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PLANET TYPE K - DESERT
Federation economic rating: 47 credits per colonist group

Desert planets are hot, dry and very stable, enabling good fuel ore
production, and surprisingly high K3-A fighter production. The most likely
explanation for this odd phenomenon is that the extreme surface temperatures
encourage workers to remain in the supercooled K3-A assembly facilities for
long hours after their shifts are scheduled to end.

At optimum worker levels, desert planets turn out 50,000 units of fuel ore,
and 25,000 K3-A fighters per day.

Desert planets feature high power quasar cannons, large planetary fighter
bases, and average construction rates. The defensive capabilities of this
planet type are only exceeded by the massive Volcanic types, making them an
important part of the defensive strategy of newly formed corporations.

