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This is the article on the Hiigaran capital ship. For the similar Vaygr ship, see Destroyer. For other uses, see Destroyer

Destroyer (Hiigaran)
Ship Information
Classification
Purpose
Anti-Frigate
Ship Type
Destroyer
RU Cost
2000 RUs
Technical Information
Length
397 metres
Speed
138 m/s
Armaments
4 Dual Heavy Kinetic Guns
2 Torpedo Tubes
Usage
Eras
Affiliation

The Destroyer is a medium-sized Capital Ship designed primarily for anti-frigate combat by the Hiigarans. The ship was designed to be balanced with the Vaygr Destroyer in firepower, although in a one-on-one engagement the Vaygr ship would usually emerge victorious due to its concentration on heavier firepower. Its Heavy Kinetic guns enable the ship to both heavily damage frigates and destroyers and also attack strike craft much more efficiently than the Vaygr counterpart could. Its secondary weapons are two Torpedo tubes, mounted on forward underside section of the ship, which are used only against other capital ships as a backup to the cannons. During the Homeworld 2 campaign you can deploy up to 5 of them simultaneously.

Overview[]

One role the Destroyer excels at is as a disruptor of resource operations. Its turrets allow it to annihilate lightly armored resource collectors and their resource controllers with speed and ease, while still having enough flexibility to defeat or at least escape from escorts or light reinforcements sent to destroy it. Even if they were somehow pinned down they could hold their own against most ships and would at least divert ships from other duties. Furthermore, it would be suicide for any resourcing personnel to resume work in the area until the destroyer had been completely neutralized, which equates to further disruption of the enemy's resource flow.

Destroyers are also superior to their Vaygr counterparts when dealing with ships ranging from Frigate class to below. Their rapid-fire kinetic cannons can dispatch Frigates quicker than the Vaygr Destroyer's damaging but slow salvos of Heavy Missiles. Their kinetic cannons also provide a relatively accurate and damaging deterrent to Strike Craft, particularly corvettes. However, like all Capital Ships, Destroyers are vulnerable to Bombers.

The Destroyer can rotate on its axis to target enemies above or below its plane of fire. This can be a source of weakness however, as fighters or bombers can be used to disable the destroyer's engines, allowing frigates or other ships to approach it from "below". With the destroyer's engines disabled, it will be immobilized and unable to orient its guns to face a threat from such an angle and thus the attackers can kill the destroyer without suffering nearly as much damage as they would otherwise.

15 years after the Vaygr War this ship was replaced by another, similar vessel with the same name but with 3 tiers.

