For the mainstay of the fleet, light armor just doesn't do the trick anymore. This design offers a fair compromise between speed, armor and firepower. In addition to the usual weaponry, this ship can also carry the swarm missile. It has the strongest armour of all ships in the fleet, and it's equipped to the teeth with missiles, bombs and even the mighty cruise missile. Your vehicle may equipped with a shield which protects it from enemy fire.
Shields regenerate at a certain rate per time.
Hull damage is being repaired by landing at the command center - this also rearms the ship with missiles. The landing procedure runs automatically. To shoot a guided missile, the player has to press the Secondary Fire button while having the enemy ship within his targeting retice. There may be situations where your plane doesn't explode immediately despite having suffered lethal damage. If this happens, you won't be able to pull up anymore and the stall horn will go off.