Mule

The Mule is a versatile ship that can be used for both freight and combat.
== Description ==
The Mule is as much of a hodgepodge as its looks suggest. The Lionheart ship designers combined a good deal of cargo space with a decent amount of weaponry and even a fighter bay, and ended up with a ship that is mostly used as a freighter but can also be used as a warship because of its heavy armament and shields. This hodgepodge nature has its downside, though, namely its high crew requirement and the fact that any dedicated ship of the same cost will do better in a specialized role than the Mule will.
== Location ==
The Mule can be purchased at the following ports:
* Asgard, Naos
* Follower, Alphard
* Geminus, Castor (Before the bombing)
* Haven, Arneb
* Haze, Dubhe
* Midgard, Aludra
* Norn, Adhara
* Valhalla, Epsilon Leonis
== Outfits ==
These are the standard outfits initially equipped on each Mule.
Guns
None
Turrets
Heavy Laser Turret (2)Anti-Missile Turret (2)
Secondary Weapons
Sidewinder Missile Launcher (2)
Ammunition
Sidewinder Missile (136)Sidewinder Missile Rack (2)
Systems
D41-HY Shield GeneratorSmall Radar Jammer (2)RamscoopHyperdrive
Power
NT-200 NucleovoltaicKP-6 Photovoltaic ArrayLP072a Battery Pack
Engines
X1100 Ion Reverse ThrusterX3700 Ion ThrusterX3200 Ion Steering
Hand to Hand
Laser Rifle
== Performance Information ==
As it says in its description, the Mule is a ship that can do everything decently but is beat out by more specialized vessels in individual categories. Because of this, the Mule is a mixed bag for players. The ship has a high cargo space for hauling materials, a good number of bunks for passengers, and decent outfit space, but it also has a fairly high crew complement and it is very reliant on bulky turrets instead of fixed guns. This makes arming it beyond its basic outfits somewhat problematic.
The single fighter bay is best used for a Boxwing to further this vessel's role as an armed cargo ship. Should the player pick a combat fighter, the player will find the unfortunate fighter being little more than an expensive missile launcher or a distraction for enemy ships.
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