Vulture Class Scout:  Originally called Ranger Class 
Scouts, these scout ship, saw extensive use as a 
reconnaissance vehicle during the Yaeger War.  Produced by 
General Exploration Products of Yaeger Prime as a long range 
scout, much of the Sensor equipment that had originally been 
devoted to planetary evaluation was scrapped, and replaced 
with a improved version of GEP's Threat Evaluation Scanners.  
These scanners are designed to convey as much information 
about enemy ships as possible from as far a distance as 
possible.  The Vultures got their nickname from the tactics 
and mission profiles that this ship lent itself to.

	Craft:  GEP SC3 Mark 5.2 Military Run "Vulture"
	Scale:  Starfighter
	Type:  Scout Ship / Medium Starfighter
	Length:  17 meters
	Cost:  72,000 credits
	Crew:  3
	Passengers:  None
	Cargo Capacity:  12 metric tons
	Consumables:  3 years
	Hyperdrive Mod:  x1.6
	Hyper Backup:  x24
	Nav Computer:  Yes
	Space:  6
	Maneuverability:  2D
	Atmosphere:  385; 1200 kph 
	Hull:  2D
	Shields:  1D
	Sensors:
		Passive:  30/0D
		Scan:  60/1D
		Search:  120/2D
		Focus:  7/3D
	Weapons:  
	1 Long Range Light Plasma Gun
		Scale:  Starfighter
		Fire Arc:  Front
		Crew:  Pilot
		Skill:  Starship Gunnery
		Fire Control:  2D
		Space Range:  3-15/36/75
		Atmosphere Range:  6-15/70/150km
		Damage:  3D
	2 Fire Linked Medium Laser Cannons
		Scale:  Starfighter
		Fire Arc:  Front
		Crew:  Co-Pilot
		Skill:  Starship Gunnery
		Fire Control:  2D
		Space Range:  1-3/12/25
		Atmosphere Range:  100-300m/1.2km/2.5km
		Damage:  4D

	The specialized sensor arrays grant a Vulture a +4D bonus 
to all checks regarding the status of enemy spacecraft.  This 
bonus does not apply to initial detection of enemy craft, or 
to passive sensor checks.  This bonus also only applies when 
the third crew member, the sensor technician, is at his post.
	A standard tactic of Vulture pilots is to stay at long 
range and try to hit it's target with the long range plasma 
gun.  This weapon is not very powerful, and it takes a great 
many shots to down a target with this weapon, but the Vulture 
is fast enough to stay out of the reach of most foes while 
firing with this weapon.
	Another generally used tactic is for a wing of Vultures to 
wait at the edge of a large scale combat, and hit any 
stragglers or heavily damaged craft if opposing craft survive 
the main battle.  Such wings have been known to take out 
capital ships whose weapon systems were heavily damaged, and 
will often collect the escape pods of either side.
	Other mission profiles for Vulture class ships include 
scouting missions, mainly those designed to gauge the strength 
of opposing fleets, and accompanying heavier craft on attack 
runs.  One typical run of that sort is a wing of Vultures 
accompanying a Century class bomber in a run against a convoy 
of ships.  The century drops it's load of starship scale 
concussion missiles, inflicting massive damage on the convoy, 
and then the Vultures fly in and finish the target ships 
before then can scatter and limp back home.

	Note:  The cost listed is in a theoretical situation, 
where the Yaeger ships are available without restriction.  In 
most scenarios, they should not be available at all, or at 
incredibly inflated prices.