Heavy Hydra

Boron Heavy Hydra Class M6+ Heavy Corvette Buy: Queens Knight @ 25,382,467 Cr Speed (Min-Max) 86.2 - 138 m/s Acceleration (Min-Max) 5 - 8 m/s2 Steering (Min-Max) 1.4 - 2.6 RPM Hull Strength 71,300 / 285,200 (AP) Max. Shield (Total) 4 x 200 MJ (800 MJ) Shield Reactor 3,250 MW Cargo Class (Min-Max) 750 - 875 @ XL Laser Capacitor 13,500 MJ Laser Recharge 472 / 1,890 (AP) MW                                                                                                          Main x 6                                                                                                          Front x 2                                                                                                          Rear x 2

Overview

The heavy Hydra is greatly improved over its predecessor, with massively superior shield and weapon generators. It has excellent offensive turret coverage, along with good speed and weapon compatibility. However, the Heavy Hydra suffers from poor maneuverability and an inability to carry XL-class cargo. It costs 10 million more credits than most other M6+ craft, but to a late-game player, the Heavy Hydra is a decent choice for a medium strike craft.

Background

Encyclopedia Entry

The redeveloped Hydra was the result of a review following the introduction of the frigate class. The 'Heavy' Hydra is a huge improvement over the original design in almost every area.

Combat

The Heavy Hydra should be flown as an assault ship, as its turret coverage does not lend itself well to dogfighting. The turrets do, however, lend themselves very well to defending the ship against attackers whilst it conducts a strafing run of a larger target.

Its weaponry is effective, with six main slots and four turret guns mounted across two turrets on the lower front and back of the ship. It can use Boron Ion weaponry such as the Ion Pulse Generator to slow a target ship down for a short period, making it a good ship for disabling ships prior to boarding. It is capable of destroying frigates with relative ease due to its good shielding, though its maneuverability means it cannot reliably keep itself in the target's blind spots. The ship's turret layout allows all four lasers to fire below the ship, allowing the pilot to concentrate entirely on flying and to let their turrets fire.

Equipment

Its large cargo bay allows plentiful energy storage for jumping, so it works well at extended ranges without a support ship.

Missiles

Mosquito Missile Wasp Missile Dragonfly Missile Silkworm Missile Hornet Missile

Disruptor Missile Firefly Missile Thunderbolt Missile Tempest Missile Hurricane Missile

Cyclone Missile Tornado Missile Typhoon Missile Firestorm Torpedo Aurora Missile

Remote Guided Warhead Beluga Missile Hammerhead Missile Rapier Missile

Firelance Missile Wildfire Missile Windstalker Missile Banshee Missile

Availability

Variant	Depths of Silence	Great Reef	Kingdom End	Lucky Planets	Ocean of Fantasy	Queen's Retribution
Heavy Hydra						x

Suggested Roles

The Heavy Hydra is best as a personal heavy-hitter or boarding support vessel, leveraging its overall good stats and ion weaponry to cripple its target. The extreme cost makes it a poor choice for patrols and fleet operations, as two of any other M6+ will always beat one Heavy Hydra.

See Also

• Boron Hydra

Ships by Class

M6+ Ships

Argon	Heavy Centaur (Prototype)
ATF	Vali
Boron	Heavy Hydra
Goner	none
Kha'ak	none
OTAS	Skiron
Paranid	Heavy Nemesis • Hyperion
Pirate	none
Split	Acinonyx Prototype • Heavy Dragon
Teladi	Heavy Osprey
Terran	none
Xenon	PX
Yaki	none