Valhalla Carrier

“	The Valhalla Carrier has superior range and unique fleet support abilities, making it the centerpiece of any fleet design.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Valhalla Carrier

Basic Information
Faction	Miner Rebellion
Tier	3.0
Class	Carrier
Slot Configuration
Hangar	4
Armor	2
Shield	1
Special	1
Specifications
Health	2,500
Unladen Mass	1,000 t
Maximum Mass	5,675 t
Firing Arc	360.00°
Support	Ion Field
Cargo	400,000 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	433 XP
Modifiers
Resurgence	40%
Research
Blueprint
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory IX, Ship Lab IX
Build
Time	2h 58m
He-3	18,829,350
AM	2,092,150
Craft
Repair
Time	Fixed 30m 00s

“	Claim victory on the battlefield with the Valhalla Carrier, the rebel's counter to the latest VSec technology.	”
	— Event Store

The Valhalla Carrier is a Tier 3 hull with advanced Miner Rebellion 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 Valhalla Carrier provides the Ion Field, which provides a shield damage bonus to all friendly ships within the field, making it a very powerful asset when your opponent uses heavy shielding.

Compared to the Midgard Carrier, this ship has twice the amount of hangar slots and 100% range (instead of 80%), making it the first "full" carrier. And thus, it is the cheapest "full" carrier to repair.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Ion Field is useless against enemies that rely on armor rather than shields for protection. This is not a major problem at lower levels, however, because shields are more mass efficient to use than armor and reduce average repair time, making them very popular.

As the first "full" carrier to be used effectively in fleet combat (let's face it, the Midgard Carrier sucks), do note that carriers are extremely sluggish and require other ships for protection. Most other ships can catch up to and destroy a lone carrier without much effort, the main exception being instant-repair ships.

Many weapons can quickly destroy any squadrons that you launch, especially the Hydra Missile and SICO Missile, since they have high fire rate as well as decent AoE. This serves as a reminder that you should not rely on your carrier alone to deal damage; rather, use it as a support ship to help your main fleet.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Special Slots	1	1	2	2
Resistance Slots	1	1	1	1
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	5,959 t	6,243 t	6,526 t	8,322 t
Cargo	500,000 t	600,000 t	700,000 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	50%	60%	70%	70%
RESEARCH
Prerequisites	Previous level of Valhalla Carrier, Same level of Midgard Carrier
Workshop Required	VI	N/A	VII	N/A
Time	2m 00s	2m 30s	3m 00s	N/A
Mineral Ore	9,662,338	19,324,675	28,987,013	N/A
CRAFT
Time	46m 44s	1h 33m	2h 20m	N/A
Mineral Ore	3,369,200	6,738,400	10,107,600	N/A
Patterns	1	1	1	N/A
Cores	3	3	3	N/A
Parts	10	30	90	N/A
Armaments	256	320	400	N/A

Note: Mk V Valhalla Carriers are exclusive to NPC Targets.

Trivia[ | ]

The Valhalla Carrier was the first carrier released to players.
This ship was designed by Larus for the Miner Rebellion as a counter to the Ragnarok Carrier used by VEGA Mining.
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.