Hulls

There are nine different hulls currently available to research in the Naval Lab, with each one progressively more capable in combat but slower in speed than the last, excluding the Sea wolf and Predator Submarine which serve as niche or specialty ships.

Gunboat

The Gunboat hull is the default hull, and is unlocked when the game is first joined. It is described as a "small motorboat". best use as a scout boat because of its speed. Also this ship can be repaired instantly. It is also commonly used as a lead ship with predator submarines.

Gunboat Stats

Weapon Slots	1
Armor Slots	1
Special Slots	0
Armor Points	10
Max Weight	31 tons
Cargo	656 Tons
Evade Bonus	33%
Combat Speed	22
Turn Speed	60
Map Speed	50 mph
Underwater Weapons	Yes
Refit-able	No
Research
Requirements	n.a.
Time	n.a.
Oil	n.a.
Metal	n.a.
Energy	n.a.
Zynthium	n.a.
Build
Base Time	30s
Oil	365
Metal	159
Energy	122
Zynthium	99

 Skirmisher

The Skirmisher hull is the first hull a player may unlock, and is described as a "lightly armored hovercraft". The Skirmisher is featured on the loading screen for Battle Pirates. Best used as an "armored' scout boat.
Skirmishers are a good early on replacement for the Gunboat, able to use much heavier weapons and armor. They are used mostly up until players have researched the Longship, (and switched to using only using Long ships thereafter). They do, however make good scouts, resource thieves and probe ships alongside Gunboats, even at much higher player levels.
They can also be used as flagships for fleets composed of much larger ships, masking the true intent of a fleet, baiting players into attacking the fleet looking for an easy kill. 

Skirmisher Stats

Weapon Slots	1
Armor Slots	1
Special Slots	0
Armor Points	27
Max Weight	82 Tons
Cargo	1,968 Tons
Evade bonus	25%
Combat Speed	20
Turn Speed	48
Map Speed	43 mph
Underwater Weapons	Yes
Refit-able	No
Research
Requirements	Naval Lab 1
Time	6m
Oil	7,693
Metal	6,154
Energy	5,770
Zynthium	6,923
Build
Time	2m 00s
Oil	1,399
Metal	839
Energy	699
Zynthium	525

 Longship

The Long ship hull is the second hull a player may unlock, and is described as a "highly mechanized frigate". The Long ship is the first hull to have more than one Weapon Slot and one Armor Slot. Best used to destroy weak scout boats and are also known to be used by high end players as submarine hunters. Attach torpedo's and a Sonar pod special to these and they become a hazard to pvp scout fleets. Also great for their fast to instant repair times.



 

Long ship Stats

Weapon Slots	2
Armor Slots	2
Special Slots	1
Armor Points	72
Max Weight	216 tons
Cargo	7,871 tons
Evade Bonus	20%
Combat Speed	16
Turn Speed	36
Map Speed	37 mph
Underwater Weapons	Yes
Refit-able	No
Research
Requirements	Naval Lab 2
Time	33m
Oil	40,602
Metal	32,482
Energy	30,451
Zynthium	36,542
Build
Time	50m 00s
Oil	7,382
Metal	4,429
Energy	3,691
Zynthium	2,768

 Marauder

The Marauder hull is the third hull a player may unlock, and is described as a "heavily armored hovercraft". The Marauder's shape appears to be heavily based upon the Longship's, with the addition of 2 fins on each side. This hull is best to attack important locations that are averagly armed.
This is the second ship hull that has a Special Item slot and the last ship to receive an Evade bonus. 

Marauder Stats

Weapon Slots	3
Armor Slots	2
Special Slots	1
Armor Points​	190
Max Weight	570 tons
Cargo	31,482 tons
Evade Bonus	10%
Combat Speed	14
Turn Speed	21
Map Speed	32 mph
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	No
Research
Requirements	Nav Lab 4
Time	5h 37m
Oil	214,301
Metal	171,441
Energy	160,726
Zynthium	192,871
Build
Time	2h 30m 00s
Oil	38,964
Metal	23,378
Energy	19,482
Zynthium	14,611

Predator Submarine

Lightweight hull that can submerge itself underwater for a period of time. Great for sneak fleet attacks. This ship is refit-able, can only be equipped with the Havok Torpedoes and can fire both surfaced and submerged. While the sub is submerged it is invulnerable to ship weapons and invisible when far enough away. By carefully controlling a sub it is possible to defeat much stronger fleets. The Predator Submarine is a good counter to any ship with weapons that have a minimum range bigger than that of the havok torpedoes. The sub disappears, by the time it reappears its within the minimum range of the ship. The Predator Submarine cannot be a fleet flagship, so you cannot make fleets consisting purely of Predator Submarines.

