Spearhead Augment

“	The Spearhead Augment is experimental tech procured from an unknown military source. This aftermarket modification augments a Fighter's systems, elevating combat performance allowing them to initiate assaults against their enemies.	”
	— In-Game Description

Stats[ | ]

Spearhead Augment	I	II	III
SPECIFICATIONS
Ship Mass	2%	4%	6%
Armor Health (%)	+20%	+30%	+50%
Stasis Resist	+10%	+15%	+25%
Shield Defense	+2%
Ablative Defense	+2%
Screen Defense	+2%
Harmonic Warfare	+2
Speed	+50 m/s	+70 m/s	+90 m/s
Strafe	+5%	+10%	+15%
Turning	+10%	+20%	+35%
Restricted to	Fighters
Restricted to	Altairians, Umbra, Pharmakon, Spectre
Restricted to	Tier 8, Tier 9
Hull XP	46,447 XP	53,353 XP	61,287 XP
BLUEPRINT
Tech Lab Required	XI	XII	N/A
REUSABLE ITEM
Tech Lab Required	N/A	N/A	XII
CRAFT
Workshop Required	IX
Fragments	N/A	N/A	150
EQUIP
Time	6h 00m	9h 00m	13h 00m
Helium-3	12,300,000	17,400,000	22,800,000
Antimatter	3,480,000	4,800,000	6,600,000

General[ | ]

The Spearhead Augment is a special intended to boost the effectiveness of ships with the Fighter role in combat.

Note that this special is mutually exclusive with thrusters.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

This item is essentially a thruster with no downsides, as it boosts forward, turning *and* strafe speeds.

Moreover, it increases the ship's effective health and stasis resistance, making it much more difficult for enemies to take out ships equipped with this special before they close in. The Harmonic Warfare boost extends the special's power to the entire fleet, even if they are not equipped with the Spearhead Augment.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Spearhead Augment is only available to ships with the Fighter role.

The maximum speed of Fighters equipped with this special may be so high that it becomes difficult for ships to actually reach that maximum speed due to their limited acceleration.

Trivia[ | ]

It is one of the two specials released for Tier 8, the other one being the Vanguard Augment. Interestingly, there is no Augment for ships with the Ranger role.
The Spearhead Augment was unlocked to Tier 9 in the late November update to indirectly buff the Breaker as it was relatively underpowered.

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Miner Rebellion Specials
Thrusters	Rotation Thrusters • Rear Thrusters • Strafe Thrusters
Cargo	Basic Cargo
Ship Weapons	Focused Optics • Ion Modulator • Sweep Launcher • AM Warheads • Iridium Magnets • Phased Projectiles
Base Weapons	Focused Apertures • Ion Recharger • Sweep Maximizer • AM Detonators • Iridium Arrays • Phased Munitions

VEGA Mining Specials
Thrusters	Fusion Thrusters
Cargo	Armored Hold

VEGA Security Specials
Thrusters	Binary Thrusters
Ship Weapons	Ionized Optics • Spectral Warheads • Phased Magnets

Iron Star Company Specials
Thrusters	Unstable Reactor

Demon Corps Specials
Thrusters	Armored Thrusters
Ship Weapons	Targeting Computer • Volatile Fuel • Blister Rounds • Reinforced Rails • Electric Rails
Ship Squadrons	Elite Squadrons

Xeno Division Specials
Thrusters	Blitz Thrusters • Strike Thrusters • Supersonic Thrusters • Xeno Armored Thruster
Cargo	Xeno Armored Hold
Ship Weapons	Beam Capacitor • Xeno Beam Capacitor • Overcharged Warheads • Xeno Munitions • Siege Casing • Xeno Siege Casing
Base Weapons	Xeno Focused Apertures • Xeno Ion Recharger • Xeno Sweep Maximizer • Xeno AM Detonators • Xeno Iridium Arrays • Xeno Phased Munitions

A.X.I.S. Specials
Thrusters	Harmonic Chase Thruster
Ship Weapons	Harmonic Beam Capacitor • Harmonic Xeno Beam Capacitor • Harmonic Siege Casing • Harmonic Xeno Siege Casing • Pierian Fuel
Generators	Agility Field Generator • Harmonic Agility Field Generator • Ion Field Generator • Harmonic Ion Field Generator • Phase Shifter Generator • Harmonic Phase Shifter Generator
Utility	Harmonic Agility Reactor • Harmonic Warfare Reactor • Harmonic Siege Reactor

Tier 6 Marauder Specials
Thrusters	Voltaic Thrusters
Ship Weapons	Void Ionization • Void Warheads • Void Phasing Magnets • Scourge Fuel
Generators	Agility Field Compact Generator • Ion Field Compact Generator • Phase Shifter Compact Generator
Utility	Overcharged Accelerator

Tier 7 Altairian Specials
Thrusters	Zephyr Thruster
Ship Weapons	Palladium Munition • Neutrino Fusion • Beam Overcharge Capacitor • Ballistic Sabot • Phased Solenoid
Generators	Enguard Overdrive Generator • Riposte Overdrive Generator
Utility	Regeneration Converter

Tier 7 Umbra Specials
Thrusters	Sunder Thruster • Ifrit Thruster
Ship Weapons	Thermic Disruptor • Incendiary Corpus • Apex Impaler
Utility	Magnetic Collar • Hostility Augment

Tier 7 Pharmakon Specials
Ship Weapons	Atrophy Router • Plasma Atrophy Router • Anthracite Munition • Plasma Anthracite Munition • Celestial Optics • Plasma Celestial Optics • Thermionic Filament
Utility	Phase Charge Relay • Phase Drain Buffer

Tier 7 Marauder Specials
Thrusters	Void Binary Thrusters
Ship Weapons	Void Neutrino Munition • Void Beam Overcharge Capacitor • Flux Coil • Void Harmonic Beam Capacitor
Utility	Resurgence System

Tier 8 Specials
Utility	Spearhead Augment • Vanguard Augment

Spectre Division Specials
Thrusters	Tachyon Thruster • Turbo Thruster • Haste Thruster • Orbit Thruster • Union Thruster • Evasive Thruster • Warden Thruster
Ship Weapons	Shielded Conductors • Nitro Munitions • Compressed Rounds
Base Weapons	Ion Apertures • Unstable Warheads • Hardened Munitions
Generators	Spectre Agility Field Generator • Spectre NET Field Generator • Spectre Crippling Field Generator

Retrocitor Specials
Thrusters	Drag Thruster • Salvaged Thruster • Momentum Thruster • Burst Thruster
Ship Weapons	Overload Conductors • Rapid Launchers • Superheated Rounds
Base Weapons	Overlocked Conductors • Rapid Munitions • Exposed Rounds
Utility	Modified Loaders • Lateral Thrusters • Charged Hull • Energy Booster • Unstable Power Cells • Range Booster • Repurposed Squadrons • Shield Regenerator • Modified Targeting System • Field Extender • Point Defense Drones • Expanded Battlefield Salvage • Streaming Weapon Systems • Deflection Protocol • Voltage Maximizer • Pinpoint Targeting

RetroSyn Consortium Specials
Ship Weapons	Annihilation Rounds • Ballista Shells • Disarray Munitions

VEGA Alliance Specials
Thrusters	Adjoining Thruster • Blast Thruster • Jink Thruster • Spin Thruster
Ship Weapons	Galvanic Conductors • Brink Warheads • Kinesive Stabilizers