N-1 Armored Repulsor Personnel Carrier
| N-1 Armored Repulsor Personnel Carrier | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Army ARPC | |
| Type | Armored Personnel Carrier |
| Place of origin |  Thrashia |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Thrashia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bastion Arms Inc. |
| Manufacturer | Bastion Arms Inc. |
| Unit cost | 30,000 Credits |
| Variants | N-1A-MRL |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 35 tonnes |
| Length | 7.5 m (24.6 ft) |
| Width | 3.5 m (11.5 ft) |
| Height | 4.6 m (15.1 ft) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armor | Classified |
Main armament | weapons mount |
| Speed | 400 km/h |
Development General History
The Armored Repulsor Personnel Carrier gets its name from the new era of the Empire, alongside many other various weapons systems, as part of the "New Imperial Era" weapons development program. The necessity of updating the dilapidated Imperial Army arsenals was a high priority for the Empress once the full migration of the Empire was a success. Imperial Army General Ydraine Xu Polarrus, a leading member of the Imperial Army Ordnance Corps and an ally of Director Salizar, made a priority for the creation of a new armored personnel carrier. He made clear that the Imperial Army and Clone Legions could no longer rely upon aged vehicles such as the LAVr QH-7 Chariot, Imperial Troop Transport (ITT), or the standard Imperial APC. The haphazard and non-standardization among the older fleet of transports was, it was generally agreed, unacceptable. The priority for the design of a new armored personnel carrier was that it be a repulsor craft, ensuring it's speed and wide range of terrain access.
Some troopers have taken to calling it the "Whale Shark" or simply "Whale" due to it's large size.
Transport Capacity
The N-1 ARPC is capable of transporting two full squads of infantry (16 troopers) of standard humanoid size. There are two deployment ramps: a frontal ramp that allows direct movement into an engagement zone, and a rear ramp that allows for more protected exit and entry.
Engine and Power Plant
Repulsorlifts only worked within a gravity well, as the technology requires mass to push against. Repulsorlifts used minimal power and are reliable enough to be utilized continuously. Repulsorlifts can be assembled in arrays, clusters, or vanes studded with micro-coils of gravitic "knots". These units were then mounted on a vehicle or spacecraft, usually on the underside. The many repulsorlifts needed for a large ship were typically powered by a dedicated "antigrav generator."
The repulsorlift or repulsorlift engine, often referred to simply as a repulsor, was an anti-gravity technology capable of levitating an object. It was created from subnuclear "knots" of space-time made by enormous AI-manned power refineries encompassing black holes. The application of transferring this energy into self-sustaining containment cells that can be used in repulsorlift engines is a closely guarded secret and one which has never been successfully replicated by a foreign foe. The N-1 is equipped with the Neukraft-Alpha-12 Engine, which allows it to sustain heavy armament and armor without any detriment to speed or maneuverability.
Weapon Systems
Primary
The primary weapon system is a Bastion Arms Inc. anti-personnel laser cannon, the NA-50, that is mounted on the commander's cupola. Powerful enough to punch through the heaviest of infantry power armor, it is a This gun is controlled from the Commander's Weapons Station Program. This allows the weapon to be aimed and fired from within the tank via a HUD-link.
There are no other major weapon systems attached to the N-1 ARPC.
Defensive Capabilities
Details concerning the composite armor of the N-1 ARPC are classified, though it is believed to be equal to or more than that on the N-1 Repulsor Tank. It does however mount a personal shield generator that allows it to better survive in battle environments where enemy artillery or aerial support is in abundance.
Defense against incoming missiles is provided by a soft-kill anti-missile system. The Millimeter Band Sensor System (MBSS) mounted on the turret is capable of operating as a Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS). The vehicle's droid-assisted computer in turn can triangulate incoming projectiles, immediately alert the vehicle commander, and fire off Visual and Infrared Screening Smoke (VIRSS) grenades, which can effectively block optical, infrared and radar signatures. Once the hard-kill AMS is installed, the radar system will also be responsible for tracking and targeting the incoming missiles for the AMS.
There is an optional hard-kill AMS that will enable the droid-assisted computer to launch anti-munition grenades capable of intercepting hostile missiles and projectiles as part of the overall active protection system. The hard-kill Active Protection System is an indigenously developed hard-kill active protection system designed to protect the N-1 from anti-tank threats. It uses a three-dimensional detection and tracking multi-spectral sensor imager to detect incoming threats. Warheads can be detected out to 200 meters from the tank, and a defensive rocket is fired to destroy them at 20–25 meters away. The system can neutralize rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles.
The N-1 also has a Sensor Warning Receiver (SWR) and sensor jammer. Four all-bearing Laser warning receivers (LWR) are also present to alert the crew should the vehicle become "painted", and the droid computer can also deploy VIRSS grenades towards the direction of the beam.
An automatic fire suppression system is programmed to detect and put out any internal fires that may occur, and atmospheric sensors alert the crew if the tank enters a hazardous environment. It can be sealed against even hard vacuum, as well as a general gamut of biological and hazardous scenarios.
Network-Centric Considerations
The N-1 houses the following features which help to improve situational awareness for the crew:
- C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Droids, Computers, and Intelligence) uplink.
- PPS (Planetary Positioning Satellite) uplink.
- IFF/SIF (Identification Friend or Foe/Selective Identification Feature) System. If a proper response signal is shown by the target, the fire control system automatically identifies it as a friendly. If the target fails to respond to the identification signal, it is then declared as a hostile. A droid-assisted program ensures that false IFF signals are carefully curated and correctly targeted.
- Full Battle Sphere Command and Control Program (FBSCC) allows the vehicle to share its data with friendly units, including other armored vehicles and aerial support. This ensures that unit commanders are able to tap into a wide range network of data, enabling better battlefield decision making.
- Each N-1 is also equipped with four ID10 Seeker Droids that are capable of carrying out a wide range of missions under the direction of the vehicle commander.