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Revised Stark Request

Alyn_Stark

Date: Monday, 27 Aug 2012, 12:26 PM | Message # 1

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This is revised and redesigned request for equipment and personnel for the SDCSC (Stark Defense Conglomerate Security Corps). The gear contained within this list will only be available to the SDCSC. The SDCSC itself would begin formation around a core group of two-hundred men and women and Stark's hiring factors would include credit checks, background checks run through the Imperial database to strictly cull out anyone for criminal activity down to petty larceny.

Designation: SDC 348-R Automated Defense System
Mass: 16kg
Payload: Coherent light
Maximum Range: 1500 meters
Clip Size: 3,000 shots
Attachments:

Tripod
Control unit

Information: The SDC 348-R Automated Defense System is a man-portable system that can be established and setup in under two minutes. It is designed to provide a three-hundred and sixty degree coverage of an area once placed and serves as a sentry during field operations, as well as a front-line defense for installations. With the capacity for multiple phases of tracking with sensors and the ability to run automated or controlled by a user, the system is quite versatile.

Designation: M25 Smartgun
Mass: 12.5kg
Length: 128.2cm
Payload: Coherent light
Maximum Range: 2500 meters
Clip Size: 1200 shots
Attachments:

Operator's harness
Articulation arm
Eye-mounted targeting reticule
Waist-mounted power system

Information: The M25 Smartgun is a relatively high-tech piece of equipment. Consisting of the weapon itself, a combat harness that adjusts over armor, an articulation arm upon which the weapon is mounted and a helmet or head-mounted targeting reticule that slides over the operator's eye, the M25 allows for a large amount of firepower in a relatively easy package. Utilizing multi-spectrum sensors mounted to the weapon system, the M25 links to the eyepiece, allowing the operator to 'see' what the weapon is pointing at. The waist-mounted articulation arm allows the M25 to maneuver and track targets within the sensor cone of 40 degrees and lock on to said targets. Despite the advantages of auto-aiming, the operator may disable this function for manual aiming within the eyepiece.

Designation: M981 APC
Length: 9 meters
Width: 3.5 meters
Height: 2.1 meters (turret retracted); 2.8 meters (turret deployed)
Mass: 14,000 kg
Maximum Speed: 150 km/h
Shielding: None
Armament:

1x Heavy particle beam cannon (turreted, mounted on rear of vehicle.)
1x Multipurpose warhead launcher (turreted, mounted alongside particle beam cannon)
1x Light mortar system (retractable, mounted mid-rear of vehicle. Vehicle holds 32 rounds of ammunition)
1x Blaster cannon (turreted, mounted driver's front)

Defenses:

1x Rotary smoke launcher (contains 12x rounds)

Crew:

1x Driver
1x Commander
13x Passenger

Information: The M981 APC is designed largely for work upon urban worlds, or at a minimum, worlds with terrain that can be navigated by its rather large tires. Acting as a mobile operations center, the M981 contains a sophisticated TacOps center within, allowing for simultaneous communication between its internal troop compliment, starships in low orbit and up to sixteen alternate sources within a two-hundred kilometer radius. The vehicle's suspension system allows for it to tackle obstacles up to one meter in height, restricting it to an extent to certain fields of deployment. Maneuverability and speed come at the cost of armor as well, and while the APC can resist weapons up to heavy blaster cannon, heavy missile systems or heavy anti-vehicular weaponry will not have an issue in disabling or destroying the APC. Fortunately, the light mortar can often outrange most emplacements.

Designation: X-1 Dropship
Length: 26 meters
Width: 15.5 meters (weapon pods deployed)
Height: 6 meters
Mass: 35,000 kg maximum
Maximum Speed: 990 km/h
Shielding: Equipped
Hyperdrive: Class 8
Armament:

1x Heavy laser cannon (turreted, mounted under nose)
4x Weapon pods
- 6x Proton torpedo (lower weapon pod)
- 6x Heavy rocket (lower weapon pod)
- 32x Concussion missile (upper weapon pods)

Crew:

1x Pilot
1x Weapons Officer
60x Passenger or 1x fully loaded APC

Information: The X-1 dropship is a multipurpose vessel capable of space and atmospheric flight, as well as limited hyperdrive travel for emergency uses. With only two crew required for operation, the dropship is easily able to deploy craft and then act as a mobile air support for operations. the primary usage of the X-1 is deploy an APC loaded with an infantry squad for the purpose of defensive operations. Recognizing the need for a dropship that is capable of defending itself, the X-1 is lightly armed in regards to its blaster weaponry, instead sporting a number of warheads to counter the varied craft most pirates and raiders are likely to use.

