AI War:Autocannon Minipod

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Extremely fast cloaked ship with short-range rapid fire attack. Excellent against heavy targets, but weak to opposing fleet ships. Also known as the Autocannon Minipod.

Base Stats

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Ammo Type	Armor Type	Immunities	Damage Bonuses
Shell	Swarmer		3.2 Swarmer, 3.2 Turret, 3.2 Ultra-Heavy, 3.2 Structural

Mark	Ship Cap	Damage	Attack Range	Reload	Health	Armor	Speed	Engine Health	Single Ship DPS	Ship Cap DPS	Abilities
I	196	560	3,500	1 sec	54,600	0	188	100	560 dmg/sec	109,760 dmg/sec	Cloaking Armor Damage 3
II	176	1,120	3,500	1 sec	109,200	0	188	100	1,120 dmg/sec	197,120 dmg/sec	Cloaking Armor Damage 6
III	156	1,680	3,500	1 sec	163,800	0	188	100	1,680 dmg/sec	262,080 dmg/sec	Cloaking Armor Damage 9
IV	137	2,240	3,500	1 sec	218,400	0	188	100	2,240 dmg/sec	306,880 dmg/sec	Cloaking Armor Damage 12

Mark	Knowledge	Metal Cost	Crystal Cost	Total Cost	Energy Cost	Build Time	Cap Metal Cost	Cap Crystal Cost	Cap Total Cost	Cap Energy Cost	Ship Cap Build Time
I	--	140	20	160	24	00:00:02	27,440	3,920	31,360	4,704	00:06:32
II	2,500	280	40	320	50	00:00:03	49,280	7,040	56,320	8,800	00:08:48
III	6,000	560	80	640	50	00:00:05	87,360	12,480	99,840	7,800	00:13:00
IV	Adv Fac	840	120	960	50	00:00:07	115,080	16,440	131,520	6,850	00:15:59

Note: Autocannon does not have a Mark V version.

How to use in your fleet

Appears to be a cloaked Fighter, but on closer inspection comes with different bonuses and an interesting Armor damage attribute. Autocannon Minipods and Infiltrators are better styled as swarming Bombers with a cloak that pepper away at larger targets, instead of delivering their damage in one payload. When comparing to Bombers, however, realize the minipods have traded their Heavy and Artillery bonuses for Turret and Swarmer bonuses. Turret is a hull type that AI haven't used for years and is one of the things that makes it more dangerous in the hands of the AI then in yours.

The shot damage is so low that they will do minimum damage against the more armored ships such as Bombers, at least until the Armor damage scratches away the protection, which doesn't take long during concentrated fire but is nearly useless when spread out. A cap of MK Is at 196 ship cap will do 600 armor damage/second to a single target. As a point of reference a Core Starship has 2500 armor and can be very dangerous to your fleet. It will have no armor in 5 seconds against a cap of MK Is. This means that they're much more effective being micro'd against large deadly targets than trying to use them scattered amongst your fleet.

As a cloaked assault unit with very high speed, these ships will chase down enemies for you and make easier work of neutering - although don't expect them to act well alone, they can be extremely fragile and will require heavy micro for highly effective use. Remember to low-power them during transit so they don't drop their cloaks. Their sheer numbers are better for screening and softening up targets before the rest of your fleet engages when not microing them.

How to counter when in the AI fleet

For as long as you keep your turrets out of range, these ships are merely another nuisance to destroy. The AI doesn't take enough advantage of combined arms for these to be a thread. While Tachyon Beam Emitter (Stealth)s are recommended, unlocking Decloakers is optional.

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