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The Asp Explorer is the civilian version of the military model Asp Mk II's (which first saw service in 2878). Lakon Spaceways now owns the licence to construct these ships and has marketed them heavily at customers looking for their first multi-crewed ships. The ship class has earned a solid reputation for long range missions and those requiring some discretion.

— In-Game Description

The Asp Explorer has a high jump range relative to other ships in the game and thus is quite good for use as an exploration ship. It has six weapon hardpoints and has a good turning radius for its size which makes the Asp good for more than just exploration. The Asp can act as a heavy-duty bounty hunting vessel due to its superb weapon capacity and good maneuverability for its size. Pirates can also use the Asp to great effect because of the ample cargo capacity, heavy armament, long jump range and large mass (allowing it to charge its own FSD with minimal mass disruption while also mass disrupting the FSD of low mass prey).

The main downside of this ship is the high initial purchase cost and high maintenance costs. Many roles that the Asp fills can be fulfilled with cheaper ships. An example would be pirating which can be done in a Cobra whose purchase cost is approximately 5.7 million less credits while still having a moderate cargo capacity and threatening weapon armament. Another example would be trading which can be done in a Lakon Type 6 that has nearly the same cargo capacity, and costs approximately 5 million less credits.

Specifications

Insurance:	333,057 CR
Type:	Explorer / Multipurpose
Crew:	2
Cargo Capacity:	38 (Max 128*)
Dimensions:	--
Upgraded Jump Range	28.53 LY

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen
Alioth	Irkutsk	1.06
Bunda	Faraday Ring	Dec 31, 2014
Chapsugaibo	Schlesinger City	Gamma 1.05
FK5 2550	Vela Ring	Gamma ?
FK5 2550	Wundt Gateway	Gamma 1.05
Guy	Mondeh Terminal	16th Jan, 2015
Ho Hsien	Dutton Station	Jan 2, 2015
Kumata	Vishweswarayya Enterprise	Jan 1, 2015
LHS 2764A	Low Orbital	Gamma 2.0
Heike	Brunel City	Gamma 2.03
Herthans	Henry Vision
LHS 3505	Olivas City	? 1.03
Kugay	Shepherd Dock	? 1.03
Kamorin	Godwin Vision	? 1.03
LFT 926	Meredith City	Dec 31, 2014
LP 908-11	So-Yeon City	Dec 29, 2014
Maljenni	Bowsersox Enterprise	Dec 31, 2014
Mizar	Judson Station	Gamma 1.05
Saktsak	Bursch Enterprise
Turir	Brooks Terminal
Uszaa	Guest Installation	Dec 31, 2014
Uoluskas	Moisuc Dock	Gamma 1.05
Lwen	Oliver Enterprise	Jan 2, 2015
Cauani	Hardy City	Jan 2, 2015
Zaonce	Ridley Scott	Jan 3, 2015
LTT 377	Zoline Port	Jan 03, 2015
Beta-1 Tucanae	Adams Orbital	Jan 03, 2015
Atlantis	Kimura	Jan 03, 2015
Altair	Solo Orbiter	Jan 05, 2015
Ba Babal	Caryanda Orbital	Jan 8, 2015
Beta Hydri	Komovoy	Jan 06, 2015
Black Mausoleum	Silves Dock	Jan 06, 2015
Zaragas	Jenner Hub	Jan 9, 2015
Sanuma	Dunyach Orbital	Jan 10, 2015
V1688 Aquilae	Littlewood Terminal	Jan 11, 2015
LHS 3447	Dalton Gateway	Jan 19, 2015

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customizable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Asp Explorer.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Small Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L) Pulse Laser (L) -- --	F F -- --	1 1 -- --	1 1 1 1
Medium Hardpoint	-- --	-- --	-- --	2 2
Utility Mount	-- -- -- --	-- -- -- --	-- -- -- --	0 0 0 0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	5	5
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	5	5
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	5	5
Environment Control	Life Support	E	4	4
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	4	4
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	5	5
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank	C	5	5
Internal Compartments	Cargo Rack [x32] Shield Generator Cargo Rack [x4] Empty Empty Cargo Rack [x2] BDS	E E E - - E E	5 5 2 - - 1 1	6 5 3 3 3 2 2

(L) = Loaned
[x#] = Capacity
BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner

Trivia

First revealed in Newsletter 6^[1]
Released with Beta 2.0 on 9/30/14.
Starting Cargo capacity has been lowered from 70 in Beta to 38 in Gamma.

Gallery

Asp Drawings

Asp Drawings
Asp Shipyard

Asp Shipyard
Asp Stock

Asp Stock
Asp View
Asp Top View from a Type-6

References

↑ Newsletter #6

[1] Newsletter #6

[1]

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 {{quote|The Asp Explorer is the civilian version of the military model Asp Mk II's (which first saw service in 2878).  Lakon Spaceways now owns the licence to construct these ships and has marketed them heavily at customers looking for their first multi-crewed ships.  The ship class has earned a solid reputation for long range missions and those requiring some discretion.|In-Game Description}}
-As the name suggests this craft has a high jump range relative to other ships in the game. It has six weapon hardpoints and has a good turning circle for its size. Therefore the Asp is able to act not just as an explorer, but also as a heavy duty bounty hunting vessel if the [[Viper Mk III|Viper]] is not to the player's taste, as well as an ideal pirate ship. Its ample cargo capacity and heavy armament make it ideal for this purpose. Its jump range also allows pirates to reach systems of a different faction to pay off any particularly frustrating bounties.
+The '''Asp Explorer''' has a high jump range relative to other ships in the game and thus is quite good for use as an exploration ship. It has six weapon [[hardpoint]]s and has a good turning radius for its size which makes the Asp good for more than just exploration.  The Asp can act as a heavy-duty bounty hunting vessel due to its superb weapon capacity and good maneuverability for its size.  [[Pirate]]s can also use the Asp to great effect because of the ample cargo capacity, heavy armament, long jump range and large mass (allowing it to charge its own FSD with minimal mass disruption while also mass disrupting the FSD of low mass prey).
-The main downside of the Asp is the lofty price tag, with approximately a 5 million credit difference between the Asp and the [[Lakon Type 6]], and 5.7 million credits more expensive than the [[Cobra Mk. III|Cobra]] - the last multipurpose vehicle before progressing to the Asp. This large price gap is worth considering when deciding on what spaceship to aim for. In addition, the repair costs of an Asp are much higher than those of smaller ships.
+The main downside of this ship is the high initial purchase cost and high maintenance costs.  Many roles that the Asp fills can be fulfilled with cheaper ships.  An example would be pirating which can be done in a [[Cobra]] whose purchase cost is approximately 5.7 million less credits while still having a moderate cargo capacity and threatening weapon armament.  Another example would be trading which can be done in a [[Lakon Type 6]] that has nearly the same cargo capacity, and costs approximately 5 million less credits.
-As a trading vessel, it is not a big upgrade from the [[Lakon Type 6]], considering the 5 million credits price difference. The Asp can carry somewhat more cargo, and jump farther, but is more expensive to operate. It can, however, defend itself much better against pirates.
 ==Specifications==
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 ==Outfitting==
-All ships are highly customizable through outfitting. Each outfit slot has a maximum class that can be put into that slot. Apart from classes, outfits also have a quality rating A-H, and other characteristics such as energy drain, armor piercing, etc.
+{{main|Outfitting}}
+All ships are highly customizable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services.  Listed below is the default load-out for the {{PAGENAME}}.
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 ==Gallery==
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 File:Asp_explorations.jpg|Asp Drawings
 File:Asp_shipyard.png|Asp Shipyard

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