T-280 Space Construction Vehicle
Historical
Earliest sighting	2480 (old model) 2500 (current model)
Physical
Race	Terran
Type	Bipedal walker
Propulsion	Legs, thrusters
Height	Just over 12 feet (approx. 3.7m)
Armaments	None
Political
Role	Construction/maintenance/harvesting
Personnel
Crew	1 (pilot)

The T-280 space construction vehicle (or SCV) is a type of terran general-purpose engineering vehicle.

OverviewEdit

The T-280 SCV is used to construct and maintain everything from remote outposts to space platforms as well as harvest resources. They are used by both military and civilian interests throughout the Koprulu Sector for their versatility and reliability.^[1] During the reign of the Terran Confederacy, volunteering to pilot an SCV appeared to be an alternative to military service.^[2] The PEB (Preferred Experience Base) was hostile environment engineering, with combat experience a plus.^[3]

The T-280 model became prominent for its performance during the construction of Tarsonis' space platforms.^[1] It was widely adopted and became a staple in terran engineering by 2489^[4] and is used for general resconstruction efforts.^[5] The T-280 stands just over twelve feet tall.^[6] It is equipped with fusion cutters^[1] and plasma welders.^[6]

Within a few months of the end of the Brood War, a new SCV model had been introduced,^[7] albeit still retaining T-280 designation.^[8] It features improved motivators, allowing smoother operations.^[7]

Game UnitEdit

StarCraftEdit

SCV
Unit
Race	Terran
Role	General purpose worker
Armament	Fusion cutter
Properties
Size	Small
Transport slots	1
Sight range	7
Production
Minerals	50
Supply	1
Build time	20
Produced from	Command center
Hotkey	S
Protection
Hit points	60
Armor	0
Combat
Ground attack	5
Cooldown	15
Attack range	1

The SCV is the terran worker unit. SCVs count as a biological and mechanical unit; they can be healed by medics and other SCVs, but are also vulnerable to a wider range of spells.

The SCV has more hit points than the drone and probe, which may be useful when repelling early game rushes. An SCV may defeat a basic zergling if the SCV attacks first. This also makes SCVs less vulnerable to raids than their counterparts, since they take more hits to defeat.

The construction of a terran building may be interrupted by destroying the SCV assigned to build it, since the SCV remains heavily exposed during the process. Nevertheless, another SCV can be commanded to finish the building by right-clicking on the incomplete building with an SCV selected.

SCVs may support operations beyond the base by repairing buildings and mechanical units, and constructing fortifications in the field. SCVs working in concert may accelerate repairs but this costs additional resources. SCVs may repair the buildings and units of allied and enemy terran factions alike. Unlike medics, which can heal allied protoss and zerg units, SCVs may only repair terran units and structures.

SCVs have the ability to carry campaign items such as psi-emitters or data disks.

The three workers have equal speed, but the SCV has the slowest acceleration.

AbilitiesEdit

Repair
Usage Minerals Varies Gas Varies Duration Varies Hotkey R
Notes
Restores the hit points of a terran mechanical unit or building. Repairing costs resources.

UpgradesEdit

Infantry Armor
Researched at	Engineering bay
Hotkey	A
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 100 175 250 Gas 100 175 250 Research time 266 298 330 Required Science facility
Notes
+1 upgrade to armor per level for SCVs, marines, firebats, ghosts, and medics.

QuotationsEdit

See: StarCraft SCV Quotations

StarCraft: GhostEdit

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Judging by screenshots the SCV was to appear in StarCraft: Ghost.

StarCraft IIEdit

SCV
Unit
Race	Terran
Role	Basic worker
Armament	Fusion cutter
Properties
Transport size	1
Sight range	8
Production
Minerals	50
Supply	1
Build time	17
Produced from	Command center/Orbital command/Planetary fortress
Hotkey	S
Movement
Speed	2.8125
Acceleration	2.5
Lateral acceleration	46
Deceleration	0
Collision radius	0.375
Protection
Hit points	45
Armor	0
Type	Biological Mechanical
Armor type	Light
Fusion cutter
Damage	5
Targets	Ground
Cooldown	1.5
Range	0.1 (melee)
Meta
Target priority	20 (equal to unit being repaired)
Kill score	100
Production score	50

The SCV reappears in StarCraft II.

Five SCVs can be held at a time in a command center or planetary fortress (upgraded to ten with Neosteel Frame).

SCVs can patrol, a very useful ability considering they can auto-cast repair. While multiple SCVs are able to simultaneously repair a unit/structure, only one SCV can construct a structure at a time due to reasons of balance. SCVs may repair any allied unit that is considered "mechanical" regardless if it is terran or protoss, but they can only repair terran structures. It is also the only terran unit that does not have a ranged attack

AbilitiesEdit

Repair
Usage Minerals Varies Gas Varies
Notes
Restores the hit points of a mechanical unit or building, terran or protoss. Repairing costs resources. The ability can be auto-cast.
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Wings of LibertyEdit

In StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, SCVs appear from the second mission, "The Outlaws", Raynor's Raiders already having access to them.

Advanced Construction
Campaign	Wings of Liberty
Cost	$60,000
Researched at	Hyperion armory
Notes
Multiple SCVs can build a structure. Each additional SCV reduces build time. Building cost remains the same. This revolutionary computer allows multiple SCVs to work on the same structure simultaneously. The onboard assistant is so efficient at coordinating SCV efforts that building costs are unaffected.[9]
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Dual Fusion Welders Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $80,000 Researched at Hyperion armory Notes SCVs repair twice as fast.[9] Edit

Orbital Depot Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost 10 protoss research points Acquisition Researched at Hyperion laboratory Hotkey S Usage Minerals 100 Activation/ Build Time 3 Notes An SCV drops a fully constructed supply depot.[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.[11] 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.[10] Edit

QuotationsEdit

See: StarCraft II SCV Quotations

DevelopmentEdit

Early versions of the SCV had a blue exhaust instead of the current orange. This was not correspondent with the player's color.^[12]

Known SCV PilotsEdit

• Sergeant Marcus Jans
• Engineer Jim Smith
• Pard
• Pfaff
• Corbin Phash (formerly)
• Rieff
• SCV (Unity of Races)

SCV VariantsEdit

• Specimen Collection Vehicle

ReferencesEdit