Sunder

The Sunder is a ship specialized for mining operations.
== Description ==
The Sunder is a versatile mining platform equipped with dedicated prospecting equipment, most notably an undercarriage that supports two Mining Drones. The lineage of this ship can be traced back to the old asteroid mining ships used in the Sol Main Belt centuries ago; however, because of recent Syndicate efforts to further exploit the Core's mineral wealth, the newest model of the Sunder is now manufactured by Syndicated Shipyards.
== Location ==
Sunders 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 Sunder.
Guns
Mining Laser (2)
Turrets
Tractor Beam
Systems
Asteroid ScannerD23-QP Shield GeneratorHyperdrive
Power
nGVF-CC Fuel CellLP036a Battery Pack
Engines
X3700 Ion ThrusterX3200 Ion Steering
== Performance Information ==
A Sunder is arguably the best mining ship in human space. With its Mining Lasers and Mining Drones, it can quickly burn through sturdy asteroids in search of valuable resources. Once the asteroid is destroyed, the ship's Tractor Beam helps the captain collect and store the resources in the ship's sizable cargo hold.
To use a Sunder effectively, the player should pick a planet with a lucrative asteroid belt and stay in that system. Ascella is mentioned in the introductory missions as being a good site for asteroid mining due to its Uranium deposits. This makes it a very profitable system to mine, but occasional pirate raids can disrupt the mining process. Naos, in The Deep, is a potential secure alternative, but it is also much less lucrative due to it having Copper instead of Uranium.
The potential buyer should note that the Mining Drones are sold separately from the base ship. Also, as a purpose-built mining ship, a Sunder is not equipped for passenger runs or combat.
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