Craft: Corporate Sector Authority IRD
Type: Multipurpose starfighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 8.5 meters
Skill: Starfighter piloting: IRD
Crew: 1
Crew Skill: Starfighter piloting 5D, starship gunnery 4D
Cargo Capacity: 15 kilograms
Consumables: 1 day
Cost: Not available for sale
Maneuverability: 2D (+2 in atmosphere)
Space: 9
Atmosphere: 295; 850 kmh
Hull: 4D
Sensors:
Passive: 25/0D
Scan: 45/1D
Search: 65/1D+2
Focus: 2/2D+1
Weapons:
2 Twin Blaster Cannons (fire-linked)
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 5D
Alternative Additional Weapon Module:
Concussion Missile Tube
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Missile weapons: concussion missiles
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1/3/7
Atmosphere Range: 50-100/300/700
Damage: 7D
Background: The IRD starfighters, short for Intercept, Reconnaissance, Defense, was a swift and heavily armed starfighter used by the Corporate Sector’s Picket Fleet.
The IRD featured powerful engines, twin laser cannons, and the best pilot ejection mechanism of any contemporary fighter, but lacked a hyperdrive. As a result, the Authority IRD had to be transported by larger vessels such as the Marauder-class corvette or the Victory-class Star Destroyer.