Javelin Flagship

"The Javelin Flagship uses cutting-edge wormhole technology to jump across a sector, bringing its escorts with it. Only alliance captains may launch it."

General
The Javelin Flagship is a jumpship, with the ability to warp itself and any escorts attached to it to any location in its current sector, albeit with a warmup and cooldown time. It requires a Wormhole Drive in order to function (details below).

The Javelin Flagship obtained in Zero Hour already has a Wormhole Drive Type-0, sparing the need to do additional refits. Crafted Javelin Flagships, however, are initially empty and must be equipped with a Wormhole Drive to be eligible for launch from the Fleet Bay. Apart from the Wormhole Drive Type-O, you can also equip the Wormhole Drive Type-E or Wormhole Blitz Drive; check their respective pages for more information.

In order to successfully launch a Javelin Flagship, you also need a Captain's Permit. These permits can be obtained from alliance leaders and officers, but each alliance can only hand out 75 of these permits at a time, limiting the number of Javelin Flagships deployed to the same number per alliance.

Javelin Flagships are frequently seen delivering other fleets to attack faraway fleets and bases.

Advantages
The Javelin Flagship offers near-instantaneous transportation for groups of fleets. They are extremely convenient in farming, by warping near the target and engaging it from across the sector map, with other escorts serving as cargo fleets to collect the remaining resources. In player combat, they can be used to conduct a surprise attack, or to provide quick reinforcements.

Note that because of Escort Mechanics, any escorts that are outside the Javelin Flagship's PvP Gating cannot be attacked by other players (does not apply to aggressive NPC Targets), unless they have already been selected prior to escorting. This allows the Javelin Flagship to provide a safe haven for vulnerable fleets (e.g. base attackers), provided that the Javelin Flagship itself is well-guarded against enemy attacks.

A Javelin Flagship is only considered as well-guarded if it has at least one escort within its PvP Gating to fight attackers. Otherwise, the ship can be attacked directly even with the presence of other escorts that are outside its PvP Gatling.

In order to reduce the amount of repair time you receive in the event that the Javelin Flagship is attacked, you should upgrade it to better take advantage of Resurgence.

Disadvantages
Javelin Flagships are not meant for combat, period. While mark upgrades can improve their combat ability, it is not nearly enough to compensate for the ship's extremely slow speed. Fusion Thrusters are almost a must if you wish to stand any chance in an actual fight. Better still, never let your Javelin Flagship enter combat by escorting it with powerful fleets (within its PvP Gating, of course).

Due to the restriction of one flagship per fleet, those with a Javelin Flagship cannot simultaneously use a carrier, or a dreadnought. As a result, the entire fleet cannot benefit from any Support Field and is vulnerable to kiting. You should take advantage of the fact that the Javelin Flagship is often the main target of the attack and build a defense fleet around it, which often consists of destroyers (to prevent kiting), battleships (for damage) and/or cruisers (as tanks). Do not worry about the enemy running away from you; he/she will most likely attempt to destroy your Javelin Flagship in an effort to give you extra repair time.

Obtaining
Javelin Flagship hulls are no longer directly available. Instead, the Javelin Flagship Strongbox is sporadically offered during certain events, which provides crafting materials for this ship.

Epic
A strongbox containing required parts to construct a single Javelin Flagship.



Contains all of:

Javelin Flagship Pattern x1

Flagship Core x4

Javelin Flagship Parts x5

Flagship Armaments x2,048

You only need to get one instance of this strongbox to craft a single Javelin Flagship. However, you have to first research the corresponding recipe in the Ship Lab, which requires Workshop IX.

Upgrading
Note: Javelin Flagship upgrades do not require patterns.

Trivia

 * The Javelin Flagship is the first flagship that is obtainable by players.
 * During Zero Hour, this ship cost 5,000,000 Intel to purchase, making it the most expensive event prize in the entire game.
 * Players jokingly refer to the Javelin Flagship as a taxi, because of its ability to get fleets to their destination really quickly.
 * 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.