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Smart Missile Frigate (HW3)
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Classification
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Purpose
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Anti-Capital Ship
Anti-Strike Craft |
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Ship Type
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Missile Frigate
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RU Cost
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900 RUs
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Speed
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220 m/s
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Armaments
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3 x Smart Missiles
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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: 900 RUs
- Build Time: 35s
- Unit Cap: 15 Campaign (capture only), 15 Skirmish
- Hitpoints: 18000
- Main Engine Max Speed: 220
- Rotation Max Speed: 28
- Relative Mass: 10000
- Primary Sensor Range: 5000
- Visual Range: 1000
- Retaliation Range: 2150
- Abilities:
- Missile Thrust Boost: Drastically increase max targeting range at severe cost to engine output. Cooldown 3.
In-Game Description[]
High-damage, long-range, backline sniper.
Strong vs. large, slow-moving opponents.
Weak vs. Strikecraft, fast and single-target, damage-based opponents.
"Fatal"-class Frigates seem to be a dedicated, long-range bombardment vessel designed to operate far behind the point of contact in a battle, or in conjunction with close escorts to handle enemy Strikecraft attacks.
War Games Artifacts[]
- Smart Missile Frigate Penetrator Pattern: Increases Smart Missile Frigate damage by 75% and speed by 25%. Reduces vision range by 25%. Enables Penetrator Upgrades.
- Penetrator Upgrade, Focus: Increases Smart Missile Frigate damage by 25%. Reduces splash damage radius by 33%.
- Penetrator Upgrade, Ferocity: Increases Smart Missile Frigate damage by 25%. Reduces weapon range by 20%.
- Penetrator Upgrade, Force: Increases Smart Missile Frigate speed by 25% and damage by 10%. Reduces rate of fire by 10%.
- Smart Missile Frigate Shrapnel Pattern: Increases Smart Missile Frigate splash damage radius by 200% and weapon range by 33%. Reduces speed by 15%. Enables Shrapnel Upgrades.
- Shrapnel Upgrade, Area: Increases Smart Missile Frigate splash damage radius by 33%. Decreases health by 25%.
- Shrapnel Upgrade, Reach: Increases Smart Missile Frigate weapon range and vision range by 25%. Reduces damage by 10%.
- Shrapnel Upgrade, Surveil: Increases Smart Missile Frigate vision range by 25%. Reduces rate of fire by 10%.
Analysis[]
The counterpart to the Hiigaran Torpedo Frigate. Compared to them the Fatal is slightly tougher, but has proven to have a very difficult time hitting Strike Craft and sometimes even Frigates that are moving fast enough perpendicular to their missile path. But beyond that these are very dangerous frigates that threaten even Destroyers and Battlecruisers.
Note, they have a rather evasive flight pattern. They will constantly try to keep at their maximum effective weapon range, so if their current target is flying towards them they will fly backwards to try and keep distance, potentially moving them away from the protection of the rest of your fleet. As an enemy, this is also one of their most dangerous aspects since they are typically faster than their intended targets, so without supplemental support from Strike Craft heavier ships are in severe danger from them.
In the War Games, its usefulness is rather limited given how few of these you will ever see (and therefore capture), and compared to other Frigates the Incarnate Fleet can build you would be better off choosing one more guaranteed to hit Strike Craft.