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ZyCorp Comet - Light Ion Cruiser

ZyCorp is a relatively newer Ship Manufacturing Corporation and considered to be one of the fastest-growing corps in the past 20 years. Focusing on specialized hull types, ZyCorp designs ships that fill many different types of roles in a wide variety of combat applications. While ZyCorp focuses mostly on combat hulls, they have engineered a small number of logistical configurations which also find some use in the civilian markets.

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• Porcupine Medium Missile Cruiser
  
• Broadhead Heavy Armor Frigate
  
• Sunburst Artillery Cruiser
  
• Ballista Light Railgun Cruiser
  
• Shellback Light Civilian Freighter

The Comet is ZyCorp's first attempt at producing a sub-battleship hull featuring a functional ion emitter array. With a complement of just over one hundred crew, the Comet retains the speed and mobility of a light cruiser, while fielding an ion array that would normally be placed on a heavier hull type. To accomplish this feat however, ZyCorp had to compromise on both weapons hardpoints and armoring on the flanks. Like all ZyCorp ships, the Comet does best in a mixed fleet with escorts that can protect its vulnerable flanks and supply more varied weaponry.

Role: Light ion cruiser
Cost: 896,350
Crew: 108
Power: 43.5 (2 x Small reactors, 2 x Medium reactors, 2 x Large reactors)
Command: 200/250
Dimensions: 22m x 57m
Armament: 7 x Ion beam emitter (focused to 1 beam), 2 x Heavy laser blasters, 2 x Disrupters
Defences: 4 x Small shield generator, 10 x Point defence cannons
Secondary systems: 4 x Engine rooms, 1 x Sensor array
Cargo: 16
Hyperdrives: 3 (54% efficiency)