Meteor Class Blockade Runner

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Meteor Class Blockade Runner
Meteor Class Blockade Runner Prerequisites Tech Level 9 Cost 4,790 MC Duranium 30 Tritanium 60 Molybdenum 0	Personnel Crew Size 650 Guests 2,000 Cargo Max. Cargo 4,000 Max. Fuel 2,000 Max. Ord 3,000 Max. Repair 600 Cargo (Extended) Pod Bays 6 Fighter Bays - Tractor Beam 5,000	Ship Parts Large Weapons 4 (150kt) Small Weapons 30 Super Weapon - Point Defense 4 Generators 4 Armor Limit 200 Shield Limit 1,500	Warp Movement Engines 2 (380LY) Warp Drag Factor 165 Hyperjump Class 2 Range 750 Scanning Scan Range 110 Warp Signature 110 Cloak (Fuel) YES (80) Dry Dock Size -	Space Combat Attack Bonus 90 Evasive Bonus 40 Power Bank 1,000 Damage Modifiers Hull Mass 90 Parts 150 Control System 90 Engines 160 Hyper Drive 260 Live Support 190 Soft Spot 2

[edit] Overview

This is definitely the most hated ship in your fleet. Never a real tech 9 battleship it is a Fast Hyperspace enabled ship (the only hyperjumping ship in the fleet) with a big mass, good towing and a mean set of gadgets. None of the gadgets is a real killer, the mix defines your chances to keep your enemies weak and unstable.

This is the main ship in the privateer's shipyard. It has various purposes:

• Recon missions
• Dust off of natives and contraband
• Drop minefields
• Steal cargo, money and hull plans
• Train troops and HG
• Tow other privateer ships
• Drop assault pods

[edit] Special Rules

• The Meteor Class Blockade Runner takes 2X damage from detonating barbitic minefields. A single detonating barbitic minefield will do 48 hull damage and 96 systems damage. Two detonating fields will completely disable the ship, and three will kill it.
• If a BR4 Class Gun Ship, BR5 Torpedo Boat, Dwarfstar Class Transport, Meteor Class Blockade Runner or Bloodfang Class Command Carrier in non-privateer hands is set as capture target by a Privateer owned ship, it is autocaptured next turn.
  • The target ship can be anywhere on the map.
  • The capturing ship gains experience by doing this.

[edit] Ship Devices

• Gravitonic Mine Dropper
• Gravitonic Accelerator
• Cloak
• Boarding Laser
• Fuel Robber
• Cargo Grappler
• Self Destruct
• Hull Plan Napper
• Money Tap
• Native Dust Off
• Contraband Dust Off

[edit] Useful Configurations

[edit] Dirt Cheap Powder Monkey

Large Weapons	Small Weapons	Point Defense	Engines	Hyper Drive	Generators	Shield	Armor
4 500mm Gun	30 Disrupter	4 Flake Cannon	2 I-25 Impulse	Microfold 200	4 Servodyne 600	Corber 400	200

Max Speed: 50 (with Gravitonic Accelerator)
Max Hyp Distance: 200; Fuel Consumption: 75
Test done with Diplomat 3.07; Costs are about 6,000mc. Can succeed against 5 Deth Speculas or 2 Star Destroyers. The idea is to survive long enough to capture a ship if you get into a battle - Of course you can go without weapons...being a disgrace for every pirate.

[edit] Jump and scram

Large Weapons	Small Weapons	Point Defense	Engines	Hyper Drive	Generators	Shield	Armor
?	?	?	?	?	4 Servodyne 800	Galafleck DT900	200

The main aim of this ship is to jump long distances to quickly jump into medium dangerous areas, grab all you can get and move away next turn. The problem is to survive "auto intercepting".

[edit] See also

• [1] Offical ship stats