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Missile Frigate (HW3)
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Classification
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Purpose
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Anti-Strike Craft
Anti-Corvette |
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Ship Type
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Assault Frigate
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RU Cost
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950 RUs
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Speed
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230 m/s
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Armaments
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2 x "Blizzard" Cluster Missile Launcher
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Eras
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Homeworld 3 Era
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Affiliation
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Incarnate
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Full Attributes[]
- Cost: 950 RUs
- Build Time: 35s
- Unit Cap: 15 Campaign (capture only), 15 Skirmish
- Hitpoints: 22000
- Main Engine Max Speed: 220
- Rotation Max Speed: 30
- Relative Mass: 10000
- Primary Sensor Range: 5000
- Visual Range: 1000
- Retaliation Range: 2150
- Abilities:
- Volley Fire: Fires a powerful cluster of missiles at the target. Cooldown 45.
In-Game Description[]
Effective anti-swarm and Anti-Strikecraft Frigate.
Strong vs. Strikecraft and formations.
Weak vs. long-range, single-target, damage-based opponents.
The "Feral"-class Missile Frigate seems to be a dedicated escort platform designed to bring down large wings of high-speed Strikecraft before they can harm "Forger" and "Fatal"-class Frigates.
War Games Artifacts[]
- Missile Frigate Fusillade Pattern: Increases Missile Frigate weapon range by 50% and damage by 50%. Reduces speed by 10%. Enables Fusillade upgrades.
- Fusillade Upgrade, Outflank: Increases Missile Frigate weapon range by 50%. Reduces speed by 20%.
- Fusillade Upgrade, Suppress: Increases Missile Frigate rate of fire by 10% and splash damage radius by 100%. Reduces damage by 10%.
- Fusillade Upgrade, Salvo: Increases Missile Frigate rate of fire by 10%. Reduces speed by 10%. Enables passive self-repair.
- Missile Frigate Phalanx Pattern: Increases Missile Frigate hit points by 75% and damage by 50%. Reduces weapon range by 15%. Enables Phalanx Upgrades.
- Phalanx Upgrade, Persistence: Increases Missile Frigate hit points by 10%. Enables passive self-repair.
- Phalanx Upgrade, Outmanoeuvre: Increases Missile Frigate speed by 25%. Reduces weapon range by 10% and splash damage radius by 20%.
- Phalanx Upgrade, Outnumber: Increases Missile Frigate pop cap by 2. Decreases damage by 10%.
Analysis[]
The counterpart to the Hiigaran Suppression Frigate. Note, while the in-game stat blocks and Compendium state this ship is also equipped with a SHEL Mk12 High Yield Torpedo which is found on some anti-capital units this is an error; the Missile Frigate only fires its anti-strike cluster missiles. Compared to the Suppression Frigate the Feral is a bit more effective. However, it is very vulnerable to heavy weaponry from anti-Capital ship vessels.
In the War Games, you do have the option of capturing some of these and they can help with anti-strike firepower. However even with artifacts they are not a very effective vessel.