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New Vehicle from Lorrd Engineering and SDC
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Thursday, 29 Nov 2012, 1:07 AM | Message # 1 |
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Designation: FA-X Self-propelled Vaporator
Height: 36 meters
Mass: 35,000 kg
Maximum Speed: 60 km/h
Shielding: None
Armament: None; includes mounts for six anti-personnel blasters in case of defense.
Crew:
- 1x Driver
- 1x Vaporator operator
- 8x Passengers
Cost: 80,000 credits
Information: The FA-X Self-propelled Vaporator is a rugged, six-legged walker that is well suited to the harsh climates of desert worlds. When a study of the breakdown rate of water vaporators, including the well-known GX-8 was conducted, it was found that such vaporators tended to suffer breakdowns often, and static positions such as those found on Tatooine were prone to damage by Jawas and Tusken Raiders. In response, Lorrd Engineering created this current project, which can process the same amount as five brand new vaporators. Offering a sophisticated electronics suite to be able to properly collect the most water possible, the FA-X is capable of conducting self defense and is able to remain mobile, negating the need for constant checks on a static position that can be damaged when nobody is around.
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 - Sunday, 02 Dec 2012, 12:05 PM |
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| Jace_Varitek | Date: Thursday, 29 Nov 2012, 9:07 PM | Message # 2 |
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| I APPROVE of this with some reservations I'd prefer to see addressed; namely, why is the Stark Defense Conglomerate involved in this? I just don't see it. Lorrd Engineering is amply capable of designing this on its own—I don't see what the SDC is bringing to it. Forgive me for suspecting this is unnecessary name-dropping. The other qualm I have is with the processing capability of as many as 10 standard moisture vaporators. While I think the 80,000 cost is about right, I don't think the image supports that much efficiency from a vaporator and heat vents that are approximately 2 to 3 times larger than a standard vaporator. The whole thing is enormous, yes, but a lot of that space has to be hydraulics, the power plant, etc. I think I could go as high as 4 or maybe 5 times more efficient than a standard vaporator, but not 10.
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| Alyn_Stark | Date: Friday, 30 Nov 2012, 9:41 AM | Message # 3 |
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| I suppose there's no real need for SDC directly to be involved, other than the fact that they'd could produce something like the weapons or weapon mounts. I'll alter the collection ability to be the equal of five though.
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)
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| Jace_Varitek | Date: Friday, 30 Nov 2012, 1:03 PM | Message # 4 |
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| Looks good, thanks.
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| Jaron | Date: Saturday, 01 Dec 2012, 7:05 PM | Message # 5 |
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| APPROVE
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| Karth_DeQora | Date: Monday, 03 Dec 2012, 7:54 AM | Message # 6 |
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| With Jace's caveats addressed, safe to call this request APPROVED.
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