Zhen

The Zhen is the only Battlecruiser that needs Antimatter Shards and Data Archives to be built.

Description
The Zhen has a naturally flat design, which gives it a huge edge in dog-fighting. It's two Turrets are Dual Gatlings, which help tremendously when it comes to tackling smaller ships.

Most weapons will have more difficulty hitting the Zhen. It comes equipped powerful Spinals, carrying two Medium Torpedoes and two Medium Phasers that are capable of massive damage if you can hit the ship you are attacking.

Interior
The interior of the ship is very small, with room for just a pilot, and minimal paneling and decoration.

Advantages

 * Fastest ship of its class.
 * Flat design makes it harder to hit.
 * Massive Spinal damage.
 * Shreds small ships.
 * Can sneak into blind spots for easy damage.
 * Large cargo hold, great for pirating.
 * No blind spots.
 * Great at hunting Aliens.

Disadvantages

 * Low health.
 * Very expensive for its class.
 * Requires Antimatter Shards and Data Archives to build, which can be very hard to find. (Faster ships like the Viper are highly recommended for finding them.)
 * Hard to deal reliable shield damage against smaller ships.

Strategy

 * This ship should be used primarily for pirating bigger Miners and Freighters since it can easily chase them down and score multiple Torpedo hits.
 * In team fight situations, use this ship for sneaking into blind spots of bigger ships for easy damage.
 * The Zhen's flat design will typically let you dodge most of the time. But beware high accuracy weapon ships like the Mjolnheimr.

Version History

 * Introduced in .64d.
 * Price buffed soon after its release

Trivia

 * Currently the only Battlecruiser with multiple torpedoes.
 * The Zhen is based on the Zhen from Star Conflict.
 * Zhen, also known as Zhenren (Chinese: 真人; pinyin: zhēnrén; Wade–Giles: chen-jen; literally: "true or genuine person") is a Chinese term that first appeared in the Zhuangzi meaning "Daoist spiritual master", roughly translatable as "Perfected Person".
 * The ship is referred in the update log as the "Zhen Gunship".
 * The ship has no faction color aside from the turrets.