VA-13 Sweeper

The VA-13 Sweeper was a ship constructed by the Daedalus Gas Mines Corporation for use in radiocarbon harvesting. They first starting using them on Genarius. Radiocarbon harvesting involved dredging an ion-rich atmosphere for radioactive carbon isotopes. The Sweeper was a modified snubfighter. It has a 10-meter long, 1-meter high, finely-toothed trough made of a special metal attached to the nose of the ship. The metal attracted and absorbed the isotopes, which could be rendered into a more usable form.