Destroyer Combat

Ah, the Destroyer.
Perhaps the best ship to use in the entire fleet. Why? Because it is the most versatile ship. With more weapons than a fighter, twice the hit points of a corvette, and good movement plus speed, it can hold it's own against any fleet. 
It can toast fighter and corvette fleets, and outrun the big boys and snipe them from range. Similar to the corvette, their load-outs allow for a wide variety of configurations. 
Of course this versatility comes with some disadvantages. Along with the corvette, they have the weakest armor of all ships: 500. Fighters have 805 and the bigger capital ships have 1106. 
To put this in perspective, fighters get roughly a 25% damage reduction, and battleships / dreadnoughts get over 50%.
The best defense to use with these is to not get hit, or equip proper defenses ahead of time. Stacking layers will help immensely. Shields work very well on these, so use at least 1.
Popular Load-outs:
*Destroyers with Strike Cannon, Railgun, Assessor Module, Mass Lightening, and Linear Accelerator. 
*Destroyers with Pulse Laser, Particle Lens, Backscatter Refractor, Cooling Coils, and Mass Lightening.
*Destroyers with Pulse Laser, Disintegration Ray, Particle Lens, Backscatter Refractor, Cooling Coils, and Mass Lightening.
*Destroyers with Strike Cannon, Railgun, & Antimatter Torpedo with Guidance Module, Linear Accelerator, Mass Lightening and Impeller Nodes.
*Destroyers with Pulse Laser & Antimatter Torpedo with Guidance Module, Backscatter Refractor, Mass Lightening, and Impeller Nodes. 
*Best defenses: Phase Shield, Energy Shield, Distortion Web.
*Best defenses: Phase Shield, Distortion Web, Deflector Screen.
*Best defenses: Anti-Missile System, Energy Shield, Distortion Web.
While dodging is harder in a destroyer, it can still be done with speed modules. 
Similar to corvettes, they have paper thin armor so those modules will have minimal benefit. 
Shields and active defenses are the way to go here, especially with the extra hit points.
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