AI War:Zenith Chameleon
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Midrange bomber that takes on the appearance of junk, and is unassailable, when not moving. Part of the Zenith Fleet |
Base Stats
| Ship Cap | Ammo Type | Armor Type | Immunities | Damage Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | Energy Bomb | Close-Combat | 2.4 Heavy, 2.4 Neutron, 2.4 Ultra-Heavy, 2.4 Structural |
| Mark | Damage | Attack Range | Reload | Health | Armor | Speed | Engine Health | Single Ship DPS | Ship Cap DPS | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 16,200 | 7,000 | 12 sec | 206,000 | 300 | 76 | 800 | 1,350 dmg/sec | 129,600 dmg/sec | |
| II | 32,400 | 7,000 | 12 sec | 414,000 | 600 | 76 | 800 | 2,700 dmg/sec | 259,200 dmg/sec | |
| III | 48,800 | 7,000 | 12 sec | 620,000 | 900 | 76 | 800 | 4,067 dmg/sec | 390,400 dmg/sec | |
| IV | 65,200 | 7,000 | 12 sec | 828,000 | 1,200 | 76 | 800 | 5,433 dmg/sec | 521,600 dmg/sec | |
| V | 81,600 | 7,000 | 12 sec | 1,030,000 | 1,500 | 76 | 800 | 6,800 dmg/sec | 652,800 dmg/sec |
| 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 | -- | 1,000 | 400 | 1,400 | 50 | 00:00:09 | 96,000 | 38,400 | 134,400 | 4,800 | 00:14:24 |
| II | 2,500 | 2,000 | 800 | 2,800 | 100 | 00:00:17 | 192,000 | 76,800 | 268,800 | 9,600 | 00:27:12 |
| III | 6,000 | 4,000 | 1,600 | 5,600 | 100 | 00:00:34 | 384,000 | 153,600 | 537,600 | 9,600 | 00:54:24 |
| IV | Adv Fac | 6,000 | 2,400 | 8,400 | 100 | 00:00:50 | 576,000 | 230,400 | 806,400 | 9,600 | 01:20:00 |
| V | Core Fab | 8,000 | 3,200 | 11,200 | 100 | 00:01:07 | 576,000 | 307,200 | 1,075,200 | 9,600 | 01:47:12 |
How to use in your fleet
Zenith Chameleon are pseudo-cloaked ships: the description 'appearance of junk' translates into a modified version of cloak that switches on a couple of seconds after stopping. This places Chameleons as ambush ships. Unfortunately, the utility of such a function is limited to allowing Chameleons to fire upon the enemy first in defense. Furthermore, as they do not re-cloak after firing (or indeed whenever enemy ships are in-range) this "appearance of junk" business is itself a bit of garbage. A Chameleon finds itself to be a mid-range Bomber in a different hull.
How to counter when in the AI fleet
Usually, ships in AI waves never stop moving or attacking, so Fighters alone make a decent counter. Chameleons have no immunities and much lower armor than bombers, so can be stopped by many types of defenses.
Note: A chameleon that is cloaked in this way cannot actually be uncloaked by Tachyon beams or any other tachyon weapons. The "surprise"-element is therefore assured until they move.
