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Sidewinder

Role: Multipurpose

Most pilots start their careers in the Sidewinder. It is a classic ship design that has been in use (in various configurations) since 2982. Its original design was as a light support ship and it lacked jump capability. Modern compact drives have enabled jump-capable versions to be created, making this a useful all-rounder. Some navies still use these ships as fighters and patrol craft.

Sidewinder: Front Sidewinder: Side Sidewinder: Top Sidewinder: Bottom Sidewinder: 3D

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

Scale

	Length	Width	Height
Dimensions	14.9m	21.4m	5.4m

Landing pads

Core internals	Class	Base fitting
Power Plant	2	2E
Thrusters	2	2E
Frame Shift Drive	2	2E
Life Support	1	1E
Power Distributor	1	1E
Sensors	1	1E
Fuel Tank	1	1C

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


A Rated Enhanced	158 m/s → 352 m/s	512 m/s	21 ^o/s	55 ^o/s	143 ^o/s
A Rated	109 m/s → 241 m/s	351 m/s	18 ^o/s	46 ^o/s	121 ^o/s
B Rated	105 m/s → 234 m/s	340 m/s	17 ^o/s	45 ^o/s	117 ^o/s
C Rated	103 m/s → 230 m/s	334 m/s	17 ^o/s	44 ^o/s	115 ^o/s
D Rated	101 m/s → 225 m/s	327 m/s	16 ^o/s	43 ^o/s	112 ^o/s
E Rated	99 m/s → 220 m/s	321 m/s	16 ^o/s	42 ^o/s	110 ^o/s
All figures take from base layout with each thruster rating