Venom Battleship

"The Venom Battleship has extraordinary firepower. No enemy caught in its field of fire will survive for very long."

General
The Venom Battleship is a Tier 2 hull with standard Miner Rebellion technology.

As a battleship, this ship has bonus range and duplicate weapons for each firing arc, dealing massive damage from a safe distance.

Advantages
The Venom Battleship has high maximum mass and a 5th weapon slot, laying down devastating fire upon enemies within its range.

It has sufficient mass to use high-level NET Torpedoes to slow down enemy ships in combination with other long-range weapons, and is the first truly effective kiting battleship. A Midgard Carrier would definitely help your Venom Battleships to kite short-ranged enemies.

Disadvantages
Successful battleships often require a list of advanced technologies that are out of reach of the average Tier 2 player, including the Vector Torpedo and NET Torpedo for kiting, as well as Fusion Thrusters to become more agile in combat. Focused Optics IV-V are a must-have if you are using Energy weapons.

Refrain from having a minimum range on your battleships, otherwise frigates, cutters and squadrons may be able to exploit it once they close the distance. This can be achieved by using a single HEX Missile to deter enemies.

Trivia

 * Back when the game was first released, the Venom Battleship was the most advanced ship players could obtain.
 * There used to be an Enhanced version of the Venom Battleship available for purchase in the Black Market, but it has since been deprecated.
 * A bonus to DPS was added to battleship mark upgrades around the middle of 2018.
 * All player ships had their Resurgence values modified as a result of the late February 2020 update.