FS Blue Shark

The legendary tier 3 frigate in the game, the FS Blue Shark.

This legendary frigate is on the so called "free market" for an average of 18000 artcoin on low price times and 22000 artcoin at high price times. The legendary frigate is swift and possesses many kinds of armament the following modules.

1xRBS-15 Mk4-Missile Battery (Locked)

2xMK2/E-Missile Battery

1xBS-CN (127mm)-Cannon (Locked)

2xMark-48-Torpedo Launcher (533 mm)

2xRAPIDFire-Autocannon

3xExcalibur Laser-Air Defense

1xAster-30 Block 0-Air Defense (Locked)

1xRemora-9-Helicopter (Locked)

1xRAH-66 Comanche-Helicopter

The playstyle of this frigate is usually that of any swift and fast ship. It can be useful to the team by using it's above average maneuverability and speed as well as it's stealthy capabilities to survey across the map to scout enemies. Further more, this ship has two helicopters significantly increasing reconnaissance capabilities. One of the helicopters, the Remora-9 is a drone helicopter that is unarmed. However, you can order the attack of RBS-15 MK4 missiles on enemy ships using signals sent from one such helicopter. The blue shark uses it's speed to relocate and deliver quick strikes and blows against the enemies. It is recommended to have a fast helicopter for recon missions such as the new Defiant-X, the V-280 Valor, or WZ-CAIC-19 for players who don't spend money. Furthermore, one thing to note is that the ship lacks a significant amount of hit points when compared to other other frigates and ships of it's tier. If you have upgrade points by chance, you should use them on the ship first to upgrade it's speed, maneuverability, health and radar range. The ship has good to mediocre air defense systems and it is suggested you keep the AA defense the way it is, however you may be very vulnerable to air attacks if multiple units are attacking you at once so if there is an enemy carrier stay with the group of allies. It is most recommended to use hypersonic fast reloading missiles on the FS Blue Shark, rather than using the MK2/E. For players under level 20 they should use P-700 Granit for damage or something balanced for the while such keeping it as MK2/E, using CHAMP or YJ-18A. If you are of level 20 and under level 25, you should use something like YJ-21, DF-17 or the new hypersonic Korean missile Hycore, or maybe X-51 Waverider if you are skilled. If possible, you could use Brahmos II, or ATMACA. At level 25 if you want to, you could swap out the Excalibur Laser for Garpun and use SCALP Naval. This ship overall is not recommended to new players as to play this ship effectively you need to be cautious of your surroundings to minimize health loss and to evade enemy aircraft as many of these manoeuveres require skill.

Plating against this ship might be tricky but you would need something fast enough to chase it as well being durable, preferably HMS Glasgow or CN Type 055A/ 055, maybe HMS Type 83 or JS Maya would work as well. However if you are an aircraft carrier, you should use multiple units at once as the frigate only has 3 AA turrets with one passive VLS system. Against the frigate you would need hypersonic missiles such as SCALP or DF-17 to reach such a target quickly.