Nest

The Nest is a light fighter carrier used by the Free Worlds militia.
== Description ==
Southbound Shipyards quickly answered the Free Worlds' call for a carrier by building modified cargo containers for Haulers - adding a pair of Fighter docking arms, some additional outfit space, and even a couple of bunks. Access to the fighters from within the ship is so inconvenient that most pilots opt to just stay aboard their fighters when in flight. While the technical name for this ship is "Hauler I: Type F," Southbound assembly workers started calling the single container variant the "Nest" due to its complement of Finch Fighters, and the name stuck.
== Location ==
The Nest can be purchased at the following ports:
(after November 27, 3014)
* Rust, Kraz
* Zug, Zubeneschamali
(after May 26, 3015)
* Wayfarer, Tarazed
== Outfits ==
These are the standard outfits initially equipped on each Nest.
Guns
None
Turrets
Quad Blaster Turret (2)Heavy Anti-Missile Turret (2)
Secondary Weapons
Meteor Missile Launcher (2)
Ammunition
Meteor Missile (60)
Systems
D41-HY Shield Generator (2)Large Radar JammerHyperdrive
Power
S3 ThermionicLP072a Battery Pack
Engines
Greyhound Plasma ThrusterImpala Plasma Steering
Hand to Hand
Laser Rifle (2)
== Performance Information ==
This ship fits its description nicely: a freighter that has had its cargo bays converted to fighter bays. Besides carrying fighters and launching missiles it has little to offer as a central fighting vessel, making it more of an escort if the player should wish to field one. Players should note that the small engine space on this vessel makes it difficult for a Nest to escape a battle going poorly. Pirates tend to use these ships and they are fairly easy to capture once the fighters are destroyed, making them a potential cash source for combat-minded players.
The Free Worlds will field these in fairly large numbers during the campaign, so the player will learn how to fight with them fairly quickly. Essentially the Nest will launch fighters and missiles to soften up an enemy before engaging with its turrets.
The Nest is part of a class of carrier ships based on the Hauler series of ships, the other two being the Roost and the Skein.
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Category:Human Utility ships
Category:Human carriers
Category:Ships with fighter bays
Category:Human ships
Category:Free Worlds
Category:Ships in Southbound Advanced
Category:Ships in Tarazed Advanced