Predator Submarine Stats

Weapon Slots	2
Armor Slots	1
Armor Points	80
Special Slots	1
Max Weight	400 Tons
Cargo	2500 Tons
Evade Bonus	0%
Combat Speed	12
Turn Speed	25
Map Speed	27
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Research
Requirements	Naval Lab 5
Time	14h 03m
Oil	642,903
Metal	514,323
Energy	411,458
Zynthium	822,916
Build
Time	+ 5h 00m
Oil	205,652
Metal	123,391
Energy	120,826
Zynthium	77,120

Stalker Submarine


Similar to the Predator Submarine the Stalker Submarine is a larger submarine hull with space for surface and underwater weapons as well as having more special, weapon and armor slots. This hull will also be invisible to enemy during battle until the hull has come to the surface.

Stalker Submarine Stats

Weapon Slots	4 (2 Surface, 2 Underwater)
Armor Slots	2
Armor Points	250
Special Slots	2
Max Weight	2,200 Tons
Cargo	10,000 Tons
Evade Bonus	%
Combat Speed	9
Turn Speed	15
Map Speed	20 mph
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Research
Requirements	Level 9 Naval Lab, Battle Barge
Time	8d 2h 26m
Oil	6,505,487
Metal	5,204,389
Energy	4,879,115
Zynthium	5,854,938
Build
Time	?
Oil	?
Metal	?
Energy	?
Zynthium	?

 Battle Barge

The Battle Barge hull is described as a "gigantic barge". Good for attacking heavily armored places. It is the second ship you are able to "refit", allowing you to upgrade the weapons and special slots as you upgrade them in the naval and weapons labs.

Battle Barge Stats

Weapon Slots	4
Armor Slots	2
Special Slots	2
Armor Points	466
Max Weight	1,397 tons
Cargo	113,335 tons
Evade Bonus	-20%
Combat Speed	12
Turn Speed	15
Map Speed	27 mph
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Research
Requirements	Level 6 Naval Lab
Time	1d 04h 07m
Oil	996,753
Metal	797,402
Energy	747,565
Zynthium	897,078
Build
Time	7h 30m 00s
Oil	181,228
Metal	108,737
Energy	90,614
Zynthium	67,960

Leviathan


The Leviathan hull  is described as a "battleship". The Leviathan appears to be to the Battle Barge as the Marauder is to the Long ship. Great to attack important places that are heavily armed. It is the third ship you are able to "refit", allowing you to upgrade the weapons and special slots as you upgrade them in the naval and weapons labs. 

Leviathan Stats

Weapon Slots	5
Armor Slots	3
Special Slots	2
Armor Points	1,074
Max Weight	3,222 tons
Cargo	374,006 tons
Evade Bonus	-40%
Combat Speed	10
Turn Speed	10
Map Speed	23 mph
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Research
Requirements	Level 8 Naval Lab, Battle Barge
Time	5d 20h 37m
Oil	4,176,421
Metal	3,341,137
Energy	3,135,316
Zynthium	3,758,779
Build
Time	15h 00m 00s
Oil	759,349
Metal	455,610
Energy	379,675
Zynthium	284,756

Sea Wolf

The Sea wolf  is a agile ship and has quite a high combat and turn speed similar to the marauder. It is described as a fast and agile destroyer and has 5 weapon slots and 3 special slots. However it only has 1 armor slot so try to keep it out the range of enemy fire. It is best equipped with a lot of mortars as it can stay out of range of enemy ships with its speed and then rain mortars on them, but are a poor choice to use against player bases due to the lack of armor.

