Droch-Class Boarding ship
Craft: Colicoid Creation Nest Droch-Class Boarding Ship
Type: Boarding shuttle
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 20 meters
Skill: Space transports: Droch Boarding Craft
Crew: 1
Passengers: 6 (droid troops)
Cargo Capacity: 30 kilograms
Consumables: 1 day
Cost: 43,000
Maneuverability: +2
Space: 5
Atmosphere: 295; 850 kmh
Hull: 2D
Sensors:
Passive: 15/0D
Scan: 30/1D
Search: 60/2D
Focus: 3/2D+1
Weapons:
Light Laser Cannon
Fire Arc: Turret
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 3D
Boarding Drill
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Starship gunnery
Range: Contact
Damage: 8D
Game Note: The boarding drill pincers pierce the target’s hull upon direct contact. Roll the target ship’s hull -2D; if the boarding drill roll scores a “lightly damaged” result, it has breached the hull. Once the hull is breached, the pincers require 5 rounds to open the access to the interior of the target ship.
Background: The Droch-class boarding ship, also referred to as the Droch dropship, the Separatist boarding ship, droid landing pod, or pod-hunter, was a model of boarding craft manufactured by Colicoid Creation Nest and used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars against the Galactic Republic.
During the early stages of the Malevolence campaign, the craft were used to hunt down and destroy the escape pods of destroyed Republic fleets so the existence of the Malevolence would be kept secret. They were also used to deploy troops onboard enemy vessels, including the Venator-class Star Destroyer Tranquility and the Coronet.
The Droch-class boarding ship manufactured by Colicoid Creation Nest[1] was one of many boarding and utility vessels used the Confederacy of Independent Systems’ naval forces during the Clone Wars against the Galactic Republic. They were small, starfighter-sized vessels with a bell-shaped hull loosely based on the toothspike raptor from the planet Colla IV, and were 18.5 meters in length. Its engines were mounted where a bell’s yoke would be located, and around its base were four long, retractable spikes. Centered inside the base was a hatch that provided access to a cramped passenger compartment and a single-seat flight deck.
As its name suggested, the Droch-class was designed for boarding actions against enemy ships. Launched en masse from their mother ships, they could carry six fully equipped troops or battle droids, and they could fly at their targets at a maximum speed of 850 kilometers per hour, where they would proceed to use their spikes to pierce a target ship’s hull and anchor themselves. Once a Droch had attached, a plasma cutting ring burned a hole through the hull, and a boarding tube extends from the hatch, where the troops would proceed to enter the target ship. These vessels were also armed with four turret-mounted twin light laser cannons, and were equipped with close-ranged sensors and had one day’s worth of consumables.
