Shuttle Sandstorm

Shuttle Sandstorm was a Gamma-class Assault Shuttle used by Orupian Royal Fleet and was usually stored aboard HMS Ceylon Pride. One of it's many tasks was to ferry Blitztroopers into battle. The shuttle was purchased from a salvage company that recovered the vessel on Coruscant having been abandoned by the Galactic Empire.
==Characteristics==
In a standard operation, a Gamma-class assault shuttle would pull up near an enemy ship and take hold of it with either its tractor beam or power harpoon. It would then launch its blitztroopers to seize control of the vessel, sometimes crippling the ship beforehand with a few well-placed turbolaser shots. 
These ships were composed of three sections. The first section was the command crew cockpit, where a crew of five not only controlled the shuttle, but monitored its blitztroopers as well. The second section, the main body, was where the blitztroopers were carried. There were forty holding compartments for blitztrooper armour, enough for an entire platoon. 
While being stored in the assault shuttle, the blitztroopers' power armour was constantly being recharged. Each compartment was equipped with a fold-away door, allowing the shuttle to quickly launch its troopers into space. 
To protect its valuable cargo of elite blitztroopers, assault shuttles were very well shielded. Unlike most combat ships, which devoted 25% of their power to shields, the shields of a Gamma-class assault shuttle took up a full 62% of its power, with over half of that directed to the ship's front arc. This allowed assault shuttles to withstand heavy damage as they pulled up near hostile ships. 
Gamma-class assault shuttles were both atmosphere and space capable. They were equipped with Class 2 hyperdrives (Class 18 backup). However, their capability for hyperspace travel was limited, because their nav computers could only hold enough data for three jumps. 
== Foot Note ==
This Ship is used within a RESOLUTION Plots and is so part of the RSNverse of Star Wars lore.
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