Claw Fighter Wing

Claw Fighter Wing
Designation	Fighter
Logistical Data
Ordnance points	8
Fighters in wing	5
Crew per fighter	1
Combat Performance
Base replacement time (seconds)	8
Combat speed	275
Formation	CLAW
Maximum engagement range	4000
Weapons	1x Ion Cannon (High Delay)
Hull mods	No Weapon Flux
Hull integrity	300
Armor	25
Shield type	Omni Shield
Shield arc	160
Shield upkeep/sec	0
Flux/damage	1
Flux capacity	150
Flux dissipation	50
Advanced Stats
Mass	20
Attack run range	300
Acceleration	350
Deceleration	300
Max turn rate	120
Turn acceleration	240

	Nimble and equipped with a low-grade shield generator, the Claw is primarily a support fighter. The EMP damage it deals is temporarily crippling to poorly-shielded targets, but it's incapable of dealing much permanent damage on its own.
–In-Game Description

Notes

As stipulated in its flavor text, the Claw acts as a hard-counter to many Low Tech vessels which lack shield coverage to protect themselves from the masses of Ion Cannons from all angles. This can lead to highly beneficial flameouts on enemy engines, or disable problematic weapon mounts- in either case crippling the enemy vessel so that your main fleet can engage it in (relative) safety. Claws are quite agile, and this allows them to evade many kinds of point defence. Noticeably, they don't inflict much in the way of hull damage whatsoever, which necessitates support from vessels which are capable of inflicting the necessary damage to punch through armour. As such, Claws work excellently when paired with a fleet which is able to capitalize on the openings they provide; however their purpose remains situational and requires far more forethought than, say, just throwing more Broadswords at an enemy until their shields overflux.

Change History

0.9

• Replaced Ion Cannon with Ion Cannon (High Delay) that has a significantly lower rate of fire

0.8a

• reworked

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