Argentavis

The Argentavis is a pirate carrier that appears in the manner of a cargo ship. It is a formidable opponent, having the capability to spawn drones, but carries a substantial quantity of components should one successfully disarm and board it.

Strategy

Disable or destroy the antenna on the Argentavis' belly labelled "Heavy Drone Manufacturing Started"; this will prevent it from creating new drones. Once this antenna is destroyed, an engineer can approach the Argentavis from directly behind, and (being careful to stay close to the hull) gain entry safely through either side airlock, located beneath the left and right large thrusters. Once inside the airlock, use the grinder to pass upwards and forwards through the hull forwards of the airlock; this should cause you to enter the interior underneath a catwalk floor. From here, the large reactor (the ship's only source of power) can be disabled without provoking the interior turrets. Once this is accomplished, the ship's armaments can easily be disabled to allow it to be piloted to a base for refitting or destruction, or it can be refitted or dismantled on the spot if the engineer is equipped to perform these tasks.

Loot

The main storage container holds the following items:

• 20,000x Steel Plate
• 2,000x Construction Components
• 1,500x Small Steel Tube
• 1,000x Interior Plate
• 1,000x Motor
• 800x Reactor Components
• 700x Large Steel Tube
• 650x Thruster Components
• 600x Metal Grid
• 500x Bulletproof Glass
• 500x Computer
• 400x Power Cell
• 300x Explosives
• 300x Girder
• 200x Radio-Communication Components
• 100x Display
• 100x Medical Components
• 50x Detector Components
• 50x Gravity Generator Components
• Drill
• Grinder
• Welder

Additionally, 50 Uranium Ingots are available from the reactor, 10K Ice from the Oxygen Generators, and some quantity of ammunition from the various armaments.