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Mining Frigate MK I

This bulky craft is the Mining Frigate MK I, a cheap mobile mining platform with a decent range and storage capacity.

It carries no weapons, and should be kept out of harms way. It features 2 sensor arrays, and a shield, although the latter is intended to protect the ships hull from impact from small debris as well as asteroids, other ships and stations. The solar arrays are not just for decoration and aid in providing at least a minimum amount of power.

Even though this design has a lot of engines, the maximum speed is quite limited, even in warp. The large mass when fully loaded has a great deal to do with that. This ship will happily cruise at warp 6, but if you require more speed, lowering the shield to a minimum level will provide enough to perform short bursts of warp 7 and even 8. This is not a hauler, and shouldn't be used as such, but it is capable of reaching most places if time is not a factor.

This early model doesn't have the capability of processing gathered resources, so either a station providing such services is required, or one could ask a Support Frigate for help as it's passing by.

Resource cost:

• Iron 16.16K
  
• Copper 3.84K
  
• Silicon 75
  
• Steel 1.75K

Stats:

• Mass: 23.27K
  
• Maximum thrust: 39.5K
  
• Maximum rotational thrust: 300K
  
• Maximum power generation: 220
  
• Armor: 2576
  
• Shield: 600

Devices:

• Cargo pads: 3
  
• Weapons: 0
  
• Salvagers: 0
  
• Extractors: 1
  
• Refineries: 0
  
• Assemblers: 0
  
• Datacore Terminals: 0
  
• Datacores: 0