Science vessel
Historical
Built	2504 (Raynor's Raiders variant)
Earliest sighting	2478 (general) 2499 (Explorer-class)
Race	Terran
Type	Support and exploration vessel
Armaments	EMP (missiles)
Political
Role	Border surveillance/study Electronic warfare Research and development

The science vessel is a type of terran starship used for general scientific research purposes.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Game Unit 2.1 StarCraft 2.1.1 Abilities 2.1.2 Upgrades 2.1.3 Quotations 2.2 StarCraft: Ghost 2.3 StarCraft II 2.3.1 Acquisition 2.3.2 Abilities 2.3.3 Upgrades 2.3.4 Quotations 3 Known Science Vessels 3.1 Variants 4 Known Science Vessel Commanders/Crewmen 5 Notes 6 References

OverviewEdit

In use since at least 2478,^[1] the terrans of the Koprulu Sector built Explorer-class science vessels to conduct a wide range of research and development projects, stationed at points throughout the Koprulu Sector and beyond to study anomalous phenomena^[2] and early on, search for alien life.^[1] In addition, the Confederacy's Epsilon Squadron used science vessels extensively for border surveillance and study.^[2]

When contact with the protoss and zerg devolved into open warfare, many Explorers were requisitioned by military authorities to provide electronic warfare and support for forces in the field,^[2] along with aiding the research and development of new weapons and technologies.^[3]

Science vessel commanders and crewmen required a PEB (Preferred Experience Base) of any hard science and electronic warfare.^[3]

The primary function of the science vessel was the employment of its detection abilities. Other functions, with the appropriate equipment, included the creation of a defensive matrix, the generation of a short ranged EMP^[2] (alternatively this could be detonated at a distance via the launching of a warhead)^[4] and irradiation of a target via a high-energy stream of radioactive particles, saturating it with damaging energy.^[2] For increased energy output, a titan reactor could be installed.^[2] All science vessels possessed Ghost Program files, stored in a secure room at the bottom of the vessel, in case a ghost required "repair" (what amounted to medical aid in the program).^[5]

After the Brood War, the Terran Dominion substituted the Raven for the expensive science vessel in the battlefield support role.^[6] During the Second Great War, Raynor's Raiders were able to develop a new class of science vessel. This model can carry out hull repairs through nano-technology and retains the irradiation function from its predecessor.^[7]

Game UnitEdit

StarCraftEdit

Science Vessel
Unit
Race	Terran
Role	Support Spaceship
Properties
Maximum energy	200 (init. 50)
Size	Large
Sight range	10
Detection range	10
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	225
Supply	2
Build time	80
Produced from	Starport
Requires	Science facility
Hotkey	V
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	1

The science vessel is a terran mobile detector. Like most other spell casters, science vessels have no direct form of attack. Air units such as scourge, wraiths or scouts are ideal for dealing with the slower science vessel.

AbilitiesEdit

Detector
Notes
This unit may detect cloaked and burrowed enemies.

Defensive Matrix
Usage Energy 100 Range 10 Duration 60 seconds Hotkey D
Notes
The Defensive Matrix absorbs 250 points of damage and reduces each hit to one damage. The shield is not perfect; some damage will "leak" and reduce the unit's HP.

EMP Shockwave
Acquisition Minerals 200 Gas 200 Research time 120 Researched at Science facility Hotkey E	Usage Energy 100 Range 8 Hotkey E
Notes
Reduces shield and energy to 0 for all enemy or allied units within the blast radius. Particularly useful against protoss units and buildings.

Irradiate
Acquisition Minerals 200 Gas 200 Research time 80 Researched at Science facility Hotkey I	Usage Energy 75 Range 9 Hotkey I
Notes
Reduces the hit points of biological units near the targeted unit (and the targeted unit itself if it is biological) by 250 over 30 seconds. Mechanical units are immune, but biological units passing near an irradiated mechanical unit will still be affected.

UpgradesEdit

Ship Plating Researched at Armory Hotkey H Properties Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Research time 266 298 330 Required Science facility Notes +1 armor to Wraith, dropship, battlecruiser, science vessel, Valkyrie per level

Titan Reactor Researched at Science facility Hotkey T Properties Minerals 200 Gas 200 Research time 166 Notes Increases the science vessel's maximum energy by 50. Increases science vessel starting energy from 50 to 62.5.

