AI War:Space Plane

Cloaked fighter excellent for bypassing enemy defenses (such as mines and tractor beams), with special onboard radar-dampening equipment that makes it impossible for ships to hit it if they are beyond a certain range from the plane.

Base Stats

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Ship Cap	Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
344	Laser	Ultra-Light	Area Damage Tractor Beams Mines	3.2 Light, 3.2 Heavy, 3.2 Ultra-Heavy, 3.2 Polycrystal

Mark	Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Ship Cap HP	Abilities
I	36	5,500	9 sec	146	0	108	200	4 dmg/sec	1,376 dmg/sec	50,224	Cloaking Radar Dampening Range 3,000
II	72	6,000	9 sec	293	0	108	200	8 dmg/sec	2,752 dmg/sec	100,792	Cloaking Radar Dampening Range 3,000
III	108	6,500	9 sec	439	0	108	200	12 dmg/sec	4,128 dmg/sec	151,016	Cloaking Radar Dampening Range 3,000
IV	144	7,000	9 sec	585	0	108	200	16 dmg/sec	5,504 dmg/sec	201,240	Cloaking Radar Dampening Range 3,000
V	178	7,500	9 sec	730	0	108	200	20 dmg/sec	6,804 dmg/sec	251,120	Cloaking Radar Dampening Range 3,000

Mark	Knowledge	Metal Cost	Crystal Cost	Total Cost	Energy Cost	Build Time	Cap Metal Cost	Cap Crystal Cost	Cap Total Cost	Cap Energy Cost	Cap Build Time
I	--	150	150	300	58	00:00:02	25,800	25,800	51,600	9,976	00:05:44
II	2,500	300	300	600	116	00:00:03	51,600	51,600	103,200	19,952	00:08:36
III	4,000	600	600	1,200	116	00:00:05	103,200	103,200	206,400	19,952	00:14:20
IV	Adv Fac	900	900	1,800	116	00:00:08	154,800	154,800	309,600	19,952	00:22:56
V	Core Fab	1,200	1,200	2,400	116	00:00:10	206,400	206,400	412,800	19,952	00:28:40

How to use in your fleet

In the balance between Raiders, Raptors and Space Planes, the planes are the most extreme example of a glass cannon. For as long as you keep them out of tachyon coverage and out of range, they will inflict much general pain - on Fighters, Bombers, and on some of the things that Bombers excel at. Because their attack range exceeds their radar dampening range, they can attack unsupported Guard Posts and other stationary targets with complete impunity. Space Planes are immune to tractor beams and thus good for chasing down Tractor Guardians and Spire Tractor Platforms that kidnap your ships. Upgrades increase range, helping you keep your Space Planes alive longer.

Unike most raiders, Space Planes are not effectively countered by Missile Frigates as they find it difficult to get into radar dampening range. If you don't watch them, however, they aren't likely to escape on their own - set up auto-kiting in the controls to >3000. Thankfully Space Planes are not expensive to replace, as you will need to do so semi-regularly.

How to counter when in the AI fleet

If allowed to disperse throughout your systems, Space Planes will be hard to root out. Establishing tachyon coverage and gravity turrets will make everything a cake-walk, so it's important not to neglect your basics whenever you expand.

If you're having trouble tracking down everything, here is a forum list of things that ignore radar dampening: Sniper Turret, Spider Turret, Railgun modules (on Spire Destroyers and larger), Counter-Spy and Ion Cannon.

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