Better armored and armed than the Antares I, this ship is available to Journeymen in Korolov Shipping. It is faster than both the Antares I and the next in the series, the Antares V. It is usually seen transporting goods in various star systems.

Name	Antares II-class freighter
UNID	&scAntaresII;
Class	Antares II
Type	freighter
Score	140
Mass	1200
Cargo Space	6000
Max Speed	.12c
Thrust	1200
Maneuverability	20
Wreck Chance	100%
Armor
Light plasteel armor X12, Non-critical X8
Weapons
Heavy recoilless cannon *omnidirectional X2

This ship will need to be carefully escorted, it has no shield and fairly light armor. Even though this ship has some non critical armor segments, it is very fragile and cannot fight back as well as the EI7000 or Antares V can.