Hydra

Boron Hydra Class M6 Corvette Buy: @ 8,766,030 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 61.5 - 147.60 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 6 - 16 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.6 - 3.7 RPM Hull Strength 54,000 / 216,000 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 200 MJ (600 MJ) Shield Reactor 2.850 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 500 - 1,500 @ XL Laser Capacitor 7,000 MJ Laser Recharge 175 / 750 (AP) MW                                                                                                          Main x 8                                                                                                          Back x 1

Overview

Not to be confused with the Heavy Hydra, the Boron Hydra is fast, with average shielding for its class. However, it costs a bomb, its weapon generator is outclassed by some M3s and its agility leaves much to be desired, making it considered one of the least desirable M6 class ships.

Background

Encyclopedia Entry

The Boron Hydra is a corvette-class ship, developed originally to give extra protection to convoys of freighters. The Hydra now sees widespread service both as part of regular sector patrols and as escorts for capital ships. Although many consider the Boron to be pacifists, this ship has been increasingly upgraded to pose a greater offensive threat to the enemies of the Boron Kingdom.

Physical Characteristics

The Hydra is odd-looking, even for a Boron ship. It is vaguely pentagonal in shape, with a long narrow nose and boxy body. It shares the typical Boron feature of a green organic hull.

Combat

The Hydra is not particularly able in a combat role, due to its inability to sustain fire at its target. Its main use is as a missile platform or military cargo transport due to its large freight bay, which also makes it a capable user of ammunition-based weaponry, which mitigates its energy problems. Like many Boron combat craft, it is capable of using the Ion Disruptor, allowing it to fulfill a disabling or capturing role.

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Wasp Missile Dragonfly Missile Silkworm Missile Hornet Missile

Disruptor Missile Firefly Missile Thunderbolt Missile Tempest Missile Hurricane Missile

Cyclone Missile Tornado Missile Typhoon Missile Firestorm Torpedo Aurora Missile

Remote Guided Warhead Beluga Missile Hammerhead Missile Rapier Missile

Firelance Missile Wildfire Missile Windstalker Missile Banshee Missile

Availability

Variant	Depths of Silence	Great Reef	Kingdom End	Lucky Planets	Ocean of Fantasy	Queen's Retribution
Hydra	x	x	x	x	x	x

Suggested Roles

With a large cargobay and high speed, the Hydra is an effective armed freighter, as well as being an effective platform for deploying large amounts of ordnance such as missiles, drones, lasertowers and mines. If armed with Energy Bolt Chainguns, it is a capable threat on par with other M6s.

See Also

• Boron Heavy Hydra

Ships by Class

M6 Ships

Argon	Centaur
ATF	Vidar
Boron	Hydra
Goner	Truelight Seeker
Kha'ak	Kha'ak Corvette
OTAS	none
Paranid	Nemesis
Pirate	Centaur • Osprey
Split	Dragon
Teladi	Osprey
Terran	Katana • Springblossom
Xenon	P
Yaki	none