Hauler

The Hauler is a slow, medium-sized cargo ship with respectable defenses.
== Description ==
Several centuries ago, in the early days of the Republic, the sudden increase in commerce and space travel led to high demand for cargo ships. Haulers were first created simply by bolting a cockpit and engine block onto a cargo container, and the basic design has not changed much since then.
== Location ==
The Hauler can be purchased at the following ports:
* Ada, Aldebaran
* Chiron, Alpha Centauri
* Follower, Alphard
* Foundry, Achernar
* Glaze, Aldhibain
* Hephaestus, Markab
* New Tortuga, Misam
* Prime, Betelgeuse
* Reunion, Caph
* Rust, Kraz
* Shangri-La, Polaris
* Sunracer, Mirfak
* Tinker, Diphda
* Wayfarer, Tarazed
* Zug, Zubeneschamali
* Greenwater, Fah Soom (Available 180 days after completing the Expanding Business mission chain)
== Standard Outfits ==
These are the standard outfits equipped on the Hauler.
Guns
None
Turrets
Quad Blaster Turret (2)Heavy Anti-Missile Turret (2)
Secondary Weapons
Meteor Missile Pod (2)
Ammunition
Meteor Missile (14)
Systems
D23-QP Shield GeneratorSmall Radar JammerHyperdrive
Power
S3 ThermionicLP072a Battery Pack
Engines
Greyhound Plasma ThrusterImpala Plasma SteeringCapybara Reverse Thruster
== Performance Information ==
This hull is part of a series including the Hauler II and the Hauler III. Each successive iteration adds an extended cargobay and some hitpoints at the cost of physics performance. Note that no increase in ship equipment space is provided.
The Hauler has a lot of equipment space but has considerable drag even without the extended cargo of the later iterations. Consider using the more agile Freighter, or the later variants, both of which may offer more bang for your buck. The Hauler does have more armaments, outfit space, and passenger space than the Freighter, but they come at the cost of being slower and more expensive overall.
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