Sea Wolf Stats

Weapon Slots	5
Armor Slots	1
Special Slots	3
Armor Points	550
Max Weight	2,300
Cargo	195,000
Evade Bonus	0
Combat Speed	14
Turn Speed	20
Map Speed	30 mph
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Research
Requirements	Level 9 Naval Lab, Battle Barge
Time	8d 18h 56m
Oil	9,594,896
Metal	7,675,917
Energy	7,196,172
Zynthium	8,635,406
Build
Time
Oil
Metal
Energy
Zynthium

Floating Fortress


The Floating Fortress hull is described as "the largest ship on the high seas". Being the most capable hull, each Floating Fortress hull takes over a week to build. On the Kixeye Forums, the Floating Fortress is often used as a running gag, used to represent 'instant death'. Best used for mining, Floating Fortresses can hold massive amounts of resources and are easily defensible. The engine special attachment is very good with this as it is the slowest hull in the game.This is the most common ship used in player base attacks for higher levels.


                                                                 Floating Fortress Stats

Weapon Slots	6
Armor Slots	3
Armor Points	2,317
Special Slots	2
Max Weight	6,951 tons
Cargo	1,122,018
Evade Bonus	-50%
Combat Speed	8
Turn Speed	6
Map Speed	20 mph
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Research
Requirements	Level 10 Navy Lab, Battle Barge, Leviathan
Time	11d 17h 15m
Oil	15,608,090
Metal	12,486,472
Energy	11,706,086
Zynthium	14,047,281
Build
Time	Hull: 1d 1h 30m
Oil	2,838,554
Metal	1,703,276
Energy	1,419,492
Zynthium	1,064,691

Hammerhead


An Aggressive hull with enhanced attack capabilities. The strongest ship compared to any other. Recommended for attacking maximized guarded fleets. . On January 12, the Hammerhead hull became available for everyone. The winners of the Revenge Raids, keep the unique hulls with the tiger-strips. The other players will get the Hull without the colorings.



                              Hammerhead Stats

Weapon Slots	6
Armor Slots	3
Armor Points	2,400
Special Slots	2
Max Weight	7,500 tons
Cargo	1,000,000
Evade Bonus	-40%
Combat Speed	10
Turn Speed	6
Map Speed	23 mph
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Research
Requirements	Level 10 Navy Lab, Floating Fortress 1
Time	20d 0h 56m
Oil	22,400,000
Metal	17,920,000
Energy	16,800,000
Zynthium	20,160,000
Build
Time	?
Oil	?
Metal	?
Energy	?
Zynthium	?

Draconian Event Reward Hulls

These hulls are rewards from events. 


Hammerhead

 Model A                                                                                                                 Model B

 











Rewarded to captains who looted the most resources in his/her sector during the Revenge Raid event. The strongest ship compared to any other. Recommended for attacking maximized guarded fleets. Model A was awarded to sector winners of Revenge Raid I. Model B to sector winners of Revenge Raid II. They are almost identical except for combat, map and turn speed. On January 12, the Hammerhead hull became available for everyone. The winners of the Revenge Raids, keep the unique hulls with the tiger-strips. The other players will get the Hull without the colorings. 

Hammerhead Stats
Model	A	B
Weapons Slots	6	6
Armor Slots	3	3
Armor Points	2,400	2,000
Special Slots	2	2
Max Weight	7,500	7,500
Cargo	1,000,000	1,000,000
Evade Bonus	-40%	-40%
Combat Speed	10	11
Turn Speed	6	10
Map Speed	23 mph	25 mph
Underwater Weapon	No	No
Refit-able	Yes	Yes
Research
Requirements	sector winner Revenge Raid I	sector winner Revenge Raid II
Time	n.a.	n.a.
Oil	n.a.	n.a.
Metal	n.a.	n.a.
Energy	n.a.	n.a.
Zynthium	n.a.	n.a.
Build
Time	?	?
Oil	?	?
Metal	?	?
Energy	?	?
Zynthium	?	?

 Draconian Battle Cruiser

This hull was rewarded to the top resource collector during Revenge Raid III - Hull Heist event.





                                                           Draconian Battle Cruiser Stats

Weapon Slots	4
Armor Slots	3
Armor Points	815
Special Slots	3
Max Weight	2,040 tons
Cargo	45,019
Evade Bonus	10%
Combat Speed	10
Turn Speed	20
Map Speed	20 mph
Detection Range	25
Ballistic Defense	+ 40%
Explosive Defense	+ 20%
Missile Defense	+ 20%
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	1d
Oil	1,562,500
Metal	1,250,000
Energy	1,250,000
Zynthium	3,125,000

Draconian Battleship

This hull was given as a reward to the top resource collector during the Revenge Raid IV - Draconian Domination .






