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[[File:Cargo Hatch Type 6.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The inside of the Cargo Scoop on a Lakon Type 6.]] | [[File:Cargo Hatch Type 6.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The inside of the Cargo Scoop on a Lakon Type 6.]] | ||
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a standard piece of equipment which is mounted to every ship. It allows for the collection of [[Cargo Canister]] | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a standard piece of equipment which is mounted to every ship. It allows for the collection of [[Cargo Canister|Cargo Canisters]] and other materials that are floating in space. Deploying the cargo scoop and targeting a valid scoopable object will cause the target hologram to be replaced with a scoop helper interface. A deployed cargo scoop will draw 0.60 MW of power from the ship's reactor - this value can be viewed in the power manage panel as "H1 Cargo Hatch". Once collected any canisters will be deposited into [[Cargo Rack|Cargo Racks]] while raw materials will be deposited into a [[Refinery]]; if the corresponding module is not available (full or not installed) the target will not be collected. | ||
==How to scoop cargo== | ==How to scoop cargo== | ||
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# Reduce speed until movement lines in the scoop helper interface are blue. Failure to correctly align or reduce speed may damage your ship and/or your cargo. | # Reduce speed until movement lines in the scoop helper interface are blue. Failure to correctly align or reduce speed may damage your ship and/or your cargo. | ||
# You must be at 5m or less from the cargo and it will be picked up by itself | # You must be at 5m or less from the cargo and it will be picked up by itself | ||
== Power management == | |||
It is a common practice to move the cargo scoop into the last [[Module priority control|module priority group]] or to turn it off completely to free up some energy (if one is not in need of scooping cargo with hardpoints deployed). It's especially useful for small combat ships, such as [[Eagle]] or [[Viper]], with 0.6 MW being a significant percentage of the ship's power plant output. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||