Zhen

The Zhen is the only "Advanced" Battlecruiser.

Description
The Zhen has a naturally flat design, which gives it a huge edge in dog-fighting. Its two Turrets are Advanced AutoLasers and AutoCannons, which help tremendously when it comes to fighting smaller ships.

Most weapons will have more difficulty hitting the Zhen. It comes equipped with powerful Spinals, carrying two Small 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.
 * Large cargo hold for its class.
 * No blind spots.
 * Great at hunting Aliens, thanks to its firepower and large cargo hold.

Disadvantages

 * Low health.
 * The most expensive Battlecruiser, coming in at a whopping 250,000 credits.
 * Damage per second is reduced drastically if pilot is not skilled with Spinals.

Strategy

 * This ship should be used primarily for pirating large 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 of small turrets.

Version History

 * Introduced in .64d.
 * Price buffed soon after its release.
 * Price reduced, and weapons nerfed the day after it was released.
 * The Zhen’s 2 Medium Torpedos were nerfed into 2 Small Torpedos in an unknown version.
 * In .65a5, the Zhen had it's Dual Gatlings changed to Advanced AutoLasers and Advanced AutoCannons.
 * Turnspeed reduced from 0.75 to 0.7, Torpedo firing interval increased to 0.3s, Max Hull reduced to 1200 from 1000, Phaser barrel interval increased to 0.3 in .65b
 * Disabled along with all other Advanced Ships (previously identified as Artifact Ships) in version .65a (?).
 * Re-enabled in version .65b, but cost increased dramatically to 400,000 Credits.

Trivia

 * Used to be the only Battlecruiser with multiple Torpedoes.
 * The Zhen is based on the Zhen from Star Conflict.
 * The ship has no faction color aside from the Turrets.
 * The top and bottom engines are unaligned.
 * Most expensive Battlecruiser in the game.