Combat reference
FTU Customs Patrol
A customs cutter scanning cargo holds near Helios Gate checkpoints.
- Tier 2
- Scout
Combat profile
| Metric | Live value |
|---|---|
| Hull | 82 |
| Shield | 58 |
| Armor | Not represented in combat data |
| Accuracy | 65.0% |
| Attack cadence | 2 s per attack |
| Damage profile | 21 Kinetic |
Resistances
| Damage type | Resistance |
|---|---|
| Kinetic | 10.0% |
Abilities and phases
| Ability | Trigger | Behavior | Counterplay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overload Vent | Every 4 attacks | 2-tick vulnerability; +50.0% incoming damage, shield down | — |
Locations
| Location type | Site / spawn | System |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed site | FTU Customs Patrol | Helios Gate |
| Fixed site | Helios Patrol Hulk | Helios Gate |
| Spawn event | Spawn: Helios Ftu Distress | Helios Gate |
| Fixed site | Outer Rim Customs Hulk | Outer Rim Sector |
Loot
| Item | Quantity | Chance / pool | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Laminate T1 | 1–2 | 100.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 45) | Tier 2 |
| Control Circuit T1 | 1–2 | 65.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 35) | Tier 2 |
| Pulse Laser T2 | 1 | 4.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 10) | Tier 2 |
| Module Fragment: Ion Lance T2 | 1 | 2.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 10) | Tier 2 |
| Module fragment (Tier 1–2) | 1 | 8.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 2 |
| Component schematic fragment (Tier 1–2) | 1 | 5.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 2 |
Intel
FTU Customs Patrol Sighted
FTU Customs Patrol registers as a Tier 2 scout contact near Helios Gate. A customs cutter scanning cargo holds near Helios Gate checkpoints. Initial silhouette capture flags kinetic damage, 82 hull strength, and a bounty value of 90 CR.
FTU Customs Patrol Studied
Class: scout. Tier: 2. Allegiance: United Earth Federation. FTU Customs Patrol fights around kinetic damage, 0.65 accuracy, and a 2 second firing rhythm. Its combat profile favors scouting passes and opportunistic disengagements. Common recovery points to loot table combat_ftu_customs_patrol.
FTU Customs Patrol Mastered
FTU Customs Patrol exists because the frontier rewards specialized violence. United Earth Federation keeps this pattern in service where doctrine, profit, or old automation makes it useful. Veteran captains counter it by reading the first exchange: its visible resist table offers no obvious weakness, so tempo control matters more than damage fashion. Destroyed examples show field repairs, recycled parts, and mission scars that rarely reach official reports. Mastery turns the contact from a threat into a map note: where these hulls gather, a faction priority, derelict order, or hidden route is usually nearby.