Sandstorm
The first Ares ship players will encounter, this all-purpose gunship is the only ship seen guarding Ares Outposts, and it also escorts Polar-class freighters and shows up nearly everywhere else the Ares are. Like the Corsair of the New Beyond and the Wind slaver of the Ungoverned Territories, this is a ship that (when it first shows up) has a decent weapon that can be dangerous in swarms, but has very weak armor.
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| Name | Sandstorm | |
| UNID | &scSandstorm; | |
| Class | Sandstorm | |
| Type | gunship | |
| Score | 805 | |
| Mass | 75 | |
| Cargo Space | 25 | |
| Max Speed | .20c | |
| Thrust | 300 | |
| Maneuverability | 2 | |
| Wreck Chance | 25% | |
| Armor | ||
| Light Tharsis plate X4 | ||
| Weapons | ||
| Ares lightning cannon | ||
Tactics
When you first meet this ship, probably at an Ares Outpost early in the Outer Realm, its weapon may be dangerous, but unless you only have a laser or kinetic weapon (or weak particle weapon) it should be very easy to destroy. The armor has a fair amount of particle resistance, but it's light enough that it should still be pretty easy to destroy it with a particle weapon such as a Tev 9 blaster or variant on it.