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Ship details

Name
Heracles
Ship ident
SLB-12
Type
Python
Role
Explorer / Société d’Entraide Sevier

Description
This vessel was commissioned to do long duration trips without docking. This was achieved by having a dual-AFMU setup and also a Repair Limpet Controller on board.
With the improvement brought to ships by the Pilot Federation and ship-makers this advantage is less pronounced now.

However:
* the dual-AFMU + repair controller still require the sacrifice of jump range or VRS on Hermes (my Exploration DBX),
* jump range improved since the ship was bought,
* can still bring more VRS with this ship for long range/duration trips,

The trips made with this ship:
1. Project Destiny Expedition between 3304-06 and 3304-12: Bubble -> Thor's Eye -> Hawking's Gap Abandoned Settlements -> Conflux Abandoned Settlements -> Formidine Rift Abandoned Settlements -> Zurara -> Bubble (39LY jump range: https://s.orbis.zone/1fo6 )
2. ABORTED East Galactic Survey starting 3305-08 to 3306-04: the goal is during 1 year to survey all the eastern sectors of the galaxy. Only 23kLY traveled in 2 sectors.

Below is an history of the ship evolution:
* 3304-05: Ship bought and engineered. Jump range is 39LY for the inaugural trip.
* 3305-01: with the Pilot Federation upgraded Standardized Ship Equipment Module, that now include the FSS, one slot is freed, so the outfitting is changed to accommodate the biggest FSD Guardian Booster raising the jump range to 49LY.
* 3305-04: with the Pilot Federation and ship-makers providing a free upgrade to ships all across the board, one new slot is available. It will be used for a Fuel Transfer Limpet Controller or a Research Limpet Controller depending of the mission/trip. The jump rang is not really affected by this change.
* 3307-02: Exchanged the FSD for the new « Engineered FSD V1 » sold by a Human Tech Broker. Jump range increased to 53LY.
The ship loadout is unknown.