Revision as of 02:50, 30 October 2009
| "Pelican" Civilian Armored Transport
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| Ship Class
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Transport
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| Built by
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Civilian
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| Technical information
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| Guns/Turrets
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2 / 7
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| Opt. weapon class
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10
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| Max. weapon class
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10
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| Other equipment
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| Hull strength
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60,000
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| Max. shield class
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7
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| Cargo space
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800 units
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| Nanobots/Batteries
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240/240
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| Max. impulse speed
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80 m/s
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| Max. thrust speed
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140 m/s
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| Max. cruise speed
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350 m/s
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| Power output
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25,000 u
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| Power recharge
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3,000 u/s
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| Additional information
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| Ship price
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$3,250,000
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| Package price
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$3,864,750
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The Pelican and its predecessors have served the police forces and travel services of Sirius for centuries, safely ferrying prisoners and tourists to their destination and capable of turning would-be raiders into an impressive fireworks display. Modern Pelicans are built in a wide variety of configurations ranging from prisoner transports and raw material haulers to exploration vessels and luxury yachts. They have recently seen a surge in popularity among freelancers thanks to the specialized Cormorant variant, which allows for a smaller crew and heavier armor than the typical commercial versions.
Handling
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Review
The Armored Transport has earned its name amongst trading vessels of Sirius as a tough shell to crack, and an arsenal with rockets attached to it. The armored transport truly is a pleasure to fly, it's formal, corporate appearance makes it seem legitimate and alongside with its reputation; ruthless. Seven turret mounts capable of mounting some of the most advanced transport defense turrets, and two Class 10 Guns are stuffed onto this lump of metal giving it an incredible firepower rating for a ship of its size. Popularly chosen as an armory for some of the popular factions in Sirius, it's almost impenetrable shell proves hard to break.
The interior has an impressive and 800 Cargo hold capacity seems to have been squeezed into every inch of this thing. But all this power comes at a price. Potential maneuverability is severely sacrificed with all that added armor and weaponry; bringing it's turning speed to that of an Albatross. A huge flaw is that when hit by a cruise disruptor renders the ship useless if you've got some power thirsty weaponry; leaving you pretty hopeless against anything that mounts a cruise disruptor and a powerful punch. But the attractive price tag of 3.8 million makes it one of the best bargains in the ship dealing market today. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Review by Chad Jones
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