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'''Destroyers''' are light and agile cruiser-class vessels with a design emphasis on agility. Destroyers often have a limited number of [[Class 7 Turrets]], and therefore must squeeze the maximum benefits from their [[Class 6 Turrets]]. Destroyers are particularly good at eliminating Gunboats, since they have similar speed and agility, but much more firepower and significantly more hull strength. Against other ships in the cruiser class, destroyers must take advantage of their agility to exploit weaknesses in the enemy's weapon coverage and to evade whatever fire is directed at them. | '''Destroyers''' are light and agile cruiser-class vessels with a design emphasis on agility. Destroyers often have a limited number of [[Class 7 Turrets]], and therefore must squeeze the maximum benefits from their [[Class 6 Turrets]]. Destroyers are particularly good at eliminating Gunboats, since they have similar speed and agility, but much more firepower and significantly more hull strength. Against other ships in the cruiser class, destroyers must take advantage of their agility to exploit weaknesses in the enemy's weapon coverage and to evade whatever fire is directed at them. | ||
− | '''Cruisers''' are | + | '''Heavy Cruisers''' are stronger than Destroyers, with more [[Class 6 Turrets]] and [[Class 7 Turrets]], providing greater firepower and flexibility. Some of the heavy Cruisers are nearly on par with Battlecruisers in terms of overall strength, but with faster speeds and equal defenses. However they are much less agile than Destroyers. |
− | '''Battlecruisers''' are the heaviest ships in the Cruiser class, combining [[Battleship Primary Turrets]] with Cruiser performance. These ships are often used as Battleship-killers, since they can sit at range and return fire, while also avoiding damage themselves, and using thrusters to speed away if things turn sour. However, most battlecruisers have slower thrusting speed than other ships in the cruiser clsass. | + | '''Battlecruisers''' are the heaviest ships in the Cruiser class, combining [[Battleship Primary Turrets]] with Cruiser performance. These ships are often used as Battleship-killers, since they can sit at range and return fire, while also avoiding damage themselves, and using thrusters to speed away if things turn sour. However, most battlecruisers have slower thrusting speed than other ships in the cruiser clsass, which exposes them to increased risk from [[Bombers]] and other ships in the Cruiser class. If another ship does not want to fight a Battlecruiser, it can simply leave the area. |
Note that the cruiser turret hard-points can mount turrets from lower classes. For exmaple, you can mount Class 6 Turrets on a Class 7 hard-point. These options are reflected in the totals below. | Note that the cruiser turret hard-points can mount turrets from lower classes. For exmaple, you can mount Class 6 Turrets on a Class 7 hard-point. These options are reflected in the totals below. | ||
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+ | |[["Geb" Order Light Assault Carrier|Order Light Carrier]] | ||
+ | ||[[The Order]] | ||
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|[[KSDX-D0092 "Typhoon" Coalition Destroyer|Coalition Destroyer]] | |[[KSDX-D0092 "Typhoon" Coalition Destroyer|Coalition Destroyer]] | ||
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+ | |[[Tundra|Tundra]] | ||
+ | ||[[Nomads]] | ||
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|[["Komainu" Kusari Battlecruiser|Kusari Battlecruiser]] | |[["Komainu" Kusari Battlecruiser|Kusari Battlecruiser]] |
Revision as of 21:26, 16 November 2012
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Capital ships are the largest ships usable by players in the Discovery mod. Their size ranges from elegant cruisers to gigantic warships.
Capital ships - due to their size - are hard to maneuver. While going through an asteroid or a minefield, they easily collide with obstacles, which makes the trips longer. Battleships have a tendency to get stuck in asteroid fields. Docking with jumpgates and trade lane ring requires much more attention than with a small vessel as you need to get into position or else you get stuck or (in luckier cases) take a long go-around. In the case with Trade Lanes, it is a common occurrence when the capital ship bumps into and disrupts the lane. Note that relatively flat capital ships may be able to get through certain parts of asteroid fields by rolling and/or backing up and taking a different route, when they may otherwise get stuck.
You may freely purchase and operate a capital ship, however be aware that many of the ships factions have registration requirements. Buying a capital ship without the appropriate approval and registration may and usually does incur the unwanted attention of the ship faction. Often they will put unregistered ships on a hunt and destroy list, the roleplay premise being that you have stolen some of their technology.
When purchased, Cruiser and Battleship class vessels will show up as a "Freighter" on the ship purchase dialog. This is because the Freelancer game itself was never intended to have these ship classes available to players, and cannot be fixed. Refer to the ship info card to review the actual ship class.
Cruiser-Class Ships
Ships in this class include Destroyers, Cruisers, and Battlecruisers.
Destroyers are light and agile cruiser-class vessels with a design emphasis on agility. Destroyers often have a limited number of Class 7 Turrets, and therefore must squeeze the maximum benefits from their Class 6 Turrets. Destroyers are particularly good at eliminating Gunboats, since they have similar speed and agility, but much more firepower and significantly more hull strength. Against other ships in the cruiser class, destroyers must take advantage of their agility to exploit weaknesses in the enemy's weapon coverage and to evade whatever fire is directed at them.
