Hailstorm

Limited Ship

This ship is a limited ship, and could only be acquired for a limited time or it has since become limited.
You lose it forever once it is destroyed, or otherwise has limited availability on the Limited Build Menu.

The Hailstorm is a Carrier from the 2019 Christmas Event.

Hailstorm
Health
Shields	30,000
Hull	32,000
Maneuverability
Top Speed	65
Acceleration	9
Turn Speed	0.20
Armament
Large Turrets	2 Heavy Quantum Laser 5 Super Flak Cannon 2 Super PDL
Max Turret Range	6,500
Recom. Range from Target	4,500
Fighters	4 Frostfire
Utility
Cargo Hold	1,900
Warp Drive	Yes
Stealth	No
Average Turret DPS	252
Total Average Fighter Turret DPS	216
Total Average Fighter Spinal DPS	652
Explosion Radius	200
Cost
Snowflake	60
Snowflake	60
Permit	Class B
Permit	Class B
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$116, 740
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$116, 740
Warehouse Level	33
Warehouse Level	33
Estimated Total Cost	$1,073,519
Misc
Description	A heavy carrier designed to shred targets with a withering storm of point-defense fire, backed up with the devastating power of its custom fighters.
Creator	Bomb_Pops
Version Added	.66b
VIP Required	No
Loyalty Required	9% + Level 2 Starbase

Description

The Hailstorm is a winter-themed Carrier from the first stage of the 2019 Christmas Event. It houses 4 unique Frostfires, which are powerful Fighters.

Appearance

The interior is a small black box with several chairs, one being the pilot chair. There are also several icicles hanging down from the ceiling.

Advantages

• Powerful high accuracy Turrets allow it to fight ships of all sizes.
• High health allows it to take a beating from enemy ships.
• Has 4 Frostfires for Fighters that rival the Zhen, making them powerful for Fighters.
• Has very high firepower for a carrier, allowing it to destroy other large Capital Ships without the assistance of its fighters.
• Relatively cheap to equip all it's fighters with AI pilots, only costing 1000 robux without VIP.

Disadvantages

• Expensive for a Carrier, at a whopping $1,073,519 credits ($3,003,500 credits if you upgrade the warehouse from level 1 to level 33)
• Is a Limited Ship, so it will make you a larger target.
• Required a level 29 Warehouse to build when it was onsale.

Version History

• Health increased from 7500/7500 to 11000/8500 and Medium Point Defense Lasers changed to Heavy variants in version .68d.
• Health decreased back to 7500/7500 in version ???
• Health increased from 7500/7500 to 11500/10500, Heavy Flak Cannons and Heavy Point Defense Lasers upgraded to their respective "Super" variants in version .73c10
• Added 2 more Frostfire fighters.
• Frostfire torpedo size downgraded from medium to small in version ???

Trivia

• Most expensive ship in the first stage of the Christmas Event 2019, and it is also the second most expensive of all Carriers, The first one being the Annihilator.
• The first player to lose this ship was CVN83, after he lost connection next to a Level 4 Starbase. He escaped the base with just 31 Hull only to be killed moments later by DJFancehFeast's Zhen.
• The most sought after ship of the event.
• The design of the Hailstorm can be seen as an unintentional hybrid of multiple ships. The exterior looks to be a fusion between the remodeled Cyclops and Tempest Dreadnoughts. The Hailstorm also operates like the Icarus carrier bringing 4 unique fighters, the Frostfires are armed with 2 small torpedoes, 6 small phaser spinals, 2 light gatling cannons and lasers. It also has a nearly identical interior to the Hasatan battleship, with the only difference being ice and snow building up in the corners.