Ships

Ships are the basic unit of attack in Starfleet Commander. They require a Shipyard for building.

Ship Descriptions

Utility Ships
Shadow Probe: Extremely fast probe used to spy on foreign worlds for tactical purposes. Probe is destroyed on use, but provides a complete espionage report regardless of the target's espionage tech level. (All universes)	Genesis Class Solar Satellite: Power-providing ship that produces energy more efficiently than the Helios. Although stationary and easily destroyed in a raid, it has a 70% chance of regenerating. (All universes)	Hermes Class Probe: Extremely fast probe used primarily to spy on foreign worlds for tactical purposes. (All universes) Requires: 3 3 2
Helios Class Solar Satellite: Power-providing ship. It is stationary and easily destroyed in a raid. (All universes) Requires: 1	Zagreus Class Recycler: Used for collecting debris left behind in battle. Faster than the Dionysus. Send these on a harvest mission and you can collect the resources that float in debris fields around planets after battles. (All universes) Requires: 2 3 3	Dionysus Class Recycler: Used for collecting debris left behind in battle. Has a larger capacity and uses less fuel than a Zagreus. Send these on a harvest mission and you can collect the resources that float in debris fields around planets after battles. (All universes) Requires: 4 6 2
Gaia Class Colony Ship: Used for colonizing new worlds. When sent to an empty planet spot, it will create a new world on which you can develop new mines and buildings, and deploy ships. (All universes) Requires: 4 3	Triton Class Recycler: When sent into battle, this ship—if it survives—can recover a destroyed ship from the wreckage of that battle. (human) Requires: 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 10 8 6
Transport Ships (All universes; human)
Atlas Class Cargo: A cargo ship, for hauling resources between planets or from raids. You begin the game with one of these ships. Upgrades to Pulse Drive when you research level 5, after which it is the fastest cargo ship. Requires: 2 2	Hercules Class Cargo: An upgrade to the Atlas with better shield, hull, and cargo capacity. However, it is slower than the upgraded Atlas Class. Requires: 4 6	Carmanor Class Cargo: The largest freight ship in the Universe. It's slower than the Atlas or Hercules but has the largest cargo capacity, making it ideal for moving large amounts of resources. Requires: 6 10 4
Charon Class Transport: The only ship approved for civilian and droid transport. Each one is capable of ferrying six between your worlds. Requires: 3 2 2
Starfighters
Artemis Class Fighter: A basic assault unit. It is cheap, light, and dependable, and is the first attack ship that most commanders will build. (All universes; human) Requires: 1 1	Apollo Class Fighter: An upgrade of the Artemis Class that uses a Pulse Drive in place of a Jet Drive allowing for greater firepower and defenses. (All universes except Conquest; human) Requires: 3 2 2	Empusa Class Fighter: Small but powerful assault unit. Its pilots are trained to perform kamikaze missions to inflict massive amounts of damage on enemy ships. (Nova; Krug) Requires: 3 4 2
Erebus Class Fighter: Lightweight fighter with a heavyweight weapons system. During combat the Erebus will fire three times per round, ignoring all shields and directly striking the hull of the ships and defenses of your enemies. (Conquest; Seekers) Requires: 3 4 2
Mantus Class Fighter: Krug fighter. (Krug)	Vortex Class Fighter: Urcath fighter. (Urcath)	Magnon Class Fighter: Seekers fighter. (Seekers)
Light Capital Warships
Curetes Class Cruiser: a defensive style of ship. It is designed to absorb large hits. While it has limited offense, its high shields and the fact that nothing rapid fires against it make it able to withstand large amounts of fire, making it a great addition to your fleet. (Nova; Conquest; Urcath) Requires: 4 4 1 4	Poseidon Class Cruiser: features around three times the defensive capability and twice the weaponry as the Apollo Class, in addition to being one of the fastest ships in the universe. (All universes; human) Requires: 5 4 2
Medium Capital Warships
Athena Class Battleship: Many commanders utilize the Athena class as the principal ship for their fleets. Excellent defenses, strong weapons, and fast cruising speed make it a difficult ship to fight against. (All universes; human) Requires: 7 4	Hades Class Battleship: With high speed, large cargo, heavy hull, and rapid fire versus many ships, the Hades Class is the optimal choice for heavy fleet versus fleet combat. (All universes; Krug) Requires: 8 5 5 12
Heavy Capital Warships
Prometheus Class Destroyer: This is the largest battle ship in the universe, exceeded in power only by the much slower Zeus and Thanatos Classes. It packs massive firepower and can be used to smash through enemy defenses. (All universes; human) Requires: 9 5 6	Thanatos Class Destroyer: The Thanatos, a massive assault unit rivaled only by the Zeus, is able to make quick work of both enemy fleets and defenses. (Nova; Conquest; Krug) Requires: 11 9 8 8 7 11 10 10
Other Warships
Ares Class Bomber: A specialized ship used to demolish enemy planetary defenses. However, this ship is weaker in ship versus ship combat, due its lack of Rapid Fire vs ships. (All universes; Urcath) Requires: 8 5 6	Hephaestus Class Attack Platform: The Hephaestus Class Attack Platform is the latest in planetary assault technology. It can be deployed into orbit in a solar system and act as a mobile base for your fleet. (All universes; Urcath) Requires: 13 3 10 12 12 12 8 9	Pallas Class Bomber: The Pallas is a specialized assault unit meant for disabling enemy mine fields and hammering opposing defenses. It's not very effective against enemy fighters, but is able to quickly neutralize mines so that they cause minimal damage. (Nova; Seekers) Requires: 4 3 5
Zeus Class: This is the heaviest assault ship. Its massive firepower is unrivaled. (All universes; Seekers) Requires: 12 11 9 9 8 14 11 12

