Ships/Mastadon

Mastadon

A relatively cheap ship that improves on every single aspect of the Hammerhead, this is a very important early stepping-stone to get into as soon as possible.

The new player will likely appreciate the added turret slot the most on this ship as they are probably still learning the mechanics of combat. The Mastadon's 3 turrets are generously placed too, with 2 along the top and 1 on its belly, allowing for easy positioning to bear all 3 turrets on a single target. The Alpha turret is about a 1/3 of the way from the back on the top of the ship and has a nearly 360 degree angle of fire. It is blocked only by the raised portion of the tail directly behind it which prevents it from shooting directly backwards. The Beta turret located on the top nose of the ship also has a nearly 360 angle of fire, although slightly less than the Alpha turret. Like Alpha, Beta is also unable to shoot directly backwards because the bridge of your ship blocks this angle and the wider bridge blocks a larger angle Beta's fire angle. Gamma is located about 1/3 of the way back from the nose of the ship on its belly but is unobstructed by anything.

Trivia

 * This ship can be seen as a Doublejack frigate