Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

[Andrew1993]

Pfeh, tie maulers are practically paper with how thin thier armor is, at least tx130s have shields to back up thier armor

 

[RoyalOlive]

Would love to see some saber tanks. Those are fantastic for both forward firepower and the beam projector which can do some nasty anti-personnel work in 360°. Also, they are hover tanks which would be ideal for multiple rough environments.

 

[Andrew1993]

Would love to see some saber tanks. Those are fantastic for both forward firepower and the beam projector which can do some nasty anti-personnel work in 360°. Also, they are hover tanks which would be ideal for multiple rough environments.

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Sabre Tanks can have a beam cannon or a twin laser cannon on the pintle turret, but yes excellent Medium Hovertanks

 

[paxus22]

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/All_Terrain_Force_Reconnaissance_Walker may be useful or atleast as a idea for R%D

 

[Kamikuma]

Honestly the easiest way to handle the zombies and prevent a lot of your soldiers from dying and most importantly, paying their families after is to just get the droids you got from the CIS ships and just use the B-2 and commando droids to go hunting, it's a win-win situation.

 

[oscar e Sampedro Lopez]

Thanks for the chapter. Great story as always.

 

[BaronNoir]

I'm surprised the Ghost crew didn't notice that some of the security troops were Clones, Kanen should have picked up on that.

Also missed opportunity to point the Ghost crew at the Force related problem on Edin 2.

 

[RandomDragon]

Hmmm it might not be just super zombies people, could be security forces and an umbrella situation of a small team of mad science fucking around and poking what should not be poked. So they will have limited resources and supplies…

Perhaps adapted mouse droids for recommence purposes and probe droids to help identify the zombies? Attune sensors to help scan of them in spectrums as well as their "profile".

 

[Starseeker]

I'm surprised the Ghost crew didn't notice that some of the security troops were Clones, Kanen should have picked up on that.

Also missed opportunity to point the Ghost crew at the Force related problem on Edin 2.

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Really?
Do you want them to have an epic showdown with the Inquisitors while beeing assaulted by a zombie horde, while the Governor is simultanenously sending reinforcements and trying to figure out how this happened?!

(Actually that sounds awesome and I'd like to see that. But I don't think they'd enjoy the experience.)

 

[noblej7]

Maybe tx130 sabre tanks? decent light/medium armor with good speed, and its armed with 2 heavy laser cannons and a twin medium laser cannon or beam cannon turret and at 85k credits thier not too expensive for light/medium armor

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The M-2 Repulsor Tank was another major armor element
employed by the Imperial Army. This vehicle, as the name suggests, is a hover tank,
with high survivability in part thanks to the fact it was outfitted with a deflector shield.
While perhaps not being as capable on difficult terrain as an AT-ST might be, it is
certainly faster, and comes armed
with 2 heavy laser cannons, a twin laser cannon on a
turret, and 2 missile launchers.

For images

2-M Repulsor Tank

Medium tank armed with a rapid-fire laser cannon. Repulsorlift engines let the tank float quickly and effortlessly across the battlefield. 4 vehicles per company. The 2-M is the closest Imperial equivalent to the Rebel T2-B. The vehicle is armed with a rapid-fire medium laser cannon, as well as...

empireatwar.fandom.com

The Firehawke is a heavy repulsortank that was
used by the Empire and later warlords, and is a well liked vehicle by those who operate
it. It was designed to be able to deal with both infantry and many vehicles it encounters,
coming armed with a main turret with a heavy laser cannon, a smaller medium blaster
cannon turret, and an external mount with a heavy repeating blaster on top of the main
turret. These tanks are also incredibly fast, which is an impressive feat considering its
heavy armor, which allows it to take some serious damage and still be functional

S-1 FireHawke Repulsortank

The S-1 FireHawke Repulsortank is a heavy vehicle and repulsor tank buildable by the Galactic Empire in Thrawn's Revenge. The S-1 FireHawke is a fast repulsorlift heavy tank built for anti-vehicle and anti-infantry work, combining the armament of an AT-AT with the mobility of a repulsorcraft, in...

thrawnsrevenge.fandom.com

For images
The author of this story seems to be heavily leaning on images from a fanart site so i suggest pictures

 

[Watching]

My order would be
200 X All-Terrain Exploration Droid (AT-ED) 8,900 credits

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Didn't the MC already build something like this expect its a manned mech with arms and more weapons?