QuotationsEdit

See: StarCraft Science Vessel Quotations

StarCraft: GhostEdit

Science vessels acted as unseen support units in StarCraft: Ghost. Nova was able to call down irradiation,^[8] EMPs and a scan function that gave info on enemy strengths, weaknesses and history.^[9]

StarCraft IIEdit

Science Vessel
Unit
Race	Terran
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Properties
Maximum energy	200 (init. 50)
Detection range	Yes
Production
Minerals	100
Gas	200
Supply	2
Campaign Cost	20 protoss units
Build time	60
Produced from	Starport
Requires	Tech lab/Tech reactor (attached)
Movement
Speed	2
Protection
Hit points	200
Armor	0
Type	Air Mechanical

The science vessel was replaced by the Raven in multiplayer.^[6]

They may be unlocked in campaign mode for 20 protoss research points.^[7]

The science vessel has limited offensive capability, and is geared for supporting mechanical units with its repair ability. In contrast, the Raven is less durable but its abilities are more versatile when directly attacking enemy units.

AcquisitionEdit

Science Vessel Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 20 protoss research points Researched at Hyperion laboratory Notes Unlocks the science vessel. This cannot be unlocked if the raven has been unlocked.[7] Edit

AbilitiesEdit

Detector
Notes
This unit can detect cloaked and burrowed enemies.
Edit

Nano-Repair
Usage Hotkey N
Notes
Heals a friendly mechanical unit. Heals 3 life per 1 energy.
Edit

Irradiate
Usage Energy 25 Duration 30 Hotkey R
Notes
Irradiates a single target, causing damage over time to target and any nearby units for 30 seconds. Irradiate does not damage mechanical units, but nearby biological units will take damage from an Irradiated mechanical unit.
Edit

UpgradesEdit

Terran Ship Plating Researched at Armory Hotkey P Properties Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Research time 160 190 220 Notes Increases the armor of all terran air units. Edit

Vanadium Plating Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 5 protoss research points Researched at Hyperion laboratory Notes Armor upgrades at the armory and engineering bay increase health by 5% per level. Vanadium better disperses weapon impacts than standard armor.[7] Edit

Cellular Reactor Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 20 zerg research points Acquisition Researched at Hyperion laboratory Notes Increase starting energy of all units by 100. Increase maximum energy of all units by 100.[10] Edit

Regenerative Bio-Steel Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 20 zerg research points Acquisition Researched at Hyperion laboratory Notes Damaged ships and vehicles recover hit points over time.[10] Edit

QuotationsEdit

See: StarCraft II Science Vessel Quotations

Known Science VesselsEdit

• Amerigo

VariantsEdit

• Elite Science Vessel
• Kang Science Station

Known Science Vessel Commanders/CrewmenEdit

• Captain Sandler
• Specialist First Class Dr. Martens
• Jenson Archimedes
• Magellan

NotesEdit

• The science vessel's voice was provided by Harry Shearer, known also for his voice acting numerous characters on The Simpsons including Mr. Burns. One of the "order confirmed" quote of the science vessel is "excellent," the first syllable drawn out a bit, similarly to Mr. Burns.

• In-game, science vessels are about the size of a Behemoth-class battlecruiser or smaller. However, in the cinematics, the science vessel is a gigantic starship.^[11]

• Science vessel commanders are usually ranked "Major" (an army rank rather than a navy rank). This can only be seen if the science vessel is affected by Lockdown or Stasis.

• In the Wings of Liberty campaign, the StarCraft II version of the science vessel also has two unused abilities that essentially make it the terran version of the protoss arbiter: Cloaking Field and Transwarp. The science vessel was also upgradable with the Plasma Weaponry upgrade from the Hyperion's armory, which gave it a weapon. Transwarp remains as only a button within the editor, but Cloaking Field is a complete ability. Plasma Weaponry remains only as an upgrade, as no actual weapon was made for it.

ReferencesEdit

↑ 1.0 1.1 McNeill, Graham (December 30, 2008). StarCraft: I, Mengsk. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-1-4165-5083-9. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Specialist Fields-StarCraft Beta. Accessed on 2008-02-01 ↑ Mesta, Gabriel. StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga. Pocket Books, 2001. ISBN 0-671-04149-5. ↑ Rosenberg, Aaron (June 1, 2006). StarCraft: Queen of Blades. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-7434-7133-4. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nomad ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Protoss research (in English). 2010. ↑ Goldstein, Hilary. 2003-03-31. Starcraft: Ghost Details. IGN. Accessed 2007-09-01. ↑ Official XBox magazine staff. 2003-08. "Ghost in the Machine." Official XBox Magazine. August 2003: 22-29. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Zerg research (in English). 2010. ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft: Brood War. Vivendi Games. Cinematic: UED Victory Report (in English). 1998.

