Torpedoes

Imperial Transtar 1020 series
H “Thunder Bird”
Crew: 1
Maneuver Thrust: 0.155 km/s/s
Mass: 200 tons
Translight Capability: None
Armor: Crystanium w/belt
Atmospheric Capability: Full
Armaments:
4 x Mk. 10 Pulse Laser Cannons
1 x Mk. 20 Explosive Torpedo
4 x Mk. 10 Explosive Torpedoes
Commentary: The Thunder Bird is an aging
Imperial SPAC Fighter which is now
widely used throughout Terran space.
Though an adequate design, this vessel has
been bolstered by the introduction of an
increased torp load. A popular ship, it can
be found in many of the Twelve’s militaries,
as well as in the forces of mercenaries
and pirates across all of Terran space.
Many pundits of the starcraft industry
consider the Thunder Bird to basically be a
piece of junk, but if you can avoid enemy
attention for a few game turns, it’s easy to
exploit this design’s advantages. Just don’t
get too eager with this ship, and you’ll eventually
get your chance to use it.
Even so, the Thunder Bird’s far from a
useless vessel. First of all, it’s fast, and second,
it carries five torpedoes. Use the Thunder
Bird to outflank opponents, then launch
torps to drive foes into the guns of your
better ships.
Taking a crit after four hits is this craft’s
bane, but the key to using the Thunder Bird
is not taking fire until after its job is done.
Other Ships
Of course, with humanity having spread
itself so thinly across the stars, these 24
ships are hardly a complete listing off all
that’s available in the Silent Death universe.
You can, of course, build ships of
your own, using the Starcraft Design System
in this book. And Iron Crown will be
releasing supplements for Silent Death on
an ongoing basis, most of which will contain
new starcraft, complete with displays
and ready to plug into your game. For more
about these upcoming products, see the ad
in the back of this book or contact Iron
Crown for our latest catalog.
not a whole assortment
of ships of which you
may only need a few.
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