Scout

The Scout is a speedy, long-range transport manufactured by Lionheart Industries.
== Description ==
The Lionheart Scoutship was designed back in the days when the galaxy was more sparsely populated, and ships prospecting for habitable worlds or worlds rich in resources would often travel far away from any habitable ports where they would be able to refuel. Although the galaxy has now been much more thoroughly explored, the Scout remains a popular ship for long-distance travel.
== Location ==
The Scout can be purchased at the following ports:
* Asgard, Naos
* Follower, Alphard
* Haze, Dubhe
* Midgard, Aludra
* Norn, Adhara
* Valhalla, Epsilon Leonis
* Geminus, Castor (Before the bombing)
== Standard Outfits ==
Guns
Energy Blaster (2)
Turrets
Anti-Missile Turret
Systems
D14-RN Shield GeneratorSmall Radar JammerRamscoopHyperdrive
Power
nGVF-CC Fuel CellLP036a Battery Pack
Engines
X3700 Ion ThrusterX3200 Ion Steering
== Performance Information ==
The Scout is a middle-of-the-road choice for players looking at inexpensive ships. With a high fuel capacity, light weapons and shields, good agility and speed, some cargo space, and decent bunk room, it can fill a number of roles.
Scouts can function as fairly useful asteroid miners. By removing some outfits and adding a pair of Heavy Lasers and an Asteroid Scanner a Scout can match most interceptors in terms of asteroid mining. This combined with the Scout's decent cargo capacity and high speed can let a player use a Scout as an asteroid mining ship for quite a bit of the early game, while still taking on job board missions and engaging in light combat. Furthermore, Scouts are notable for their hardpoints, having both turret and gun slots, making them suitable as large, if somewhat left field, interceptors. In fact, you will occasionally see pirates in the Far North using Scouts for just that purpose.
Overall, the Scout is not a bad ship as its large fuel capacity and overall versatility makes it function as "jack of all trades" starship. With that being said, a Scout generally isn't as effective at any one role, save exploring, as a more specialized vessel of similar price would be. For example, the versatile Clipper can exceed most of a Scout's capabilities with proper customization. 
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