Baling Wire
Outer Rim freighter. Held together by determination and creative engineering.
General
| Category | Commercial |
| Class | Freighter |
| Faction | Outer Rim |
| Tier | 2 |
Requirements
| Piloting Skill | 10 |
Statistics
| Hull | 160 |
| Armor | 7 |
| Shield | 50 |
| Shield Recharge | 1/t |
| Speed | 3 AU/t |
| Fuel Capacity | 420 |
| Cargo Capacity | 275 |
Slots
| Weapon Slots | 1 |
| Defense Slots | 1 |
| Utility Slots | 2 |
Capacity
| Power Capacity | 35 |
| CPU Capacity | 14 |
Economy
| Price | 6000 cr |
| Build Time | 810 ticks |
| Shipyard Tier | 1 |
Lore
Named for the universal Rim repair material, the Baling Wire is the cheapest way to move cargo at speed. Oversized engines inherited from a decommissioned racing hull give it legs that freighters twice its price can't match, and the default afterburner pushes it past anything that isn't specifically built to chase. The catch: that afterburner burns fuel fast, and pilots learn quick that the choice between nine jumps at full speed and twenty-four without is the only decision that matters on any given run. The hold is respectable and the hull is not — experienced pilots treat the thin plating as motivation to keep the engines hot.
Flavor Tags
Default Modules
| Module |
|---|
| Afterburner II |
| Cargo Expander II |
Build Materials
| Item | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Hull Plating | 8 |
| Cargo Container | 15 |
| Steel Plate | 40 |
| Copper Wiring | 30 |
| Thruster Nozzle | 18 |
| Fuel Tank | 12 |
| Aluminum Sheet | 80 |
| Flex Polymer | 60 |
| Titanium Alloy | 30 |
| Engine Core | 12 |
Construction
| Base Material | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Ore | 1515 |
| Cobalt Ore | 48 |
| Copper Ore | 90 |
| Fluorine Gas | 30 |
| Hydrogen Gas | 96 |
| Ion Gas | 72 |
| Iridium Ore | 18 |
| Iron Ore | 556 |
| Lead Ore | 30 |
| Nickel Ore | 60 |
| Nitrogen Ice | 30 |
| Palladium Ore | 66 |
| Platinum Ore | 60 |
| Silicon Ore | 60 |
| Silver Ore | 72 |
| Titanium Ore | 104 |
| Tungsten Ore | 287 |
| Uranium Ore | 84 |
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