JumpMaster 5000/Legends

The JumpMaster 5000,^[3] also known as the JM-5000 Jumpmaster Long Range Scout,^[2] or colloquially as simply the JM-5K,^[3] was a scout ship designed by Corellian Engineering Corporation.^[1]^[2]

Characteristics

The JumpMaster was designed to be a small one-person vessel capable of long-range scouting and reconnaissance duties over lengthy amounts of time, allowing a single crew member to travel for extended periods in relative comfort, with limited room for other passengers.^[3]^[2] Flat and crescent-shaped, the hull of the ship was packed with powerful and highly sensitive sensor systems that possessed incredible range.^[2] An off-set cylindrical fuselage housed the craft's spartan living quarters, cargo-hold, power generators, and drive system.^[3] Relatively lightly armored, JumpMaster's relied on sheer speed and agility - coupled with their powerful sensors - to avoid trouble.^[2]

While performing admirably in most regards, the JumpMaster was hobbled by a hyperdrive system that was both slow and prone to breakdowns.^[3] Owing to the versatility of a CEC design, however, the craft was extremely modifiable; as a result the first modification done to the craft was often a faster and more reliable hyperdrive engine.^[3] Beyond this, the craft was equipped with two hard points for modification,^[2] and could be substantially modified with vastly improved shields and significant increased firepower - as Dengar did with the Punishing One.^[3]

History

Designed during the waning years of the Galactic Republic, the JumpMaster was mostly used to scout new hyperspace routes and map newly discovered systems.^[3] Indeed, their primary users were the Civilian Astrogation Corps, who used the craft to make sure navigation charts were up to date.^[2] That said, due to their speed and powerful sensors, it was not uncommon to find JumpMasters in planetary militias, serving as picket ships and early warning patrol craft.^[2]

Notable users

Perhaps the most infamous user of a JumpMaster was the bounty hunter Dengar, who flew a modified JumpMaster 5000 during the Galactic Civil War, named Punishing One.^[4] The Punishing One was substantially modified from stock, with Dengar adding a quad laser cannon, an Ion cannon, and a proton torpedo launcher in addition to a cutting-edge engine bay that drastically increased the ship's speed.^[1] Dengar further modified the ship so that an R2-series astromech droid brain could independently operate the quad guns, allowing Dengar to fly the ship without having to worry about firing back.^[1]