Drake M1 - Mining & Salvaging Drone

[Coach]

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Drake M1 - Mining & Salvaging Drone


AFFILIATION
Open Market

MANUFACTURER
Clodius Industrial Inc.

CLASS
Drone

ROLE
Mining & Salvage

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and Reinforced Glass

DIMENSIONS
8m by 6m

CREW
1 - External

PASSENGER CAPACITY
1 (optional pilot)

CARGO CAPACITY
None

HANGAR CAPACITY
None

CONSUMABLES
2 hours

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
55 mglt free - 27mglt with load


ARMAMENT

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  • None

EQUIPMENT

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  • 1x Grapple Arm.
  • 1x Laser Cutting Arm.
  • 1x Low-Grade Tractor Beam.

DESCRIPTION​

The Drake Mining Drone was created to give an alternative to manual mining to small and large mining operations. The Drake is mostly beneficial to larger mining ships that are able to remove the minerals that they mine with their larger tractor beams. The Drake does have its own tractor beam for hauling but the process of such mining can be very slow and tedious.

The Drake can be outfitted with an armament for warfare, however this would involve a major overhaul including major hardware and software changes, making it more difficult than purchasing an actual War Drone.

Also, the Drone may be piloted either in person within the Drone or by remote control via mother ship. Most who use this model prefer the later for the life support within the Drone is far too short to be profitable.

The range of the Drone is fairly limited when not piloted. Remote control range is 800m-1000m. Maximum fully fictional range is 800m and 25% less productive for every 50m past that. If the Drone reaches 1000m or more, it has an auto-return to mother ship function enabled.

LEGALITY​

Legal everywhere.

INTENT​

To create a mining drone for certain mining operations.

ADVANCED TECH​

No. It can be purchased by anyone.

 

[Darasuum]

If this is a drone it should be using the droid template, not a vehicle I think.

 

[Trix]

It works though. I'll make it Coach, if it needs to be redone. But since it is remote controlled and a ship, should it not have a ship template? I mean droids think on their own, these do not.

 

[Darasuum]

If it's a vehicle then people ride in it.

If it thinks on its own or has automated capabilities but not necessarily then it can be classified as a droid.

If its neither of those then it would go in the Other template category. You could use the droid template and specifically state it isn't automated. But I would then suggest use the "other" template.

 

[Coach]

Fixed, it can be rode, ridden or how ever you choose to say it.

 

[AutoFox]

Is there another image you can use for this? The one you have very plainly has a giant minigun mounted on the side.

 

[Coach]

Thats a ball joint for its Tractor beam arm :)

 

[AutoFox]

My mistake. Anyway, some other things:

1. Laser is not spelled with a Z.
2. Grapple is spelled with 2 Ps.
3. Please provide a range at which this machine can be remotely controlled.

 

[Coach]

@AutoFox , fixed all the mistakes and added range. Thank you.

 

[AutoFox]

Approved.