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Unlike blockade runners, deep space transports have a larger capacity than their Tech 1 equivalents. They have the same bonuses to active tanking that blockade runners have, but instead of the bonus that lets blockade runners fit a covert ops cloak, they have a bonus to either raw shield hitpoints or raw armor hitpoints, helping them to fit substantial [[Buffer|buffer]] tanks.

They also have a role bonus of +2 warp strength: this means they can't be tackled by just one warp disruptor or warp scrambler, though they can still be caught by bubbles, gangs of tacklers or [[Cruiser#Heavy Interdictors|HICs]].

They also have a role bonus of +2 warp strength: this means they can't be tackled by just one warp disruptor or non-faction warp scrambler, though they can still be caught by bubbles, gangs of tacklers or [[Cruiser#Heavy Interdictors|HICs]].

Where blockade runners are meant to rely on speed and stealth to slip by the enemy, deep space transports are designed to bust their way through the enemy, relying on their warp strength and tanking abilities to escape. This probably won't work against a determined and well-prepared gatecamp, and using a deep space transport indicates to all and sundry that you have cargo you want to protect, so you should think carefully before deploying one.

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 Unlike blockade runners, deep space transports have a larger capacity than their Tech 1 equivalents. They have the same bonuses to active tanking that blockade runners have, but instead of the bonus that lets blockade runners fit a covert ops cloak, they have a bonus to either raw shield hitpoints or raw armor hitpoints, helping them to fit substantial [[Buffer|buffer]] tanks.
-They also have a role bonus of +2 warp strength: this means they can't be tackled by just one warp disruptor or warp scrambler, though they can still be caught by bubbles, gangs of tacklers or [[Cruiser#Heavy Interdictors|HICs]].
+They also have a role bonus of +2 warp strength: this means they can't be tackled by just one warp disruptor or non-faction warp scrambler, though they can still be caught by bubbles, gangs of tacklers or [[Cruiser#Heavy Interdictors|HICs]].
 Where blockade runners are meant to rely on speed and stealth to slip by the enemy, deep space transports are designed to bust their way through the enemy, relying on their warp strength and tanking abilities to escape. This probably won't work against a determined and well-prepared gatecamp, and using a deep space transport indicates to all and sundry that you have cargo you want to protect, so you should think carefully before deploying one.