Ion Cannon Frigate (Homeworld 2)

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Ion Cannon Frigate
Ship Information
Classification	Capital Ship
Purpose	Anti-Capital Ship
Ship Type	Frigate
RU Cost	700 RUs
Technical Information
Speed	150 m/s
Armaments	1 Ion Cannon
Usage
Eras	Homeworld 2 Era
Affiliation	Hiigaran

The Ion Cannon Frigate is an anti-Capital Ship frigate, built around a massive Ion Cannon, created by the Hiigarans. The ion cannon itself fires a single blue ion beam which can destroy capital ships in very few shots, and obliterate small strike craft in less than one shot if the target is still for enough time. The Ion Cannon Frigate was very similar to the older Ion Cannon Frigate used by the Kushan and was both cheap and powerful. Ion Cannon Frigates are designed to work under cover of Flak Frigates or Torpedo Frigates which gave anti-strike craft support, while the Ion Cannon Frigates were used to destroy Capital Ships and Frigates. Such groups were mobile and able to handle most tasks.

Sources

• Homeworld 2

Hiigaran Ships
Fighters	Scout	Interceptor	Bomber (Elite Bomber)		Gun Platform	Hiigaran Ion Platform
Corvettes	Gunship (Elite Gunship)		Pulsar Gunship	Minelayer Corvette		Mover
Frigates	Flak Frigate	Torpedo Frigate	Ion Cannon Frigate		Marine Frigate	Defense Field Frigate
Super Capital Ships	Destroyer	Carrier	Battlecruiser	Shipyard	Hiigaran Crew Transport	Progenitor Dreadnaught
Space Stations	Chimera Station			Tanis Station
Motherships	Pride of Hiigara
Non-Combat Ships	Target Drone	Resource Collector	Mobile Refinery	Probe	Proximity Sensor Probe	Sensor Distortion Probe
Other Non-Combat Ships	Khar-Toba