the Itani and Serco have a bunch of ships that no one else can buy (various Valk and Prom variants which fullfil different roles). the UIT only got one ship that's exclusive now. time for another one!

introduce the UIT Marauder Heavy. short explanation below the ship stats:

Name: UIT Marauder Heavy

Armor: 11,000
Cargo: 100
Weapons: 3 Large
Turret ports: 1 at the rear
Mass: 9800 kg
Length: 12m
Thrust: 215N
Turbo Thrust: 220N
Max Speed: 65 m/s
Spin Torque: 7.5 Nm
Turbo Speed: 210 m/s
Turbo Energy: 55/s

Level requirements: 8/-/9/9/8
faction level requires: 800+

this is a modified version of the UIT Marauder basic edition that is available to everyone right now. the cargo gets a significant buff. another thing worth mentioning is the replacement of the 3 small ports with 3 large ports and the added turret. this will make it a great alternative to the Behemoth for the UIT as it can defend itself well. it won't have as much cargo as a behemoth but will be able to fill a dual role: decent miner and semi-quick cargo hauler
to not make it too quick the mass of the ship has been more than doubled, justifying the big cargo increase and the change of weapon ports and the turret port. i highlited the most important things.

a great faction exclusive ship for the UIT that comes in well for their actual background RP!

comments&tweaks welcome! keep in mind it is supposed to be a very good ship. it's supposed to be a special exclusive for UIT after all!

Try to compare your stats to Aeolus light behemoth and tell me how the hell do you think this will work?

Armor: 15,000
Cargo: 80
Weapons: 1 L
Turret ports: 1
Mass: 28000 kg
Length: 34 m
Thrust: 500N
Turbo Thrust: 700N
Max Speed: 65 m/s
Spin Torque: 19 Nm
Turbo Speed: 175 m/s
Turbo Energy: 50/s

Questions:

1. The size of a centurion is 12m, how the hell do you think you can fit 100cu cargo on a centurion sized ship?

2. Large cargo hold, armor, weapon ports, turrets - all adds size and mass to the ship, weighting 9800 kg means this ship is made of what, paper?

3. How fast would a ship loaded with 100cu of cargo and with a 215/220 thrust accelerate?

4. same question about turning with 7,5 Nm spin torque?

5. 210 turbo speed, really?

But, +1 anyway, I would love to see a lot of UIT flying this fully loaded marauder heavy through greyspace, LOVE IT, just keep the stats as you proposed them. :)

cargo much too large for all the other bells and whistles you give it... also there is no place for a turret on the back. Otherwise +1.

I would compare the stats to the Tung Miner Marauder for a good base stat sheet. It has 60cu cargo space, so to make space for the cargo and for it to be more sensible as a combat able trade ship you have to sacrifice something for that extra cargo space. Maybe only 2 small ports and the turret, or just scrap the turret. I haven't analyzed the thrust stats on ships enough to make an educated opinion, but again, compare the new model to the TungMiner variant and you should come to a more balanced idea. Great idea though in my opinion, UIT could use more trade based ships, and it would add a second faction specific ship to rival the Itani's light IBG and the Serco's aggressive SVG. A UIT specialty trade ship.