Buffalo

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Buffalo-class Freighter
High Tech Destroyer
20,000c
Logistical data
CR per deployment	20%
CR per deployment	20%
Recovery rate (per day)	5%
Recovery rate (per day)	5%
Recovery cost (supplies)	3
Recovery cost (supplies)	3
Deployment points	3
Deployment points	3
Peak performance (sec)	240
Peak performance (sec)	240
Ordnance points	28
Ordnance points	28
Maintenance (supplies/month)	3
Maintenance (supplies/month)	3
Cargo capacity	400
Cargo capacity	400
Maximum crew	20
Maximum crew	20
Skeleton crew required	10
Skeleton crew required	10
Fuel capacity	80
Fuel capacity	80
Maximum burn	8
Maximum burn	8
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	2
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	2
Combat performance
Hull integrity	3000
Armor rating	125
Flux capacity	1500
Flux dissipation	70
Top speed	50
Systems
Defense	Omni Shield
Shield arc	120
Shield upkeep/sec	35
Shield flux/damage	1
System	Active Flare Launcher
Mounts	1x Small Energy
Hullmods	Civilian-grade Hull

The go-to choice for medium cargo hauling in the Sector, the Buffalo-class freighter exemplifies the "Load-n-Pray" principle prevalent in Sector shipping. Sporting just a single small weapon emplacement, the hull of the ship is no more than a large engine with a tiny crew quarters section and cargo grapplers. A captain taking this ship out without a convoy rarely gets to make the same mistake twice. Incapable of anything resembling a combat maneuver, the lateral thrusters on Buffalo-class ships are designed to merely enable it to dock when (and if) it reaches its destination. The ship engines are the greatest contributor to hull cost, which, while low, is still within the norms for a medium freighter. The greatest contributing factor to its ubiquity is the fact that the blueprint for this ship is usually hardcoded into every orbital shipyard's blueprint database.

Buffalo • Buffalo (A) • Buffalo (LC) • Buffalo (P) • Buffalo (TT)

A standard Buffalo-class Freighter, meant to haul cargo without too much fuss; its role as a civilian ship is especially evident with the lack of any other weapon mounts bar a single frontal small energy mount.

Overview

The Buffalo is a ubiquitous logistics feature of many fleets wanting destroyer-sized hauling capacity, with its ample cargo hold for its maintenance cost and decent burn speed. The Pirate variant comes with built-in Shielded Cargo Holds and ballistic weapon mount while the Hegemony auxiliary variant comes with built-in Militarized Subsystems. In all variants the Buffalo is slow and fragile and will probably not make it out of combat alive if the fleet is caught.

Strategy and tips

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Changelog

Patch 0.95a:  Buffalo (TT): now has high-tech engine glows Increased cargo capacity to 400 (was: 300) Patch 0.9a: Reduced max burn to 8 (was 9) to bring in line with standard civilian burn levels at that size