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| Guardian Dropship | |
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| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Model |
Guardian |
| Class |
Dropship/Gunship |
| Technical specifications | |
| Length |
20m |
| Width |
50m |
| Height/depth |
10m |
| Maximum acceleration |
1,000g |
| MGLT |
70mglt |
| Maximum speed (atmosphere) |
1,200kph |
| Engine unit(s) |
Thrust Vectoring Ion Engines (2) Turbine Engines (2) VTOL Thrusters (4) |
| Hyperdrive rating |
Emergency Class 10 |
| Hyperdrive system | |
| Power plant |
Compact Fusion Reactor |
| Shielding |
Equipped |
| Hull | |
| Sensor systems |
Equipped |
| Targeting systems |
Equipped |
| Navigation system |
Equipped |
| Avionics |
Equipped |
| Countermeasures |
Chaff/Flare Launchers |
| Armament |
Laser Cannons (4) |
| Complement |
Predator Droid Tanks (4) |
| Crew |
4 |
| Passengers |
24 troops |
| Cargo capacity |
4 tonnes |
| Consumables |
1 month |
| Usage | |
| Role(s) |
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| Era(s) | |
The Guardian Dropship was a heavy class of gunship produced by the Mikaru Corporation. It was designed to be a heavy transport, capable of operating, simultaneously as a Gunship, Heavy Dropship, and Vehicle Transport. The inside of the ship, could carry 24 personnel, their equipment, Armor, Weapons, and ammo. It could also carry in its hold either 8 speeder bikes, or two landspeeders. On its external wings, it could carry 4 tanks, though it was designed to carry 4 Predator Droid Tanks. It could deploy these tanks while moving allowing their light repulsor systems to descend them to the ground.
a Guardian releasing a tank
The sides of the gunship were lined with 2 laser cannons each, allowing it to act as a gun platform in the air. In standard operation a Guardian would 'orbit' its target and fire down its target with its four cannons. A variant of the Guardian called the AC version, had an additional turbolaser mounted on the starboard side between the two laser cannons. This removed its ability to carry tanks on that side but increased its offensive punch exponentially. The average Guardian sold for 75,000 credits, 130,000 credits with an upgraded shield system, and enhanced laser cannons, and 200,000 credits for the AC model.
A Guardian acting as a Gunship