Craft: Cygnus Spaceworks Xg-13 Missile Boat
Type: Heavy assault starfighter
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 15 meters
Skill: Starfighter piloting: missile boat
Crew: 1
Crew Skill: starfighter piloting 3D+2, starship gunnery 4D, starship shields 2D+1
Cargo Capacity: 130 kilograms
Consumables: 1 week
Cost: 96,000
Hyperdrive: x2
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 9 (12 when engaging SLAM)
Atmosphere: 400; 1,150 kmh
Hull: 4D+2
Shields: 1D+2
Sensors:
Passive: 25/1D
Scan: 45/2D
Search: 80/3D
Focus: 6/4D
Weapons:
Heavy Laser Cannon
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 1D+1
Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.5 km
Damage: 5D
16 Concussion Missile Launchers (5 missiles per tube)
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D+2
Space Range: 1-3/7/13
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/700/1.3 km
Damage: 9D
Background: The Missile Boat was an advanced Imperial starfighter designed by Admiral Thrawn and built by Cygnus Spaceworks. Designed as a countermeasure against the rogue Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin and his supply of TIE Defenders, the Missile Boat was a descendant of the Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing, also manufactured by Cygnus Spaceworks. The Missile Boat relied primarily on warheads for dogfighting and assaults, a notable difference from other Imperial starfighters, which relied more heavily on laser cannons. The Missile Boat also included an innovative propulsion feature known as the SubLight Acceleration Motor (SLAM).
Though they proved instrumental in the defeat of Zaarin’s rogue faction and in executing Emperor Palpatine’s plan to lead the Rebel Alliance to Endor, they were removed from Imperial Navy operations by the Emperor’s own orders and were not seen in use after 4 ABY.