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The first manned inter-dimensional vehicle produced for the initial exploration of Alien structures. The craft only has a small equipment and armament load and must conduct its excursions with great care.  From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia

Statistics	Value
Armor¹	8/8/8/8/12/6
Weight	3000
Constitution	400
Top Speed	16
Acceleration	4
Weapons Slots	1x4 2x3 1x4
Equipment Size	4x3
Production Cost	$22000
Sale Price	$44000
Manufacturer	X-Com
Labor Hours	55000
Passengers	8
Score points	350

¹ Armor is given as Top/Front/Left/Right/Rear/Bottom. The in-game Ufopedia rather misleadingly displays only a single armor value, the sum of the values on all six of the vehicle's facings.

Cityscape Information

The Explorer is the third X-COM ship that can travel to the Alien Dimension, with the design focus shifting to fighter aircraft. The Explorer is the lightweight of the X-COM combat aircraft.

The Explorer is identical to a Hawk Air Warrior in terms of armament, with hard points for a 2×3 forward weapon and a pair of 1×4 weapons on the sides. The Explorer has more restrictive module space than a Hawk, however, with only 4×3 slots.

As with all X-COM interdimensional aircraft, the Explorer does not require fuel and can stay in the air indefinitely.

X-COM must research UFO type 5 (the Destroyer) in order to research the Explorer.

Despite its respectable combat abilities, the Explorer sees a disastrously short shelf life. The UFO prerequisite for the Retaliator (the Assault Ship) appears very early on (week 3), so the superior Retaliator is unlocked very shortly after the Explorer and supersedes it.

X-COM: Apocalypse: Vehicles
Airborne	Hoverbike Phoenix Hovercar Valkyrie Interceptor Hawk Air Warrior Police Hovercar Air Taxi Rescue Transport Construction Vehicle Airtrans Space Liner
Ground	Blazer Turbo Bike Stormdog Wolfhound APC Griffon AFV Civilian Car Police Car Autotaxi Autotrans
X-Com	Dimension Probe Bio-Trans Explorer Retaliator Annihilator
Alien	UFO Type 1 - Probe UFO Type 2 - Scout Ship UFO Type 3 - Transporter UFO Type 4 - Fast Attack Ship UFO Type 5 - Destroyer UFO Type 6 - Assault Ship UFO Type 7 - Bomber UFO Type 8 - Escort Ship UFO Type 9 - Battleship UFO Type 10 - Mothership • Overspawn

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-A small, experimental probe designed for exploration of the alien dimension.
+[[Image:Apoc_explorer_icon.png|left|50 px]]
+ The first manned inter-dimensional vehicle produced for the initial exploration of Alien structures. The craft only has a small equipment and armament load and must conduct its excursions with great care.  ''From: Apocalypse Ufopaedia''
+[[Image:Craft-Pedia-XExplorer-(Apocalypse).png|right]]
+<table {{StdCenterTable}}>
+<tr {{StdDescTable_Heading}}><th align="left">Statistics</th>
+	<th>Value</th></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Armor<sup>1</sup></td><td>8/8/8/8/12/6</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Weight</td><td>3000</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Constitution</td><td>400</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Top Speed</td><td>16</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Acceleration</td><td>4</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Weapons Slots</td><td>1x4 2x3 1x4</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Equipment Size</td><td>4x3</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Production Cost</td><td>$22000</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Sale Price</td><td>$44000</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Manufacturer</td><td>[[Engineering_(Apocalypse)|X-Com]]</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Labor Hours</td><td>55000</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Passengers</td><td>8</td></tr>
+	<tr><td align="left">Score points</td><td>350</td></tr>
+</table><br />
-This is the first X-COM-created craft and also the first human vehicle able to enter the alien dimension through [[Dimensional Gates|dimensional gates]]. It carries an extensive sensor package for analysis of the alien dimension.
+<sup>1</sup> Armor is given as Top/Front/Left/Right/Rear/Bottom. The in-game Ufopedia rather misleadingly displays only a single armor value, the sum of the values on all six of the vehicle's facings.
-The Explorer has a 2 X 2 weapon slot, and can therefore be equipped with a [[Light Disruptor Beam (Apocalypse)|light distruptor beam]] to harass invading alien craft or to support standard vehicles when not exploring. Fairly capable of dodging most attacks, it can be a nuisance to a foe, but not much more unless in sufficient numbers or as a back-up for other combat units.
+== [[Cityscape (Apocalypse)|Cityscape]] Information ==
+[[Image:Craft-Title-Explorer-(Apocalypse).png|left]]
+[[Image:Craft-Layout-Explorer-(Apocalypse).png|right]]
+The Explorer is the third [[X-COM (Apocalypse)|X-COM]] ship that can travel to the Alien Dimension, with the design focus shifting to fighter aircraft. The Explorer is the lightweight of the X-COM combat aircraft.
-Just remember, any hit that the Explorer dodges has a chance of hitting a building unless you are flying above the shooter.
+The Explorer is identical to a [[Hawk Air Warrior]] in terms of armament, with hard points for a 2&times;3 forward weapon and a pair of 1&times;4 weapons on the sides. The Explorer has more restrictive module space than a Hawk, however, with only 4&times;3 slots.
+As with all X-COM interdimensional aircraft, the Explorer does not require fuel and can stay in the air indefinitely.
+X-COM must research UFO type 5 (the [[Alien Destroyer (Apocalypse)|Destroyer]]) in order to research the Explorer.
+Despite its respectable combat abilities, the Explorer sees a disastrously short shelf life. The UFO prerequisite for the [[Retaliator]] (the [[Alien Assault Ship (Apocalypse)|Assault Ship]]) appears very early on (week 3), so the superior Retaliator is unlocked very shortly after the Explorer and supersedes it.
-== Return to ==
+{{Vehicles (Apocalypse) Navbar}}
-[[X-COM Hybrid Aircraft (Apocalypse)|X-COM Hybrid Aircraft]]
+[[Category:Apocalypse]]