Venture

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Venture-class Cruiser
Low Tech Cruiser
70,000c
Logistical data
CR per deployment	10%
CR per deployment	10%
Recovery rate (per day)	5%
Recovery rate (per day)	5%
Recovery cost (supplies)	14
Recovery cost (supplies)	14
Deployment points	14
Deployment points	14
Peak performance (sec)	540
Peak performance (sec)	540
Ordnance points	115
Ordnance points	115
Maintenance (supplies/month)	14
Maintenance (supplies/month)	14
Cargo capacity	600
Cargo capacity	600
Maximum crew	300
Maximum crew	300
Skeleton crew required	80
Skeleton crew required	80
Fuel capacity	180
Fuel capacity	180
Maximum burn	7
Maximum burn	7
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	3
Fuel per LY / Jump cost	3
Combat performance
Hull integrity	10000
Armor rating	12500
Flux capacity	7000
Flux dissipation	300
Top speed	40
Systems
Defense	Omni Shield
Shield arc	120
Shield upkeep/sec	120
Shield flux/damage	1
System	Fast Missile Racks
Fighter bays	1
Mounts	1x Medium Energy 2x Small Missile 2x Medium Missile 2x Medium Ballistic
Built-in weapons	1x Mining Pod
Hullmods	Civilian-grade Hull Surveying Equipment

	Tough, dependable and not overly expensive, Venture-class cruisers are usually purchased by private corporations for escort duty or refitted by small non-aligned worlds for system defense. The Venture-class ships are perhaps the most widely used civilian cruisers in the Sector. The blueprints for the Venture are widely available and can often be secured with little trouble. When used by small corporations, the ship is usually the pride of the fleet and is used to underpin vital operations. Due to its ubiquity, the vessel also serves with quite a few pirate outfits, where it sometimes fills the role of command ship.
–In-game description

Venture • Venture (LP) • Venture Mk.II

Overview

The Venture is a cheap exploration cruiser with built-in Surveying Equipment, generous cargo capacity and above average range. It is widely available and has remarkably low supply use. In combat it's a low-tech ship through and through, with good armor and hull and poor flux dissipation/shield.

Care should be taken when using the Venture because its Civilian-grade Hull-enlarged sensor profile can attract a lot of unwanted attention both inside and outside of core worlds. Fitting Militarized Subsystems and/or Insulated Engine Assembly is recommended.

The stock Venture comes with built-in Mining Pod Drone Wing and surprising amount of frontal missile firepower, especially when combined with its Fast Missile Racks system.

Strategy and tips

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Changelog

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