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The
Heavy Fighter is a
ship. Although the Heavy Fighter is more powerful than the
Light Fighter, it isn't used as much as the light fighter because of the high
Metal to
Crystal ratio compared to the Light Fighter. Even though it is not as effective as the more powerful
Cruiser, the Heavy Fighter can still cause a reasonable amount of damage when launched in significant numbers.
Evaluation
Uses and Advantages
In the later game a common strategy is for players with large fleets to bulk these out with light fighters as Fodder. However, many of these players also have significant numbers of cruisers which neutralize this advantage because of their Rapid Fire against light fighters. Before the creation of the Battlecruiser, the heavy fighters were more attractive prospects as Fodder because no combat ship (aside from the Death Star) had rapid fire against it. Now it is not clear what the use of this ship is. However, early in the game while the Cruiser is still the dominant combat ship, it is valuable as a defense against them since Cruisers have no Rapid Fire against the Heavy Fighter.
Shortcomings
A relatively high Crystal cost along with higher fuel cost means these ships require a lot of Deuterium and are not as practical, especially as players develop their empire and are more and more pressed for crystal. In addition, it doesn't really come into its own until later on in the game as the cruiser and Battle Ship are better combat craft and the light fighter is a much more cost-efficient Fodder unit.
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