Tarsus

Tarsus
Shown with cargo expansion
Symbol	#
Size class	Light scout ship
Max. speed	300 KPS, 600 with Afterburner
Acceleration Maneuverability	good, 5 s? good, 3 s?
Engine	1 upgrade
Jump fuel	4
Front guns Turrets	1 + 1 launcher none
Armor	front 10-30 cm rear 10-30 cm sides 8-24 cm
Shields	10-20 cm
Cargo space	100, expanded 150
Passengers	1

The Tarsus is a light Scout Ship. It has a decent cargo space, and good acceleration and maneuverability. However it has very weak shielding and engines.

General Strategy

This ship is not recommended for mercenary work as one missile can easily punch through the shielding of the Tarsus. The player should equip it with a meson blaster and torpedo launcher to defend against early Retros and Pirates, and eventually upgrade to a Demon or Orion, or, if you want to keep trading, a Galaxy.

Merchants are the only faction that pilots this ship, and can often be seen near bases or in escort missions. It has a maximum shield upgrade of 2 and engine upgrade of 1.

How to Counter this Ship

Again, this is a very weak ship so the best way to destroy it is by attacking it from the sides or rear and firing missiles. The starting Tarsus should have no difficulty in dealing with this ship.

Where to Buy this Ship

This is every player's starting ship, so there should be no need to ever buy one, however for 30,000 credits it's available at these shipyards:

Alizarin Quadrant

• Totem (Plexus Minor System)

Crimson Quadrant

• Bounty (LV-426 System)
• Daedalus (Icarus System)
• Euris and Ganim (Jovius System)
• Loye Naval Base (Loye System)
• Sisyphus (Primeval 1 System)
• Xidan (New Beijing System)

Mauve Quadrant

None.

Viridian Quadrant

• New Frankfurt (New Frankfurt System)
• Sneferu (Cheops System)