Craft: Appazanna Engineering Works Raddaugh Gnasp Fluttercraft
Type: Patrol ornithopter
Scale: Speeder
Length: 7 meters
Skill: Rotor vehicle operation: ornithopter
Crew: 1 (Pilot), 1 (Gunner)
Passengers: 0
Cargo Capacity: 20 kilograms
Cover: 1/4
Altitude Range: Ground level-1,000 meters
Maneuverability: 3D
Move: 190; 540 kmh
Body Strength: 2D
Weapons:
Laser Cannon
Fire Arc: Rear
Crew: 1
Skill: Vehicle blasters
Fire Control: 1D
Range: 10-50/200/500
Damage: 4D
Background: The Raddaugh Gnasp fluttercraft, or Wookiee ornithopter, was a small patrol flier used by the Wookiees of Kashyyyk during the last decades of the Galactic Republic and the early years of the Galactic Empire.
The fluttercraft was named after the predatory insects known as gnasps, native to the Wookiee colony moon of Alaris Prime. It was a compact twin-seated scout craft used to patrol the dangerous lower levels of the jungles of Kashyyyk, as well as for rescue missions. The vehicle had no armor and relied on speed and agility to avoid enemy fire, though it was fitted with a rear-mounted laser cannon operated by the vehicle’s
The Raddaugh Gnasp was developed as a civil security patrol vessel and was commonly used in recon missions and perimeter scans in the dangerous underbrush of Kashyyyk’s forests. However, it was pressed into military service during the Clone Wars and saw action during the Battle of Kashyyyk in 19 BBY.
Weeks later, they would be employed once more in the defense of the Wookiee homeworld, this time entering into combat against Imperial stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader. Many fluttercrafts had been retrofitted with laser cannons following the initial departure of Imperial forces from the planet. This time, however, the Wookiees did not prevail, and the planet was enslaved.
Appearances: Episode III Revenge of the Sith