Pithead

Outer Rim overbuilt mining platform. Fast for its size, cheap, strips belts bare.
CategoryIndustrial
ClassMiner
FactionOuter Rim
Tier4
Piloting Skill30
Hull900
Armor35
Shield350
Shield Recharge5/t
Speed2 AU/t
Fuel Capacity550
Cargo Capacity1800
Weapon Slots1
Defense Slots2
Utility Slots6
Power Capacity100
CPU Capacity38
Price85000 cr
Build Time9000 ticks
Shipyard Tier3
The Pithead is the only T4 mining platform with speed 2 — the overclocked engines are technically out of spec, but they work, and the Rim doesn't believe in specs anyway. Eighteen hundred cargo capacity means it strips belts bare before slower competitors finish their first load. At 85,000 credits, it's the cheapest T4 miner available because the Rim builds ships from whatever's available rather than whatever's optimal. The single weapon mount exists because frontier mining operations attract attention, and the Rim's response to attention is always armed.
Mining Fast Cheap Overbuilt
Module
Mining Laser IV
Mining Laser IV
Mining Laser IV
Autocannon II
CapabilityValue
Ore Yield Bonus 20
Ore Cargo Efficiency 50
Fuel Efficiency Bonus 25
ItemQuantity
Flex Polymer 600
Copper Wiring 300
Titanium Alloy 300
Engine Core 120
Hull Plating 250
Fuel Tank 100
Sensor Array 50
Capital Ship Frame 25
Steel Plate 800
Durasteel Plate 150
Condensed Dark Matter 25
Frontier Survival Kit 3
Aluminum Sheet 500
Thruster Nozzle 100
Power Distribution Grid 10
Reinforced Bulkhead 25
Ore Hopper 15
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