Pirate Harrier

Pirate Harrier Class M5 Scout Speed (Min-Max) 150.2 - 375.6 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 54 - 135 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 21.1 - 52.7 RPM Hull Strength 900 Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 1 MJ (4 MJ) Shield Reactor 150 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 20 - 90 @ S Laser Capacitor 1,100 MJ Laser Recharge 27 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Pirate Harrier Hauler Class M5 Scout Speed (Min-Max) 87.1 - 217.8 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 23 - 57 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 15.7 - 39.2 RPM Hull Strength 1,236 Max. Shield (Total) 1 x 5 MJ (5 MJ) Shield Reactor 65 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 22 - 124 @ S Laser Capacitor 1,000 MJ Laser Recharge 25 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Pirate Harrier Raider Class M5 Scout Speed (Min-Max) 150.2 - 525.9 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 96 - 338 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 16.7 - 58.5 RPM Hull Strength Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 1 MJ (2 MJ) Shield Reactor 93 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 9 - 28 @ S Laser Capacitor 1,200 MJ Laser Recharge 30 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Pirate Harrier Vanguard Class M5 Scout Speed (Min-Max) 145.7 - 510.1 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 47 - 166 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 16 - 55.9 RPM Hull Strength Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 1 MJ (4 MJ) Shield Reactor 110 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 51 - 64 @ S Laser Capacitor 550 MJ Laser Recharge 14 MW                                                                                                          Main x 4

Variants

Pirate Harrier

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

Pirate Harrier Hauler

Hauler variants of ships tend to have larger cargobays and sometimes tougher defences, trading off offensive combat attributes.

Pirate Harrier 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.

Pirate Harrier Vanguard

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

Combat

The Pirate Harrier in general is neither a formidable foe nor a powerful Player Ship. Avoid acquiring the Hauler variant for personal use, as notwithstanding its larger cargo bay, it is the slowest M5 in the game and can be easy prey for any attacking craft who decide to victimize it.

That being said, if the player is lucky enough to capture a Pirate Harrier Raider or Vanguard early on in the game they can prove powerful if upgraded to their maximum speed via engine tuning and also made nimbler with rudder optimisation. Thus, when souped up, it is capable of taking on all other M5s and certain M4s, even when armed only with IREs (Beta's are advised). To best make use of this fighter variant, one must be patient, whittling down the enemy ship - particularly M4s - with repeated high-speed passes. Due to the limited power reserves however the player must be aware that taking down more than one M4 requires a middling recharge period if you've been landing all shots on target. Regardless, with a 525m/s top speed, the Raider can outrun all M4s, allowing you to pick off large groups with a bit of luck and plenty of patience.

Suitably upgraded, this is an excellent ship for the player intent on making a living from capturing enemy ships.

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Dragonfly Missile

Firefly Missile Aurora Missile

Rapier Missile Firelance Missile

Availability

The pirates have no shipyards and thus their ships must be capped to fly one. The Harrier is no exception.

Suggested Roles

The Raider and the Vanguard variants make for good ships during early runs in the game. IS and OOS, however, combat should be avoided because the Harrier doesn't have the stamina to last long in a fight.

See Also

Ships by Class

M5 Ships

Argon	Arrow • Discoverer (Hauler) (Raider) (Vanguard) (Advanced) • Starburst
ATF	Valkyrie
Boron	Octopus (Raider) (Sentinel) (Vanguard)
Goner	none
Kha'ak	Kha'ak Scout
OTAS	none
Paranid	Pegasus (Raider) (Sentinel) (Vanguard)
Pirate	Pirate Harrier (Hauler) (Raider) (Vanguard) • Pirate Kestrel
Split	Jaguar (Hauler) (Raider) (Vanguard) (Enhanced)
Teladi	Harrier (Hauler) (Sentinel) (Vanguard) • Kestrel (Advanced)
Terran	Rapier • #deca.fade
Xenon	N
Yaki	Fujin (Raider) (Sentinel)