Tractor Beam

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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.

Specifications

Version Cost Resale
Privateer 7,500 credits 5,000 credits

Users

An Engine Upgrade 1 may be installed on the stock Tarsus, Orion, Galaxy and Centurion.

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.

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