Asp Scout

Asp Scout
Overview
Manufacturer	Lakon Spaceways
Years Produced	3301-Present
Type	Multipurpose
Cost	3,961,150 CR
Specifications
Landing Pad Size	Medium
Dimensions	54.8m x 59.4m x 17.0m
Pilot Seats	2
Multicrew	Yes
Fighter Hangar	No
Hull Mass	150 t
Mass Lock Factor	8
Armour	324
Armour Hardness	52
Shields	105 MJ
Fuel Capacity	16 t
Manoeuvr-ability	5
Top Speed	223 m/s (default) 225 m/s (upgraded)
Boost Speed	304 m/s (default) 348 m/s (upgraded)
Unladen Jump Range	11.59 ly (default) 31.47 ly (upgraded)
Cargo Capacity	16 t (default)
Outfitting
Hardpoints	2× Utility Mounts 2× Small Hardpoints 2× Medium Hardpoints
Internal Compartments	1× Class 1 Compartment 2× Class 2 Compartments 2× Class 3 Compartments 1× Class 4 Compartment 1× Class 5 Compartment

This versatile vessel uses the same frame as its sister ship the Asp Explorer, but is more manoeuvrable due to having less overall mass. The trade-off for this agility is a lower hardpoint capacity, which makes the Scout less suited to combat situations. But with the same jump range as the Explorer, the Scout still has something to offer the pioneer.

— In-game Description

The Asp Scout is a lighter and cheaper version of the Asp Explorer. It is designed as the Asp version of the Diamondback Scout, being around two thirds the price of its full model.

Overview

The Asp Scout maintains its variants focus on being a multipurpose ship, being less effective but at a lower cost.

In combat, the Scout is rather poor. It has awful shields and armour for its price range and its hardpoints are not very good; even the Cobra MkIII boasts comparable stats. The upside the ship has is its manoeuvrability, at an impressive 5 it can evade fire very easily and keep fixed mounts on targets easily. This would make it a good stealth ship, however, another glaring fault in the Scout makes this unviable; the utility mounts. With only two the ship cannot make very good use of Chaff Launchers and other utilities which are mandatory assets for Stealth fighters, making it a questionable choice compared to cheaper ships.

With only 72t of cargo, the ship is a rather poor trader. It also boasts around the same jump range as a Type-6 and less than a Dolphin making both much better options for trade. Even the Keelback has only slightly lower jump ranges, but greater cargo space.

As an Explorer the Scout has about 31Lys of jump range without engineering. This is a rather average amount; around the same as the Type-6, Cobra MkIII and Diamondback Scout. Meanwhile, the Dolphin and Adder surpass this amount by a good margin and the Diamondback Explorer and Hauler eclipse it, and all of the above ships are significantly cheaper than the Asp scout. Combined with poor compartment space and sizes, while the Scout certainly isn't a bad Explorer, its price makes it very ill-suited as a dedicated vessel, unlike the Asp Explorer.

Overall the Asp Scout doesn't quite live up to the power of the Asp Explorer and instead ends up a Master of None ship, and doesn't excel in any department. However, its sole advantage is the general lack of multi-purpose ships in the price range. The Scout can be a good option for a commander looking for a ship that can do everything and finds the Keelback's low manoeuverability unappealing.

The weapon hardpoints are located as follows: One Top mounted Class 2 Medium hardpoints on each side of the cockpit (Total 2), and Two bottom mounted Class 1 Small hardpoints directly underneath the cockpit.

Unlike the Asp Explorer, the Asp Scout has a single centerline grouping of engines instead of the twin offset engine mountings of the Explorer. Compared to the Asp Explorer, the Scout is shorter and wider than the original.

Purchase Locations

System	Station	Date Seen	Discount
Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial	Always available	10% discount
Brestla	i Sola Prospect	Always available	20% surcharge
KP Tauri	Spedding Orbital	Mar. 14, 2019	15% discount
G 35-15	Cugnot Terminal	Mar. 14, 2019	15% discount
Hel	Jones Orbital	Mar. 14, 2019	15% discount
Maikoro	Hawking Port	Mar. 14, 2019	15% discount
Eravate	Russell Ring	Mar. 14, 2019
Altair	Solo Orbiter	Mar. 14, 2019
Nehet	Xuesen Orbital	Mar. 14, 2019
CF 464	Bartini Enterprise	Mar. 14, 2019
78 Ursae Majoris	Rominger Dock	Mar. 14, 2019
Tarbi	Alvarado City	Mar. 14, 2019

Outfitting

Main article: Outfitting

All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Asp Scout.

Category	Default System	Default Rating	Default Class	Max Class
Small Hardpoint	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	1
	Pulse Laser (L)	F	1	1
Medium Hardpoint	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
Utility Mount	Empty	--	--	0
	Empty	--	--	0
Bulkheads	Lightweight Alloys	I	1	8
Reactor Bay	Power Plant	E	4	4
Thrusters Mounting	Thrusters	E	4	4
Frame Shift Drive Housing	Frame Shift Drive	E	4	4
Environment Control	Life Support	E	3	3
Power Coupling	Power Distributor	E	4	4
Sensor Suite	Sensors	E	4	4
Fuel Store	Fuel Tank [x16]	C	4	4
Internal Compartments	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	5
	Cargo Rack [x8]	E	3	4
	Shield Generator	E	3	3
	Empty	--	--	3
	Empty	--	--	2
	Empty	--	--	2
	Supercruise Assist	E	1	1
	Planetary Approach Suite (H)	I	1	1

• (L) = Loaned Module
• [x#] = Capacity
• (H) = Requires Elite Dangerous: Horizons, reserved solely for Planetary Approach Suite

Trivia

• The Asp Scout length (54.8 m) is similar to a Boeing 747 SP (56.3 m).
• According to INARA, the Asp Scout has the lowest usage of any ship that has been available for more than two months.

Videos

Asp Scout Ship Review ► Elite Dangerous

Elite Dangerous 1.5 Ships - Asp Scout

The Asp Scout Elite Dangerous

Gallery

Asp Scout profile

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ASP Scout

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ASP Scout

Lakon Asp Scout

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Asp Scout docked

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Asp Scout firing