Hermes

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• Substandard

Hermes-class Shuttle
Logistical Data
Recovery rate (per day) 5% Maintenance (sup/month) 2.0 Cargo capacity 50 Maximum crew 10 Skeleton crew 2 Fuel capacity 15 Maximum burn 9 Fuel per light year 0.5 Ordnance points 27 Flight decks 0
Combat Performance
Hull integrity 1,200 Armor rating 200 Defense Omni Shield Flux capacity 1,000 Flux dissipation 80 Top speed 125 System Maneuvering Jets Mounts 3x Small Ballistic Hull mods Civilian-grade Hull
Advanced Stats
CR per deployment 20% Recovery cost (supplies) 2 Peak performance (sec) 180 Shield arc 120 Shield upkeep/sec 40 Shield flux/damage 1

	The Hermes is a small, dependable cargo hauler often converted for transport duty among poor frontier worlds. Its crew and passenger facilities are charitably described as "robust" but manages to get the job done with remarkable consistency despite the primitive maintenance facilities it frequents. Factory-spec, the Hermes is armed only for "active collision avoidance", but its turret system is often upgraded to achieve nearly full albeit light point-defense coverage that can destroy the stray missile while escaping from active combat zones. This firepower is meagre compared to dedicated combat ships so only a mad or truly desperate captain would employ the Hermes in front line combat.
–In-Game Description

Hermes (D)-class Shuttle
Logistical Data
Recovery rate (per day) 5% Maintenance (sup/month) 2.0 Cargo capacity 50 Maximum crew 10 Skeleton crew 2 Fuel capacity 15 Maximum burn 8 (-1) Fuel per light year 0.5 Ordnance points 27 Flight decks 0
Combat Performance
Hull integrity 1,200 Armor rating 200 Defense Omni Shield Flux capacity 1,000 Flux dissipation 80 Top speed 100 (-25) System Maneuvering Jets Mounts 3x Small Ballistic Hull mods Civilian-grade Hull Degraded Engines
Advanced Stats
CR per deployment 20% Recovery cost (supplies) 1 (-1) Peak performance (sec) 180 Shield arc 120 Shield upkeep/sec 40 Shield flux/damage 1

	Ships that would be decommissioned in quieter times now see widespread use throughout the Sector. The hull designation for such ships is usually tagged with a "D", for "damaged" or "defective". The Hermes is a small, dependable cargo hauler often converted for transport duty among poor frontier worlds. Its crew and passenger facilities are charitably described as "robust" but manages to get the job done with remarkable consistency despite the primitive maintenance facilities it frequents. Factory-spec, the Hermes is armed only for "active collision avoidance", but its turret system is often upgraded to achieve nearly full albeit light point-defense coverage that can destroy the stray missile while escaping from active combat zones. This firepower is meagre compared to dedicated combat ships so only a mad or truly desperate captain would employ the Hermes in front line combat.
–In-Game Description

Notes

Though the Hermes has very little value in any combat situation, it can provide valuable extra cargo capacity, especially if several of them are bought. Most markets sell them freely and at very low cost, and they require minimal crew to operate. Though not as cost efficient as the Buffalo freighter, they are much faster, and more suitable for use in a highly mobile frigate fleet.

A free Hermes can be found in the abandoned station that orbits Asharu in the Corvus system. It can be taken by the player.

Change History

0.8.1a-RC5

• Fuel capacity reduced from 25 to 15
• Fuel per l.y. & jump cost reduced from 1 to 0.5
• Fuel Range increased from 25 to 30

Up to date for version 0.95