However, its primary utility is in an anti-capital assault role, utilizing its ion cannons and torpedoes to punch through shielding so its parent Munificents can deal damage directly to the hull.Д«e warned, the Skipray must be kept away from corvettes its lack of speed means it is easy prey to these ships, yet the munificents can also make short work of this. It is certainly well-equipped to do so, with some of the heaviest shielding and armor of any fighter in the game.

Not a fast or agile craft, the Skipray has to do as much damage in the first pass and then outlast the enemy. When Grand Moff Ardus Kaine broke away from the Empire after Palpatine s death, he realized the usefulness of this fighter and incorporated it into the Pentastar Alignment fleet.ДЄll-around ship, capable of destroying other fighters. Most notably, the Skipray was used by the Zann Consortium as its main bomber. It saw great success both within and without the Imperial Navy in Outer Rim patrol forces. Only then did the craft gain true notoriety as a staple of corporate, mercenary, pirate and smuggler fleets. This led Sienar Fleet Systems to sell the class on the open market. However, Naval tactical philosophy was not open to the idea of a hyperspace-capable hybrid starfighter, and largely snubbed the class. It carries an armament of 3 Medium Ion Cannons, 2 Laser Cannons, and 2 Proton Torpedoes.Д¬ommanders that received Skiprays highly praised the ship. This means that some independently owned Blastboats are better armed then their standard Imperial counterparts.Star Wars Skipray Blastboat By cattsilolen1972 Follow | Public Many of the up-gunned (armed with turbolasers) versions of the ship were sold on the general market to make them more appealing to smaller buyers. The starfighter-wary Imperial Navy was slow to generally deploy these ships, leading to Sienar Fleet Systems opting to sell models of the vessel on the open market, meaning that it serves as a backbone of many corporate, mercenary, pirate, and smuggler fleets. The ship's wings rotate from vertical to horizontal for landing configuration. The ship is 25 meters long, meaning that it can easily operate from most large capital ships as a parasite craft. The ship has a crew of five: a pilot, co-pilot, sensor officer, and two gunners. Only the Rebellion's B-wing comes close to packing this much compact firepower in a similarly sized package. In the nose of the ship are a proton torpedo and a concussion missile launcher, as well as a tractor beam projector, making the ship extremely capable in combat.

Centrally mounted on the top (dorsal) of the ship is a double blaster or turbolaser turret (depending on the model). Weapons include twin ion cannons on it's rotating wingtips, as well as a third mounted in it's nose. The ship is armed with a high-capacity shield grid as well as a powerful reactor, making it able to absorb a massive amount of punishment. Too large to be called a starfighter, but too small to be a Capital ship, the Blastboat is a capable starship with a class 2 hyperdrive. It only appears in EU sources.Д«uilt by Sienar Fleet Systems, the manufacturer of the venerable TIE series, the Skipray Blastboat is a small starship that can only be described as 'armed to the teeth.' The GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat is a light gunship in service of the Galactic Empire.

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