junker repairship

[Maelstrom]

I'd say make it about the size of a gunboat with around a 1000 unit capacity. Give it three turrets, mostly for mining purposes (could even make them freighter/fighter turrets only), the repair gun, truely massive hull strength with either transport shields or practically no shielding at all, and the bats/bots to fill the repair ship roll.

Here is my reasoning. First, the Junkers already have a midsized transport/gunboat fusion, the Salvager. Second, they do have a need for a step between the CSF and the Salvager. Third, this thing looks like you took the back of a csf and mated it to the front of a repair ship writ small (that's not a negative criticism).

I think that we could say it is only the size of a gunboat because, despite the hardware and hull strength needed for the cargo/mining/repair capability it needs littl to no offensive hardware. This means it doesn't need as much area devoted towards energy generation, weapons, weapon mounts, and shielding.

So, we give it good engines for scooting around the battlefield, massive hull strength (think stronger than gunboats by more than a little, we could say it's double hulled), 1000 cargo hold, huge bats/bots, two or three mining weapon mounts, and light shields for a ship it's size.

Well, that's my two cents. I'd love to have that ship in the Junkers line up.

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