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Blade-32

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this was the top of the line Adumari fighter craft during the early years of the New Republic. Like the Blade-28 before it, the Blade-32 was an atmospheric assault ship designed and built by Tarrvin-on-Kallik. At 19 meters in length, it was half-again as long as an X-Wing. A single-pilot craft, the Blade-32 had a pointed bow and a unique, dual-tail design. The fuselage split just behind the cockpit into two engine pods, and the tails were connected by horizontal bars. The Blade-32 had a pair of wings which allowed for maneuverability, and had three primary weapons: two forward-mounted lasers, two backward-mounted lasers, and a pair of missile ports capable of firing up to eight missiles each. Wedge Antilles and Red Flight felt that the Blade-32 was a rugged fighter, but somewhat sluggish. In the years after Adumar's city-states united and the planet was admitted to the New Republic, the Blade-32 was refitted to have a hyperdrive and more modern sensor systems.