MPUV Cargo

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The MPUV-1C (Multi-Purpose Utility Vehicle Cargo), or more commonly known as the Argo Cargo, is a light transport ship manufactured by Argo Astronaustics and is designed to transfer small amounts of freight over a short distance. The cargo pod can also accommodate a single passenger.

Many are responsible for loading/unloading goods onto massive vessels that have difficulty either landing or using drydocks, such as the Hull D or the Orion. Some captains choose to own and operate their MPUV-1C, while others pay privately owned ships operating as port services a rental fee for performing the unloading process.^[1]^[2] Many MPUV-1Cs are also used to conduct ship-to-ship transfers between capital ships such as the Javelin and Idris.

Features

Durable: Built out of composite alloys capable of withstanding intense temperature and structural pressures both in atmosphere and out.
Modular Pods: The modular undercarriage can be outfitted with a variety of different pods such as cargo pods and escape pods which can be attached and detached on command.
Point-Precision Engines: The combined VTOL thrusters and its Point-Precision Engines allows precise maneuvers and heavy-lifting thrust.^[3]

Specifications

Radar

1x

S1

Observer-Lite

Chimera Communications

Computer

1x

S1

S Computer

N/A

Power plant

1x

S1

Roughneck

Juno Starwerk

Cooler

2x

S0

Frost-Star SL

J-Span

Shield generator

1x

S1

Bulwark

Basilisk

Fuel intake

2x

S1

S Fuel Intake

N/A

Fuel tank

2x

S1

S Fuel Tank

N/A

Thrusters

2x

S4

Main Thruster

N/A

2x

S4

VTOL Thruster

N/A

4x

S1

Retro Thruster

N/A

2x

S2

Fixed Maneuvering Thruster

N/A

12x

S2

Empty hardpoint

N/A

4x

S1

Fixed Maneuvering Thruster

N/A

Model

Ship profile

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear	Below

Isometric	Above	Port-side	Front	Rear

Series variants

Image	Name	Description
	MPUV-1P	A personnel transport variant that can carry up to 8 passengers.

Other possible variants: According to lore, the UEE military use the MPUV for search & rescue and munitions loading. It is also used by new pilots to train.^[4]

Paints

Image	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 MPUV-C owners for the IAE 2951 event. ^[5]	[not available]	(Reward)

In-game availability & pricing

Buying

New Deal, Lorville	Astro Armada, Area18
224,200	Unavailable

Renting

Unavailable

Prices given are per-day. Prices for all rental periods can be found at Ship renting.

Gallery

Development

The MPUV-1C received a visual update in Alpha 3.13 patch.^[6]

Trivia

In 2021, the MPUV-1C won the 2951 Ship Showdown competition. It reached the last 16 knockout stage of the competition thanks to a strong push by backers.^[7] Despite the ship being inferior in many respects, the MPUV-1C reached the grand final where it narrowly defeated the popular Mercury Star Runner, 18,211 votes to 18,037. The winner influenced the design of a new, officially licensed in-game backpack available for free to all backers who attend the the 2951 IAE event and all owners of the MPUV-1C will receive a free limited-edition ship livery and leather jacket for their character.^[8]

The MPUV was offerred as Referral Bonus with LTI in two situations. First during the Free Fly for the patch 3.15 and Second during the Luminalia 2952.