Ragnarok Carrier

“	The Ragnarok Carrier is a new VEGA hull intended for long-range fleet support. VEGA never took full advantage of its capabilities.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Ragnarok Carrier

Basic Information
Faction	VEGA Mining
Tier	4.0
Class	Carrier
Slot Configuration
Hangar	4
Armor	2
Shield	1
Special	1
Specifications
Health	3,000
Unladen Mass	1,000 t
Maximum Mass	6,935 t
Firing Arc	360.00°
Support	Agility Field
Cargo	500,000 t
Ship Speed	200 m/s
Turning Speed	10.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	50 m/s
Rear Speed	50 m/s
Acceleration	50 m/s²
Sector Speed	480 AU/h
Hull XP	866 XP
Modifiers
Resurgence	30%
Research
Blueprint
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory X, Ship Lab X
Build
Time	5h 20m
He-3	32,311,624
AM	8,077,906
Craft
Repair
Time	Fixed 1h 00m

“	Take control of VEGA's own Ragnarok Carrier, the bane of the rebellion.	”
	— Event Store

The Ragnarok Carrier is a Tier 4 hull with standard VEGA Mining technology.

As a carrier, this ship generates a Support Field that improves the combat effectiveness of other friendly ships, making it the centerpiece of a fleet.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

The Ragnarok Carrier offers one of the best support fields, the Agility Field, which boosts the speed of all other friendly ships within.

In fleet combat, this allows your frigates, cutters, cruisers and destroyers to chase down enemies, while simultaneously enhancing the kiting ability of battleships, the latter being the prime method of farming Tier 5 NPC Targets and below.

In base attacks, the Agility Field also assists sniper decoys to dodge projectiles and blitz ships to close in on the enemy Bridge.

Compared to its little brother the Midgard Carrier, this ship has a lot more maximum mass and can be fully fitted with Bomber Squadrons, not to mention that it does not suffer from a range penalty.

When fighting against other carrier fleets, regenerating shields such as the Diffuser Shield are common to provide long-lasting protection against waves of squadrons by allowing them to recharge in between.

In terms of thrusters, Fusion Thrusters should be equipped to compensate for the ship's low forward and turning speed. Strafing is irrelevant due to its massive hitbox.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Ragnarok Carrier cannot boost itself with the Agility Field, making it just as slow as other carriers. Against a blitz attack, you are either forced to protect your carrier or let it die while your other ships make an escape.

Although fleets with the Agility Field are more versatile, they lack the raw damage output of those under the Ion Field. As a result, if you are unable to take advantage of the speed boost (especially if both sides have the same range), you will probably lose to the other player.

Setup[ | ]

See Ragnarok Carrier/Builds for more info

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Special Slots	1	1	2	2
Resistance Slots	1	1	1	1
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	7,282 t	7,629 t	7,975 t	8,322 t
Cargo	625,000 t	750,000 t	875,000 t	1,000,000 t
MODIFIERS
Ship Damage	+6%	+12%	+18%	+25%
Squadron Mass	-5%	-10%	-15%	-20%
Shield Damage	+5%	+10%	+15%	+20%
Resurgence	40%	50%	60%	70%
RESEARCH
Prerequisites	Previous level of Ragnarok Carrier, Same level of Midgard Carrier
Workshop Required	VI	N/A	N/A	VIII
Time	2m 00s	3m 00s	4m 00s	5m 00s
Mineral Ore	28,125,000	56,250,000	84,375,000	112,500,000
CRAFT
Time	1h 24m	2h 48m	4h 12m	5h 20m
Mineral Ore	9,375,000	18,750,000	28,125,000	37,500,000
Patterns	1	1	1	1
Cores	4	4	4	4
Parts	10	30	90	270
Armaments	2,048	2,560	3,200	4,000

Trivia[ | ]

It was the first carrier to ever appear in the game.
It is listed an "Uncommon" hull from the VSec Marshal battle logs. This indicated carriers would be released continuously in larger numbers, which held true for the event Arms Race, where every VSec Regiment had the same layout, and this also held true in Countermeasures, with VSec Augments, and it finally became available in the event Face Off.
All player ships had their Resurgence values modified as a result of the late February 2020 update.
The repair time of all Tier 1-4 carriers and flagships was standardized in the early February 2021 update.