Chaser

The Chaser is a more powerful ship than a Frigate with more CPU and health than a Frigate. The Chaser has a level cap of 40. At Level 40 the Chaser has 13270 health, 2180 max. energy, an energy recharge rate of 37/sec, a movement speed of 23, a rotation speed of 25, a cost of 4, a max. CPU of 37, and 11 total equipment slots. It is one of your starting ships in the game. It is useful because of its high damage with proper weapons loadouts. It costs 15000 gold to purchase a Chaser airframe. Chasers have a melee AI, which means that they stay closer to enemy ships during battles. Short range, high damage weapons or weapons which are more easily evaded at long range (torpedoes, photon torpedoes) are good weapons to equip Chasers with because of this. With a properly equipped torpedo Chaser, you can quickly destroy annoying but low health enemy Chasers and Frigates.