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Main Factions Minor Factions
Kushan and Hiigaran Ships
Fighters
Microships Sentinel-class Defense Pod (HWC) • Leech-class Breaching Pod (HWC)
Scouts Arrow-class Scout‎ (HW) • Seeker-class Reconnaissance Fighter (HWC) • Hiigaran Scout (HW2)
Interceptors Blade-class Interceptor‎‎ (HW) • Spectre-class Cloaked Fighter (HW) • Acolyte-class Heavy Fighter (HWC) Hiigaran Interceptor (HW2)
Bombers Thunderbolt-class Attack Bomber‎‎ (HW) • Hiigaran Bomber (HW2)
Defenders Shield-class Defender‎ (HW)
Weapons Platforms Hiigaran Gun Platform (HW2) • Hiigaran Ion Platform (HW2)
Fireships Mimic-class Infiltration Craft (HWC) • Martyr-class Mimic Composite Vehicle (HWC)
Corvettes
Light Corvettes Cavalier-class Light Corvette (HW)
Corvettes Avenger-class Acolyte Composite Vehicle (HWC)
Heavy Corvettes Hammer-class Heavy Corvette (HW) • Ambassador Corvette (HW)
Gunships Hiigaran Gunship (HW2) • Pulsar Gunship (HW2)
Logistical Support Corvettes Porter-class Salvage Corvette (HW) • Mercy-class Repair Corvette (HW)
Multi-Weapon Corvettes Tempest-class Multi-Gun Corvette (HW)
Minelayer Corvettes Resolute-class Minelayer Corvette (HW) • Hiigaran Minelayer Corvette (HW2)
Frigates
Assault Frigates Vengeance-class Assault Frigate (HW) • Minion-class Heavy Tug (HWC) • Flak Frigate (HW2) • Torpedo Frigate (HW2)
Logistical Support Frigates Matriarch-class Support Frigate (HW) • Marine Frigate (HW2) • Hiigaran Defense Field Frigate (HW2)
Ion Cannon Frigates Firelance-class Ion Cannon Frigate (HW) • Hiigaran Ion Cannon Frigate (HW2)
Multi-Weapon Frigates Dervish-class Multi-Beam Frigate (HWC)
Drone Frigates Puppeteer-class Drone Frigate (HW) • Hive-class Advanced Drone Frigate (HWC)
Super Capital Ships
Destroyers Revelation-class Destroyer (HW) • Perdition-class Missile Destroyer (HW) • Deacon-class Destroyer (HWC) • Hiigaran Destroyer (HW2)
Carriers Imperator-class Carrier (HW) • Shaman-class Carrier (HWC) • Hiigaran Carrier (HW2)
Heavy Cruisers Avatar-class Heavy Cruiser (HW)
Battlecruisers Hiigaran Battlecruiser (HW2)
Dreadnoughts Archangel-class Dreadnought (HWC) • Kalash (DoK)
Motherships
Motherships Kushan Mothership (HW) • Hiigaran Shipyard (HW2) • Pride of Hiigara (HW2)
Non-Combat Ships
Resource Collectors Providence-class Resource Collector (HW) • Worker-class Resource Collector (HWC) • Hiigaran Resource Collector (HW2)
Resource Controllers Redemption-class Resource Controller (HW) • Chieftain Mk. 3-class Ore Processor (HWC) • Hiigaran Mobile Refinery (HW2)
Drones & Probes Target Drone (HW/HW2) • Seeker-class Probe (HW) • Proximity Sensor (HW) • Hub-class Research Ship (HW) • Trapper-class Gravity Generator (HW) • Veil-class Cloak Generator (HW) • Kushan Sensors Array (HW) • Hiigaran Probe (HW2) • Hiigaran Proximity Sensor Probe (HW2) • Hiigaran Sensor Distortion Probe (HW2)
Other Logistical Ships Khar-Selim (HW) • Scaffold (HW) • Explorer-class Deep Space Mining Vessel (HWC) • Clee-San (HWC) • Hiigaran Crew Transport (HW2) • Khar-Toba (HW/HW2/DoK)
Space Stations Chimera Station (HW2) • Tanis Station (HW2)
Vaygr Ships
Fighters
Scouts Vaygr Scout‎ (HW2)
Interceptors Vaygr Assault Craft (HW2) • Harridan-class Lance Fighter (HW2)
Bombers Vaygr Bomber‎‎ (HW2)
Weapons Platforms Vaygr Gun Platform (HW2) • Heavy Missile Platform (HW2) • Hyperspace Gate (HW2)
Corvettes
Corvettes Command Corvette (HW2)
Heavy Corvettes Laser Corvette (HW2) • Hammer-class Missile Corvette (HW2)
Minelayer Corvettes Vaygr Minelayer Corvette (HW2)
Frigates
Assault Frigates Vaygr Assault Frigate (HW2) • Heavy Missile Frigate (HW2)
Logistical Support Frigates Infiltrator Frigate (HW2)
Super Capital Ships
Destroyers Vaygr Destroyer (HW2)
Carriers Vaygr Carrier (HW2)
Battlecruisers Vaygr Battlecruiser (HW2)
Motherships
Motherships Vaygr Flagship (HW2) • Vaygr Shipyard (HW2)
Supercarriers Vaygr Supercarrier (HW2)
Superweapons
Superweapons Planet Killer (Low Orbit Atmosphere Deprivation Weapon) (HW2)
Non-Combat Ships
Resource Collectors Vaygr Resource Collector (HW2)
Resource Controllers Vaygr Mobile Refinery (HW2)
Drones & Probes Vaygr Probe (HW2) • Vaygr Proximity Sensor Probe (HW2) • Vaygr Sensor Distortion Probe (HW2)
Space Stations Command Station (HW2)
Bentusi Ships
Fighters
Interceptors Super Acolyte (HW/HWC)
Motherships
Motherships Bentusi Exchange (HW) • Bentus (HW2)
Non-Combat Ships
Barges Cargo Barge (HW)
Progenitor Ships
Corvettes
Corvettes Progenitor Mover (HW2)
Gunships Progenitor Drone (HW2)
Super Capital Ships
Destroyers Keeper (HW2)
Dreadnoughts Progenitor Dreadnaught (HW2) • Sajuuk (HW2)
Motherships
Motherships Progenitor Mothership (HW2)
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