Cargo Pods

Description

Cargo pods are large, externally-mounted containers for carrying cargo. Their modular design allows them to be mounted and dismounted quickly, without having to unload the cargo in space. Some companies also convert the pods into highly-mobile, special-purpose facilities, such as self-contained machine shops, field hospitals, storage units, living quarters, and so forth.

Cargo pods also provide an important defensive function, in that they block weapons fire from making direct contact with the ship's hull. A ship with cargo pods can generally survive longer than a ship without them.

Most of the Civilian trains and transports use these pods, but most of the faction-specific cargo ships do not use them.

Cargo pods come in six different colors. They all have 4000 hit points, but do not all cost the same price.

Cargo Pods

Name	Hit-Points	Price
Red Cargo Pod	4,000	12,000
Blue Cargo Pod	4,000	10,000
Green Cargo Pod	4,000	10,000
Yellow Cargo Pod	4,000	8,000
White Cargo Pod	4,000	4,000
Drab Cargo Pod	4,000	4,000
Grey Cargo Pod	4,000	6,000

Ship Equipment

Weaponry:	Light Fighter Guns, Heavy Fighter Guns, Elite Fighter Guns, Light Turrets, Bomber Guns, CODENAMES, Missiles & Torpedoes
Weaponry:	Transport Turrets, Gunboat Turrets, Cruiser Turrets, Battlecruiser Turrets, Battleship Turrets
Class:	Guns ~ Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 6, Class 8, Class 9 Turrets ~ Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4, Class 5, Class 6, Class 7, Class 8, Class 9, Class 10
Equipment:	Armor, Cargo Pods, Cloaking Devices, Countermeasures, Cruise Disruptors, Engines, IDs, Mines, Scanners, Shields, Thrusters