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War

Infantry SCV · Marine · Firebat · Medic (BW) · Ghost Ground vehicles Vulture · Goliath · Siege tank Air units Wraith · Dropship · Valkyrie (BW) · Science vessel · Battlecruiser Basic buildings Command center (ComSat station · Nuclear silo) · Supply depot · Engineering bay · Barracks · Refinery · Missile turret · Academy · Bunker Advanced buildings Factory (Machine shop) · Armory · Starport (Control tower) · Science facility (Physics lab · Covert ops) Other Nuclear missile · Spider mine Scrapped units Cargo ship · Mercenary gunship · Raider Scrapped buildings Cantina · Dry docks · Power station · Repair bay · Star base · Weapons plant

Terran Units and Weapons of StarCraft: Ghost

Units and Buildings Infantry PC Light infantry · Marine · Firebat · Ghost Other Engineer/Scientist · SCV Land Vehicles PC Stinger · Vulture · Siege tank Other Goliath Air Units PC Grizzly Other Assault dropship · Battlecruiser · Science vessel · Seeker droid Experimental Brain spectre · Spectre Buildings Missile turret · Mobile factory Weapons and Equipment Guns AGR-14 rifle · BOSUN FN92 rifle · C-14 rifle · Flak pistol · Gauss rifle · Submachine gun · Torrent SR-8 shotgun Grenades BE3 grenade · EMP grenade · Flash grenade · Hellfire grenade · Irradiate grenade · Lockdown grenades Other E-11 lockdown device · Napalm rocket · Perdition flamethrower · Psyblade · Tactical nuke launcher Constructable Automated chain gun · Decloaking device · Gun turret

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II

Infantry SCV · Marine · Reaper · Marauder · Ghost Land Vehicles MULE · Hellion · Hellbat (HotS) · Siege tank · Thor · Widow mine (HotS) Air Units Viking · Medivac dropship · Banshee · Raven · Battlecruiser Basic Buildings Command center · Refinery · Supply depot · Barracks · Engineering bay Automated Defenses and Explosives Auto-turret · Missile turret · Point defense drone Support Buildings Orbital command · Planetary fortress · Sensor tower · Bunker Add-ons Tech lab · Reactor Advanced Buildings Ghost academy · Factory · Armory · Starport · Fusion core Other Drop pod · Nuclear missile Campaign-Exclusive Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II Infantry Firebat · Medic · Rebel · Spectre Mercenaries Devil Dogs · Hammer Securities · Siege Breakers · Spartan Company · War Pigs · Hel's Angels · Dusk Wings · Jackson's Revenge Land Vehicles and Machines Armored personnel carrier · Diamondback · Goliath · Predator · Vulture Air Units Hercules dropship · Science vessel · Special ops dropship · Wraith · Gehenna cruiser (HotS) Structures Laser drill · Hive mind emulator · Merc compound · Nuclear silo · Psi disrupter · Shadow ops · Tech reactor Automated defenses Perdition turret · Shrike turret · Spider mine Canceled Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft II

Wings of Liberty

Characters Raynor's Raiders Tychus Findlay · Ariel Hanson · Graven Hill · Matt Horner · Milo Kachinsky · Jim Raynor · Egon Stetmann · Rory Swann · Gabriel Tosh Supporting Infested Kerrigan · Kate Lockwell · Arcturus Mengsk · Valerian Mengsk · Nyon (Tal'darim Executor) · Nova Terra · Horace Warfield · Zeratul Organizations and Concepts Alien artifact · Daelaam · Möebius Foundation · Raynor's Raiders · Tal'darim · Terran Dominion · Zerg Swarm Campaign Mechanics Armory · Bridge · Cantina · Laboratory · Mercenaries Campaign Units Diamondback · Firebat · Goliath · Medic · Spectre · Vulture · Wraith Missions Liberty Campaign Mar Sara Missions Liberation Day • The Outlaws • Zero Hour Ariel Hanson Missions The Evacuation • Outbreak • Safe Haven/Haven's Fall Gabriel Tosh Missions The Devil's Playground • Welcome to the Jungle • Breakout/Ghost of a Chance Matt Horner Missions The Great Train Robbery • Cutthroat • Engine of Destruction • Media Blitz • Piercing the Shroud (Secret Mission) Artifact Missions Smash and Grab • The Dig • The Moebius Factor • Supernova • Maw of the Void Final Missions Gates of Hell • Belly of the Beast/Shatter the Sky • All In Prophecy Missions Whispers of Doom • A Sinister Turn • Echoes of the Future • In Utter Darkness Mission chart

Terran Aerospace Craft

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