The Defense Vessel is the Advent's Anti-Strike Craft Frigate.
Official Description: Although designed to counter enemy fighters and bombers, the Defense Vessel is also adept at taking on opposing frigates and cruisers. With its pulse laser turrets, the Defense Vessel is capable of targeting enemies in almost any direction. Single Defense Vessels are weak, but used in large numbers or as an escort group, they can be a force to be reckoned with, especially when used as escort for capital ships. An Advent crew member feels at ease when she can sense the presence of a fleet of Defense Vessels guarding her flank.
Tactics[]
Like all flak frigates, the Defense Vessel is effective both at attacking enemy strike craft and at engaging targets with Light Armor, such as long range frigates. Although the flak frigates have very high listed DPS, the number listed is for when all 4 banks of the frigate are firing continuously (on the front, back, and sides). As such, flak frigates are generally most effective against enemy LRF when you move your Defense Vessels directly into the center of their formation so that all banks can fire. Due to repair cruisers and passive hull and shield regeneration, for the frigate to be effective, it should be in a large group of 20 or more (preferably 30 or so), else the spread-out distribution of damage can be a serious problem.
A large group of Defense Vessels will do immense amounts of damage against enemy LRF swarms in this manner, but be careful: to use the Defense Vessels most effectively requires a significant amount of micromanagement. In addition, they should probably be ordered to Hold Position so they don't stop attacking the enemy LRF and go chasing a stray enemy fighter squadron halfway across the gravity well.
However, against any target other than strike craft, light-armor frigates, or Corvettes, the Defense Vessel does next to no damage, even in large numbers. As such, to defend against the enemy from building an Orkulus on one of your planets, or to defend against enemy capital ships, one should usually build Defense Vessels in large numbers only when one already has the firepower to defend against starbases and capital ships.
Ship Type: | Frigate |
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Primary Role: | Anti-Fighter Escort |
Shield Power: | Medium |
Hull Points: | Very Low |
Armor Level: | Medium |
Armor Type: | Heavy |
Antimatter: | None |
Weapons: | 6 x Pulse Laser Turrets |
Crew Complement: | 375 |
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Development[]
The Defense Vessel underwent a few changes in Patch 1.04. Until the patch, it was found to not benefit from Laser Research Subjects, which was thankfully fixed. It also now requires 4 supply as opposed to 3, and its attack cooldown was reduced 45%; however, its damage had to be appropriately reduced, as well, to maintain the same DPS as it had prior.
TEC | |
Strike Craft: | TEC Fighter • TEC Bomber |
Corvettes: | Shriken Corvette (Loyalist) • Stilat Corvette (Rebel) |
Frigates: | Arcova Scout Frigate • Cobalt Light Frigate • Javelis LRM Frigate • Krosov Siege Frigate • Garda Flak Frigate • Protev Colony Frigate |
Cruisers: | Percheron Light Carrier • Hoshiko Robotics Cruiser • Cielo Command Cruiser • Kodiak Heavy Cruiser • Raloz Heavy Constructor • Ogrov Torpedo Cruiser • Neruda Envoy Cruiser |
Capital Ships: | Kol Battleship • Sova Carrier • Akkan Battlecruiser • Dunov Battlecruiser • Marza Dreadnought • Corsev Battlecruiser |
Titans: | Ankylon Titan (Loyalist) • Ragnarov Titan (Rebel) |
Starbase: | Argonev Star Base |
Advent | |
Strike Craft: | Advent Fighter • Advent Bomber |
Corvettes: | Acolyte Corvette (Loyalist) • Vespa Corvette (Rebel) |
Frigates: | Seeker Vessel • Disciple Vessel • Illuminator Vessel • Purge Vessel • Defense Vessel • Missionary Vessel |
Cruisers: | Aeria Drone Host • Iconus Guardian • Domina Subjugator • Destra Crusader • Talion Savior • Solanus Adjudicator • Herald Envoy |
Capital Ships: | Radiance Battleship • Revelation Battlecruiser • Progenitor Mothership • Halcyon Carrier • Rapture Battlecruiser • Discord Battleship |
Titans: | Coronata Titan (Loyalist) • Eradica Titan (Rebel) |
Starbase: | Transcencia Star Base |
Vasari | |
Strike Craft: | Vasari Fighter • Vasari Bomber |
Corvettes: | Tosurak Corvette (Loyalist) • Sulsurak Corvette (Rebel) |
Frigates: | Jikara Navigator • Ravastra Skirmisher • Kanrak Assailant • Karrastra Destructor • Junsurak Sentinel • Jarun Migrator |
Cruisers: | Lasurak Transporter • Stilakus Subverter • Serevun Overseer • Skarovas Enforcer • Sivuskras Ruiner • Voruntak Envoy |
Capital Ships: | Kortul Devastator • Skirantra Carrier • Jarrasul Evacuator • Antorak Marauder • Vulkoras Desolator • Rankulas Battleship |
Titans: | Vorastra Titan (Loyalist) • Kultorask Titan (Rebel) |
Starbase: | Orkulus Star Base |