Alyn Stark
Lord of Kinyov
Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy
Head of House Malos (former)
Licensed bounty hunter
Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering
Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate
Civilian Medal of Honor recipient
Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)

Message edited by Alyn_Stark - Friday, 21 Sep 2012, 2:47 PM

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Date: Saturday, 01 Sep 2012, 8:49 PM | Message # 2

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These are simply too un-Star Wars. For this reason I vote to DENY all but the MX8a light support weapon and M25 smartgun.

However, I APPROVE of both of those as laser weapons.

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Alyn_Stark

Date: Sunday, 02 Sep 2012, 11:41 AM | Message # 3

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So the vehicles are denied? Cause I based some of the new stats off of existing designs of Star Wars tech.

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If need be, I'd pass on the defense turrets, but with the modifications, if I may ask, is it the image of the assault rifle or the grenade launcher on it that makes it 'un-Star Wars'?

Jace_Varitek

Date: Sunday, 02 Sep 2012, 7:16 PM | Message # 4

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Yes. Sorry if I wasn't clear on this. To my eye, these just aren't exotic enough to be Star Wars. This may seem like a minor point, but it's the difference between Han Solo's iconic DL-44 and the Mauser C96 that it was built from. The difference is a small, but important one that separates Star Wars from the real world. It's also the difference between this and this. Again, it's small but important for suspension of disbelief, which is crucial for RP.

To be clear, though, I'm not against wheeled vehicles in principle. Just vehicles (and weapons, armor, etc.) that are too reminiscent of modern technology.

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Date: Sunday, 02 Sep 2012, 7:20 PM | Message # 5

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Wait, I've been misreading which stats go with which image. To be clear, the ones I APPROVE of are the SDC 348-R Automated Defense System and the M25 Smartgun.

Alyn_Stark

Date: Sunday, 02 Sep 2012, 9:00 PM | Message # 6

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Just to try and save my case (I'll let the assault rifle and the sentry turret go), but the Rebel attack tank and the HAV are simply much larger versions of the APC here when compared, more or less. Also, the dropship looks suspiciously like this.

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Date: Thursday, 06 Sep 2012, 5:40 PM | Message # 7

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The difference there is that those vehicles have a distinct, star-warsy look to them, whereas the APC looks like just that, an APC. It just doesn't mesh with the overall look of Star Wars to me. However, I'm fine with the ship, though it could stand a better paint job, but that's a personal preference :P. Seems to me a guy that enjoys flair like Stark would build, well, flashier stuff.

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Alyn_Stark

Date: Friday, 07 Sep 2012, 4:19 PM | Message # 8

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Flashy is good at times, but there's days when drab is better. Ask the US Army. Lol.

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And I can state for the record that a lot of stuff (not just for me) has been approved in the past that doesn't necessarily have a Star Wars-like feel to it. As well, I offer up the A9 Floating Fortress. Slap some wheels on that baby and you'd have something looking pretty similar to the APC here.

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Date: Friday, 07 Sep 2012, 5:25 PM | Message # 9

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But it doesn't have wheels. This demonstrates my point.

Alyn_Stark

Date: Friday, 07 Sep 2012, 6:09 PM | Message # 10

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Granted, that particular vehicle doesn't have wheels, but wheeled vehicles do exist in Star Wars, even if they are less common than repulsor vehicles.

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Date: Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 1:14 PM | Message # 11

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Indeed, and as I mentioned (Message #4), I'm not opposed to wheeled vehicles in principle. Note, again, that the wheeled vehicles in Star Wars (i.e. the Juggernaut, etc.) have design elements to them that differentiate them from modern RL technology. The Juggernaut has wheels, but it doesn't look like an APC. The Flying Fortress looks like an APC, but it doesn't have wheels. That's my point—your APC looks like something that could be bouncing along the Turkish border with Kurdistan as we speak.

Not that it isn't cool, it just isn't Star Wars.

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Alyn_Stark

Date: Friday, 14 Sep 2012, 12:00 PM | Message # 12

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So I assume what you're saying is that I need to find a new APC picture. Haha.

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Though I can safely say that I personally have never come across a vehicle quite looking like that.

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The APC has been altered.

Karth_DeQora

Date: Friday, 14 Sep 2012, 10:42 PM | Message # 13

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I'm much more in favor of this new picture.

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Alyn_Stark

Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 9:28 AM | Message # 14

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So is that an approve? Haha.

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Date: Saturday, 15 Sep 2012, 6:24 PM | Message # 15

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Yes, I'm fine with the pictures now. APPROVE on my end. Also, Adam, you ever notice that your requests require the longest amount of time? tongue

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