[Custom] Mandalorian Kyr'am Arpat-Class Fightercraft

Standash Thul

I feel the reinforced hull puts it up to a 3 defensive; likewise, the plasma railguns i would consider upgunned from laser cannons, making it around a 3.

Also yeh uglies

Zion Morviael [RETIRED] I added weak azz shields.

It's meant to be a good competitive fighter without being the best of the best, so it should be able to run with an X-wing, right?

X wing also has astromech, munition launchers and a hyperdrive.

Standash Thul It saves on weight and power requirements lacking the astromech, quality shields, and hyperdrive, and so should be competitive in other areas, though that is somewhat mediated by having heavier guns than an X wing. It's made of compatible parts, to a specific efficient design. It doesn't outpace an A-wing or have as much armament as a TIE Defender.

What specifics are needing to be changed/modified?

That’s not specifically the issue at play here. At least for my part, the Deathseed in Canon (which we don’t have an entry for) is parts from a TIE Fighter and an X-wing slapped together to create a line of uglies. While they’re an official production line, it’s still taking two separate ships and bolting them together. Usually this results in some draw back somewhere (weaker defence, slower speed, etc).
The issue is, is that this is a custom version of that ugly line, but it doesn’t seem to have any drawbacks what so ever of being an ugly. There’s some explanation for “oh well, fewer weapons, and not having an astromech and hyperdrive mean it’s still as fast as an X-wing” and “well it’s got beskar armour and a shield generator, so it’s also still equivalent in defence there”. Like, I get having agility as high as it is. Not particular fussed if a stat is maxed.
It’s just that everything else being unaffected compared to one half of this ships creation seems a little... off. At the end of the day, yes the other stats are all 3’s, but it just feels too “perfect” for it to all be that way given you’re making an ugly craft.

Sorry if this bit is misleading. The craft is a new design that is modular, allowing it to incorporate parts that the company can buy rather than have to manufacture. It's not an Ugly in that its made of castoff or second hand parts. Its a factory design intended to be competitive with the frontline starfighters available elsewhere.

The legends Bes'uliik was said to be better than their time period's current X wing in some areas as I remember it in Legacy of the Force because it was a newer design. I don't think this is an excessive specced fightercraft in terms of having a more solid hull and heavier cannons. I think its a very Mandalorian design, rugged enough, fast enough, enough firepower, and well focused on agility as its core attribute.

What if i were to drop Attack to 2 but keep Defense at 3 given the robust Mandalorian construction and presence of beskar?

Ive made this change, awaiting thoughts.