Gaia

* No fighter
* With fighter

***"This strong and relatively agile Battleship can tactically choose when to release its attached, powerful fighter to assist in combat."***

**Gaia** is a Common Battleship obtained by opening Battleship Blueprint Artifacts. It has a sizeable health pool along with a decent movement speed. Gaia can launch its Gaia Fighter to supplement a Commander's squadron of Fighters.

Gaia's awkward configuration of four Turrets at the bow and one at the rear prevents most Commanders from using Gaia in an offensive role without the Gaia Fighter. Their wide spacing may widen the cracks in its defensive screen (especially near the stern of the ship) but are suitable enough for defending Gaia from enemy Fighters.

## Commander Ability: Gaia Fighter

***"When manually activated, part of the Battleship breaks off and behaves as an independent strong Fighter. The Gaia Fighter directly attacks enemy Battleships, but will also fire against enemy Fighters on its way."***
Upon activation, Gaia detaches the Gaia Fighter tucked inside itself. The Fighter will then target the nearest enemy Battleship or structure. The Gaia Fighter is unique among units in that it has a secondary weapon that can target up to two enemy fighters at the same time. One could think of the Fighter as a fusion between Colossus and Interceptor, and its free (albeit one-time deployment) can be used to make a push more effective.

## Strategy

### Playing with Gaia

* Gaia's Turret arrangement is arguably the worst in the game, with its stern very exposed to enemy attacks. Make sure to save some Hydrogen to defend against backdoor units.
* Only deploy Gaia Fighter when you have a sizeable force. It dies easily alone, but becomes a formidable force when escorted with an Interceptor and a few Stealth units.
* Gaia Fighter is free; when properly deployed, it can provide a substantial Hydrogen advantage for you.
* Gaia Fighter has no hydrogen cost, so you'll get more value out of it the earlier you use it. Consider rushing with Gaia to take maximum advantage of its Gaia Fighter.

### Playing against Gaia

* Gaia's stern is exposed to attack. Use Wisps or spawn fighters behind if in the same sector.
* Gaia Fighter's high health pool and ability to decimate Firefly swarms makes it tricky to deal with. Use high DPS tanky units like Destroyer or stealth units.
* Preoccupying even one of Gaia Fighter's secondary guns with a tanky unit can allow a Firefly swarm to deal damage to the Gaia Fighter, even when under fire.
* Gaia Fighter does not have as many guns as an interceptor, so it's not immune to rockets or swarms.

## Statistics

Gaia Fighter

Note: The values separated by the slash represent the values for the Gaia Fighter's primary (vs battleships only) and secondary weapon, respectively.

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## History

* 11/06/2021:
	+ Added back turret.
* 06/05/2021:
	+ Module slots reduced to 6 (from 8).
* 13/05/2021
	+ Gaia's front turrets have been re-oriented to allow easier coverage directly in front of the ship.
* 17/03/2021
	+ Gaia Fighter will no longer fire unless it is facing its target.

## Gallery

The Gaia fighter.Gaia during Early Access.Gaia with its fighter during Early Access.