HM Series "Courbe" Gallic Metal Service Heavy Miner

HM Series "Courbe" Gallic Metal Service Heavy Miner
Ship Class	Very Heavy Fighter
Built by	Gallic Metal Service
Technical information
Guns/Turrets	6 / 2
Opt. weapon class	10
Max. weapon class	10
Other equipment	1xCD/T 1xCM 1xM
Hull strength	14,500
Max. shield class	10
Cargo space	70 units
Nanobots/Batteries	74/74
Max. impulse speed	80 m/s
Max. thrust speed	199 m/s
Max. cruise speed	350 m/s
Power output	15,000 u
Power recharge	1,270 u/s
Additional information
Ship price	$1,414,000
Package price	$2,026,320

The Courbe is the primary workhorse of Gallic Metal Service Mining operations. It is designed to provide its pilot with a comfortable work station for long shifts in zero gravity mining fields. Its mining lasers are capable of slicing into large asteroids and burning away extraneous rock. Also used as an escort for GMS convoys, the Courbe performs adequately in combat, but is intended mainly to delay pirates long enough for its convoy to escape rather than to overcome hostile opposition.

GMS ships are designed and built under contract with EFL Oil & Machinery shipyards, but they are also sold on the civilian market to small mining companies and entrepreneurial prospectors.

Handling

Outdated Review (4.86)

Review (4.86) The Courbe handles about as well as your average VHF, and has more hull than most. Its hull, handling, and shape, all turn it into a sort of "White Titan" that can actually be very dangerous in a fight. It being able to fire 6 guns and a turret forwards, and 2 turrets in any direction gives it a good amount of firepower. Essentially, the Courbe is the most powerful civilian VHF on the market, aside from the heavier Plier. For mining, it is most convenient to use the rear-firing turret as a mining turret, so as to not sacrifice forward firepower. However, if one were to dedicate both turrets to mining, there would still be a good amount of firepower from the 6 guns. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Review by TLI-Inferno

Hardpoints

• 1 Class 10 Gun
• 2 Class 8 Guns
• 3 Class 9 Guns
• 2 Class 1 Turrets
• 1 Cruise Disruptor OR Fighter Torpedo

Purchase Includes

Spoiler:
1 Scanner ($500) 1 Adv. Protector H. F. Shield ($118,380)

Availability

Spoiler: Buying Locations
Base Owner System Location Guise Mining Facility Gallic Metal Service Picardy Gallia Toulon Mining Facility Gallic Metal Service Provence Border Worlds