Clipper

Description	Variants
The Clipper, manufactured by Southbound Shipyards, is a light freighter that additionally outperforms in its secondary capacity as a combat ship.
== Description ==
The Clipper is the smaller sister ship to the popular Southbound Shipyards Argosy. Although not able to carry as much cargo, Clippers are versatile ships that can be used as passenger transports, couriers, or even warships in a pinch, and they come with enough free space to be customized based on an individual captain's needs.
== Location ==
The Clipper can be purchased at the following ports:
* Buccaneer Bay, Algenib
* Covert, Gienah
* Glaze, Aldhibain
* Greenrock, Shaula
* New Tortuga, Misam
* Rust, Kraz
* Smuggler's Den, Men
* Wayfarer, Tarazed
* Zug, Zubeneschamali
== Standard Outfits ==
Guns
Beam Laser (2)
Turrets
None
Secondary Weapons
Javelin Mini Pod (2)
Ammunition
Javelin (60)
Systems
D23-QP Shield GeneratorHyperdrive
Power
nGVF-DD Fuel CellLP072a Battery Pack
Engines
Greyhound Plasma ThrusterGreyhound Plasma Steering
== Performance Information ==
The Clipper is an excellent upgrade from the starter ships. It's agile and fast while carrying good cargo and maintaining a fairly small crew. Further, there's plenty of space for upgrades, for example to thrusters and batteries. As it is a small ship, a shield generator is not useful and can be removed to free up more space for high end weaponry such as the Particle Cannon.
While few other hulls offer such versatility, the Clipper is still a small ship, lacking in shielding and weapons capacity. The Corvette best matches the Clipper's strengths and is a solid upgrade, followed by the Splinter which is less powerful but opens up the option of boarding ships sooner due to its rapid firing stock guns and greater cargo space. A player could also consider the agile Blackbird, or the durable Firebird as other medium sized hulls.
A common challenge is to complete the entire Free Worlds campaign in only a Clipper. This is extremely difficult to do, however.
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Category:Light Freighter
Category:Human
Category:Human ships
Category:Ships in Southbound Basics
Category:Ships in Southern Pirates (shipyard)