Droideka Interceptor

Droideka Interceptor Droideka Interceptors were small starfighters used by the Droid Confederacy.

Characteristics
Droideka Interceptors were a few inches taller, wider and longer than a Droideka. They appeared as dome-shaped, with a flat base made of metal which also covered the first few inches of the sides, and a transparent dome above that. Around the middle of the ship was a ring of metal which separated the front window of the dome with the control panel from the back window. The entire back wall of the interceptor, window and metal, could fold upwards to allow the pilot in. The ship was intended for Droidekas to fly, but most droids which could fit into the ship could pilot it as well. The ship was piloted by the droid inside inserting a 'hand' into a small socket on the front wall. They were almost as fast as the Droid Confederacy's main starfighter, the Draft-class Tri-fighter.

Interceptors were armed with twin laser cannons at the front and a proton bomb cannon underneath them. The biggest design flaw in the Droideka Interceptor was that If a Droideka were to activate its shield while piloting one, the shield would collide with the Interceptor's dome and have to have power supplied to it constantly, meaning the Droideka would run out of power. As the ship relied on the Droideka's power to remain active, it would stop and probably never start again.

Q-17 designed the Droideka Interceptor and used one during the second battle of Providence.