Manta - Dropship

The Manta Dropship is an unlock level 12 size class 1 early/mid game SV. It has 2 x 2.500L cargo boxes (one ammo, one regular cargo). It has enough thrust to lift of and fly around with max cargo capacity (tested with pentaxid on a 1g planet) if the "PowerSave" is turned off. The outer hull of the ship is made out of regular steel while the inside is made out of carbon composite to keep weight down as much as possible. The fuel tanks, generators and RCS are spaced out with lag shot inbetween to prevent chain reactions, however this ship is not a POI buster, it doesn't feature enough armor and firepower to take them out. It is however maneauverable enough, so if you add more guns and dodge most shots, you should be able to take out POI's relativly easily (if you pilot it well). The only rare materials to build the Manta are 30 sathium and 324 cobalt which should be achievable on your starter planet.

NOT CPU compatible! Warp capable! (Build costs and stats can be found in the last two screenshots)

The Manta Dropship features: - 1 2.500L cargo box & 1 2.500L ammo box - enough thrust to lift-off at max capacity - a "PowerSave" mode that can be turned on to save fuel - 2 mounted miniguns - 2 spotlights - a warp drive and warp drive tank - 2 mobile constructors (turned of when PowerSave is turned ON) - 1 fridge - an oxygen station and armor locker - a wireless connector - 5 passenger seats

This ship is inspired by the top side of the BSTC - Hauler, which was a submission for Xcal's february designer's challenge. A lot of people wanted a topside inspired ship and while this is a lot different, you can see the similarities. * BSTC - Hauler: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1653593785

Enjoy!