This topic is for discussion of ship #957: Backhoe
(http://knucklecracker.com/particlefleet/queryShips.php?query=thumbnailid&id=957)
Size: 13x11
Designer: Lyle
Desc:
Part of Lyle's Gen2 fleet. A medium sized Lathe-type ship, this ship improves on the smaller model with better weaponry, more armor, twice the lathing capacity, and an energy tank, while maintaining the same approximate speed. It is larger and more expensive, of course.