Hercules Class Cargo
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Evaluation
ADVANTAGES
The Hercules Class has five times the cargo capacity of the Atlas Class for only three times the cost. It also has higher Hull Rating and Shield Rating, making it useful when encountering enemy defenses.
DISADVANTAGES
Once Pulse Drive level 5 is reached, the Hercules Class is slower than the Atlas Class.
NOTE
The Hercules can be used as a fuel tank in colonization along with a Gaia Class Colony ship. It can extend the range of the Gaia Class significantly, only limited by the availability of Hydrogen of the planet launched from. Though the Hercules is carrying the hydrogen as fuel, that hydrogen is expended after launch, and can NOT be recovered, nor reimbursed if the Colony expedition is recalled. The Atlas Class can be used in the same method as well, but has a difference of operating cost in Hydrogen and Cargo space, over speed of a Hercules Class. Since the Gaia Class is also extremely slow, there is really no point in sending a faster transport with it, other than to allow for a faster return mission for the transport ship after the Gaia Class has established the new colony.
Statistics
Specifications
Hull Rating: 1,200
Shield Rating: 25
Weapons Rating: 5
Cargo Capacity: 25,000
Base Speed: 7,500
Hydrogen Consumption: 50
Engine Type: Jet Drive
Rapid Fire
On Others
Charon Class x 5
Hermes Class x 5
Solar Satellite x 5
Against Hercules
Hades Class x 3
Thanatos Class x 50
Zeus Class x 250
Requirements
Research Lab 1 | |||
Energy Tech 1 | Capitol 2 | ||
Jet Drive 6 | Shipyard 4 | ||
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See Also
Ship List
Ships in Starfleet Commander |
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Other Utility Ships |
Dionysus Class Recycler - Gaia Class Colony Ship - Genesis Class Solar Satellite Helios Class Solar Satellite - Hermes Class Probe - Shadow Probe - Triton Class Recycler - Zagreus Class Recycler |
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Transports | Atlas Class Cargo - Carmanor Class Cargo - Charon Class Transport - Hercules Class Cargo | |
Starfighters | Artemis Class Fighter - Apollo Class Fighter - Empusa Class Fighter - Erebus Class Fighter - Magnon Class Fighter - Mantus Class Fighter - Vortex Class Fighter | |
Light Capital Warships | Cirrus Class Cruiser - Curetes Class Cruiser - Poseidon Class Cruiser - Typhon Class Cruiser | |
Medium Capital Warships | Athena Class Battleship - Hades Class Battleship - Moros Class Battleship | |
Heavy Capital Warships | Prometheus Class Destroyer - Thanatos Class Destroyer | |
Other Warships | Ares Class Bomber - Hephaestus Class Attack Platform - Pallas Class Bomber - Zeus Class | |
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