Small fighter

The small fighter is the first combat ship you can build – you only need weapons factory level 1 and Rocket engine level 1. It costs little and is the fastest combat ship in the game.

Strengths and weaknesses

• + Plenty of firepower for its price.
• + Highest base speed of all combat ships – ideal for quick strikes.
• – Tiny shield and thin hull: on its own it can barely take a hit.
• – Hardly any cargo space, so you need freighters for the loot.

Early in the game it forms your first attack fleet against weakly defended planets. Later it pays off mainly in large numbers, whenever you need a lot of firepower for few resources.