Type-9 Heavy
The Type-9 Heavy is a heavy freighter and is the largest of the four freighters manufactured by Lakon Spaceways. It has a maximum cargo capacity of 532T, the third largest of any ship available, behind only the Imperial Cutter and the Federal Corvette. However, as these 2 ships are much harder to acquire due to costs as well as the superpower rankings associated with them, wealthy traders usually have to choose between the Type-9 or the Anaconda. On paper the Type-9 is better, costing more than 70 million credits less than the Anaconda while having a higher maximum cargo capacity. However, the Anaconda has greater jump range than the Type-9, allowing it to better haul cargo to more distant destinations. Moreover, the Anaconda offers much better defensive and offensive capabilities, since it is significantly more maneuverable, is better armed, has better shield and is harder to be mass locked by other ships.
It is not recommended to engage in combat with the Type-9. It exhibits worse maneuverability and lower speed than any other ship in the game; it has extreme difficulty in shaking smaller ships from its blind spot (using a fighter hangar could help mitigate this shortcoming). It has five weapon hardpoints to defend itself. Equipped with turrets, they can force enemy ships to operate with caution and give the Type-9 a chance to escape.
Many pilots have problems fitting through the entrance of Stations while they're first getting used to the Type 9, and it can, therefore, be very expensive for a new pilot to get used to. A Standard Docking Computer can be useful for players who have trouble docking this ship. It should also be noted that the type-9 heavy has better manueuverability when stopped; even though it isn't very useful in combat, it's handy for docking.
In December 3303, an ugpraded model known as the Type-10 Defender was released by Lakon Spaceways in a joint Alliance project to counter the Thargoid threat. This ship is more expensive though retains most of the Type-9's features, being based on the same frame.
It first appeared in the development diary videos and in some of the live streams done by Frontier. Later it appeared in the early Alpha stages and is one of the four ships that was in the first release of the Premium Beta.
Purchase Locations
| System | Station | Date Seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP 158-2 B | Winne Ring | Apr 1 2017 | |
| Shenich | Wafer Terminal | Feb 27, 2017 | 10% Discount |
| HIP 6978 | Plucker Dock | July 27, 2016 | 15% discount |
| 44 B Ophiuchi | Feustel Gateway | June 12, 2015 | |
| Abrog | Thagard Ring | Feb 7, 2015 | |
| LHS 1547 | Sharrington station | May 4 2016 | 15% discount |
| Afli | Quetelet Dock | Feb 15, 2015 | |
| Andhrimi | Yurchikhin Station | Jun 7, 2015 | |
| Apala | Wilson City | Version 1.03 | |
| Aptet | Torricelli Port | May 17, 2015 | |
| Arque | Austen Town | Oct 5, 2015 | |
| Asgaa | Wheeler Horizons | Apr 20, 2015 | |
| BD+11 2673 | Nagata City | 16-11-2015 | |
| Belalans | Boscovish Ring | Jan 5, 2015 | |
| Beta-1 Tucanae | Adams Orbital | Jan 3, 2015 | |
| Bhritzameno | Feynman Terminal | May 17, 2015 | |
| Biliri | Fan City | Aug 23, 2015 | |
| Cemiess | Meech Dock | Dez 01, 2015 | |
| Cemiess | Shoemaker City | Dec 30.2015 | |
| Chamunda | Gidzenko Ring | Mar 1, 2015 | |
| Chona | Smoot Terminal | Aug 17, 2015 | |
| Cubeo | Medupe City | June 27, 2016 | |
| Delphin | Joliot-Curie Dock | Gamma 1.05 | |
| Diaguandri | Ray Gateway | Oct 9, 2017 | 15% discount |
| Dulos | Wilson Ring | Feb 15, 2015 | |
| Ellri | Delucas Enterprise | May 4, 2015 | |
| Eravate | Cleve Hub | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| Fawaol | Sutter Hub | Feb 24, 2015 | |
