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Transports are the second tier of Trade Ship Types. Compared to their Gunship counterparts, which are dedicated to combat, Transports are capable of carrying more containers, more cargo, and mining lasers.

The features of this tier are:

Standard size between 1,000 and 2,000 blocks
Can mount a point defense turret above small sizes
Can hold a maximum of 29-30 Crates at max size
Jump range of 18,000 blocks(?)

Tips

When building a cargo transport, a 2,000 block maximum size is able to accommodate 30 cargo crates. Since the crates count as blocks once loaded, this must be accounted for in the hull’s design.

Try to aim for:

Minimum of 600 concrete blocks
Be 1970 blocks when empty (2,000 total - 30 crates)
Tier 2 hyperdrive and basic nav computer
Shields could be either a 2.0 or up to two 0.8’s (the latter is ideal)

Optionally, you can add:

Tier 3 hyperdrive
Advanced nav computer
Tier 2 mining laser (this requires power generation capabilities either in the ship or on a friendly base)
Multiple chests for item storage
Defensive weaponry like plasma cannons, point defense turrets, and heavy lasers
Box shield systems
Power machines, like item chargers

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-transport is the second Tier of Civilian [[Ship Types]] otherwise known as Cargo / General Types.
+Transports are the second tier of Trade [[Ship Types]]. Compared to their [[Gunship]]  counterparts, which are dedicated to combat, Transports are capable of carrying more containers, more cargo, and mining lasers.
-notable features of this tier are
+The features of this tier are:
-* must be minimum 1,000 blocks large
+* Standard size between 1,000 and 2,000 blocks
-* can be maximum 2,000 blocks large
+* Can mount a [[point defense turret]] above small sizes
-* can mount a [[point defense turret]]
+* Can hold a maximum of 29-30 [[Crate]]s at max size
-* can hold a maximum of 30 [[Crate]]s
+* Jump range of 18,000 blocks(?)
 === Tips ===
-an ideal general use transport, that can carry the maximum amount of [[crates]] recommended to have
+When building a cargo transport, a 2,000 block maximum size is able to accommodate 30 cargo crates. Since the crates count as blocks once loaded, this must be accounted for in the hull’s design.
-* minimum of 600 concrete blocks
+Try to aim for:
-* be 1970 blocks large (2,000 - 30)
-* 1: tier 2 [[mining laser]]
+* Minimum of 600 concrete blocks
-* utilize [[Box shields]]
+* Be 1970 blocks when empty (2,000 total - 30 crates)
-* Have 2 [[light turrets]] (one on top, and one on bottom)
+* Tier 2 [[hyperdrive]] and basic [[Navigation Computer|nav computer]]
+* [[Particle Shield|Shields]] could be either a 2.0 or up to two 0.8’s (the latter is ideal)
+Optionally, you can add:
+* Tier 3 hyperdrive
+* Advanced nav computer
+* Tier 2 [[Mining Laser|mining laser]] (this requires power generation capabilities either in the ship or on a friendly base)
+* Multiple chests for item storage
+* [[Starship Weapons|Defensive weaponry]] like plasma cannons, point defense turrets, and heavy lasers
+* Box shield systems
+* Power machines, like [[Item Charger|item chargers]]