Heavy Cruisers are stronger than Destroyers, with more Class 6 Turrets and Class 7 Turrets, providing greater firepower and flexibility. Some of the heavy Cruisers are nearly on par with Battlecruisers in terms of overall strength, but with faster speeds and equal defenses. However they are much less agile than Destroyers.
Battlecruisers are the heaviest ships in the Cruiser class, combining Battleship Primary Turrets with Cruiser performance. These ships are often used as Battleship-killers, since they can sit at range and return fire, while also avoiding damage themselves, and using thrusters to speed away if things turn sour. However, most battlecruisers have slower thrusting speed than other ships in the cruiser clsass, which exposes them to increased risk from Bombers and other ships in the Cruiser class. If another ship does not want to fight a Battlecruiser, it can simply leave the area.
Note that the cruiser turret hard-points can mount turrets from lower classes. For exmaple, you can mount Class 6 Turrets on a Class 7 hard-point. These options are reflected in the totals below.
Name | Faction | FG | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | CDs | CMs | Type1 | Bays | Turn Rate |
Hit Points |
Power Core |
Nano Bots |
Hold Size |
Package Price |
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Hard-Point Types | ||||||||||||||||
Liberty Cruiser | Liberty Lawful | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.44 | 295,000 | 1,400,000 | 700 | 800 | $160,082,250 |
Bretonia Destroyer | Bretonia Lawful | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.39 | 330,000 | 2,250,000 | 825 | 800 | $205,082,250 |
Kusari Destroyer | Kusari Lawful | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 | 240,000 | 1,400,000 | 600 | 700 | $158,082,250 |
Rheinland Cruiser | Rheinland Lawful | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.38 | 390,000 | 2,250,000 | 825 | 900 | $208,082,250 |
Nomad Cruiser | Nomads | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.46 | 375,000 | 2,250,000 | 750 | 700 | $204,179,750 |
Outcast Destroyer | Outcasts | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 | 310,000 | 1,800,000 | 750 | 700 | $179,582,250 |
Bounty Hunter Destroyer | Bounty Hunters Guild | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.48 | 260,000 | 1,400,000 | 650 | 700 | $160,082,250 |
Zoner Cruiser | Zoners | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.44 | 200,000 | 1,400,000 | 600 | 600 | $150,082,250 |
IMG Battlecruiser | Independent Miners Guild | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.23 | 475,000 | 3,600,000 | 900 | 1,100 | $308,082,250 |
Liberty Battlecruiser | Liberty Lawful | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 450,000 | 3,600,000 | 900 | 1,000 | $300,082,250 |
Red Hessian Cruiser | Red Hessians | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.42 | 350,000 | 2,250,000 | 825 | 800 | $210,082,250 |
Rheinland Pirate Cruiser | Unioners | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.40 | 250,000 | 1,800,000 | 650 | 800 | $166,082,250 |
Phantom Cruiser | The Phantoms | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.44 | 315,000 | 2,250,000 | 750 | 600 | $209,082,250 |
Bounty Hunter Battlecruiser | Bounty Hunters Guild | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.21 | 405,000 | 3,600,000 | 900 | 950 | $314,082,250 |
Zoner Destroyer | Zoners | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.48 | 255,000 | 1,400,000 | 600 | 750 | $158,082,250 |
Corsair Cruiser | Corsairs | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.36 | 330,000 | 2,250,000 | 825 | 800 | $206,082,250 |
Dragon Cruiser | Blood Dragons | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.46 | 250,000 | 1,800,000 | 650 | 700 | $184,082,250 |
AI Cruiser | Artificial Intelligence | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.44 | 265,000 | 1,800,000 | 650 | 700 | $180,082,250 |
Order Recon Cruiser | The Order | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.47 | 275,000 | 1,800,000 | 750 | 500 | $180,082,250 |
Order Light Carrier | The Order | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.19 | 520,000 | 3,600,000 | 900 | 1,100 | $360,082,250 |
Coalition Destroyer | Coalition | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.40 | 268,000 | 2,250,000 | 700 | 700 | $212,082,250 |
Gallic Cruiser | Gallia Lawful | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.42 | 350,000 | 2,250,000 | 825 | 900 | $210,082,250 |
Council Cruiser | The Council | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.43 | 325,000 | 2,250,000 | 825 | 900 | $210,082,250 |
Rogue Destroyer | Liberty Rogues | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.44 | 318,000 | 2,250,000 | 800 | 720 | $176,282,250 |
Tundra | Nomads | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.44 | 295,000 | 1,400,000 | 700 | 800 | $215,082,250 |
Kusari Battlecruiser | Kusari Lawful | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | 445,000 | 3,600,000 | 900 | 950 | $317,082,250 |
Colonial Cruiser | Colonial Republic | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.35 | 305,000 | 1,800,000 | 750 | 700 | $179,582,250 |
Battleships and Carriers
Battleships and Carriers are the strongest, most powerful ships available to the player community. However, these ships do not have Thrusters, and therefore cannot pursue ships from other classes. Generally speaking, these ships are best used in fleet warfare scenarios, where the enemy has brought multiple cruisers or battleships, and they must be matched with greatly superior firepower. They are also good for destroying player-owned bases.
