Mercury Star Runner

The Mercury Star Runner is a courier ship by Crusader Industries that is focused on quickly and discreetly delivering small payloads of goods or data. With features such as dedicated data storage computers and "smugglers' holds", the mercury made a name for itself delivering crucial information into the right hands.

Features

Data Storage Computers: Built-in encryption protocols, data kill switches, and customizable security allows the Mercury to ensure that private information never falls into the wrong hands.

Scanning Station: The ship has a dedicated scanning station that allows for the collection of data on missions or for private resale.

Living Areas: The Star Runner can be a home away from home, thanks to its spacious crew quarters with beds, bathrooms, personal areas and storage. The ship also has a separate crew rest room with seating, kitchen and even a chess board table that holds a hidden secret. Light-switches are available in every room.

Cargo: The Mercury has the ability to store up to 114 SCU of cargo within its hold as well as 114,000K μSCU of internal stowage. With a drop-down rear ramp, it can also carry ground vehicles. Brave pilots can also store a Merlin ship.

Shielded Storage: Some of its holdings are within a stealthy, hidden set of compartments that can be used for discreet or sensitive cargo.

Weapons: With a pair of remotely manned turrets that are placed on top and below the ship, each holding a pair of Size 3 guns, a pilot-controlled turret at the front that hold a pair of Size 3 guns and racks that can hold two Size 3 and four Size 2 missiles, the Star Runner can defend itself when needed.

Seating: 5 Crew: Pilot, Co-pilot, Upper Turret, Lower Turret, Scanning Room. Additional seating at habitation desks and recreation couch.

Beds: 3. Bed logging: Yes.

Weapon Racks: 8. Four in cockpit, four in bridge room.

Sustenance: None. Kitchen is non-functional and does not restock.

Specifications

Radar

1x

S2

Surveyor

Chimera Communications

Computer

5x

S2

M Computer

N/A

Power plant

2x

S2

Diligence

Juno Starwerk

Cooler

2x

S2

CoolCore

Juno Starwerk

Shield generator

2x

S2

Aspis

Basilisk

Quantum drive

1x

S2

Bolon

Juno Starwerk

Jump drive

1x

S2

M Jump Module

N/A

Fuel intake

2x

S2

M Fuel Intake

N/A

Fuel tank

2x

S2

M Fuel Tank

N/A

Quantum fuel tank

1x

S2

M Quantum Fuel Tank

N/A

Thrusters

2x

S1

Main Thruster

N/A

2x

S1

Aux Thruster

N/A

2x

S1

Retro Thruster

N/A

4x

S1

VTOL Thruster

N/A

8x

S1

Gimbal Maneuvering Thruster

N/A

Pilot weapon

1x

S5

Nose Turret

N/A

2x

S3

CF-337 Panther Repeater

Klaus & Werner

Turret

2x

S6

Manned Turret

N/A

4x

S3

CF-337 Panther Repeater

Klaus & Werner

Ordnance

2x

S3

MSD-313 Missile Rack

Behring Applied Technology

2x

S3

Arrester III

FireStorm Kinetics

2x

S3

MSD-322 Missile Rack

Behring Applied Technology

4x

S2

Tempest II

FireStorm Kinetics

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Paints

Paint Name	Description	Price (aUEC)	Price ($)
"Best In Show 2951"	Two-tone metallic dark blue & dark grey with dark grey accents. Limited edition. Reward to Mercury owners for the IAE 2951 event.	[not available]	(Reward)
"Blackguard"	Two-tone blue & dark grey colour with dark grey accents and white decals.	[not available]	7.50 ^[1]
"Equinox"	Two-tone orange & yellow colour with dark grey accents and white decals.	[not available]	7.50 ^[2]
"Fortuna 2951"	Metallic dark green colour with grey accents and light grey decals. Limited sale. Made for the 2951 Stella Fortuna celebrations. ^[3]	[not available]	11.00
"Foundation Festival"	Metallic silver in colour with teal & white accents and a Foundation Festival logo. Limited edition. Only available as a reward to backers who took part in the annual Foundation Festival event. ^[4]	[not available]	(Reward)
"Nightrunner"	Near black colour with gold accents. Limited edition. Reward for completing the 'Watch the Skies Tip Line' game. ^[5]	[not available]	(Reward)
"Polar"	White colour with grey camo pattern and dark grey accents.	[not available]	11.00 ^[6]
"Red Alert"	Metallic red and grey in colour with red and grey accents. Limited edition. Reward only to Mercury owners during the IAE2952 event.	[not available]	(Reward)
"Silver Spark"	Two-tone grey & dark grey colour with dark grey accents and yellow decals.	[not available]	7.50 ^[7]
"Skyrider"	Greyish blue colour with dark grey accents and sky blue/dark grey blue decals.	[not available]	7.50 ^[8]