Paratroopers would be best for that, especially in the jungle

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That sounds like a death sentence since they'd be separated and fighting zombies.

 

[Sam I Am]

Just use an AT-TE, it's better in nearly all aspects

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YEAH! I was thinking of this one when I brought up the Manka, I just couldn't remember it's name and I was too tired to actually want to look it up properly!

Since this is old Republic (not the Old, old,) equipment, it's probably cheap as shit, and this has a value on the wiki, being 100,000 Creds.

That price is sure to have fallen in the 18 years since the Clone Wars, maybe by a quarter or even half. The problem would be acquiring these vehicles in quantity and quality, given that these could be like those Russian tanks that were in storage for decades and got all rusty and shit, as an IRL example I know.

Maybe, like the TIE mech that his R&D cooked up, they could make an enhanced variant/copy using TIE parts too?

It's "ww2 in space" ... and the germans loved casemates/assault guns (since they were often the only vehicles they were getting to support the infantry due to the resource shortages) and they would not shut up about them, since they then rewrote history to make many myths settle into the subconcious of the people beyond the iron curtain and writers fucking hate doing actual research that's more than just skimming the books and those same "facts" found their way into star wars since it's "ww2 in space"

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Ah, yeah, I forget that's one of the descriptors for Star Wars tech. It certainly doesn't help that the Empire is very obviously heavily based on Nazi Germany.

The republic stuff probably since it cut down on the cost & production times (turrets are a pain in the ass in nearly all aspects despite their obvious utility),
The tall-boy probably since it was sufficiently capable as a hulldown tank that could elevate/depress the cannon further through manipulation of repulsors

Also there's the explanation of "it was all civilian vehicles that were modified for war (the ATTE is based on a civilian walker)" or trying to stay within regulations of the ruusan reformations

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The Republic thing does make sense, given that the Clone Wars started so quickly and unexpectedly, the Republic probably didn't have any time to arm up at all, barring the arming up that Palpatine allowed/had no control over.

And it should make sense that they'd then appropriate civilian designs for military purposes, I mean, the military/militaries have been doing this for eons, and the Star Wars universe shouldn't be any different.

As for the CIS? Eh... they had several years to come up with better than they had. I guess they wanted really cheap tanks and settled for the cheapest and neve chaged I because it'd cost more to replace it?

You know, I forget that the Ruusan Reformations are a thing because in a Galaxy that has had several death wars in its history, something so foolishly naive shouldn't have come to pass.

ahem, the Thermal detonator, a hand held NUKE.

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Well, the point still stands. It's better to have the APCs than it is to not have them, even if getting within 26 meters (though, it probably has less range, given that its a tossed munition and not a fired munition) of a guy with TDs is a possibility.

Also, crazy idea that I've just had, artillery pieces, but you use a thermal detonator in place of an HE shell? Like, you make a shell that functions like a thermal detonator but just fired from an artillery piece.

And I mean, if that munitions depot blows up, you'll definitely know about it.

There are some, they just aren't common.

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Imma be real, these all look like some crackpot designs that would have been thought up by some 20th century tank theorist high out of they're mind on crack.

 

[Andrew1993]

I had chosen the Tx-130 since as a clone wars design their cheap at just 85k credits, 2ms dont have any set price i could find, plus i imagine thier are probally large numbers of TX-130s in mothballs in imperial procurement centers

 

[Alearin]

For the ground force's vehicles I would go with the below:
4x HAVw A6 Juggernaut: As a mobile base to stage reactionary/guard forces as it can house up to 300 troops, has good comms and sensors, and can travel at a decent speed. Wiki has them as 180k but that is the same price as the HCVw_A9_turbo_tank which has replaced it, so it should be cheaper. Using the 10% discount price for 4 is 648,000 credits (720,000).

222x A-19 "Iron Crawler" armored transports: Made by the Corellia Mining Corporation to protect their mining interests in remote parts of the galaxy. Robustly designed, decently armed and armored, able to transport 8 passengers, 4 crew, and a good amount of cargo for an inexpensive 12.5k a unit. Should function well as an APC and secure transport. Plus Las just signed a big new deal with another Corellian company might as well expand the contacts. Assuming no discount 2,775,000 credits.

