Fragile Cargo is a level 45 escort mission in Star Trek Fleet Command. A mining vessel is carrying unstable cargo, and you guide it through two checkpoints, fight off a raider, pay for an emergency repair and then deal with Korvin at the rendezvous. The mission is picked up in Glacii, needs warp 120 to start and warp 130 to complete. The reward is 374,400,000 Parsteel, 52,200,000 Tritanium and 20 Recruit Tokens, far more than the Tritanium it costs you along the way.
Fragile Cargo objectives
There are seven objectives and no choice split:
- Meet with the cargo transport. Location: Verin.
- Pass the first checkpoint. Location: Laynso.
- Defeat the raider. Location: Laynso.
- Pass the second checkpoint. Location: Romashki.
- Donate 4M Tritanium to repair the blown valve.
- Escort the transport to the rendezvous. Location: X5-TKV.
- Defeat Korvin. Location: X5-TKV.
You meet the transport in Verin and escort it through Laynso, where a raider attacks, and on to Romashki. At that point a valve blows, and you donate 4 million Tritanium to fix it. The last leg takes the transport to X5-TKV, where Korvin is waiting. Defeating Korvin completes the mission. Neither fight has a listed strength.
Where and what warp
You accept Fragile Cargo in Glacii. Warp 120 is enough to start, but you need warp 130 to complete it.
The recommended level is 45. Warp 130, two fights and a 4 million Tritanium donation are the things to prepare for. Every system on the route, from Glacii and Laynso to Verin and X5-TKV, is a level 45 or 46 system, so the whole mission sits in the same band as its recommended level.
Fragile Cargo rewards
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Parsteel | 374,400,000 |
| Tritanium | 52,200,000 |
| Recruit Token | 20 |
The mission does not unlock a follow-up. The Tritanium reward alone is thirteen times the donation it asks for.
Cost against reward
| Item | Spent | Received |
|---|---|---|
| Tritanium | 4,000,000 | 52,200,000 |
| Parsteel | none | 374,400,000 |
Net, you come out 48.2 million Tritanium and 374.4 million Parsteel ahead.
Tips
Have 4 million Tritanium ready before you reach Romashki. The donation sits between the second checkpoint and the final escort, and the mission cannot move on without it.
Plan for warp 130 from the start. The pickup range is 120, so a ship that just reaches Glacii may still fall short of the full route.
Bring a combat ship, since both the raider in Laynso and Korvin in X5-TKV have to be defeated. No strength is listed for either, so go in at full health. For more missions around level 45, see the STFC mission guide.
