Splinter

Standard	Marauder
The Splinter is an agile warship with a reasonably large cargo hold.
== Description ==
The Splinter is the largest warship produced by the Megaparsec shipyard. It is designed to be faster and more maneuverable than other ships of a similar size, in order to serve as a heavy escort ship or as part of a planetary defense and patrol fleet. Because of its intended use in merchant convoys, it also has a fair amount of cargo space.
== Location ==
The Splinter can be purchased at the following ports:
* Buccaneer Bay, Algenib
* Covert, Gienah
* Foundry, Achernar
* Greenrock, Shaula
* Haven, Arneb
* New Tortuga, Misam
* Smuggler's Den, Men
* Sunracer, Mirfak
* Greenwater, Fah Soom (Available 180 days after completing the Expanding Business mission chain)
== Outfits ==
These are the standard outfits initially equipped on each Splinter.
Guns
Proton Gun (2)
Turrets
Blaster Turret (2)Anti-Missile Turret
Secondary Weapons
None
Ammunition
None
Systems
D67-TM Shield GeneratorSmall Radar Jammer (2)Water Coolant SystemHyperdrive
Power
RT-I RadiothermalLP144a Battery Pack
Engines
X3700 Ion ThrusterX3200 Ion Steering
Hand to Hand
Laser Rifle
== Performance Information ==
The Splinter is a decent ship with plenty of room for upgrades, and it has a high amount of crew which is an advantage during boarding actions. The player can purchase these from Syndicate shipyards. The Splinter is, arguably, inferior to the Corvette in terms of speed and overall performance as a combat ship, but it is cheaper to purchase and it has Proton Guns instead of the latter's missile launchers, so the player doesn't need to worry about ammo if going for an "as is" ship build. Furthermore, the Splinter requires a smaller crew and it has a larger cargo capacity, albeit at the tradeoff of a lower number of passenger bunks.
Pirates flying groups of these vessels can be rather annoying, as they tend to have one take the lead and expend its energy firing Proton Guns and then fall back for another with full energy reserves to step up and continue the battle. These makes groups of Splinters dangerous even into the later game.
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Category:Medium Warship
Category:Human
Category:Human ships
Category:Ships in Megaparsec Advanced
Category:Ships in Core Pirates (shipyard)