Asp Explorer

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 manoeuvrability 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 Frame Shift Drive with minimal mass disruption while also mass disrupting the frame shift drive of most 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, though the Asp's performance is typically better than that of the less expensive option. An example would be pirating which can be done in a Cobra whose purchase cost is 6.3 million credits less, while still having a moderate cargo capacity and comparable weapon armament. Another example would be trading which can be done in a Type-6 Transporter that has nearly the same cargo capacity, and costs 5.6 million credits less. A further example would be bounty hunting which can be done better in a Vulture which is more manoeuvrable and has higher firepower, while costing 1.7 million credits less.

The Asp Explorer can be purchased at a 20% discount at Irkutsk station in the Alliance capital system of Alioth.

Specifications

Type	Multipurpose
Crew	2
Maximum Cargo Capacity	128 T
Maximum Jump Range	34.91 LY
Dimensions (metres)	56.5L - 51.3W - 19.7H

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Price
10 Canum Venaticorum	HE Port	25 May, 2015
LFT 1300	Virchow Dock	Mar 20, 2015
Aasgananu	Houssay Ring	Jun 10, 2015	5,661,981
Aiabiko	White Orbital	Mar 13, 2015
Yembo	Naddoddur Terminal	Apr 12, 2015
Alioth	Irkutsk	1.06	5,661,981
Andhrimi	Yurchikhin	Feb 28, 2015
Angurongo	Dahm POrt	May 28, 2015
Belarsuk	Kurland Hub	Mar 29, 2015
Bragpurukab	Zalyotin Hub	Mar 22, 2015
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	Apr 16, 2015
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	May 27, 2015
Saktsak	Bursch Enterprise
Turir	Brooks Terminal
LHS 3564	Froude Enterprise	24/05/15
Uoluskas	Moisuc Dock	Gamma 1.05
Lwen	Oliver Enterprise	Jan 2, 2015
Cauani	Hardy City	Jan 2, 2015
Zaonce	Ridley Scott	Jan 3, 2015
Jonai	Privylov Port	May 26, 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
Aphra	Beckman Terminal	Feb 06, 2015
Frigga	Henson Ring	Feb 07, 2015
Abrog	Thagard Ring	Feb 07, 2015
Kokojina	Ali Ring	Feb 12, 2015
Gallemi	Rabinowitz Vision	Feb 14, 2015
Jera	Moore Dock	Feb 15, 2015
GD 219	McKee Ring	Feb 23, 2015
41 Gamma Serpentis	Kidman Settlement	Feb 18, 2015
Una	Hoard Orbital	Feb 19, 2015
Malarhones	Kurtz Dock	Mar 29, 2015
BD-22 3573	Khayyam Orbital	Apr 11, 2015
Tiolce	Gordom Terminal	Apr 13, 2015
Siddha	Meuron Station	Apr 16, 2015
Asgaa	Wheeler Horizons	Apr 20, 2015
Khampti	Wafa Hub	May 25, 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)	F	1	1
	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	1
	Empty	--	--	1
	Empty	--	--	1
Medium Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	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 [x32]	C	5	5
Internal Compartments	Cargo Rack [x32]	E	5	6
	Shield Generator	E	5	5
	Cargo Rack [x4]	E	2	3
	Empty	--	--	3
	Empty	--	--	3
	Cargo Rack [x2]	E	1	2
	BDS	E	1	2

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

Pilots should be aware that Turrets in both Medium Hardpoints will have firing arcs above the cockpit where the pilot can generally see the target that the turrets are shooting at. However, turrets in all four Small Hardpoints will have firing arcs below the cockpit, where the target will tend to be obscured from the pilot's vision by the flight console and the floor.

Trivia

• First revealed in Newsletter #6.
• 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 View
• File:OuuCM6w.png
• Check out that ASP
  Check out that ASP