Mass: Beams: Torps: Cargo:

45 2 0 20

Fuel: Engines: Tech: Crew:

170 1 1 126

Cost: Trit: Dur: Moly:

60 20 6 5

SWIFTHEART CLASS SCOUT is your spy vessel. It costs little and can fly forever. With Intercept attack, this can also be your freight killer of choice. Arm it with Plasma bolts,.you want to kill freighters, not capture them. If the freighter is escorted, your ship kills the freighter and dies fighting the escort. It also serves well as a spotter for heavier warships to Intercept Attack.

Mass: Beams: Torps: Cargo:

120 4 1 140

Fuel: Engines: Tech: Crew:

430 2 3 150

Cost: Trit: Dur: Moly:

110 61 32 33

WHITE FALCON CLASS CRUISER is best used as a sacrificial lamb and for resupply of either the Resolute and Darkwing. It makes for a good minelayer and freight raiding. With the big fuel tank, this ship can get deep into enemy territory early and cause real problems.

Mass: Beams: Torps: Cargo:

80 2 4 40

Fuel: Engines: Tech: Crew:

90 2 3 122

Cost: Trit: Dur: Moly:

140 43 22 15

BRIGHT HEART CLASS DESTROYER is a ship that has the same problem as the Vendetta. Low mass and low crew cause this ship to be captured quite often in combat. Further, with the puny fuel tank, this ship is incapable of getting very deep behind enemy lines. In a game without addons, this ship is nearly useless.

Mass: Beams: Torps: Cargo:

30 2 0 50

Fuel: Engines: Tech: Crew:

180 1 4 15

Cost: Trit: Dur: Moly:

25 2 2 20

SMALL TRANSPORT is a ship I find to be worthless in the bird fleet. The Birds are better served by building the cloaking Swift Heart than using this. Look elsewhere.

Mass: Beams: Torps: Cargo:

150 6 1 240

Fuel: Engines: Tech: Crew:

360 2 5 300

Cost: Trit: Dur: Moly:

180 81 52 63

FEARLESS CLASS CRUISER is a good armed freighter. As a combat vessel its' use is very limited. It's a good sweeper, mine layer, armed medium freighter. If you can afford it, go with a Resolute instead.

Mass: Beams: Torps: Cargo:

150 4 2 250

Fuel: Engines: Tech: Crew:

370 2 5 270

Cost: Trit: Dur: Moly:

250 61 52 83

SKYFIRE CLASS CRUISER is another ship with very limited if non-existent purpose in the Bird fleet. The combat vaule is nil, the non-cloaking is a liability, the cargo capacity can be better served by a Fearless. To summarize, don't buy this.