375x All Terrain Reconnaissance Transport: Patrol routes/installations, scout with the sensors and sound-baffling systems, and escort unarmed transports. Used by the Empire until 'upgrading' to the AT-ST, this are dirt cheap at 8k a piece. Can be bought in large numbers to augment ground forces punch and movement. Bonus is the pilot is too high off the ground for the zombies to easily get. Cheap mods could further enclose the cockpit. Assuming 10% discount 2,700,000 credits (3 mill).

20x Imperial-class 1-H repulsortank: For when you need that extra punch. They are heavily armed and armored but can still travel at 300kmp and carry a good amount of cargo. Can form the backbone of smaller fast reaction forces or group them all together for some serious firepower. 45k a piece assuming 10% discount 900,000 credits (1 million)

25x XL-3c Guardsman Patrol Airspeeder: A scouting/rapid transport option. The Guardsman comes equipped with Multiple Life-form scanners, Chemical sniffers, Radiation sniffers, Motion sensors, Multi-Optic sensor suites, and Cameras. Can operate at a height of up to 150 kilometers with 12 passengers. This would allow for fast scouting and deployment of troops where needed. Cost is pretty cheap as well at 39,000 credits for a total of 975,000.

Total cost is 7,998,000 credits with discounts and 8,470,000 without discounts.

Extra money can be spent on Viper Probe Droids at 12.5k credits a piece and/or Recon Remotes at 250 credits a piece for boosting I.S.R. capabilities.

Edited to add in the 25 Guardsman Patrol Airspeedrs. Subtracted 78 A-19s to not effect total costs.

 

[Aeroeng]

Didn't the MC already build something like this expect its a manned mech with arms and more weapons?

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possibly, but that was most likely a prototype and this is a common mass produced vehicle/droid, so we don't have to set up a manufacturing plant for it. Also, its a droid which will help against zombies, and it has modularity similar to the AT-ST(AT-KT,etc)

Well, the point still stands. It's better to have the APCs than it is to not have them, even if getting within 26 meters (though, it probably has less range, given that its a tossed munition and not a fired munition) of a guy with TDs is a possibility.

Also, crazy idea that I've just had, artillery pieces, but you use a thermal detonator in place of an HE shell? Like, you make a shell that functions like a thermal detonator but just fired from an artillery piece.

And I mean, if that munitions depot blows up, you'll definitely know about it.

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There do exist APC's, just none similar to real-life as they wouldn't work here.

Imma be real, these all look like some crackpot designs that would have been thought up by some 20th century tank theorist high out of they're mind on crack.

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It's a sci-fi with vaguely 70's-80's aesthetics.

 

[vtkun]

thanks for the chapter

 

[deathwarrior008]

I think people are forgetting that these aren't going to be one time purchases he also has to buy a lot of parts for all of these vehicles he buys or he has to buy the plans for them and then set up several new manufacturing plant for everything which takes a lot of time, also can't forget training soldier on new equipment in the middle of the field while their dealing with (presumably) rakghouls along with the factory workers getting trained on the new assembly lines, so add on another few million for the plans and that's if the company's actually will sell the plans as he can't force them to do anything they don't want to.

 

[Aeroeng]

I think people are forgetting that these aren't going to be one time purchases he also has to buy a lot of parts for all of these vehicles he buys or he has to buy the plans for them and then set up several new manufacturing plant for everything which takes a lot of time, also can't forget training soldier on new equipment in the middle of the field while their dealing with (presumably) rakghouls along with the factory workers getting trained on the new assembly lines, so add on another few million for the plans and that's if the company's actually will sell the plans as he can't force them to do anything they don't want to.

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which is why I left mine with 3,070,000 credits leftover, for additional LA-AG, spare parts, and upgrades.

 

[Sam I Am]

There do exist APC's, just none similar to real-life as they wouldn't work here.

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Well, I know that, I just used real life examples to get the point across that APCs (though, you could make the argument that APCs have evolved into IFVs) would be a good investment in this guerilla war, by using Vietnam as the example.

The AT-TE seems to function like the Bradley does in reality, functioning as IFV. Drop troops off, then support said troops by acting as mobile cover and gun support.

I think that's how it's used in Star Wars, as well, I think. I can't really remember, given I ain't watched TCW in eons.

 

[Aeroeng]

guerilla war

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Not really guerilla, not really a war, we're doing pest-control on a bunch of zombies, and given their tactics they seem to, at most be animal level intelligent.

