Valhalla Carrier

"The Valhalla Carrier has superior range and unique fleet support abilities, making it the centerpiece of any fleet design."

General
"Claim victory on the battlefield with the Valhalla Carrier, the rebel's counter to the latest VSec technology."

- Event Store

The Valhalla Carrier is a Tier 3 hull with advanced Miner Rebellion technology.

As a carrier, this ship generates a Support Field that improves the combat effectiveness of other friendly ships, making it the centerpiece of a fleet.

Advantages
The Valhalla Carrier provides the Ion Field, which provides a shield damage bonus to all friendly ships within the field, making it a very powerful asset when your opponent uses heavy shielding.

Compared to the Midgard Carrier, this ship has twice the amount of hangar slots and 100% range (instead of 80%), making it the first "full" carrier. And thus, it is the cheapest "full" carrier to repair.

Disadvantages
The Ion Field is useless against enemies that rely on armor rather than shields for protection. This is not a major problem at lower levels, however, because shields are more mass efficient to use than armor and reduce average repair time, making them very popular.

As the first "full" carrier to be used effectively in fleet combat (let's face it, the Midgard Carrier sucks), do note that carriers are extremely sluggish and require other ships for protection. Most other ships can catch up to and destroy a lone carrier without much effort, the main exception being instant-repair ships.

Many weapons can quickly destroy any squadrons that you launch, especially the Hydra Missile and SICO Missile, since they have high fire rate as well as decent AoE. This serves as a reminder that you should not rely on your carrier alone to deal damage; rather, use it as a support ship to help your main fleet.

Upgrading
Note: Mk V Valhalla Carriers are exclusive to NPC Targets.

Trivia

 * The Valhalla Carrier was the first carrier released to players.
 * This ship was designed by Larus for the Miner Rebellion as a counter to the Ragnarok Carrier used by VEGA Mining.
 * 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.