Eitri Type-B Construction- & Salvage-Vessel

The EITRI Type-B Construction- & Salvage-Vessel is an adaptable small grid Tool-Carrier, designed for space and non-atmospheric, low-gravity environments. It is battery-powered, backed up by multiple Reactors, uses Ion-Thrusters, and holds 3 medium cargo containers. The EITRI-series comes with two hardpoints and can serve as a designated Welder, Grinder or both.

This item is survival-ready! It is fully conveyed, thruster-damage compatible and uses no mods or subgrids.

The Type-B of the EITRI-series is a refit of its predecessor and aims to extend the line with a more compact and flexible variant.

By swapping the placement of the thruster-compartment and the main conveyor-network, the Type-B is much more suited to perform close-surface-tasks under heavy load. The reduction of cargo-volume in favour of additional thrust and power-supply, while also shortening the dimensions, make the Eitri Type-B more controllable and user-friendly.

Datasheet

Blocks: 358 Non-armor blocks: 147 PCU: 3,795 Triangles: 532,403 Grid mass: 30,336

Controls

Toolbar 1 1 - Tool: Welder 2 - Welder - Toggle on/off 3 - 4 - Group: Ion Thrusters - Toggle on/off 5 - 6 - Group: Batteries - Recharge on/off 7 - 8 - Group: Connectors - Switch Lock 9 - Landing Gear: Switch Lock

Toolbar 2 1 - Group: Reactors - Toggle on/off 2 - Group: Reactors - Use Conveyor System on/off 3 - blank 4 - Group: Batteries - Toggle on/off 5 - Group: Batteries - Recharge on/off 6 - blank 7 - Group: Airvents - Depressurize on/off 8 - Beacon - Toggle on/off 9 - Group: Lights - Toggle on/off

Toolbar 3 1 - Camera AFT - View 2 - Connector AFT - Switch Lock 3 - blank 3 - Camera TOP - View 4 - Connector TOP - Switch Lock 6 - blank 7 - Sensor: Safety - Toggle on/off 8 - Projector - Toggle on/off 9 - Programmable Block on/off

Description

This refit of the EITRI was created to give operators an easier way to weld structures under gravity. The Thruster-placement of the original vessel forced their pilots to either tilt the vessel very far or approach the object upside-down, putting all the stress on the brake-thrusters. This often lead to confusion with unexperienced pilots and required to bring in additional, smaller construction-ships to weld the tight places.

To face this problem, the tool- and thruster-placement on the Type-B was switched, bringing the Welder/Grinder closer to the ground. Additionaly, a cargo-container was dropped. This allowed the ship to be more compact, light-weight and requiring less thrusters - and therefore having more power-reserves.

Despite these changes, the EITRI Type-B is still fitted with a large array of large ion-thrusters and remains one of the fastest and maneuverable construction-ships on the market, only being outmatched by some hydrogen-versions.

Power-supply is provided by batteries, but the ship comes with multiple small reactors that can be used to prolong the time of operation, recharge batteries away from your homebase or help to reduce power-spikes.

Credits

Scripts Automatic LCDs 2 by MMaster

Visual Mods & Skyboxes for Screenshots Milky Way Skybox (insane resolution) by Darth Biomech

Edge Be Gone! (Cleaner Armor No Edges) by Whiplash141

Screen Gunk Be Gone! by Whiplash141

Varia Logos were converted to LCD-Panels with Whips Image Converter