AI War:Bulletproof Fighter
| This page is up to date for game version 5.025 and should still be correct |
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Standard fighters upgraded with armor that repels all shell-based fire. |
Base Stats
| Ammo Type | Armor Type | Immunities | Damage Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell | Light | Shell Ammo Being Insta-Killed | 2.4 Medium, 2.4 Close-Combat, 5 Polycrystal |
| Mark | Ship Cap | Damage | Attack Range | Reload | Health | Armor | Speed | Engine Health | Single Ship DPS | Ship Cap DPS | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 88 | 6,500 | 5,200 | 4 sec | 224,000 | 600 | 76 | 300 | 1,625 dmg/sec | 143,000 dmg/sec | Armor Piercing 750 |
| II | 79 | 13,000 | 5,200 | 4 sec | 448,000 | 1,200 | 76 | 300 | 3,250 dmg/sec | 256,750 dmg/sec | Armor Piercing 1,500 |
| III | 70 | 19,500 | 5,200 | 4 sec | 672,000 | 1,800 | 76 | 300 | 4,875 dmg/sec | 341,250 dmg/sec | Armor Piercing 2,250 |
| IV | 61 | 26,000 | 5,200 | 4 sec | 896,000 | 2,400 | 76 | 300 | 6,500 dmg/sec | 396,500 dmg/sec | Armor Piercing 3,000 |
| V | 44 | 32,500 | 5,200 | 4 sec | 1,120,000 | 3,000 | 76 | 300 | 8,125 dmg/sec | 357,500 dmg/sec | Armor Piercing 3,750 |
| 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 | -- | 800 | 100 | 900 | 50 | 00:00:07 | 70,400 | 8,800 | 79,200 | 4,400 | 00:10:16 |
| II | 2,500 | 1,600 | 200 | 1,800 | 100 | 00:00:14 | 126,400 | 15,800 | 142,200 | 7,900 | 00:18:26 |
| III | 6,000 | 3,200 | 400 | 3,600 | 100 | 00:00:27 | 224,000 | 28,000 | 252,000 | 7,000 | 00:31:30 |
| IV | Adv Fac | 4,800 | 600 | 5,400 | 100 | 00:00:40 | 292,800 | 36,600 | 329,400 | 6,100 | 00:40:40 |
| V | Core Fab | 6,400 | 800 | 7,200 | 100 | 00:00:54 | 281,600 | 35,200 | 316,800 | 4,400 | 00:39:36 |
How to use in your fleet
On the surface, bullet-proof fighters are stronger Fighter cousins with immunity to fighter weaponry. They will win in an equal engagement against most short-ranged fleet ships - shell ammunition is oddly rather common (including some paralysis and reclamation ship-types, which nullifies their specials) so the bullet-proof property is of more use that one might first realize. On top of this, Immunity to insta-kill means you can send these ships to planets with an ion-cannon safely.
The price tag is comparatively higher - you pay for what you get. At the 5.02x state of balance, it's a bargain.
How to counter when in the AI fleet
For all of its benefits, the bulletproof fighter same the same counters - it does not fare much better against missiles from Missile Frigates and MLRS Turrets. One could easily decrease the amount of shell-based weaponry in his arsenal, and the bullet-proof is reduced to merely another glorified fighter to blow to smithereens.
Notably, GUDare suggests the use of Teleport Leeches to reclaim a whole bunch - bulletproofs are immune to themselves. :) As leech starships and parasites use shell-weaponry, Botnet Golems is the other option.
