Vulture

Teladi Vulture Class TS Transport Buy: @ 227,235 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 44.4 - 79.9 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 3 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 2.5 - 4.4 RPM Hull Strength 24,000 Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 25 MJ (50 MJ) Shield Reactor 300 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 3,000 - 4,500 @ XL Laser Capacitor 850 MJ Laser Recharge 8 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Teladi Vulture Hauler Class TS Transport Buy: @ 884,575 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 35.5 - 63.9 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 1 - 2 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.7 - 3.1 RPM Hull Strength Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 25 MJ (75 MJ) Shield Reactor 300 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 7,000 - 9,000 @ XL Laser Capacitor 850 MJ Laser Recharge 8 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Teladi Vulture Miner Class TS Transport Buy: @ 589,292 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 47.5 - 85.5 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 1 - 3 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 2.5 - 4.5 RPM Hull Strength Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 25 MJ (50 MJ) Shield Reactor 330 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 4,025 - 5,175 @ XL Laser Capacitor 850 MJ Laser Recharge 8 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Teladi Vulture Prototype Class TS Transport Speed (Min-Max) 53.0 - 95.4 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 3 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.1 - 2.1 RPM Hull Strength Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 25 MJ (100 MJ) Shield Reactor 330 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 4,025 - 8,000 @ XL Laser Capacitor 850 MJ Laser Recharge 8 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Teladi Vulture Super Freighter Class TS Transport Buy: @ 979,275 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 34.2 - 61.5 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 1 - 2 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.5 - 2.8 RPM Hull Strength Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 25 MJ (100 MJ) Shield Reactor 330 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 6,475 - 8,325 @ XL Laser Capacitor 850 MJ Laser Recharge 8 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Teladi Vulture Super Freighter XL Class TS Transport Buy: @ 1,930,860 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 31.9 - 57.5 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 1 - 3 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.2 - 2.1 RPM Hull Strength Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 25 MJ (100 MJ) Shield Reactor 330 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 10,325 - 13,275 @ XL Laser Capacitor 850 MJ Laser Recharge 8 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Teladi Vulture Tanker Class TS Transport Buy: @ 403,344 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 44.4 - 79.9 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 2 - 3 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 2.5 - 4.4 RPM Hull Strength 24,000 Max. Shield (Total) 2 x 25 MJ (50 MJ) Shield Reactor 300 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 3,000 - 4,500 @ XL Laser Capacitor 850 MJ Laser Recharge 8 MW                                                                                                          Rear x 1

Overview

The Vulture is comparable with the Boron Dolphin. For a few less credits you get a little more speed, a little weaker shields and a little less cargo space. Many players will willingly pay the Dolphin's higher price for the extra cargo space and shields.

Background

Encyclopedia Entry

The Vulture is the trading vessel commonly used by the Teladi in all space sectors, and can always be found wherever the greatest profit is to be made no matter whose sector it happens to be.

Variants

Vulture

The Vulture is the standard against which the other variants is compared. It has average speed and a small cargo bay relative to the others.

Vulture Hauler

The Vulture Hauler doubles the standard Vulture's cargo space and mounts an additional shield, but is 16 m/s slower.

Vulture Miner

The Vulture Miner is faster and has a slightly larger cargo bay than the standard Vulture, but cannot mount any weaponry other than those that go in the Utility Slot.

Vulture Prototype

Like other Prototype variants, the Vulture Prototype improves on the standard variant in most respects: it has more shielding, larger cargo and is significantly faster.

Vulture Super Freighter

The Super Freighter variant is heavily shielded, but is slower and has a smaller cargo bay than the Vulture Hauler.

Vulture Super Freighter XL

The Vulture Super Freighter XL is atrociously slow at 57.5 m/s, but boasts the largest cargo bay of any Vulture variant.

Vulture Tanker

The Vulture Tanker is available at different shipyards, but is functionally identical to the standard Vulture.

Physical Characteristics

The Vulture is essentially an engine with hooks that hold cargo boxes. The captain sits above and behind the cargo.

Combat

This ship doesn't have the firepower to fight, and lacks the speed to run away as well. With its poor shielding it can't resist attack very long, so do not allow this ship to get into an enemy's gunsight if help is not very close by.

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Dragonfly Missile Firefly Missile

Aurora Missile Rapier Missile Firelance Missile

Availability

All Vultures come equipped with Trade Command Software MK1, and Vulture Miners also come pre-equipped with:

• Mineral Scanner
• Ore Collector
• Special Command Software

Variant	Ceo's Sprite	Grand Exchange	Ianamus Zura	Ministry of Finance	PTNI Headquarters	Seizewell
Vulture	x					x
Vulture Hauler	x					x
Vulture Miner	x		x
Vulture Super Freighter	x	x
Vulture Super Freighter XL	x	x		x
Vulture Tanker	x	x			x

The Vulture Prototype cannot be bought, and must be captured. It is awarded by NMMC upon reaching rank 4. Some Teladi Mineral Transporters are Vulture Prototypes (check ship stats to determine if it is a prototype or standard variant).

Suggested Roles

The Vulture often suffers in comparison to the Boron Dolphin. It features a minor improvement in speed and price at the cost of a smaller cargo bay and weaker shields. They can however fill the same roles.

• Station Trader
• Manual Trader

Like most TS class ships, the relatively weak shields and low speeds mean they should be kept away from combat.

See Also

Ships by Class

TS Ships

Argon	Mercury (Hauler) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Tanker XL) (Enhanced) (Prototype)
ATF	none
Boron	Dolphin (Hauler) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Tanker XL) (Enhanced)
Goner	none
Kha'ak	none
OTAS	Mistral
Paranid	Demeter (Hauler) (Miner) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Prototype)
Pirate	none
Split	Caiman (Hauler) (Miner) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Tanker XL)
Teladi	Vulture (Hauler) (Miner) (Super Freighter) (Super Freighter XL) (Tanker) (Prototype)
Terran	Baldric (Miner)
Xenon	none
Yaki	none