Slipstream

The Slipstream is a fast and maneuverable Dreadnought with a focus on hull health.

Description
What the Slipstream lacks in shield integrity it makes up with sheer hull strength. Its speed of 75 makes it faster than all other Dreadnoughts in the game, except the cyber leviathan. This ships speed makes it great for Pirating large Freighters and Miners.

Interior
The interior is simple, only having a cockpit and certain terminals.

Advantages

 * Turrets have decent line of sight and can shoot behind the ship.
 * High speed for a Dreadnought at a whopping 75 max speed, as well as being much faster than the Prototypes.
 * Very high hull health.
 * Its high hull health makes it really useful for diving ships near Starbases as it can't take optimal damage from their Heavy Lasers.
 * A good ship against shield breakers.
 * One of the best Dreadnoughts to dive a Starbase, having enough speed to dodge most of the Heavy Lasers.
 * Large cargo hold.

Disadvantage

 * Extremely weak shields for a Dreadnought.
 * Low firepower compared to other Dreadnoughts, especially when it lacks Spinals.
 * Tall build makes it easier for Spinals to land a hit on the ship vertically.
 * Low overall HP for a Dreadnought.
 * Susceptible to hull-breakers like the Ridgebreaker.

Strategy

 * Use the excellent Turret Placement and mobility to fight other ships.
 * If you line up correctly with an enemy ship chasing you, the chances to hit it at 100% speed will Increase.
 * Use this to chase down ships and miners to abuse it's powerful speed and damage.
 * When going against Spinal focused ships, exploit their requirement to travel and keep a long distance to dodge the Spinals with its speed, while picking away at the enemy's health.

Version History

 * Hull buffed from 6150 to 7150 and turn speed increased from 0.07 to 0.1 in .65b

Trivia

 * One of the few Dreadnoughts with a trail, along with the Apocalypse.
 * The first vertically oriented ship in the game.
 * Resembles the Myrmidon and Naglfar from EVE Online.
 * Often referred to as the "Slipmeme" as it's not very efficient in ship-to-ship combat.