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PFS - DDA - Hydra Artillery Destroyer

Hull Strength: 923374
Shield Strength: 898000
Shield Recharge: 6s
Power Ratio: 0.74 (with all systems active)
Heat Ratio: 0.66 (with all systems active)
Max Speed: ~300 m/s
Warp Range - 15.66 LY
Crew: 11: 1 Captain, 1 XO, 1 Pilot, 1 Gunner, 1 Medical, 2 Kitchen, 4 Engineering


Fixed Weaponry (Pilot Controlled)

6 L Sniper Cannons
- Recharge - 4 s
- Total Hull/Heat Damage - 3360/48000
- Range - 8100 m

8 S Sniper Cannons
- Recharge - 4 s
- Total Hull/Heat Damage - 1120/16000
- Range - 8100 m

Total Fixed Weapon Damage - 4480/64000

Turrets (Gunner Controlled)

17x Turrets, each with 4x S Sniper Cannons
- Recharge - 4 s
- Total Hull/Heat Damage (per Turret) - 560/8000
- Range - 8100 m

Total Turret Damage - 9520/136000

Primary - Fire Fixed Weapons
Secondary - Fire Turret Weapons
2 - Activate/Deactivate Sniper Mode (Deploys Antennas and Radiators)
3 - Deploy/Retract Docking Bridge
4 - Warp Drive On/Off
G - Deploy/Retract Landing Gear
Use the Middle Slider in the Cockpit to Adjust Sublight Thrust Power

Primary - Fire Port Turrets
Secondary - Fire Stbd Turrets
1 - Fire Ventral Turrets

*The blue buttons above each seat will pull up the list of commands
*Both the pilot and gunner can control the turrets. This is so that you can use Spaceship Target tracking to kill enemies while in the pilot seat (assuming no gunner). The pilot can only fire all turrets at once, while the gunner can fire different turret groups.

The Hydra was developed concurrently with the Scylla destroyer, as a compliment to its close range specialization. While having comparable armor but weaker shields and damage output, the Hydra is able to damage enemies from much farther off, and has considerable speed for its class to allow it to stay out of their ranges.

Although the plan was to release both ships simultaneously, Naval pressure to get effective and deadly patrol boats around docks lead to the acceleration of the Scylla's development schedule, and thus the Hydra was deployed later. When this deployment occurred, many Scylla crews began requesting transfers, as being on an artillery ship was generally considered a safer assignment. The result was an unintended but welcome consequence for the Navy: they had their pick of Hydra crews and were able to select only the best marksmen and engineers to man them. Thus, Hydras are often some of the deadlier ships in the fleet due to not only their advanced armament, but their skilled crews.


- The Nav lights may not spawn in correctly. They should be off when the gear is down, and blinking when the gear is up. If this is not the case, simply go to the Nav light control on the starboard dorsal rear section, and flip the switch off and back on again.