Diamondback Scout

Template:Quote The Diamondback Scout is a small ship produced by Lakon Spaceways. It was conceived as an attempt to repeat Lakon's success with the Asp Explorer at a lower price point. The result was a capable small ship with good jump range, and it was marketed as a light reconnaissance craft that could be outfitted for combat or exploration. After the Diamondback Scout's maiden flight, however, it was criticized for its lack of versatility, but it nonetheless saw modest success in the long-range reconnaissance, long-range interceptor, and fast picket ship roles for organisations not able or willing to invest in more expensive vessels. In an effort to address the shortcomings of the Scout, Lakon later released an enhanced variant called the Diamondback Explorer.

Overview

The Diamondback Scout is a cheap vessel built primarily for combat that can also be repurposed as a moderately satisfactory exploration ship for pilots who cannot afford better options.

In combat, the Diamondback Scout is very effective. It has exceptional mobility and a small body letting it dodge with ease, resulting in a ship that can be incredibly nimble and tough to hit. This helps counteract its rather poor shields and armour. Good heat signature and a lot of utility mounts make it capable of running stealth builds and is very effective in the role. It has good firepower potential for its price range with two Class 1 and two Class 2 hardpoints. As a stealth build or long-range fighter, the Scout is perfect and can deftly handle bounty hunting, but its lacking internal compartments make it a somewhat poor pirate.

As an explorer, the Scout also performs well. At 30 LY without Engineering, the Scout has a high jump range for its price, but is still outperformed by the cheaper Adder and Hauler, although those two ships have their own shortcomings in the role. One drawback is the Scout's very restricting internal space, which can hamper Outfitting options, and its small fuel tank, but such limitations are to be expected with a ship in the Scout's low price range.

The Scout is a poor choice for trading, mining, and passenger transport. It does have higher cargo capacity than the Adder at 28t, but the cheaper Cobra Mk III surpasses it.

File:Convergence dbscout.png

Diamondback Scout hardpoints convergence

The weapon hardpoints are located as follows: one Class 1 hardpoint on either side of the cockpit, and one Class 2 hardpoint on either side of the cockpit, for a total of four hardpoints. These hardpoints have their aim points arranged in a straight horizontal line with little space between reticle dots making them easy to use with fixed, gimballed, and turreted weapons.

Purchase Locations

More purchase locations can be found on Inara.cz

System	Station	Date Seen	Discount
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Always available	10% discount
Brestla	i Sola Prospect	Always available	20% surcharge
Akkadia	Calvin Lawrence	Nov. 28, 2019	15% discount
KP Tauri	Spedding Orbital	Nov. 28, 2019	15% discount
G 35-15	Leslie Gateway	Nov. 28, 2019	15% discount
Dinda	Mount Sunday	Nov. 28, 2019	15% discount
Tau Ceti	Ortiz Moreno City	Nov. 28, 2019
Altair	Solo Orbiter	Nov. 28, 2019
Futhark	Ravescene Memorial	Nov. 28, 2019
Angurongo	Dahm Port	Nov. 28, 2019
LP 131-66	Vasilyev Vision	Nov. 28, 2019
Holiacan	Fortress Yarrow	Nov. 28, 2019

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Diamondback Scout.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Small Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	1
	Empty	--	--	1
Medium Hardpoint	Pulse Laser	F	1	2
	Pulse Laser	F	1	2
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	4	4
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	4	4
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	4	4
Environment Control	Life Support	E	2	2
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	3	3
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	2	2
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x16]	C	4	4
Internal Compartments	Empty	--	--	3
	Empty	--	--	3
	Shield Generator	E	3	3
	Empty	--	--	2
	Advanced Docking Computer	E	1	1
	Supercruise Assist	E	1	1
	(PAS)	I	1	1

• (L) = Loaned Module
• [x#] = Capacity
• (PAS) = Reserved solely for the Planetary Approach Suite or Advanced Planetary Approach Suite

Notes

• The Diamondback Scout was released with the Powerplay update (1.3).

Trivia

• The Diamondback Scout length (39m) is similar to the Space Shuttle orbiter (37m) that was operated by NASA.
• Excluding the Cobra Mk IV, the Diamondback Scout is tied with the Type-7 Transporter for lowest amount of Livery options. This is particularly odd as the Diamondback Explorer has a far great amount despite being released much later.
• The Diamondback Scout is the only ship in Elite Dangerous to have a cargo capacity of 0 as its default loadout.

Videos

• File:Diamondback Scout - SHIP COMERCIAL - ELITE DANGEROUS
• File:The Diamondback Scout
• File:Elite Dangerous Explorer
• File:The Diamondback Scout Elite Dangerous
• File:The Diamondback Scout Review - A Surprisingly Fun Ship -Elite Dangerous-

Gallery

• Diamondback Scout profile
  Diamondback Scout profile
• File:Diamondback cockpit 01.jpg
• Lakon Diamondback Scout Blueprint
  Lakon Diamondback Scout Blueprint
• Diamondback cockpit
  Diamondback cockpit