Tractor Beams

Tractor beams are used to move objects in space. They can direct objects into cargo bays or hangars, but in general that is what External Manipulators would be used for, and trying to do this may throw an object into the ship and cause hull damage.
Tractor beams take up one unit of space multiplied by the size of the ship, and require one unit of energy multiplied by the size of the ship.
The usual usage of a tractor beam is to haul objects behind the ship. Since there is no gravity in space, the size of the object being hauled doesn’t matter. Poor tractor beams can only move objects that are free-floating, and cost 3000 credits multiplied by the size of the ship. Fair tractor beams can move objects that are under thruster power at most one size bigger than the ship they are attached to, and cost 7500 credits multiplied by the size of the ship. Good tractor beams can move objects under thruster power using afterburners at most one size bigger than the ship they are attached to and cost 10,000 credits multiplied by the size of the ship. Excellent tractor beams can pull an object under full engine power at most one size bigger than the ship they are attached to and cost 25,000 credits multiplied by the size of the ship.
Category:Starships