Armageddon

The Armageddon is a hull-focused Dreadnought with powerful weaponry but low maneuverability.

Description

The Armageddon has the fourth-highest Hull health of any Dreadnought in the game, which makes it a fantastic Hull tank. The main centerpiece of the ship is the orb at the front, which is where the Spinals come from.

Review

Above-average DPS. However, it is lacking in the health department. Once you're hulled, you're almost certainly going to get targeted, which will result in your demise if your enemy is strong enough. If you ignore the Armor Platings in its cost, Armageddon is a fairly cheap Dreadnought. Pretty good for a disposable Dreadnought. B tier.

Appearance

The interior is a simple but detailed room containing a teleporter from the front of the ship and the pilot's seat.

Advantages

Has very high overall firepower, being able to destroy ships faster than any other non-Limited or non-Advanced ship, with the exception of Super Capitals.
Fourth highest Hull health in the class, being beaten by the Slipstream, Atlas, and Blackgate.
Powerful Spinals that fire very quickly.
The current cheapest Dreadnought despite the good DPS and health.

Disadvantages

Large size makes landing hits on it very easy.
Low maneuverability.
Very weak Shield health.
Vulnerable bottom.
Rather poor turret placing; difficult to fire all of them at once, unless you're pointing directly at your target.
Poor accuracy leaves it vulnerable to smaller, faster ships.
Shield damage relies heavily on Spinal aim.
Hull-breakers like the Ridgebreaker, Leviathan, Hawklight and Borealis can easily destroy this ship, or force it to retreat.

Strategy

This ship is best suited to fighting similar size ships, as its Large Turrets have low chance of hitting small Ships.
Make use of the Armageddon's powerful Spinals whenever you get the chance, as you may not win a fight without them.
Avoid ships such as the Ridgebreaker, Avalon and the Osiris as they have anti-Hull weaponry that can easily shred through the Hull of the Armageddon.

Version History

Max Hull increased from 10000, Medium Lasers upgraded to Dual Medium Lasers, Turn rate increased from 0.04 to 0.05 in version .65b.
Remodeled in version .67c.
4 Triple Capital Cannons changed to 2 Triple Heavy Lasers and 2 Triple Heavy Cannons in version .69a1.
Turret placement changed in version .69e.
Hull Health decreased from 10000 to 9500 in version .70c8.
Armored Plating cost added in version .74b14(?^{[citation needed]}).

Trivia

The previous Armageddon model and the Retribution are based on ships from the Warhammer 40k Universe.
The previous model was based on the Emperor-Class Battleship in the Warhammer 40k Universe.
Very popular beginner ship.
Can easily solo siege a level 1 Starbase.