Base Ship Specifications

Ship	Hull Rating	Shield Rating	Weapons Rating	Cargo Capacity	Base Speed	Hydrogen Use
Apollo Class	850	25	150	100	10,000	75
Ares Class	7,500	500	1,000	500	4,000	1000
Artemis Class	400	10	50	50	12,500	20
Athena Class	6,000	200	1,000	1,500	10,000	500
Atlas Class	400	10	5	5,000	5,000	20
Carmanor Class	3,600	100	10	125,000	4,000	120
Charon Class	800	25	1	100	10,000	20
Curetes Class	400	1,800	100	250	12,000	25
Dionysus Class	1,600	10	1	20,000	2,000	300
Empusa Class	50	1	1,250	25	17,500	10
Gaia Class	3,000	100	50	7,500	2,500	1000
Hades Class	7,000	400	700	750	10,000	250
Hephaestus Class	4,000,000	150,000	0	1,000,000,000	90	450,000
Hercules Class	1,200	25	5	25,000	7,500	50
Hermes Class	100	0	0	5	100,000,000	1
Pallas Class	3,750	250	500	250	6,000	1,000
Poseidon Class	2,700	50	400	800	15,000	300
Prometheus Class	11,000	500	2,000	2,000	5,000	1000
Shadow Probe	160	0	0	5	100,000,000	1
Thanatos Class	255,000	10,000	20,000	200,000	1,000	750
Zagreus Class	800	5	1	5,000	3,500	400
Zeus Class	900,000	50,000	200,000	1,000,000	100	1