Carreirs typically have more Docking Modules than Battleships, and sometimes have fewer Class 10 Turrets. They are intended to be used for moving wings of fighters and bombers, and providing emergency repair facilities, rather than acting as front-line assault craft in their own right. At the moment, however, the practical difference between battleships and carriers is quite small.
Name | Faction | FG | T8 | T9 | T10 | CDs | CMs | Type1 | Bays | Turn Rate |
Hit Points |
Power Core |
Nano Bots |
Hold Size |
Package Price |
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Hard-Point Types | |||||||||||||||
Liberty Dreadnought | Liberty Lawful | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.20 | 840,000 | 8,000,000 | 1600 | 1,600 | $480,582,700 |
Bretonia Battleship | Bretonia Lawful | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 | 800,000 | 8,000,000 | 1600 | 1,600 | $475,582,700 |
Kusari Battleship | Kusari Lawful | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.17 | 1,280,000 | 9,000,000 | 2000 | 1,700 | $510,582,700 |
Nomad Battleship | Nomads | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 | 1,650,000 | 9,000,000 | 2200 | 1,700 | $515,582,700 |
Rheinland Battleship | Rheinland Lawful | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 | 1,400,000 | 9,000,000 | 2000 | 1,800 | $520,582,700 |
Osiris | The Order | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.21 | 700,000 | 7,000,000 | 1500 | 1,400 | $460,582,700 |
Colonial Battleship | Colonial Republic | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.19 | 827,000 | 8,000,000 | 1550 | 1,600 | $420,582,700 |
Zoner Carrier | Zoners | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.18 | 860,000 | 7,000,000 | 1600 | 1,800 | $430,582,700 |
Bounty Hunter Battleship | Bounty Hunters Guild | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.18 | 695,000 | 7,000,000 | 1500 | 1,500 | $445,582,700 |
Arbiter | Hellfire Legion | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 | 1,200,000 | 9,000,000 | 1800 | 1,600 | $485,582,700 |
Outcast Dreadnought | Outcasts | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 | 980,000 | 9,000,000 | 1700 | 1,600 | $510,582,700 |
Zoner Juggernaut | Zoners | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.16 | 1,500,000 | 9,000,000 | 2100 | 1,700 | $530,582,700 |
Liberty Carrier | Liberty Lawful | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.14 | 1,100,000 | 9,000,000 | 1700 | 2,000 | $550,582,700 |
Outcast Battleship | Outcasts | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.19 | 820,000 | 8,000,000 | 1600 | 1,500 | $480,582,700 |
Corsair Dreadnought | Corsairs | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.19 | 1,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 1700 | 1,600 | $510,582,700 |
Dragon Battleship | Blood Dragons | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.18 | 780,000 | 7,000,000 | 1600 | 1,400 | $470,582,700 |
Order Light Carrier | The Order | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.19 | 520,000 | 3,600,000 | 900 | 1,100 | $360,082,250 |
Gallic Battleship | Gallia Lawful | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.16 | 1,350,000 | 9,000,000 | 1700 | 1,500 | $558,582,700 |
Council Battleship | The Council | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 | 1,250,000 | 9,000,000 | 1700 | 1,500 | $520,582,700 |
Rheinland Carrier | Rheinland Lawful | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.20 | 830,000 | 7,000,000 | 1600 | 1,700 | $495,582,700 |
Red Hessian Battleship | Red Hessians | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.18 | 835,000 | 8,000,000 | 1600 | 1,600 | $558,582,700 |
Special Ships
These ships are not generally available to the player community.
Name | Guns/ Turrets |
Cargo | Hull | NB/SB | Price | Notes |
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Battlestar II | 0/18 | 2,550 | 1,500,000 | 2500 | $1,165,000,000 | Not Sold - Deprecated |
Necrosis | 0/15 | 1,000 | 475,000 | 900 | $242,082,250 | Not Sold - Unique ship (2 BS Turrets) |
Persephone | 0/13 | 1,700 | 1,625,000 | 2200 | N/A | Not Sold - Unique Zoner ship |
Satsuma | 0/14 | 1,500 | 600,000 | 2000 | $810,000,000 | Not Sold - Unique Kusari flagship |
Tundra | 1/7 | 800 | 295,000 | 700 | $215,082,250 | Not Sold - Unique Nomad ship |
Venator | 0/22 | 1,800 | 1,600,000 | 2600 | $865,000,000 | Not Sold - Deprecated |
Snubcrafts: | Light Fighters • Heavy Fighters • Very Heavy Fighters • Super Heavy Fighters • Bombers • Heavy Bombers |
Capital Ships: | Gunboats • Destroyers • Cruisers • Battlecruisers • Battleships • Carriers |
Trade Ships: | Freighters • Small Transports • Large Transports • Liners |