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=== First rescue involving a Fleet Carrier === | === First rescue involving a Fleet Carrier === | ||
On June 9, 3306, a few hours after the first [[Brewer Corporation]] [[Drake-Class Carrier]]s went on sale, the Fuel Rats received their first call for a rescue that only Fleet Carriers could attempt. The client was a pilot who had made the one-way trip to HD 76133, a system that could previously only be reached with the aid of [[ | On June 9, 3306, a few hours after the first [[Brewer Corporation]] [[Drake-Class Carrier]]s went on sale, the Fuel Rats received their first call for a rescue that only Fleet Carriers could attempt. The client was a pilot who had made the one-way trip to HD 76133, a system that could previously only be reached with the aid of [[FSD Supercharging]]. Since HD 76133 lacked a neutron star itself, it was impossible for any pilots who traveled there with conventional ships to leave unless they chose to destroy their ships and return to inhabited space via escape pod. Drake-Class Carriers, with their 500 ly jump range, did not have this problem and could safely jump to and depart from HD 76133 as long as they had sufficient [[Tritium]] fuel.<ref name=":0">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/h06z09/fuel_rats_complete_first_fleet_carrierbased_rescue/ Fuel Rats complete first Fleet Carrier-based rescue]</ref> | ||
The client had originally contacted the Fuel Rats for help months earlier, but was forced to wait until Drake-Class Carriers became available and contact them again. The Fuel Rats quickly stocked up their first carrier, The Rat Nest owned by CMDR RatMama, with Tritium and proceeded to the client's location. The outbound trip required six jumps made over the course of two hours. The client was then secured aboard The Rat Nest, and safely brought back to the edge of the [[Core Systems]], where he parted with his rescuers and made his way back to his base in [[Vega]] under his own power. The Fuel Rats considered the operation a resounding success, apart from a handful of their members who undocked from The Rat Nest during the trip and were left behind when the vessel jumped.<ref name=":0" /> | The client had originally contacted the Fuel Rats for help months earlier, but was forced to wait until Drake-Class Carriers became available and contact them again. The Fuel Rats quickly stocked up their first carrier, The Rat Nest owned by CMDR RatMama, with Tritium and proceeded to the client's location. The outbound trip required six jumps made over the course of two hours. The client was then secured aboard The Rat Nest, and safely brought back to the edge of the [[Core Systems]], where he parted with his rescuers and made his way back to his base in [[Vega]] under his own power. The Fuel Rats considered the operation a resounding success, apart from a handful of their members who undocked from The Rat Nest during the trip and were left behind when the vessel jumped.<ref name=":0" /> | ||