Hera

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Hera
PHC-Hera.jpg
PHC-Hera.jpg
General Data
Faction Post-Human Coalition
Type Cruiser
Cost 16 Logistics, 600 Metal, 200 Radioactives, 80 Seconds
Statistics
Hit Points 2500
Armor 60%

The Hera is a cruiser class ship for the Post-Human Coalition.

Background

The Hera is a Heavy cruiser with heavy armor that absorbs up to 60% of incoming damage. Its Fusion Bombard is long range but with a slow recharge, effective against other cruisers, base defenses and moderate against Dreadnoughts. The Hera is versatile, but slow and can be swarmed by frigates due to a slow rate of fire.

Weapon Specs

Fusion Bombard

  • 18 DPS per unit
  • 1200 meter range
  • 40% armor-piercing

Game Usage

  • Hera is a heavy cruiser and can be considered tier 2.5 units, bridging the gap between standard cruisers and dreadnoughts. Hera can be treated as a slow but high range and high damage Athena (albeit its DPS is actually lower than Athena, not accounting for armor reduction of the target).
  • Hera weapon can target frigates. While it's generally considered overkill damage and a waste of weapon cooldown, Hera is not completely helpless vs frigates and a critical mass of Hera will actually do decently vs frigates. Coupled with anti-frigate cruisers, this weakness can be significantly negated.
  • Hera speed is particularly slow. This makes an attack involving them is never a surprise. This also makes them a very nice target for Hades and Strategic Bomber as their weaponry will have very close to 100% accuracy when targeting Hera clumped formation.
  • Once a critical mass is reached, Hera durability combined with its good range poses very serious threat and requires an AoE-clearing Juggernaut, AoE from air (so as not to take the damage) or a nuke (Orbital Strike or Antimatter Detonation) to deal with.