Gryphon

The Gryphon is a dogfighting Cruiser.

Description
The Gryphon is a Cruiser with 2 Medium Flak Cannons. While average in the matter of speed, it's near instantaneous turn speed allows for dogfighting unseen by Cruisers. This ship has a very futuristic design and has very nice looking engines.

Advantages

 * High turn speed.
 * Balanced damage to shield and hull.
 * High damaging spinals.
 * Great turret accuracy.
 * High mobility.
 * High health.
 * Can eliminate smaller ships with ease.

Disadvantages

 * Vulnerable bottom.
 * Very large for a Cruiser.

Strategy

 * Gather a fleet of Gryphons and chase down fleeing ships for easy kills.
 * Don't engage in a head-to-head fight with battlecruisers and up, instead uses your speed to bob and weave around them.
 * Very good for dogfighting. Use your agility to attack Frigates and your Flak to slowly wear down their health.

Trivia

 * The name Gryphon is a changed up name derived from an Egyptian legend of a creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle called Griffin.
 * On the front, there are protrusions that appear to have intended to be six tiny spinals.