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[edit] Overview
The Cargo Desk ship device has two purposes (you can use only one function at a time):
[edit] Bomb Pod
Makes an Assault Pod using 1000 Ordnance and 10 Troops.
- It will only make one new Assault Pod a turn.
- This is considered a "Bomb Pod" and can be used to cause damage to an enemy ship that it docks with during combat.
- The mass of a bomb pod is 1.
[edit] Store Metals
It will make pods of metals if the command code MET is used by the ship.
- It loads all metals on the ship into a pod and stores the pod in a cargo bay.
- This can exceed the maximum capacity of a construction pod.