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EHI MCF-930 Tradewind (Stock Freight)

NO MODS | DLC REQUIRED | SCRIPTS | MINOR SUBGRIDS | SURVIVAL READY



HUD ID: (MCF-930)
Hull symbol: AK





The core of EHI's business has always been the civilian market, providing commercial and industrial solutions across the entire spectrum. It is no surprise that EHI's early success is owed to the popularity of the humble Modular Cargo Freighter. Nine iterations later with the MCF-900 series, EHI continues to provide its customers with a flexible, high-quality, and affordable solution for all commercial freight applications. As the current flagship product of the MCF line, the Tradewind is nearly constantly upgraded as new technologies become available.

Overview:
The core components of the Tradewind are its command module- which houses the crew cabin, and engineering module- which houses its main powerplant and jump drives. Designed to comfortably sustain three crew members for an extended duration, the command module is fully capable of acting as a light freighter on its own. Combined with and engineering module, the Tradewind quickly becomes a very robust vessel capable of pulling huge amounts of cargo.

The rest of the Tradewind is comprised of a series of Modular Freight System (MFS) cargo pods, linked together in a a "string." This string can consist of any combination of cargo pods, vehicle transporters, or even additional engineering modules. This system allows for entire groups containers to be pre-loaded and prepped for transport before the Tradewind arrives. The command module can then simply attach itself to the new string and continue its route. This allows for extremely rapid turnaround time, as well as customization to meet the needs of specific missions.





Role: Modular Medium Freighter.
Crew: 1-3
Mass: 1,967,023 (Dry)
Blocks: 2,195
PCU: 20,794


• MCF-930 Command Module
• Cargo Pod Standard
• Engineering Module Mk. I


- As Equipped:
Jump Drives: 2+4
Small Reactors: 4
Large REactors: 1
Hydrogen Engines: 6
O2/H2 Generators: 4
Oxygen Tanks: 2
Gyroscopes: 2
Hydrogen Tanks: 8
Dedicated Cargo: 10 Small Containers
General Cargo: 6 Large Containers

8x 25mm rotary autocannon turrets. (One on each side of the engineering module, and a third mounted dorsally on the command module.)

• Survival Ready.
  
• Modules and pods can be de and re-attached either by finding their corresponding timer via the menu, or via physical control panels placed next to the corresponding connection point.
  
• Weapons are limited, and are defensive only. This ship is not intended for combat, although certain critical areas are armored.
  
• Engineering module comes equipped with a large reactor and two jump drives.
  
• Command module is equipped with a token amount of internal storage capacity.
  
• Compatible with all Modular Freight System (MFS) style cargo pods.

Whip's Auto Door and Airlock Script
Automatic LCDs 2
Whip's Turret Based Radar


As this ship is much much longer than it is wide, this ship when assembled tends to have very pronounced roll characteristics versus yaw or pitch. Increasing the length of the string pronounces this effect further.


Author's Note:
This ships has a subgrid that consists of only a single connector block attached to the end of the docking piston. This ship can still be easily built via projector.

There is a lot of potential and room to grow here. I see possibilities for refining and manufacturing pods, transporter pods to move squadrons of assembled starfighters, passenger pods, possibly even Q-ship style combat pods. Follow me for updates, as I will likely release blueprints for some of these, but I'd love to see what other people come up with. Remember, that the form factor of the existing pods is not set in stone. I chose the current size and shape simply based around what would house two 3x3x3 large containers.