Krait PhantomMultipurpose

The Krait Phantom is the Krait Mk II's leaner sibling, and where the Mk II leans combat, the Phantom leans range. It drops a large hardpoint and the fighter bay for less mass and far more jump range — ~75 LY as an explorer — while keeping deep internals, good speed and a medium pad. The result is a do-everything medium that's a premier explorer first, and a capable hauler, miner and light combatant besides.

It carries ~190 tonnes, mounts two large guns for self-defence, and mines or explores excellently. It fights less hard than the Mk II or Python and hauls less than a Type-8, but no versatile medium travels as far or as comfortably while still doing everything else. For a commander who explores often but wants one hull that also trades, mines and defends itself, the Phantom is the ideal range-first all-rounder.

Four things make the Phantom a great range-first all-rounder:

• Premium jump range. ~75 LY as an explorer — far beyond any other versatile medium; expeditions are its forte.
• Fast and roomy. Quick, with deep internals for a full expedition kit plus cargo or a mining suite.
• Capable everywhere. ~190 tonnes of cargo, two large guns for defence, and good mining round it out.
• Medium-pad and rank-free. Lands at most stations; anyone can fly one.

Premium ~75 LY range plus deep internals and a cheap, rank-free medium hull lead; self-defence-only firepower (2L·2M, no fighter bay) is the limiter.

The 84/100 headline is a verdict against the multipurpose role's priority-ordered factors. Each factor carries a weight (its share of 100); this hull earns part of each based on how it performs against the whole field. The points sum to the rating.

Both tables rate ships for multipurpose use — versatility across combat, trade, exploration and more. The role column is the maximum cargo capacity in tonnes as one measure of capacity; versatility is judged across all roles.

Same class — versatile mediums

The Phantom is the range-and-exploration pick of the versatile mediums. The Python and Mk II fight harder and carry more, but none travels as far or explores as well. For exploration-led versatility, the Phantom leads — only the dedicated Mandalay out-ranges it, with less all-round capability.

Other classes — the capital and small all-rounders

The Anaconda does everything at capital scale including ~78 LY, but needs a large pad and more money. Among mediums, the Phantom uniquely combines premium range with real all-round capability — the exploration-led do-everything sweet spot.

At ~35.7M Cr the Phantom is the cheapest of the top versatile mediums, with no rank gate. Its versatility spreads the cost: one engineered hull explores, hauls, mines and defends itself, switchable by swapping modules.

Outfitting it across roles plus module sets brings the practical figure to around 68M Cr — a premier explorer that's also a capable all-rounder, for less than a Python or Mk II.

A range-leaning multirole fit — great jump range, two guns for defence, cargo and a strong shield, ready to re-tune. Initial is buy-only; A-rated is the multirole baseline; Engineered makes it a superb explorer and capable all-rounder.

The Initial column fits the hull and its stock internals only — the free Lightweight Alloy bulkhead, plus E-rated core internals: 7E Power Plant, 6E Thrusters, 5E Frame Shift Drive, 4E Life Support, 7E Power Distributor, 6E Sensors and the fixed 5C Fuel Tank. Every hardpoint, utility mount, the shield generator and all optional internals are left empty (—), filled during the A-rated and role passes.

A-rate the core internals first — they serve every role, especially the FSD. Keep the Lightweight Alloy bulkhead: this is a range-first hull, and added bulkhead mass costs jump range.

Build role-specific module sets (explorer, trader, miner) in storage to swap in.

A-rating priority for a range-first all-rounder:

• 1FSD → A — Range is the Phantom's signature; A-rate the drive first. ~6M Cr
• 2Core internals → A — Plant, thrusters and distributor serve every role. ~12M Cr
• 3Shield + boosters — 6C bi-weave plus two 0A shield boosters for survivability across all roles. ~6M Cr
• 4Weapons — Two large gimballed guns (3C Multi-Cannon, 3C Beam Laser) plus two 2F medium pulse lasers for self-defence. ~8M Cr
• 5Hull + role sets — Lightweight Alloy stays (range), backed by 3D + 2D hull reinforcement; fuel scoop, AFMU, cargo, surface scanner. varies

The house all-rounder engineering pattern, range-weighted. Felicity Farseer (maxed) carries the FSD; pin blueprints for remote G1→G5 application.

Recommended order

• 1FSD Increased Range first — the Phantom's ~75 LY is its identity.
• 2Dirty thrusters and Low-Emissions plant for pace and cool running.
• 3Bi-weave shield Reinforced plus Heavy-Duty boosters for survivability.
• 4Overcharged multi-cannon (Corrosive Shell) plus Efficient + Thermal Vent lasers for self-defence; engineer once, reuse across swaps.

Approximate progression across the three states (figures are representative, not exact rolls):

The bulkhead stays Lightweight Alloy to protect jump range, but Heavy Duty + Deep Plating engineering on it and the two HRPs lift effective armour well above stock without the mass of a Military-grade hull. The plant runs Armoured for integrity and output, and the distributor runs Charge Enhanced to sustain the beam + pulse battery and bi-weave recharge. Engineered, the Phantom jumps ~75 LY, hauls ~190t, mines well and defends itself with two large guns — a premier explorer that's also a capable all-rounder. It fights and carries less than the Python or Mk II, but travels far beyond either. The range-first medium do-everything.

• A-rate the FSD first — range is the Phantom's signature; then the cores and module sets.
• Its combat is self-defence, not dominance — two guns keep pirates off, not much more.
• It out-ranges every versatile medium; the Python and Mk II out-fight and out-carry it.
• It has an exploration manual too — this one is for the do-everything build.