Junk Carver is a tier 2 scout ship used by the Fringe Systems Resistance.
A weak early-game opponent. Its singular cannon will pose little threat and is totally exposed, making it easy to destroy. There is also only one single piece of armor protecting this ship's reactor, making it easy to destroy. While its ion beam emitter looks dangerous, the lack of a prism will cause the beam to sweep around erratically as Junk Carver moves, preventing it from dealing much damage.
Due to the relatively high value of an ion beam emitter compared to other early game weapons, this ship can be quite lucrative to salvage if you destroy it without detonating its reactor. This is easier said than done, however, as Junk Carver is rather agile and thus difficult to strafe, and it is impossible to destroy its cockpit from the front without destroying either its reactor or emitter. This early on in the game, you won't have two ships available to flank it with.
