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They are available for sale to privateers at [[Ship Dealer|ship dealers]].  
They are available for sale to privateers at [[Ship Dealer|ship dealers]].  
[[Gabriel Quentin]] wrote about tractor beams in [[GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW]].
[[Gabriel Quentin]] wrote about tractor beams in [[GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW]].
This system locks onto retrievable objects and pulls them into your ship. A tractor beam is especially useful if you are making a living as a pirate. After blowing up merchants and other ships carrying valuable cargo, you can retrieve the goods and sell them for a handsome profit.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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==Users==
==Users==


An Engine Upgrade 1 may be installed on the stock [[Tarsus]], [[Orion]], [[Galaxy]] and [[Centurion]].
A Tractor Beam may be installed on the weapons slots on the stock [[Tarsus]], [[Orion]], [[Galaxy]] and [[Centurion]] or on any [[Top Turret]], [[Bottom Turret]] or [[Rear Turret]].


'''Individual Users'''
'''Individual Users'''

Revision as of 23:19, 23 March 2023

Tractor Beam
Privateer - Ship Modification Bay - Tractor Beam.PNG


A Tractor Beam or tractor beam is a type of that can be installed in a weapons mount on spacecraft. They are available for sale to privateers at ship dealers. Gabriel Quentin wrote about tractor beams in GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW.


This system locks onto retrievable objects and pulls them into your ship. A tractor beam is especially useful if you are making a living as a pirate. After blowing up merchants and other ships carrying valuable cargo, you can retrieve the goods and sell them for a handsome profit.


Specifications

Version Energy Cost Resale
Privateer 4 GJ / second 7,500 credits 5,000 credits

Users

A Tractor Beam may be installed on the weapons slots on the stock Tarsus, Orion, Galaxy and Centurion or on any Top Turret, Bottom Turret or Rear Turret.

Individual Users

Images

Mounted

Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide

Tractor Beam

A tractor beam is the key to efficient salvage. Cargo is usually found after a battle, waiting for collection. Items collected are automatically added to your manifest. The energy drain is 4 GJ / second.

Privateer Playtesters' Guide

Tractor Beam

This system locks onto retrievable objects and pulls them into your ship. A tractor beam is especially useful if you are making a living as a pirate. After blowing up merchants and other ships carrying valuable cargo, you can retrieve the goods and sell them for a handsome profit.

Appearances

Behind the Screens

Wing Commander Privateer contains graphics overlays for missile launchers, torpedo launchers and tractor beams on two additional outer weapons slots on the Centurion. These slots were removed from the final build of the game.

Source Models