Life Support

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In space, everyone can hear you scream . . . As long, that is, as you're equipped with a RemLok survival mask.

— Elite: The Dark Wheel - Robert Holdstock

Life support is required to maintain a breathable atmosphere inside of the ship. If for some reason the ship's canopy is broken, the ship's atmosphere will be vented to space leaving the player with limited time to reach a station (time is based upon module rating). Any given ship is only able to equip one class of life support (i.e. An Asp is able to equip only class 4 life support, it cannot equip classes 1,2 or 3). It is suggested that the pilot either fits a Rating E life support for its lower power draw, or a Rating D life support for its much lower weight compared to its same-level counterparts. Another option is to use an A rated life support module, which can be safely turned off to remove its power draw for some time due to its long oxygen timer; this can be good for combat pilots maxing out a top quality power plant.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw	Oxygen Time Capacity	Value (CR)
1	E	1.30	A	0.320	5:00	517
1	D	0.50	A	0.360	7:30	1,293
1	C	1.30	A	0.400	10:00	3,231
1	B	2.00	A	0.440	15:00	8,078
1	A	1.30	A	0.480	25:00	20,195
2	E	2.50	A	0.370	5:00	1,448
2	D	1.00	A	0.410	7:30	3,619
2	C	2.50	A	0.460	10:00	9,048
2	B	4.00	A	0.510	15:00	22,619
2	A	2.50	A	0.550	25:00	56,547
3	E	5.00	A	0.420	5:00	4,053
3	D	2.00	A	0.480	7:30	10,133
3	C	5.00	A	0.530	10:00	25,333
3	B	8.00	A	0.580	15:00	63,333
3	A	5.00	A	0.640	25:00	158,331
4	E	10.00	A	0.50	5:00	11,349
4	D	4.00	A	0.560	7:30	28,373
4	C	10.00	A	0.620	10:00	70,932
4	B	16.00	A	0.680	15:00	117,331
4	A	10.00	A	0.740	25:00	443,328
5	E	20.00	A	0.57	5:00	31,778
5	D	8.00	A	0.64	7:30	79,444
5	C	20.00	A	0.71	10:00	198,611
5	B	32.00	A	0.78	15:00	496,527
5	A	20.00	A	0.85	25:00	1,241,317