The Federation Cruiser

"There have been rumors of advanced ship construction in the Rebel Stronghold..."

The Federation Cruisers are the only ships with the Artillery Beam and the Flak Artillery.

Layout A

"This ship features the latest in federation technology: an advanced beam weapon that pierces through shields!"

Default name: The Osprey Reactor: 8 Crew:    Human (1)    Mantis (1) Rockman (1)    Engi (1) Systems: Shields (2) Engines (2) Medbay (1) Oxygen (1) Artillery Beam (1) Weapon Control (2) Piloting (1) Sensors (1) Door System (1) Weapons (4 slots): Burst Laser II Drones (2 slots): none (system not installed) Resources: 16  Fuel 5   Missiles 2   Drone parts

Unlock: Defeat the Flagship prototype in the Rebel Stronghold sector to unlock this ship. Alternatively, defeat the Rebel Flagship with the Engi Cruiser.

• Notes:
  • The middle part of this ship layout lacks airlocks.

Layout B

"This ship features additional Artillery power, encouraging heavy reliance on the beam."

Default name: Nisos Reactor: 9 Crew:    Human (1)    Slug (1)    Zoltan (1) Systems: Shields (2) Engines (2) Medbay (1) Oxygen (1) Artillery Beam (2) Weapon Control (2) Piloting (1) Sensors (1) Door System (1) Weapons (4 slots): Dual Lasers  Leto Missiles Drones (2 slots): none (system not installed) Resources: 16  Fuel 9   Missiles 0   Drone parts

Unlock: Earning two of the three Federation Cruiser achievements will unlock layout B.

Layout C

"With a Flak Artillery weapon and an improved Clone Bay, only the most suicidal of infantry chooses to fly on this ship."

Default name: The Fregatidae Reactor: 7 Crew:    Human (1)    Zoltan (2)    Mantis (1) Systems: Shields (2) Engines (2) Clone Bay (2) Oxygen (1) Crew Teleporter (1) Flak Artillery (1) Weapon Control (1) Piloting (1) Sensors (1) Door System (1) Weapons (4 slots): none Drones (2 slots): none (system not installed) Augmentations: Emergency Respirators Resources: 16  Fuel 5   Missiles 0   Drone parts

Unlock: Reaching Sector 8 with The Federation Cruiser B and Advanced Edition content enabled will unlock Layout C.

Achievements

• Master of Patience - Use only the Artillery Beam to destroy an enemy ship while taking no hull damage.
• Diplomatic Immunity - While using the Federation Cruiser, use your crew in four special blue events by sector 5.
• Artillery Mastery - Get to sector 5 with the Federation Cruiser without upgrading your weapons system.

Gallery

Fed A

Fed B

Fed C

Notes

• The Artillery systems are unaffected when the Weapon Control system is malfunctioning due to some events (1, 2, 3, 4) options or paths.
• The Artillery Beam can be used as a blue option equivalent of a beam weapon in Crushed pirate event, while the Flak Artillery does not have any blue options. (also see the respective systems pages to find out the specifics of their functionality)

Trivia

• Ship names:
  • The Osprey (Federation A) shares the name with a bird/bird clade.
  • Nisos (Federation B) was a king of Megara.
  • The Fregatidae (Federation C) shares the name with a bird/bird clade.

• Total scrap cost (including resources / not including resources):
  • Fed A:   906 / 860
  • Fed B:   899 / 845
  • Fed C:   905 / 875