The R5 unit represents Industrial Automation's only true failure in the Astro droid market. The R5 was intended to be a less expensive alternative to the popular R2 and R4 units, but in practice it became too cheap.
The R5 was indead the least expensive IA astro droid, but Outer Rim territories avoided it because it was prone to malfunctions including chronic overheating and bad motivators, and pilots shunned it because it could store only a single set of hyperspace coordinates.
The head cupola of the R5 is trapezoidal and roughly halfway in height between the R2 and R4.
R2 Series: Tracked astromech droid, Expert 4; Init +1 (DEX); Defense 12 (+1 size, + 1 DEX); Spd 8m ; VP/WP -/14; Atk +1 melee (1d3, claw or 2d6, saw or 2d6, arc welder), or +1 ranged; SV Fort +1, Ref -1, Will +3; SZ S; Rep 0; Str 12, Dex 12, Con 8, Int 8, Wis 10, Cha 10.Equipment: Heuristic processor, standard sensor package, diagnostics package, infrared vision, tool mounts (X4), telescopic appendage, internal storage (2 kg), fire extinguisher.
Skills: Astrogate +1, Computer Use +2, Disable Device +3, Read/Write Basic, Repair +4, Speak Basic (understanding only).
Unspent Skill Points: 13.
Feats: Skill Emphasis (Repair)
Cost: 2,200 credits
