Buzzard

Teladi Buzzard Class M4 Interceptor Buy: @ 1,322,474 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 52.2 - 135.8 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 14 - 37 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 14.9 - 38.7 RPM Hull Strength 4,200 / 8,400 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 5 MJ (20 MJ) Shield Reactor 265 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 35 - 140 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,050 MJ Laser Recharge 51 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Teladi Buzzard Hauler Class M4 Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 55.9 - 145.3 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 15 - 39 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 15.2 - 39.4 RPM Hull Strength 8,904 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 5 MJ (15 MJ) Shield Reactor 265 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 47 - 189 @ M Laser Capacitor 1,640 MJ Laser Recharge 41 MW                                                                                                          Main x 8

Teladi Buzzard Sentinel Class M4 Interceptor Buy: @ 1,387,371 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 42.8 - 111.4 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 11 - 30 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 12.2 - 31.7 RPM Hull Strength 4,200 / 8,400 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 5 x 5 MJ (25 MJ) Shield Reactor 291 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 31 - 126 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,050 MJ Laser Recharge 51 MW                                                                                                          Main x 5

Teladi Buzzard Vanguard Class M4 Interceptor Buy: @ 1,429,753 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 57.4 - 149.4 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 15 - 41 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 15.6 - 40.6 RPM Hull Strength 3,990 / 7,980 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 5 MJ (20 MJ) Shield Reactor 291 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 33 - 133 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,460 MJ Laser Recharge 61 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Pirate Buzzard Class M4 Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 87.2 - 261.8 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 40 - 122 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 17.7 - 53.2 RPM Hull Strength 5,320 Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 5 MJ (15 MJ) Shield Reactor 115 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 36 - 102 @ M Laser Capacitor 2,050 MJ Laser Recharge 51 MW                                                                                                          Main x 6

Pirate Buzzard Vanguard Class M4 Interceptor Speed (Min-Max) 87.6 - 245.5 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 21 - 61 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 20.3 - 56.8 RPM Hull Strength 3,325 / 6,650 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 3 x 5 MJ (15 MJ) Shield Reactor 275 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 28 - 104 @ S Laser Capacitor 2,700 MJ Laser Recharge 67 MW                                                                                                          Main x 8

Overview

The Buzzard is heavily fortified, but suffers from extreme lethargy.

Background

The Buzzard replaced the hugely successful Teladi Hawk. Initially it lived up to its predecessor's reputation, however it has not been updated quite fast enough to remain an effective contender in combat.

Variants

Buzzard

Not featuring any fancy title, the basic version of the ship is the standard by which other variants are measured.

Buzzard Hauler

Hauler variants of ships tend to have larger cargobays and sometimes tougher defences, trading off offensive combat attributes.

Buzzard Sentinel

Sentinel variants of ships tend to be slower, but with higher total shield capacity. Sometimes the shield class is also upgraded for instance from 25 MJ to 200 MJ.

Buzzard Vanguard

Vanguard variants of ships are slightly faster and have bigger weapons generators than their regular counterparts.

Pirate Buzzard

Pirate vessels are cobbled together from parts of captured ships. While often retaining the basic shape and configuration of the host vessel, pirate ships can be wildly different from the official variant, usually featuring unsanctioned weapons. Pirates sometimes decorate their ships with a distinctive flame motif.

Pirate Buzzard Vanguard

Pirate vessels are cobbled together from parts of captured ships. While often retaining the basic shape and configuration of the host vessel, pirate ships can be wildly different from the official variant, usually featuring unsanctioned weapons. Pirates sometimes decorate their ships with a distinctive flame motif.

Combat

The Buzzard is less than ideal as a combat craft, because there are many ships in the M3 class which it can neither outfight nor outrun, making it something of a sitting duck. This ship is only really suited to bullying smaller prey.

Equipment

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Wasp Missile Dragonfly Missile

Silkworm Missile Disruptor Missile Firefly Missile

Hurricane Missile Aurora Missile Remote Guided Warhead

Rapier Missile Firelance Missile Wildfire Missile

Availability

Variant	Ceo's Sprite	Grand Exchange	Ianamus Zura	Ministry of Finance	PTNI Headquarters	Seizewell
Buzzard
Buzzard Hauler
Buzzard Sentinel
Buzzard Vanguard

Available as one of many Ownerless ships

Suggested Roles

While the Teladi variants of the Buzzard are poor in most situations, the Pirate variants are much improved, with very good speed, weapon power and shielding. If they can be captured and reverse engineered they make an effective carrier fighter.

See Also

• M4+ class;
  • Teladi Kite

Ships by Class

M4 Ships