Hammerhead Industries

One of the few corporations headquartered in independant space that the Federation doesn't levy import tariffs on, Hammerhead is the largest ship manufacturer in both operational size and sheer quantity, selling combat capable spacecraft to anyone with the credits, no questions asked. Pirate, PMC, Fed, or Civilian, Hammerhead hulls will get you from point A to point B (Not very fast, mind you) with a decent amount of firepower to boot.

Unique to Hammerhead hulls are a proprietary Wartime Emergency Power system that allows for short term boosts to system operation across the entire ship for extremely short intervals in emergencies. However, the front mounted engine nacelle rings that make their ships affordable and give them the distinct "Hammerhead" profile will snap off under sufficient weapons fire or plain old engine strain, crippling the ship's mobility and leaving it dead in the black. Additionally, repeated use of the overdrive system without allowing for a cooldown will cause systems to overload and break, which is why the limiter is set to 30 seconds factory standard.

Rumors have been circling around for years on HyperNet conspiracy sites that Hammerhead supplies small pirate bands with ships at a steep discount to ensure that PMCs and civilians are forced to buy replacement ships as well. But that's probably just baseless tabloid lies. Anyone is welcome to venture to Hammerhead's capital planet of Synchordia, home of the largest docking system in the galaxy. Pirates occasionally attempt to raid Hammerhead space, but few survive the sheer quantity of ships Hammerhead has for their defensive fleet.