Kuat Drive Yards A-9b Vigilance Interceptor

A-9 Vigilance Interceptor Technical & Background Information

[Datapac compiled by Stelek/ASutton348@aol.com, 1995, using data from the Dark Empire Sourcebook by West End Games, pp 101-102.]

Kuat Drive Yards has long been a major player in the Imperial war industry.  Manufacturer of the Star Destroyer (and many other ships).  KDY has long wanted a crack at the snubfighter market.  Since the TIE fighter has been the fighter of choice for Navy planners, there was little chance, but their project teams, working closely with the new Emperor's Hammer XO and the Dark Jedi of the Dark Brotherhood they have developed a design that has been on the back burner for years.  This craft's capacities are actually INCREASED if piloted by one knowledgeable in the dark side!

The A-9 is a sleek, stripped-down fighter.  Like other Imperial models, it lacks both hyperdrive and shields to cut all extraneous mass.  In addition, it pares down the hull and escape systems (Imperial ejection systems are a joke anyway!).  Reduced cockpit complexity makes the A-9 one of the easiest craft to learn to fly.  The fighter's weaponry incorporates twin laser cannon that can be fired independently or linked, as usual.   The A-9 is a very small craft, trading off mass for maneuverability and speed, hopefully this will make it popular with the elite pilot corps...such as the Emperor's Hammer!

RPG Stats

Craft: Kuat Drive Yards A-9b Vigilance Interceptor
Type: Territorial defensive interceptor
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 7.4 Meters
Crew: 1
Cargo Capacity: 55 Kilograms
Consumables: 1 Day
Cost: 185,000 Credits
Manueverability: 4d+1
Space: 12
Atmosphere: 450; 1,300 KMH

Game Stats (TIE Fighter)

Hull: 20 RU (15 RU Solar Panels)
Max. Speed: 156 (100)
Acceleration: 22 (15)
Roll Rate: 54 (48)
Pitch: 30 (20)
Weapons:

• 2 Heavy Turbolaser Cannons

• 2 KDY Standard Laser Cannons

Shields: None Standard, can be equipped (None)
Beam: None Standard, can be equipped, usually with Jammer (None)

Note: This has been a comparison of the standard TIE Fighter in the game (data in parentheses) and the A-9 Template.

Fleet Commander's Note:

The production version of the A-9 (the A-9b) has been approved by the Command Staff for full distribution to Tau Squadron.  The use of the T-I cockpit design will allow use of the new fighter-mounted TurboLaser Cannon (4% capital ship damage/hit!) as well as the use of the Dark Side (i.e. beam weapons) by the Dark Brotherhood Pilots.  The inclusion of "force vents" on the A-9b will allow the Dark Jedi TIE Pilots to use this fighter and their Dark Side abilities to the fullest in combat.  This should make the A-9 and its pilots (i.e. Tau Squadron) some of the deadliest fighters in the Fleet!

Emperor's Hammer Members desiring more specific information on the capabilities of each of the Emperor's Hammer capital ships should review the Fleet Manual.