The Circling Vulture

The Circling Vulture was Zajid Rojev's home away from home. It was originally a damaged Y-8 Mining Vessel that was rescued from getting scrapped by Zajid. 
==History==
The Vulture had been in service for the CEC mining operations for almost five year when a Gotal bandit raid left it so crippled the corporation calculated it was cheaper to just scrap it than repair it. It was old, after all, and easily replaceable. However, one of the freelance pilots, Zajid Rojev, who had helped repel the pirates and save the precious cargo, offered CEC a token sum to take the vessel off their hands for good. Not too keen on paying all the fees to have the vessel disposed of, the ship manager accepted, filing in the records that the ship had been reduced to space debris.
After months of repairs and and more months of modification, the now-named vessel was once again space-worthy, and took it's virgin trip in 5 ABY as "The Circling Vulture", refitted into a miniature battleship.
==The Vulture's Modifications==
The ship is extensively modified, and except for the hull, there's not a single original part in it, as most of the ship was completely fried. Notable modifications include:
===Turbolaser===
An under-powered Turbolaser. Powering it up to full would drain every other system in the ship, as the current reactor can't handle the load.
===Turret Control System===
A primitive droid brain can control all turrets at once using simple motion- and heat-signature-tracking features, essentially enabling the ship to be flown by one pilot. The drawback of this system is that it's very rudimentary, and lacks an IFF system, rendering it useless in anything but desperate self-defense. The ship also has a pretty massive rear blindzone, requiring the pilot to fly it like a fighter to maximize effectiveness.
===Utility Mount===
During the rebuilding, parts of the Cargo-Hold was removed to install a docking mount for Shiv, Zajid's Vaksai fighter. This enables him to leave the ship anywhere in space, and also gives the ship an additional line of defense if crewed. The Shiv can also serve as an improvised escape pod.
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