Mining Drone

The Mining Drone is a drone used to aid in asteroid mining operations, manufactured by Syndicated Shipyards.
== Description ==
The semi-autonomous Mining Drone is used by the Syndicate alongside the Sunder mining vessel in a supportive role. Not being much more than a Mining Laser with an engine stuck to the rear of it, these drones do not last long in combat with other ships due to how fragile they are.
Drones do not come equipped with a hyperdrive. You cannot carry a drone unless you have a ship in your fleet with a drone bay.
== Location ==
Mining Drones can be purchased at the following ports:
* Delve, Scheat
* Foundry, Achernar
* Hephaestus, Markab
* Luna, Sol
* Reunion, Caph
* Shangri-La, Polaris
* Sunracer, Mirfak
* Tinker, Diphda
== Outfits ==
These are the standard outfits initially equipped on each Mining Drone.
Guns
Mining Laser
Turrets
None
Systems
None
Power
nGVF-AA Fuel CellSupercapacitor
Engines
X1700 Ion ThrusterX1200 Ion Steering
== Performance Information ==
Mining Drones can be a great asset in mining operations. Two of them effectively double a Sunder's quantity of Mining Lasers and they can easily catch up to speedier asteroids. Meanwhile, the Sunder can more slowly come into mining range or use its Tractor Beam to help gather the precious materials should the drones shatter the asteroid before the Sunder can reach it.
In combat situations, where they automatically react to enemies, Mining Drones should be immediately told to gather to the mothership or brought back into dock. Their lack of shields and weak hulls mean that even an Energy Blaster can disable them very quickly.
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