Post by Ghostie on Jun 7, 2018 21:19:58 GMT -5
CEC HWK-545 Light Freighter Concept Name • HWK-545 Classification • Light Freighter - Ship Origin • Corellian Engineering Corporation Specifications Size • - Height: 5.72 Meters - Width: 25.94 Meters - Length: 27.24 Meters Appearance • After seeing how well the Core Galaxy System’s Dynamic Class Freighter performed, Corellian Engineering Corporation knew they had to get in on the action. When Core Galaxy Systems folded, the CEC bought them out, and the designs for the ship along with it. Engineers started about immediately upgrading the Dynamic-Class, but their plans were shelved by marketing and inter-company bureaucrats. For 200 years. Nearly 100 years ago, as the Dynamic-Class finally started to fade away, the CEC dusted off their plans for the HWK-545, and fired up the production line. The ship was smoother, and less blocky than the Dynamic-Class; the shape of the cockpit matched that of the other two pylons, which narrowed it significantly on the inside, but made everything more efficient and located in one room instead of two. On top of this, the top half of the cockpit was covered in view ports, giving it a more open feel. The two large sublight engines were removed, and instead a whole bank of drives was installed. And the side cannons were removed as well, and a second turret was instead placed on the ship’s underside. Instead of cannons on the side, CEC placed a concussion missile launcher in each of the secondary pylons. All and all, the HWK-545 was faster, more maneuverable, and packed a harder punch than the old Dynamic-Class. And it was painted a flat grey, instead of red and grey. Less had changed on the inside of the ship than on the outside. The quarters were still in the same layout, as were the cargo holds and the medbay. The large room in the center still had it’s large holodisplay, but it was turned into more of a lounge with comfortable seating and a table. The small storage locker was turned into a galley. The security and computer room just down the hall from the cockpit was turned into a captain’s cabin. And the lighting. My Force the lighting. The lighting was improved a hundred fold, so people could actually see where they were going. Function The CEC HWK-545 Light Freighter is a highly customizable transport ship. It is armed with two medium laser cannon turrets, two concussion missile launchers, and an escape pod. The sublight engines and hyperdrive make it one of the fastest ships of it’s class available on the open market. The cargo bay can hold around sixty metric tons, however the speeder garage can also be used as a cargo bay to hold another sixty metric tons, and many fringers have found ways to make secret holds to hide their illicit goods. The ship is high modifiable, a characteristic of most CEC ships, and as such anyone with a hydrospanner can change the vessel to how they see fit. The HWK-545 is best crewed with seven people; four in the cockpit, one in engineering, and two gunners. However it can also be piloted by a crew of just one. Due to the ship’s versatility and popularity, it has found its way into the hands of politicians, smugglers, pirates, merchants, and even some militaries such as planetary defense forces. |