                                                             Draconian Battleship Stats

Weapon Slots	6
Armor Slots	4
Armor Points	2,100
Special Slots	3
Max Weight	5,265 tons
Cargo	157,566
Evade Bonus	N/A
Combat Speed	9
Turn Speed	15
Map Speed	16 mph
Detection Range	0
Ballistic Defense	+ 20%
Explosive Defense	+ 20%
Missile Defense	+ 20%
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	N/A
Oil	N/A
Metal	N/A
Energy	N/A
Zynthium	N/A

Battlecruiser

This hull was rewarded to the top resource collector during Revenge Raid III - Hull Heist event. It was made avai label again for players who traded in 2.5m points for this hull during Base Invaders VI and 2.25m points during Storm Warning.

Weapon Slots	4
Armor Slots	3
Armor Points	815
Special Slots	3
Max Weight	3,040 tons
Cargo	45,019
Evade Bonus	10%
Combat Speed	12
Turn Speed	19
Map Speed	22
Detection Range	50
Ballistic Defense	+ 40%
Explosive Defense	+ 20%
Missile Defense	+ 20%
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	1d
Oil	1,562,500
Metal	1,250,000
Energy	1,250,000
Zynthium	3,125,000

Dreadnought / Dreadnought X

The Dreadnaught (ingame most called Dread) was rewarded to the top 4 captains per sector who destroyed the most bases/fleets in Base Invaders I. The Dreadnought X was the main prize in the Storm Warning 1 event. It is faster, more agile and has a huge mortar reload bonus. Downside is a bit reduced armor.

	Dreadnought	Dreadnought X
Weapon Slots	8	8
Armor Slots	4	4
Armor Points	5,200	4,100
Special Slots	4	4
Max Weight	13,020 tons	13,020 tons
Cargo	551,480	551,483
Evade Bonus	-20%	-20%
Combat Speed	8 mph	9
Turn Speed	10 mph	12
Map Speed	14 mph	18
Detection Range	0	?
Ballistic Defense	+20%	+20%
Explosive Defense	+20%	+20%
Missile Defense	+20%	+20%
Underwater Weapon	No	no
Refit-able	Yes	yes
Mortar reload	-	+65%
Spread	-	-30%
Splash	-	+25%
Build
Time	6d 0h 00m	5d 9h 31m
Oil	14,062,500	14,062,500
Metal	11,250,000	11,250,000
Energy	11,250,000	11,250,000
Zynthium	28,125,000	28,125,000

Sea Scorpion

This hull was rewarded to sector winners of Base Invaders II. On May 25, 2012, a regular version of this hull was made available to research; however, with reduced armor and speed as well as lacking the Raid colours. It can be research in the naval lab.

Raid Sea ScorpionRegular Sea Scorpion

Sea Scorpion Stats

Model	A	B
Weapon Slots	7	7
Armor Slots	1	1
Armor Points	1,000	750
Special Slots	3	3
Max Weight	4,500	4,500
Cargo	400,000	395,000
Evade Bonus	-20%	-30%
Combat Speed	13	12
Turn Speed	17	13
Map Speed	27 mph	27 mph
Underwater Weapon	No	No
Refit-able	Yes	Yes
Build
Time	1d 18h 12m	1d 3h 0m
Oil	3,500,000	3,500,000
Metal	2,100,000	2,100,000
Energy	1,750,000	1,750,000
Zynthium	2,187,500	2,187,500

Barracuda

Barracuda

This hull was rewarded to anyone achieving 22 million points in Base Invaders 3 and 4.5 million points in Storm Warning I. It's the strongest submarine in the game.

