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Diamondback Explorer

Role: Long Range Explorer

The Diamondback Explorer was Lakon Spaceways’ response to criticism of the original Diamondback ship class. By extending the ship’s frame it allowed greater cargo capacity and so greater mission variety and endurance. It also brought the ship more into line as a smaller brother to the successful Asp line although at a much more modest price range. The Explorer model can fulfill the same roles as its companion ship type, but also able to operate as a fast transport and resupply vessel useful for supporting deep space operations in a hostile environment.

Diamondback explorer: Front Diamondback explorer: Side Diamondback explorer: Top Diamondback explorer: Bottom Diamondback explorer: 3D

	Tiny	Small	Medium	Large	Huge
Hard points	0	0	2	1	0

Scale

	Length	Width	Height
Dimensions	45m	27.3m	13.6m

Landing pads

Core internals	Class	Base fitting
Power Plant	4	4E
Thrusters	4	4E
Frame Shift Drive	5	5E
Life Support	3	3E
Power Distributor	4	4E
Sensors	3	3E
Fuel Tank	5	5C

Optional internals	Base fitting
Class 4	3E Shield Generator
Class 4	3E Cargo Rack
Class 3	2E Cargo Rack
Class 3	Empty
Class 2	1E Basic Discovery Scanner
Class 2	Empty


A Rated	164 m/s → 267 m/s	349 m/s	13 ^o/s	36 ^o/s	92 ^o/s
B Rated	161 m/s → 262 m/s	342 m/s	13 ^o/s	35 ^o/s	91 ^o/s
C Rated	158 m/s → 257 m/s	337 m/s	13 ^o/s	35 ^o/s	89 ^o/s
D Rated	156 m/s → 254 m/s	332 m/s	13 ^o/s	34 ^o/s	88 ^o/s
E Rated	154 m/s → 251 m/s	328 m/s	13 ^o/s	34 ^o/s	87 ^o/s
All figures take from base layout with each thruster rating