 

[Sam I Am]

Not really guerilla, not really a war, we're doing pest-control on a bunch of zombies, and given their tactics they seem to, at most be animal level intelligent.

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They haven't finished mopping up the criminals, though? So, they're (the criminals) going to engage in guerilla war, seeing as they can't feasibly escape the planet?

I mean, the zombies are an issue that is growing, and should be dealt with, but I don't think the criminal elements have been put down fully just yet.

Unless that interlude with Grant and Usla was the moment that the criminal elements were subdued, which case, then yeah, the zombies are the bigger threat.

I think Freefaller said it's not communicable, though, so that's one thing Las doesn't need to worry about, but he's probably not gonna take the chance that they aren't, I imagine.

 

[Alearin]

I think people are forgetting that these aren't going to be one time purchases he also has to buy a lot of parts for all of these vehicles he buys or he has to buy the plans for them and then set up several new manufacturing plant for everything which takes a lot of time, also can't forget training soldier on new equipment in the middle of the field while their dealing with (presumably) rakghouls along with the factory workers getting trained on the new assembly lines, so add on another few million for the plans and that's if the company's actually will sell the plans as he can't force them to do anything they don't want to.

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I'm not sure about everyone else but I took this bit, "With a mil set aside for troop requisition and logistical support, the total budget for ground vehicles and the like will settle around 9 million credits." to mean that we didn't need to worry about the logistics and maintenance of the force, though I did lean into more durable, reliable, and economic options with those things in mind. If we need to account for that I can easily drop say 100 A-19s ( 1,250,000 credits) and 100 AT-RTs (800,000 credits) and have an extra 2.5 to 3 million credits to account for that. Doing so would still leave a large amount of vehicles for a significant 'motorized' infantry force that is useful for this crisis and as a start of a PDF in the future.

 

[Notsae66]

Now taking bets on how Star Wars Murphy will drown the MC in money! A newly-discovered alternative to bacta? A modular all-purpose starship design? An infinite energy source? The galaxy is sure to accidentally be the governor's!

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Maybe his biotech division/the inquisition can figure out the super dense muscle thing the zombies have going on, without the whole "going batshit crazy" part. It wouldn't make the superest of super soldiers, but if it's easy enough to manufacture (which the fact that what seems to be a bunch of cave dwelling savages managed to make the original shit implies it can't be that hard) it could be a significant baseline boost to imperial troops. Hell, if it's safe he could release civilian versions into the market to both make a fuckload of money and to improve the general standard of living.

 

[Knight Sovereign]

'The Web see's you, SPECTRES. You have behaved yoURSElves well. Your compatriots aboard the station have stayed out of trouble. HOwEVer, it seems two of you have been snooping around. The Web does not take kindly to this. OnLY The goodwill of your space bound fellows saves you this time. There will not be a NEXT time.'

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You know, with the mutated "zombies" on Edin and that amalgamation of voices in that message, I can't help but think back to SHODAN, the crazy A.I. with glitchy speeches from System Shock and her experiments that created so many mutants, in addition to her robots and cyborgs. I also happen to be watching a walkthrough of the remake for System Shock 1, so that might be a contributing factor.

Maybe his biotech division/the inquisition can figure out the super dense muscle thing the zombies have going on, without the whole "going batshit crazy" part.

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Minda's R&D Bio-Lab come to the conclusion that the increase in strength was not achieved though science? It's this quote here:

By then, the scanner was finished. Looking at the results, it was…incredible, to say the least.

"There seemed to be a force keeping the muscles as dense as they are." stated Bori, intrigued by this discovery. "But how? The body is dead, there should be no movement or energy being expended to keep them this way."

"Nano-droids, maybe? They would certainly be small enough, and they need specialized scanners to detect."

"No, not likely. Nano-droids are manufacturing machines. They don't function well within life forms. Don't you remember that one incident during the Clone Wars, where a man infected with Nano-Droids exploded in the Jedi Temple? Nano-droids are strictly regulated, and any code that makes them interface with the living has…explosive results."

Gorlan pushed his discomfort at the mention of Jedi away, and focused. "So, Nano-droids are unlikely, and there's no augs keeping these muscles like this. What can it be then?"

Bori sighed, frustrated at the situation. "I…don't know."

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