Pleco

Boron Pleco Class TM Military Transport Buy: @ 462,558 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 73 - 132 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 8 - 15 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.6 - 2.9 RPM Hull Strength 18,900 Max. Shield (Total) 1 x 200 MJ (200 MJ) Shield Reactor 950 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 1,000 - 1,650 @ XL Laser Capacitor 750 MJ Laser Recharge 30 MW                                                                                                          Turret Front x 1                                                                                                          Turret Rear x 2 Docking 4 M3+ - M5

Overview

The Boron Pleco is lacking in shielding, but has good speed and freight capacity making it a good choice of TM for non-combat roles.

Background

One of the most recent ships to be commissioned from Kingdom End's shipyard, the Pleco military transport offers increased flexibility and capability in convoy protection and post-combat recovery operations.

Physical Characteristics

The Pleco is quite obviously a Boron Dolphin modified with four fighter bays. From the bays up, the two ships are completely identical. Unlike the Dolphin, it can carry a small number of weapons.

Combat

With its reduced shield capacity, the Pleco does not have as much defensive ability as many of the other TMs. However, it can fight off single interceptors and survive long enough to escape a fighter attack it cannot deal with. Its missile compatibility is much improved over some other TMs such as the Magnetar.

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

Availability

The Pleco is available at the Royal Boron Shipyards in Depths of Silence, Great Reef, Kingdom End, Lucky Planets, and Ocean of Fantasy.

Suggested Roles

The Pleco is not an ideal TM for use as a fighter tender, but does well in the armored freighter and trader roles.

See Also

Ships by Class

TM Ships

Argon	Magnetar
ATF	none
Boron	Pleco
Goner	none
Kha'ak	none
OTAS	Zephyrus
Paranid	Helios
Pirate	Caravel
Split	Boa
Teladi	Pelican
Terran	Toukon
Xenon	none
Yaki	Chokaro