T-280 space construction vehicle

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"The T-280 SCV is the cornerstone of our hostile-environment construction and resource gathering operations."

―Terran adjutant^[src]

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

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

Contents 1 Overview 2 Game Unit 2.1 StarCraft 2.2 Abilities 2.2.1 Upgrades 2.2.2 Quotations 2.3 StarCraft: Ghost 2.4 StarCraft II 2.4.1 Abilties 2.4.2 Wings of Liberty 3 Known Pilots and SCVs 4 References

[edit] Overview

The 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]

The T-280 SCV 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.^[2] The T-280 stands just over three meters tall.^[3] It is equipped with fusion cutters^[1] and plasma welders.^[3] It is also used for general reconstruction efforts.^[4]

During the reign of the Terran Confederacy, volunteering to pilot an SCV appeared to be an alternative to military service.^[5] The PEB (Preferred Experience Base) was hostile environment engineering, with combat experience a plus.^[6]

[edit] Game Unit

[edit] StarCraft

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 both are left unsupervised.

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.

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

[edit] Abilities

Worker Abilities Notes The SCV builds structures and harvests minerals and vespene gas.

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

[edit] Upgrades

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

[edit] Quotations

See: StarCraft Quotations

[edit] StarCraft: Ghost

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Judging by screenshots the SCV appears in StarCraft: Ghost.

[edit] StarCraft II

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Space Construction Vehicle
Unit
Race	Terran
Role	Basic worker unit[7]
Properties
Hit points	60[8]
Type	Mechanical[8] Biological[8] Hover.[9]
Production
Minerals	50[8]
Supply	1[8]
Build time	17[8]
Produced at	Command center[8] Orbital command[10][11] Planetary fortress[12][10]
Hot key	S[7]
Combat
Ground attack	5[8]
Armor	0[8]
Attack range	1[8]

The SCV reappears in StarCraft II.

SCVs can be transported five at a time in a command center^[13] or planetary fortress.^[10]

SCVs can patrol, a very useful ability considering they can auto-cast Repair.^[14] While multiple SCVs are able to simultaniously repair a unit/structure, only one SCV can construct a structure at a time due to reasons of balance.^[15]

The SCV seems to be able to float over small terrain features like bushes.^[16]

Early image of the SCV unit in StarCraft II

The SCV portrait in StarCraft II

Early StarCraft II render

[edit] Abilties

Worker Abilities Notes The SCV builds structures and harvests minerals and vespene gas. The SCV builds structures and harvests minerals and vespene gas. Edit

Repair Usage Minerals Varies Gas Varies Notes Restores the hit points of a terran mechanical unit or building. Repairing costs resources. The ability can be auto-cast.[17][18][19][20] Edit

[edit] Wings of Liberty

Micro-Fusion Reactor[21] Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $60,000[22] Notes Costs -15 minerals[21] Edit

Fusion Welder[21] Campaign Wings of Liberty Cost $35,000[22] Notes Repair cost -25%[21] due to hyper-efficient fusion welders.[22] Edit

[edit] Known Pilots and SCVs

• Sergeant Marcus Jans
• Engineer Jim Smith
• Pard
• Pfaff
• Corbin Phash (formerly)
• Rieff
• Specimen Collection Vehicle

[edit] References

Terran Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War
Infantry	SCV · Marine · Firebat · Ghost • Brood War only • Medic
Ground vehicles	Vulture · Goliath · Siege tank
Air units	Wraith · Dropship · Science vessel · Battlecruiser • Brood War only • Valkyrie
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

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 · 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 · Siege tank · Thor
Air Units	Viking · Medivac dropship · Banshee · Raven · Battlecruiser
Basic Buildings	Command center · Refinery · Supply depot · Barracks · Engineering bay
Automated Defenses and Explosives	Auto-turret · Defensive drone · D-8 charges · Missile turret
Support Buildings	Orbital command · Planetary fortress · Sensor tower · Bunker
Add-ons	Tech lab · Nuclear reactor
Advanced Buildings	Merc compound · 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	(Kel-Morian Mercenaries — Elite marines) · (Devil Dogs — Elite firebats) · (Hammer Securities — Elite marauders)
	Land Vehicles	Cobra · Diamondback tank · Goliath · Transport truck · Vulture
	Air Units	Hercules dropship · Wraith
	Automated defenses	Perdition turret · Shrike turret
Scrapped	Removed Units	Mine drone · Predator · Spider mines · Targeting drone
	Removed Buildings	Munitions depot · Radar tower · Shadow ops · Star base