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ZyCorp Shellback - Light Civilian Freighter

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.

• Hammerhead and Crossbow
  
• Jellyfish Light Transport Frigate
  
• Mimic Long Range Support Frigate
  
• Porcupine Medium Missile Cruiser
  
• Broadhead Heavy Armor Frigate
  
• Comet Light Ion Cruiser
  
• Sunburst Artillery Cruiser
  
• Ballista Light Railgun Cruiser

The Shellback is ZyCorp's answer to an increasing demand from the civilian sector for a larger version of the Jellyfish transport. The Shellback has more of everything: storage, crew space, thrust, as well as a second mining laser. It is more expensive than the Jellyfish, but makes up for it with an increase in mining and salvaging efficiency. However as with the Jellyfish, the Shellback lacks any defences except for basic armor plating and is therefore not suited for operating in dangerous territory without an escort.

Role: Light mining/salvaging freighter
Cost: 328,600
Crew: 40
Power: 6.0 (4 x Small reactors)
Command: 46/50
Dimensions: 31m x 28m
Armament: None
Defences: None
Secondary systems: 2 x Mining lasers
Cargo: 236
Hyperdrives: 2 (58% efficiency)