Name: R2-SHW
Date destroyed: 0 BBY, Scarif
Manufacturer: Industrial Automaton
Product line: R-series
Model: R2 series astromech droid
Class: Astromech droid
Height: 0.96 meters
Sensor color: Black
Plating color: Red, black and silver

DEXTERITY 2D
        Dodge 3D
KNOWLEDGE 1D
MECHANICAL 3D
        Astrogation 6D, Space Transports 3D, Starfighter Piloting 5D
PERCEPTION 2D
        Search 4D
STRENGTH 1D
TECHNICAL 2D
        Computer Programming/Repair4D, Starfighter Repair 5D*
* Astromech droids, if acting in co-pilot capacity, may attempt starship repairs while in flight.
Equipped With:
        Three wheeled legs (one retractable)
        Retractable heavy grasper arm (lifting skill at 2D)
        Retractable fine work grasper arm
        Extendable 0.3 metre long video sensor (360o rotation)
        Small electric arc welder (1D to 5D damage, 0.3 metre range)
        Small circular saw (4D damage, 0.3 metre range)
        Video display screen
        Holographic projector/recorder
        Fire extinguisher
        Acoustic signaller
        Small (20cm. by 8 cm.) internal "cargo" area
        Some additional tools and equipment

Move: 5

Description: R2-SHW was an R2 series astromech droid that served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War against the Galactic Empire. In 0 BBY, it flew in a T-65B X-wing starfighter with General Antoc Merrick, the leader of Blue Squadron, during the Battle of Scarif, in which the Alliance engaged the Empire above the planet Scarif in order to try and steal the plans to the Death Star superweapon.

During the fighting, Merrick and R2-SHW were among the members of Blue Squadron who made it through a Shield Gate above Scarif to support rebel forces on the surface of the planet. While fighting beneath the shield, R2-SHW and Merrick perished when their starfighter was shot down by an TIE/sk x1 experimental air superiority fighter.

Biography
Scrambled for Scarif
R2-SHW was an R2 series astromech droid that flew as part of the Starfighter Corps of the Alliance to Restore the Republic's Navy during its war against the reigning Galactic Empire. The astromech droid was part of the Massassi Group, a portion of the rebel forces who were based in the Great Temple on the moon of Yavin 4. In 0 BBY, the forces at the temple were scrambled to fly to the planet Scarif and support a group of rebels there who were attempting to steal the plans to the Empire's Death Star superweapon from an Imperial compound. R2-SHW was loaded into an T-65B X-wing starfighter that was being flown by General Antoc Merrick, with the pair using the callsign Blue Leader and leading Blue Squadron.

Merrick and R2-SHW jumped out of hyperspace with the rest of the Alliance fleet above Scarif, where an Imperial fleet guarded the world above a planetary shield only breachable through a Shield Gate. Shortly after their arrival, Admiral Raddus, leader of the Alliance fleet, ordered Blue Squadron to get through the gate and support the rebels on the surface below. Merrick and R2-SHW then dived toward the gate with the rest of their squadron as the Imperials began to close it. Their fighter was one of thirteen that made it through the gate before it shut, with other squadron members crashing or being trapped outside the shield.

Beached
Inside the shield, Merrick and R2-SHW's fighter reached a group of rebels under attack by All Terrain Armored Cargo Transports and managed to destroy one of the Imperial walkers. Blue Squadron then continued attacking walkers until Merrick ordered its UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft to begin deploying troopers onto the beaches, at which point he and the other X-wing starfighters began providing aerial cover. After a TIE/sk x1 experimental air superiority fighter began chasing one of the other Blue Squadron fighters, Merrick and R2-SHW managed to destroy the TIE.

Alongside another Blue Squadron fighter, they then attacked a trio of TIE/sk x1s escorting a TIE/rp Reaper attack lander. The TIEs destroyed Merrick's wingmate while the general destroyed one of their number in return, but a trio of the TIE/sk x1s then pursued Merrick and R2-SHW and shot down their X-wing, killing the pair when the fighter crashed into the beach and exploded. The Alliance ultimately managed to successfully steal the plans, but sustained heavy casualties in doing so.

Characteristics
R2-SHW had red and black panelling on its body, as well as silver and black panelling on its dome, and a black sensor. As an R-series R2 unit, it was manufactured by Industrial Automaton and stood 0.96 meters (3ft, 2in) tall.