| FK5 2550 | Vela Ring | Gamma 1.04 | |
| Freng | Bear City | Apr 03, 2016 | |
| Gliese 563.1 | Matteucci Ring | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| Heverduduna | Jacquard Orbital | 04-08-15 | |
| I Bootis | Chango Dock | ||
| Imantana | Brongniart Orbital | Mar 25, 2017 | 15% discount |
| Kats | Truman Hub | 2015-08-20 | |
| Kaushpoos | Neville Horizons | Oct 28, 2015 | |
| Leesti | George Lucas | Dec 31, 2014 | |
| LFT 926 | Meredith City | Dec 31, 2014 | |
| LHS 2764A | Low Orbital | Gamma 1.05 | |
| LHS 3447 | Dalton Gateway | Aug 2, 2015 | |
| LP 102-320 | Shepard Hub | ||
| LTT 15574 | Haxel port | Feb 4, 2017 | |
| LP 445-22 | Trevithick Horizons | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| Mantxe | De Sousa Ring | Version 1.03 | |
| Okinura | Fisher Terminal | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| Panoi | Garan Hub | Feb 27, 2015 | |
| Phracani | Lippisch Ring | June 4, 2016 | |
| Ququve | Smirnova Relay | Oct 17, 2015 | |
| Qa'Wakana | Carpini Terminal | Feb 27, 2015 | |
| Quivira | Godel Dock | May 12, 2015 | |
| Sisii | Tyson Gateway | May 14, 2016 | 15% discount |
| Sol | Daedalus | Mar 7, 2015 | |
| Sosolingati | Murray Refinery | June 11, 2015 | |
| Sugana | Nowak Dock | May 24, 2016 | 15% discount |
| Tanmark | Cassie-L-Peia | Jan 2, 2014 | |
| Teaka | Valdes Dock | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| Tiolce | Vo Terminal | May 24, 2015 | |
| Tolians | Kuo Dock | Aug 11, 2015 | |
| Ualapalor | Rochon Ring | May 2, 2015 | |
| Vaka | Zenbei Oribital | ||
| Wodiwodi | Polansky City | 2017-30-08 | 15% discount |
| Zhao Jin | Wilson Ring | Aug 18, 2015 | |
| BD+24 543 | Proteus Orbital | June 20, 2016 | 10% discount |
| Remines | Bobko Hub | November 12, 2016 | 15% discount |
| HIP 13173 | Ryman Orbital | July 12 2017 |
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 Type-9 Heavy.
| Category | Default System | Default Rating | Default Class | Max Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Hardpoint | Empty | -- | -- | 1 |
| Empty | -- | -- | 1 | |
| Medium Hardpoint | Empty | -- | -- | 2 |
| Pulse Laser (L) | F | 1 | 2 | |
| Pulse Laser (L) | F | 1 | 2 | |
| Utility Mount | Empty | -- | -- | 0 |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Bulkheads | Lightweight Alloys | I | 1 | 8 |
| Reactor Bay | Power Plant | E | 6 | 6 |
| Thrusters Mounting | Thrusters | E | 7 | 7 |
| Frame Shift Drive Housing | Frame Shift Drive | E | 6 | 6 |
| Environment Control | Life Support | E | 5 | 5 |
| Power Coupling | Power Distributor | E | 6 | 6 |
| Sensor Suite | Sensors | E | 4 | 4 |
| Fuel Store | Fuel Tank [x64] | C | 6 | 6 |
| Internal Compartments | Cargo Rack [x128] | E | 7 | 8 |
| Cargo Rack [x64] | E | 6 | 7 | |
| Shield Generator | E | 6 | 6 | |
| Cargo Rack [x16] | E | 4 | 5 | |
| Cargo Rack [x8] | E | 3 | 4 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 4 | |
| Cargo Rack [x4] | E | 2 | 3 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 3 | |
| BDS | E | 1 | 2 |
- (L) = Loaned
- [x#] = Capacity
- BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner
Videos
Gallery
- Cockpit view
- Interior concept
- Exterior concept
- Type 9 with Tactical Ice paintwork
- T9H - inside Station
- T9H - Front Bottom View
- T9H - Front in full light
- T9H - Top down from behind
- Type-9 in a nebula
- Type-9 Landed on planet surface with rover in foreground
- The rear of a Type-9 that has landed on a planetary body
- A Type-9 near a black hole
- Lakon Type-9 Heavy Blueprint
- Type-9 Heavy cockpit
- Type-9 Heavy walking pilot scale
- Type-9 Heavy cockpit top view
- Type-9 Heavy cockpit front
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