CLASS: Corvette
MISSION: Ressurection of starships and capturing vessels
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Very good
ARMOUR: 1523
PRIMARY WEAPON: EMP turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: -
TERTIARY WEAPON: -

Extremely useful units, they are able to rebuild a starship from the wrecks scattered around after a battle. Groups of them can also paralyze active starships and capture them.

CLASS: Drone Frigate
MISSION: Heavy duty anti-fighter defence
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Good
ARMOUR: 3950
PRIMARY WEAPON: 75Mw Pulse turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 75Mw Pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 75Mw Pulse turret

This ship serves as the control centre for it's 3 drones. Each drone is armed with an upgraded anti-fighter gun equipped with greater cooling systems, reducing the interval between firing.

CLASS: Frigate
MISSION: To destroy capital ships
ACCELERATION: Fair
AGILITY: Very good
ARMOUR: 3003
PRIMARY WEAPON: Photon cannon
SECONDARY WEAPON: -
TERTIARY WEAPON: -

Basically a flying gun, groups of these vessels are positively deadly against larger starships and to a lesser extent, starbases. Their cloaking device enables them to strike first and to slip away afterwards.

CLASS: Destroyer
MISSION: General purpose attack and escort
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Fair
ARMOUR: 4600
PRIMARY WEAPON: 450Mw Pulse turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 300Mw Pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 50Mw Pulse turret

With good all-round firepower and excellent armour, these ships are useful for any sort of mission.

MAJESTIC

ENERGY: 26701
METAL: 2523
BUILDTIME: 45212

CLASS: Escort destroyer
MISSION: Escorting capital ships against attack
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Fair
ARMOUR: 5750
PRIMARY WEAPON: Ion bolt turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 450Mw Pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: -

ARM's best starship against medium craft, this sturdy vessel is able to travel with capital ships and offer excellent long and short range cover.

ELDRITCH

ENERGY: 35701
METAL: 2623
BUILDTIME: 49212

CLASS: EMP destroyer
MISSION: Disabling medium ships
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Fair
ARMOUR: 5750
PRIMARY WEAPON: Heavy EMP cannon
SECONDARY WEAPON: 450Mw Pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: -

Good for disabling enemy weapons, defences, and starships, this vessel makes an excellent escort for capital ships. It's EMP cannon can affect your own craft too, so use with caution.

CLASS: Light Cruiser
MISSION: Long range attack
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Fair
ARMOUR: 6400
PRIMARY WEAPON: Twin Ion bolt launchers
SECONDARY WEAPON: 450Mw Pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 450Mw Pulse turret

The backbone of the ARM Starnavy. Able to knock down large targets at long range, but vulnerable up close.

EXETER

ENERGY: 41708
METAL: 5423
BUILDTIME: 59212

CLASS: Heavy cruiser
MISSION: Light assault and anti-ship operations
ACCELERATION: Fair
AGILITY: Fair
ARMOUR: 7800
PRIMARY WEAPON: 600Mw Pulse cannon turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 450Mw Pulse cannon turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 450Mw Pulse cannon turret

With far better armour than a light cruiser, this ship also features armament better suited to the assault role.

CLASS: Fleet support ship
MISSION: Auto-repair of all starships
ACCELERATION: Poor
AGILITY: Very poor
ARMOUR: 5000
PRIMARY WEAPON: -
SECONDARY WEAPON: -
TERTIARY WEAPON: -

Also able to repair structures and assist construction, this extremely useful ship serves mainly as a mobile repair bay for fighter craft and starships. It carries it's own pocket fusion reactor, 3 metal makers, along with ample storage space for both resources.

CLASS: Stardrive module
MISSION: Rapid deployment of large starships
ACCELERATION: Excellent
AGILITY: Very good
ARMOUR: 4200
PRIMARY WEAPON: -
SECONDARY WEAPON: -
TERTIARY WEAPON: -

Basically a high-speed carrier, the Velocity's role is to transport battleships and other capital ships into (and out of) combat at incredible speed. Successful use of these ships opens up a whole new area of tactics. See the Using the Stardrive Module section for more details on how to use these unique units.

CLASS: Communication ship
MISSION: Co-ordination of fleet targeting systems and radar
ACCELERATION: Fair
AGILITY: Poor
ARMOUR: 8000
PRIMARY WEAPON: 50Mw Pulse cannon turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 50Mw Pulse cannon turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 50Mw Pulse cannon turret

Although expensive, it usefulness cannot be ignored. Basically a flying version of the targeting array, it enables all weapons to fire as soon as targets come within firing and radar range.

LONGBOW

ENERGY: 96600
METAL: 9750
BUILDTIME: 103570

CLASS: Guided missile cruiser
MISSION: Long range bombardment and anti-ship Ops
ACCELERATION: Fair
AGILITY: Fair
ARMOUR: 12000
PRIMARY WEAPON: Tactical nuclear missile system
SECONDARY WEAPON: 600Mw Pulse cannon turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 600Mw Pulse cannon turret

Armed with a rack of 16 tactical nukes, this ship is absolutely deadly - until it's missiles run out. It replenishes it's arsenal very slowly, making this unit ideal for initial base bombardment before pulling out to await reloading.

CLASS: Battlecruiser
MISSION: Raiding and skirmishing ops.
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Fair
ARMOUR: 15320
PRIMARY WEAPON: Photon cannon turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 600Mw pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 600Mw pulse turret

Like it's CORE equivelant, this vessel is excellent for high speed raids on enemy positions and engaging enemy fleets in lightning strikes. Although they have far less armour than a geniune battleship, their higher top speed makes up for this.

CLASS: Battleship
MISSION: Assault and anti-ship operations
ACCELERATION: Poor
AGILITY: Poor
ARMOUR: 30520
PRIMARY WEAPON: Photon cannon turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 600Mw pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 600Mw pulse turret

A powerful warship that is worth every resource point, it is more agile than the Broadside dreadnought and it's photon cannon has a slightly better range.

CLASS: Dreadnought
MISSION: Assault and anti-ship operations
ACCELERATION: Very poor
AGILITY: Very Poor
ARMOUR: 34396
PRIMARY WEAPON: 750Mw pulse turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 750Mw pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: 750Mw pulse turret

For sheer firepower, there is nothing to compare with this ship. Incredibly slow and expensive, it is able to withstand extreme punishment and still keep fighting.

CLASS: Orbital Defence System
MISSION: Patrol (short range)
ACCELERATION: Good
AGILITY: Good
ARMOUR: 4350
PRIMARY WEAPON: 600Mw Pulse turret
SECONDARY WEAPON: 600Mw Pulse turret
TERTIARY WEAPON: -

The most heavily armed of the defence sattelites, this unit can take on anything up to cruisers with confidence.