Avalon

The Avalon is a light, Spinal/Torpedo-focused combat Dreadnought.

Description
The Avalon is a small, spinal-focused Dreadnought that can fire a volley of Torpedoes. Its Torpedo damage is considerably high if all of them land a hit, but they can be hard to aim. The Avalon's health points are low for a Dreadnought, making this ship vulnerable and an easy kill for smaller, faster ships.

Interior
The interior is almost nonexistent. The player enters through a side wing into a square room inside the ship with a control seat in the rear, and two passenger seats in front.

Advantages

 * Extremely powerful Spinals.
 * Spinal weaponry variety allows for adaptation to shield and hull damage.
 * Capable of over 3000 damage with one Spinal volley.
 * Out-ranges a Starbase with its large Torpedoes.
 * Incredible sieging capability.
 * Cheap for its class.
 * One of the best Dreadnoughts to solo Frion I when armed, having powerful Spinals that can quickly obliterate it.
 * Large cargo hold, bests that of the Carvainir.
 * Although it may have low health for its class, it has more health than most Battleships.
 * Small for a Dreadnought.

Disadvantages

 * Low turning speed and maneuverability make the Spinals hard to aim, especially with the Torpedoes.
 * Fails to destroy defended bases or ships without support.
 * Lowest health of any Dreadnought by a considerable amount.
 * Low Turret firepower for a Dreadnought.

Strategy

 * In theory, the Avalon can kill a base without the base ever firing back. In practice, however, unless other support ships are present, it will be destroyed quickly by enemy defenders.
 * The Avalon should be used as a support or a siege ship and nothing more. Due to its low health, turning speed, and Turret count, it is vulnerable to most combat ships.
 * Keep your eyes on the map. A swarm of Battlecruisers or a fast Battleship could end you.
 * The element of surprise is crucial if you want to survive in battle. Warp in and fire your Spinals, then warp out before they react.
 * Make sure the ship faces upwards so Turrets and Spinals can hit.
 * If you're participating in a siege, stay around 6000 studs from the base. That way, your Torpedoes, Phasers, and Heavy Lasers will all be in range. If necessary, back out to around 7000 studs for a Torpedo-only siege.
 * Any single ship with either good Turrets or fast speed can destroy the Avalon, so make sure you have support.
 * Stay on your toes and keep moving at all times to reduce the likelihood of incoming damage.
 * Your best luck in easy ship destruction will be attacking undefended traders. Never dive Miners near a Starbase; the base has lots of Heavy Weapons that will rip apart your ship.
 * With the tip above in mind, you might be able to snipe miners with Torpedoes from outside the range of the opposing Starbase.

Trivia

 * It is the least used Dreadnought in the game.
 * Lowest number of Turrets for a Dreadnought.
 * The name was recommended by 11_43x23mm.
 * According to legend, Avalon is the island where King Arthur's sword Excalibur was forged, where his final battle may have been and the location where he died.
 * There is a cool-looking Avalon mouse pad for sale on the Galaxy Store.


 * It has received a remodel.Avalon.png
 * Used to have 6 Small Torpedoes but was buffed to have 4 large.


 * It is based off the Warlock class Destroyer from Babylon 5.


 * The Avalon is one of only two ships in the game to have large torpedoes, the other being the Hasatan.