Ship Requirements

Ship	Ore	Crystal	Hydrogen	Shipyard Level	Foundry Level	Research
Apollo Class	6,000	2,500	0	3	-	Armor Pulse	2 2
Ares Class	50,000	25,000	15,000	8	-	Plasma Pulse	5 6
Artemis Class	3,000	1,000	0	1	-	Jet	1
Athena Class	45,000	15,000	0	7	-	Warp	4
Atlas Class	2,000	2,000	0	2	-	Jet	2
Carmanor Class	18,000	18,000	0	6	-	Jet Expedition	10 4
Charon Class	4,000	4,000	1,000	3	-	Armor Pulse	2 2
Curetes Class	2,000	2,000	10,000	4	-	Jet Shield Particle	4 4 1
Dionysus Class	10,000	6,000	2,000	4	-	Jet Shield	6 2
Empusa Class	500	0	5,000	3	-	Jet Weapons	4 2
Gaia Class	10,000	20,000	10,000	4	-	Pulse	3
Hades Class	30,000	40,000	15,000	8	-	FTL Laser Warp	5 12 5
Helios Class	0	2,000	500	1	-
Hercules Class	6,000	6,000	0	4	-	Jet	6
Hermes Class	0	1,000	0	3	-	Espionage Jet	2 3
Hephaestus Class	20,000,000	20,000,000	10,000,000	13	3	Armor Expedition Particle Shield Warp Weapons	12 8 10 12 9 12
Pallas Class	25,000	7,500	2,500	4	-	Pulse Laser	3 5
Poseidon Class	20,000	7,000	2,000	5	-	Particle Pulse	2 4
Prometheus Class	60,000	50,000	15,000	9	-	FTL Warp	5 6
Thanatos Class	1,750,000	800,000	100,000	11	-	AI Energy FTL Laser Particle Warp Weapons	10 9 8 11 9 7 10
Zagreus Class	5,000	3,000	1,000	2	-	Jet Energy	3 3
Zeus Class	5,000,000	4,000,000	1,000,000	12	-	AI Energy FTL Laser Plasma Warp Weapons	12 11 9 14 9 8 11

Rapid Fire Table

This does not include rapid fire against defenses, only ships. For rapid fire against defenses, see: Defenses

Note: Genesis & Helios Satellites, Shadow probes excluded below because they offer no offense or defense capabilities.

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	x5					x5
	x5					x5
	x5		x3			x5
	x5					x5
	x5
	x5					x5
	x5
	x5					x5
	x5	x6				x5														x3
	x5					x5
	x5					x5
	x5					x5
	x5		x3	x4		x5	x3			x4	x2	x7								x2
	x5					x5								x2
	x1250	x200	x250	x100	x500	x1250	x250	x250	x250	x33	x125	x30	x25	x15	x5					x150	x500	x2
NOVA
	x5					x5
	x5					x5
	x250	x50	x50	x20	x100	x250	x50	x50	x50	x7	x25	x6	x5	x3	x2		x2			x30	x100

Ship Engine Types

There are three types of engines currently in use in the Starfleet Universe, the Jet Drive Engine, the Pulse Drive Engine, and the Warp Drive Engine.

Note: Of the three drive types described, only Pulse and Warp are even vaguely interstellar in nature, and Pulse drive would, in reality, only be of use in so-called "generation" ships, which literally take a lifetime to reach the nearest stars. Hence Warp drive is really the only one of these drives which should properly operate within the time-frames suggested by the game.

The Jet Drive Engine

Main article: Jet Drive

The ancient Jet Drive Engine ignites a combustible gas and use the resulting thrust to move ships. While new advances have continually increased their efficiency, they are, on the whole, a relatively slow method of transportation. Still they are cheap and effective for units that don't require the advanced speed afforded by Pulse and Warp drives.

Ships using the Jet Drive Engine Type:

• Atlas Class (upgradable to Pulse Drive Engine)
• Artemis Class
• Carmanor Class
• Curetes Class (only in Nova)
• Dionysus Class
• Empusa Class (only in Nova)
• Hercules Class
• Hermes Class
• Zagreus Class

The Pulse Drive Engine

Main article: Pulse Drive

The Pulse Drive Engine is an evolution of the Jet Drive Engine. Instead of igniting a stream of gas, it uses a series of nuclear explosions (pulses) to generate considerable thrust. This engine type is used on larger and faster ships instead of the Jet Drive Engines.

Ships using the Pulse Drive Engine:

• Apollo Class
• Ares Class (upgradable to Warp Drive Engine)
• Atlas Class (once upgraded)
• Charon Class
• Gaia Class
• Pallas Class (only in Nova)
• Poseidon Class

The Warp Drive Engine

Main article: Warp Drive

The Warp Drive Engine is the pinnacle of transportation technology. It uses magnetism to reshape the space-time continuum around it, allowing ships to move at faster-than-light speeds.

Ships using the Warp Drive Engine:

• Ares Class (once upgraded)
• Athena Class
• Hades Class
• Hephaestus Class
• Prometheus Class
• Thanatos Class (only in Nova)
• Zeus Class

See Also

• Defenses
• Distance
• Fuel
• Speed
• Rapid Fire
• Missions