THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

TRANSPORTS
Transports. They get things where they need to go. In Octavia the job of hauling isn’t very highly
valued (above the fighting anyway) but even the most thick-skulled aerojock does recognize that
sometimes things just need to be hauled. Octavian ships have somewhat smallish holds, but
these ships (usually) have some other special redeeming feature. And all you ace fighter jocks
would do well to respect your cargo pilots – they’re the ones who keep your birds supplied with
feed.
Hawk
Classification: Light Transport
Power plant: Instigator, Antagonizer (size 3)
Engines: Guzzler x 2 (size 3 x 2)
Radar: Chime (24000 meter range) (size 1)
Shield: Haven (15400mm equivalent) (size 2)
Armor: 9360mm
Capacitor: Spore, Seed in pulse laser or ammo configurations (size 2)
Laser Config: 1 Heavy Laser/2 Medium or ER lasers, 1 Warper/2 Distorters
Ammo Config: 1 Cobra/2 Strakers
Missiles (# x size): 3x2
MODx: 3
ECM: 1
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 415/472/819 MPS
Acceleration: 111.4 (laser), 114.3 (pulse), 105.6 (ammo) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 45/65/55 DPS
Cargo: 12 m³
Notes:
The Hawk is an exceptional rookie transport vessel. With the same T/M ratio as a light fighter and
almost comparable armament, it could be a fighter-craft if it wasn’t so slow (comparatively). Even
then, it is often capable of chasing off the lone pirate who is trying to jack your cargo or random
Conflux. It is also an excellent low-rank mining platform, as it can mount a Banker and several
defensive weapons, allowing the pilot to go into deep space without worrying about Conflux.
Thanks to the way the engines are mounted, it has a little trouble with horizontal vectoring, but
not to the degree the Buzzard has with vertical. An excellent ship for the rookie hauler, overall.
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