New craft idea 4: Federal scout

Maker: core dynamics| role: exploration/combat| niche: none| size: medium

I believe the federation has a problem with their fleet, a lack of jump range. The federation is massive, how do they get to far away corners of their territory without having to use a capital ship? Well this would be the answer! This ship would not be built off of the bodies of the other federation ships but it would be built on the same frame. This makes it as wide and long and the same general shape from above or below but it would be much less tall. It would have 2 seats in the same positions as the dropship although squashed into a tighter cockpit. In terms of fire power it would not be a slouch! 1 large and 4 small, in again similar places as the dropship. It would be faster than the three federal ships it’s based on and as maneuverable as the dropship. It would however have drastically less armor, somewhere around the asps. It’s jump range would be slightly lower the asp scout’s. It would cost in the 3,400,000CR range. This ship would fix the unbalanced federal fleet and give the imperial courier a federal rival