Punisher Cruiser

“	Built to be the front line hull of the Xeno Division, the Punisher Cruiser is capable of withstanding a tremendous amount of enemy fire allowing its allies to blast enemies apart.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Punisher Cruiser

Basic Information
Faction	Xeno Division
Tier	6.0
Class	Cruiser
Slot Configuration
Weapon	4
Armor	6
Shield	2
Special	2
Resistance	2
Specifications
Health	7,500
Unladen Mass	819 t
Maximum Mass	11,700 t
Firing Arc	270.00°
Cargo	1,401,200 t
Ship Speed	320 m/s
Turning Speed	20.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	150 m/s
Rear Speed	150 m/s
Acceleration	120 m/s²
Sector Speed	540 AU/h
Hull XP	9,802 XP
Modifiers
Resurgence	20%
Resists	40%
Research
Blueprint
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory IX, Ship Lab IX
Build
Time	11h 00m
He-3	78,502,594
AM	25,100,906
Craft
Repair
Time	Fixed 1h 00m

The Punisher Cruiser is a Tier 6 hull with the ability to resist Alien Damage.

As a cruiser, this ship has great defensive capability and is designed to soak up damage.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

With high innate health, 2 shield slots and 6 armor slots, the Punisher Cruiser is designed to take a real beating and absorb damage while allowing the rest of your fleet to lay waste to the enemy from a safe distance. Its Alien resistance is ideal against Alien Event Targets as well as advanced Xeno Division Ship Weapons.

It can equip up to two hybrid resistors (Anodized Resistor, Skirmish Resistor, Hardened Resistor), further reducing damage from the three traditional damage types (Energy, Explosive, Kinetic).

Disadvantages[ | ]

This ship is just as susceptible to kiting tactics as any other cruiser, with battleships reliably outranging them and being able to impede their movement with NET Torpedoes, destroying the entire fleet without getting any return fire.

The maximum armor mass reduction for this ship is only 35%, which is inferior to the 50% weapon mass reduction of other Xeno Division Hulls. However, the increase in mass reduction is more linear, gaining a decent boost with each upgrade, compared to the other ships where the bonus is only noticeable at Mk IV/V.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Armor Slots	6	6	7	7	7
Resistance Slots	2	2	2	2	2
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	12,870 t	14,040 t	14,625 t	15,210 t	15,210 t
Cargo	1,681,440 t	1,751,500 t	1,821,560 t	1,891,620 t	3,783,240 t
Sector Speed	540 AU/h	540 AU/h	540 AU/h	540 AU/h	780 AU/h
MODIFIERS
Armor Mass	-10%	-20%	-30%	-35%	-35%
Resurgence	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%
Resists	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%
Weapon Speed	+5%	+10%	+15%	+20%	+20%
RESEARCH
Prerequisites	Previous level of Punisher Cruiser, Same level of Revelation Cruiser
Workshop Required	IX
Time	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	N/A
Mineral Ore	38,922,998	77,845,995	101,199,794	155,691,990	N/A
CRAFT
Time	3h 16m	5h 41m	8h 57m	11h 00m	N/A
Mineral Ore	12,974,333	25,948,665	38,922,998	77,845,995	N/A
Patterns	1	1	1	1	N/A
Cores	5	5	5	5	N/A
Parts	10	30	90	270	N/A
Armaments	2,048	2,560	3,200	4,000	N/A

Trivia[ | ]

The Punisher Cruiser is the first of the Xeno Division Hulls.
It is consequently the first hull with inherent resistance to Alien Damage.
The Punisher Cruiser is also the first asymmetric hull.
The Punisher Cruiser is the first hull to share the same design for multiple levels. (Mk I-II, Mk III-IV)
The Punisher Cruiser Elite originally had 360 AU/h sector speed, this has been changed to 390 AU/h.
A bonus to weapon speed was added to cruiser mark upgrades towards the end of 2017.
All player ships had their Resurgence values modified as a result of the late February 2020 update.
The repair time of all Tier 5-6 ships was standardized in the early February 2021 update.