy which is equipped with a hyperdrive unit. Skiprays feature a large weapons complement and require a crew of two pilots and two gunners. They are fairly maneuverable and thus are suitable for space as well as atmospherical combat. Several configurations of the Skipray Blastboat exist. However, the most common models are the GAT-12h and the GAT-12j, only having a difference in gunner duty. (For more detailed information on the Skipray Blastboats, see "Imperial Sourcebook".) In addition to these congifurations, there are few lesser known configurations, namely the GAT-12g, the GAT-12m and the GAT-12p (mentioned in the WEG supplement "Pirates & Privateers").

Skipray Blastboat GAT-12g

The GAT-12g is one of the older models of the Skipray series. It features a Tractor Beam Projector instead of the common Concussion Missile Launcher of the newer models. The GAT-12g is mostly used for picket duty, but Sienar realized that a missile launcher would be more effective than a Tractor Beam Projector. So, they replaced the Tractor Beam Projector in their newer models (the common GAT-12h and GAT-12j) with a Concussion Missile Launcher to give the ship even more firepower.

Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems' GAT-12g
Type: Defense and patrol blastboat
Scale: Capital (due to power output)
Length: 25 meters
Skill: Starfighter Piloting: Skipray Blastboat
Crew: 2 (1 can coordinate), gunners: 2, skeleton: 1/+5
Crew Skill: Astrogation 4D, captial ship gunnery 5D, starfighter piloting 4D, starship gunnery 5D+1, starship shields 4D+1
Cargo Capacity: 20 metric tons
Consumables: 1 month
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplyer: x2
Nav Computer: (limited to 4 jumps)
Maneverablity: 1D+2 (2D+2 in atmosphere)
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 415; 1,200 kmh
Hull: 2D+1
Shields: 2D
Sensors:: Passive: 35/1D; Scan: 60/1D+2; Search: 100/2D; Focus: 3/2D+2
Weapons:

Skipray Blastboat GAT-12m

A new mission profile was introduced to the Skipray Blastboat when Sienar developed the GAT-12m. This configuration of the Skipray Blastboat features a better hyperdrive and better sublight engines as well as slightly improved maneuverability. Thus, this variant is used for interception and courier duty. However, the reduction of the cargo space was neccessary to gain room for the better engines.

Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems' GAT-12m
Type: Defense and patrol blastboat
Scale: Capital (due to power output)
Length: 25 meters
Skill: Starfighter Piloting: Skipray Blastboat
Crew: 2 (1 can coordinate), gunners: 2, skeleton: 1/+5
Crew Skill: Astrogation 4D, captial ship gunnery 5D, starfighter piloting 4D, starship gunnery 5D+1, starship shields 4D+1
Cargo Capacity: 10 metric tons
Consumables: 1 month
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplyer: x1
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneverablity: 2D (3D in atmosphere)
Space: 10
Atmosphere: 415; 1,200 kmh
Hull: 2D+1
Sheilds: 2D

Sensors:: Passive: 35/1D; Scan: 60/1D+2; Search: 100/2D; Focus: 3/2D+2
Weapons:

Skipray Blastboat GAT-12p

Another variant of the Skipray Balstboat is the GAT-12p. This configuration features an upgraded sensor array. Its primary mission is mainly reconnaissance, although it still contains the full weapons complement of a standard Skipray. The cargo space was slightly reduced to make room for the powerful sensor array which allows the crew to scan planets thoroughly and execute research operations. Due to the different mission profile, the crew has slightly different skills compared with the standard Skipray crew. The crew for the GAT-12p is specially trained to make the most use out of the sensors.

Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems' GAT-12p
Type: Defense and patrol blastboat
Scale: Capital (due to power output)
Length: 25 meters
Skill: Starfighter Piloting: Skipray Blastboat
Crew: 2 (1 can coordinate), gunners: 2, skeleton: 1/+5
Crew Skill: Astrogation 4D+1, captial ship gunnery 4D+2, starfighter piloting 4D, starship gunnery 5D, starship shields 4D, sensors 5D
Cargo Capacity: 15 metric tons
Consumables: 1 month
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplyer: x2
Nav Computer: (limited to 4 jumps)
Maneverablity: 1D+2 (2D+2 in atmosphere)
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 415; 1,200 kmh
Hull: 2D+1
Sheilds: 2D
Sensors:: Passive: 50/1D; Scan: 100/2D; Search: 150/3D; Focus: 4/4D
Weapons:

Source
Stats:	Christopher Deck
Illustration:	David Deitrick in Dark Stryder, West End Games.