Barracuda Stats

Weapon Slots	6
Armor Slots	1
Armor Points	600
Special Slots	3
Max Weight	1,970
Cargo	15,000
Evade Bonus	-20%
Combat Speed	14
Turn Speed	17
Map Speed	30
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	2d 16h 48m
Oil	3,125,000
Metal	2,500,000
Energy	2,500,000
Zynthium	4,687,500

===G This hull, which appeared to be forged from 2 ships (more specifically KIXEYE's player rejected new ship designs ) & a highly modified 'oil rig' structure, was rewarded to anyone achieving 22 million points in Base Invaders IV. It's an insanely strong base defending ship. It has a ballistic bonus range of 39%. Making thud cannon 4 with Hardened Barrels 3 a 92 range weapon. It is worth to be noted, that the Floating Fortress are no longer "the largest ship on the high seas", & that the Draconian's Dreadnought are no longer invincible with the arrival of this monster .

Goliath Stats

Weapon Slots	7
Armor Slots	7
Armor Points	9001
Special Slots	4
Max Weight	14,800
Cargo	75,000
Evade Bonus	20%
Combat Speed	4
Turn Speed	5
Map Speed	7
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	5d 9h 36m 00s
Oil	2,750,000
Metal	2,000,000
Energy	2,000,000
Zynthium	2,750,000

Strike Cruiser

This Hull was rewarded to anyone achieving 22 million points in Base InvadersV. The experimental ship for Light Cruiser

Weapon Slots	6
Armor Slots	4
Armor Points	1,630
Special Slots	3
Max Weight	6,945 tons
Cargo	882,368
Evade Bonus	-10%
Combat Speed	11
Turn Speed	12
Map Speed	25 mph
Ballistic Defense	+20%
Explosive Defense	+40%
Missile Defense	+20%
Spread	-30%
Splash	+25%
Underwater Weapon	No
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	4 days 1 hr 7 mins
Oil	7,031,250
Metal	5,625,000
Energy	5,625,000
Zynthium	14,062,500

Destroyer

This Hull was rewarded to anyone trading in 250k points for it in Base Invaders VI and Storm Warning I.

Weapon Slots	2
Armor Slots	3
Armor Points	164
Special Slots	1
Max Weight	431 tons
Cargo	26,932
Evade Bonus	30%
Combat Speed	15
Turn Speed	19
Map Speed	34 mph
Ballistic Defense	+20%
Explosive Defense	+20%
Missile Defense	+20%
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	2h 4m 36s
Oil	28,500
Metal	15,500
Energy	15,500
Zynthium	25,500

Light Cruiser

This Hull was rewarded to anyone trading in 500k points for it in Base Invaders VI and 750k points during Storm Warning I.

Weapon Slots	4
Armor Slots	2
Armor Points	342
Special Slots	1
Max Weight	1042
Cargo	98,642
Evade Bonus	20%
Combat Speed	13
Turn Speed	15
Map Speed	25
Ballistic Defense	20%
Explosive Defense	20%
Missile Defense	20%
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	?
Oil	?
Metal	?
Energy	?
Zynthium	?

Interdictor This Hull was rewarded to anyone trading in 7.5m points for it in Base Invaders VI. The harbringer others, it strikes fear at any submarines in the hands of an experienced player.

	14
Map Speed	32 mph
Ballistic Defense	+10%
Explosive Defense	+10%
Missile Defense	+10%
scope="row"Concussive Defense	+30%
Underwater Weapon	Yes
Refit-able	Yes
Build
Time	?
Oil	?
Metal	?
Energy	?
Zynthium	?

Dreadnought X

The Dreadnought X (DreadX) Hull was rewarded to players trading in 7.5M points for it in Storm Warning.

Mercenary Fleets

Mercenary Fleets are gained by your friends on Facebook who also play the game and have chosen to send you a free gift. The option to send free gifts tab can be found at the top left of the game console. You can deploy one Mercenary Fleet every 12 hours and it lasts for 12 hours.
Mercenary Fleets utilize only the technology and hulls you have researched (Three ships of your highest hull* and 2 ships of you second highest*).


 Ship Ranks

Each ship rank grants that ship a percent increase of firing rate and turning speed. The amount of experience points needed for a ship to advance from one rank to the next is dependent on the type of ship.  Having higher ship ranks gives your fleet a huge boost in damage, fleet experience can be gained by attacking any npc/player forces or bases.

Rank	Fire Rate	Turn Rate
First Class:	+5%	+5%
Second Class:	+10%	+10%
Third Class:	+15%	+15%
Fourth Class:	+20%	+20%
Elite Class:	+25%	+25%