Bad Idea

Outer Rim monitor. Cheap, crude, charges in and refuses to die.
CategoryCombat
ClassMonitor
FactionOuter Rim
Tier2
Piloting Skill10
Hull780
Armor35
Shield70
Shield Recharge2/t
Speed2 AU/t
Fuel Capacity680
Cargo Capacity110
Weapon Slots3
Defense Slots4
Utility Slots2
Power Capacity75
CPU Capacity22
Price9500 cr
Build Time1300 ticks
Shipyard Tier1
The plan is to be where the shooting is and not be the first thing that dies. That is the entire design brief, and the Bad Idea meets it the way the Rim meets everything: with too much plate, not enough finesse, and a name that admits the problem up front. The frame is overbuilt to the point of stubbornness, slabs of salvaged armor stacked thick enough to shrug off hits that would gut a proper warship, and just enough guns bolted to the front to make charging in something more than a suicide gesture. It is slow, it is ugly, and it drinks fuel like the day owes it something. None of that matters once it's parked between your fleet and the enemy, soaking everything that comes its way while lighter ships do the clever work. It is, by name and by nature, a bad idea. It keeps working anyway.
Tank Cheap Brute-force
Module
Autocannon II
Autocannon II
Autocannon II
Outer Rim Scrap Armor
Outer Rim Scrap Armor
Armor Plate II
Damage Control System
ItemQuantity
Hull Plating 60
Steel Plate 350
Salvage Components 80
Reinforced Bulkhead 6
Engine Core 5
Weapon Housing 18
Weapon Core 9
Power Distribution Grid 1
Armor Plate 66
Salvage Metal 200
Titanium Alloy 60
Thruster Nozzle 6
Fuel Tank 8
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