Ship Review - Monitor

A quick glace at the statistics is rather unpromising. The Monitor is at the small end of the large freighter range but is slower than everything apart from the Anaconda. Its manoeuvrability isn't up to much either; it's only one CF mark down on the Ghavial but seems far more sluggish. What is less obvious is that it's built to last. It has very strong shields, carries an impressive eight missiles (which is handy considering the poor manoeuvrability) and its lasers are powerful, even though the equipment is expensive. In a real world this would make it a good freighter for the more dangerous trade routes but most Elite players will find it dull.

Price Space Range Speed Manvre Lasers Missiles 585500 cr 81 11 ly 0.16 LM CF 4 4 8 IFF ECM Pulse Beam Military Scoops Escape Hyper Energy Dock GalHyp 300 800 600 800 2500 650 450 800 1900 2000 6000

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Docking computers are quite helpful since the ship isn't manoeuvrable enough to match the station rotation. Another aspect of the difficulty in turning is that side lasers may actually be useful - getting in a short side blast with a powerful weapon can save quite a bit of time in combat. Finally, remember to keep your missile racks full. Since only four are displayed it's quite easy to forget to replace them and once again the low manoeuvrability makes them useful.

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