Buster

Argon Buster Class M4 Interceptor Buy: Confirmed Friend @ 916,944 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 62.8 - 175.80 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 19 - 54 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 20.99 - 58.77 RPM Hull Strength 3,500 / 7,000 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 5 MJ (15 MJ) Shield Reactor 250 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 23 - 108 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,050 MJ Laser Recharge 51 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Argon Buster Raider Class M4 Interceptor Buy: Confirmed Friend @ 1,099,183 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 79.7 - 223.3 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 24 - 69 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 24.6 - 68.8 RPM Hull Strength 3,325 / 6,650 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 5 MJ (10 MJ) Shield Reactor 275 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 20 - 97 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,050 MJ Laser Recharge 51 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Argon Buster Sentinel Class M4 Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 51.5 - 144.2 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 16 - 45 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 17.2 - 48.2 RPM Hull Strength 3,500 / 7,000 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 5 MJ (20 MJ) Shield Reactor 275 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 20 - 97 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,050 MJ Laser Recharge 51 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Argon Buster Vanguard Class M4 Interceptor Buy: Confirmed friend @ 1,018,414 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 69.1 - 193.4 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 21 - 60 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 22.04 - 61.7 RPM Hull Strength 3,325 / 6,650 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 5 MJ (15 MJ) Shield Reactor 250 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 21 - 102 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,460 MJ Laser Recharge 61 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Pirate Buster Class M4 Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 79.7 - 199.3 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 25 - 64 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 19.4 - 48.6 RPM Hull Strength 3,150 / 6,300 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 5 MJ (10 MJ) Shield Reactor 190 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 38 - 158 @ M Laser Capacitor 4,550 MJ Laser Recharge 114 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Pirate Buster Hauler Class M4 Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 49.6 - 129 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 13 - 35 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 14.1 - 36.7 RPM Hull Strength 8,652 Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 5 MJ (20 MJ) Shield Reactor 265 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 42 - 168 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,050 MJ Laser Recharge 51 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Overview

The Argon interceptor-class ship is highly regarded, as it is a good all rounder.

Background

The Argon Buster was once the pride of the Argon fleet and was instrumental in gaining the Argon victory in the Xenon Conflict. However, during the Boron campaign, it was superseded by the Argon Elite. Over the intervening years the design of the Argon Buster has been modified and new, more powerful engines have been fitted. Now updated, the Buster is again a firm favorite of the Argon Fighter Command.

The Buster is the oldest continually-serving ship in the Argon fleet. Introduced during the Xenon campaign, it proved its worth defending Argon space from Xenon incursions, and ever since has been updated regularly to ensure that it remains a top-of-the-line ship in its class.

Variants

Buster

Not featuring any fancy title, the basic version of the ship is the standard by which other variants are measured.

Buster Raider

Raider variants are faster and usually have a higher shield generator power than their regular counterparts, but trade off cargo capacity and some have reduced shield capacity despite the more powerful generator.

Buster Sentinel

Sentinel variants of ships tend to be slower, but with higher total shield capacity. Sometimes the shield class is also upgraded for instance from 25 MJ to 200 MJ.

Buster Vanguard

Vanguard variants of ships are slightly faster and have bigger weapons generators than their regular counterparts.

Pirate Buster

Pirate vessels are cobbled together from parts of captured ships. While often retaining the basic shape and configuration of the host vessel, pirate ships can be wildly different from the official variant, usually featuring unsanctioned weapons. Pirates sometimes decorate their ships with a distinctive flame motif.

Pirate Buster Hauler

Pirate vessels are cobbled together from parts of captured ships. While often retaining the basic shape and configuration of the host vessel, pirate ships can be wildly different from the official variant, usually featuring unsanctioned weapons. Pirates sometimes decorate their ships with a distinctive flame motif. Hauler variants of ships tend to have larger cargobays and sometimes tougher defences, trading off offensive combat attributes.

Combat

The Buster mounts a number of useful weapons: the Phased Repeater Gun is an excellent mainstream weapon for destroying other light fighters; the PAC works well too and is much, much cheaper; whilst those with a bent for more specialist weapons can equip their Busters with Mass Drivers to neutralise the contribution of an enemy's shields.

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Wasp Missile Dragonfly Missile

Silkworm Missile Disruptor Missile Firefly Missile

Hurricane Missile Aurora Missile Remote Guided Warhead

Rapier Missile Firelance Missile Wildfire Missile

Lasers

Impulse Ray Emitter Particle Accelerator Cannon

Mass Driver Phased Repeater Gun

Availability

The Sentinel variant is not sold in Argon Shipyards.

Availability

Variant	Argon Prime	Cloudbase South East	Omicron Lyrae	Light of Heart	Legend's Home	Argon Sector M148
Buster	x	x			x	x
Buster Raider		x	x		x
Buster Vanguard		x		x	x

Available as one of many Ownerless ships

Suggested Roles

The Buster is commonly used early in the game as a player ship, as well as being one of the more popular choices for a carrier based light fighter.

See Also

• Argon Elite

Ships by Class

M4 Ships