The FTA Drop-Ship conducts all unit and structure replication for Free Trade Alliance commanders. It is the most valuable ship available and once destroyed it does not come back. Protect it at all costs. FTA Drop-Ships have heavy armor and can withstand a barrage of hits, but it is best to keep it out of harm's way if at all possible. If lost, all unit and structure replication will come to a halt.

	Cost: 0	Build Time: 0s
	Power Output: +100	Tech Req: None
	Allows: FTA Collector	Class: Drop-Ship
	Function: Unit and structure replication	Armor: 6000
	Good For: Building a base and army	Speed: 250kpq
	Counter With: Any offensive unit	Damage Yield: N/A
	Primary Instrument: Replication Buffer	Hover Distance: High
	Secondary Instrument: N/A	Can Deploy: Yes

An FTA Collector is the standard resource collector for the Free Trade Alliance. Collectors carry out the necessary task of gathering resources to fund the army. They have medium armor and are easy prey to attack. FTA Collectors are not particularly fast, but they do carry $400 worth of resource per trip, so putting the Drop-Ship next to the closest resource is recommended. Please do note that it takes 15 seconds for the FTA Collector to completely process the resource to the full amount of $400. If your Drop-Ship is too close to the resource, then you won't collect the full amount per trip.

	Cost: 1400	Build Time: 20s
	Power Consumption: 0	Tech Req: None
	Allows: Turbine	Class: Resource collector
	Function: Resource collection	Armor: 450
	Good Against: Resource pods	Speed: 700kpq
	Counter With: Any offensive unit	Resource Capacity: 400
	Primary Weapon: N/A	Hover Distance: High
	Secondary Weapon: N/A	Can Deploy: No

The Blade Scout is a fast scouting ship that can cover ground more quickly than heavy cruisers. For combat purposes, the Blade Scout is not the best choice. It has low armor and its flak cannon causes minimal damage. However, Blade Scouts are the first available unit and the only choice for defense before a radar has been built. Due to its mobility, it may be able to evade enemy fire for a time and even draw off attackers from more important structures and units. The Blade Scout specializes in shooting down incoming LRM's.

	Cost: 500	Build Time: 20s
	Power Consumption: 0	Tech Req: Turbine
	Allows: N/A	Class: Scout
	Function: Light offense and basic air defense	Armor: 150
	Good Against: High flying units and LRM's	Speed: 1400kpq
	Counter With: Offensive units	Damage Yield: Low
	Primary Weapon: Flak cannon	Hover Distance: Low
	Secondary Weapon: N/A	Can Deploy: No

The Interceptor is a medium class offensive unit that can overwhelm enemies when used in clusters. By itself, the Interceptor is not a significant threat. It produces medium damage with its primary weapon and packs slightly more armor than the Blade Scout. However, a group of Interceptors can take down most defenses and wreak havok on an improperly defended base.

	Cost: 800	Build Time: 20s
	Power Consumed: 0	Tech Req: Radar Tower
	Allows: N/A	Class: Tank
	Function: Medium offense	Armor: 200
	Good Against: Low and medium flying units	Speed: 1200kpq
	Counter With: Defense turrents and bombers	Damage Yield: Medium
	Primary Weapon: Twin plasma disruptors	Hover Distance: Low
	Secondary Weapon: N/A	Can Deploy: No

Turbine Copters are a standard high flight bomber class that can inflict severe damage on their targets. Though lightly armored, Turbine Copters drop a high-temperature plasma torpedo that can smash most ground units and inflict heavy damage on structures. The main problem with Turbine Copters is that they require a Copter Station to reload, so they cannot do all of the combat themselves.

	Cost: 1200	Build Time: 20s
	Power Consumed: 0	Tech Req: Copter Station
	Allows: N/A	Class: Bomber
	Function: Bomber	Armor: 100
	Good Against: Low flying units and structures	Speed: 900kpq
	Counter With: Blade scouts	Damage Yield: High
	Primary Weapon: High-temperature plasma torpedo	Hover Distance: High
	Secondary Weapon: N/A	Can Deploy: No

Da Vinci is a science vessel that can repair damaged units and structures. While it has no attack capabilities, the Da Vinci can prove invaluable if the Drop-Ship and other expensive structures start to take heavy damage. The Da Vinci's burst-based replicator allows it to repair all units and structures within a small proximity, as well as repairing itself if damaged.

	Cost: 2000	Build Time: 20s
	Power Consumption: 0	Tech Req: Radar Tower
	Allows: Cloaking Device and Quantum Gate	Class: Science vessel
	Function: Repairing units and structures	Armor: 500
	Good Against: Units needing repair	Speed: 640kpq
	Counter With: Any offensive unit	Repair Yield: 35bpm
	Primary Instrument: Burst-based replicator	Hover Distance: Medium
	Secondary Instrument: N/A	Can Deploy: Yes

Gamma Cruisers are heavily armored ships that devastate enemy forces by firing plasma torpedoes. The heavy armor of a Gamma Cruiser allows it to take down several enemies before being in any real danger. The high damage inflicted by the Gamma Cruiser's plasma torpedoes can destroy low-armor ships with no prior damage. However, some caution is required when handling these elite ships, as there is always a large amount of money funding them. Gamma Cruisers cannot target high flying units, so they are susceptible to attacks from above.

	Cost: 2000	Build Time: 35s
	Power Consumed: 0	Tech Req: Quantum Gate
	Allows: N/A	Class: Cruiser
	Function: Heavy offense	Armor: 1500
	Good Against: Low and med. flying units	Speed: 500kpq
	Counter With: Turbine copters and other cruisers	Damage Yield: High
	Primary Weapon: Plasma torpedo	Hover Distance: High
	Secondary Weapon: N/A	Can Deploy: No

BC-45 aka Black Condor is a high flying ship that specializes in reconnaissance missions. Because most of its missions rely on reconnaissance, BC-45 units have been outfitted to detect enemy cloaks. Once BC-45 finds an enemy cloak, it can disable the cloak using its primary weapon. Black Condor's disruptive torpedo can also undeploy any currently deployed enemy ships, including Drop-Ships. Black Condor's high altitude keeps it well away from the attack radius of most enemy units and structures, though it can be attacked by other BC-45's.

	Cost: 2500	Build Time: 40s
	Power Consumption: 0	Tech Req: N/A
	Allows: N/A	Class: Spy Plane
	Function: Reconnaissance and cloak detection	Armor: 100
	Good Against: Structures and cloaks	Speed: 1500kpq
	Counter With: Another BC-45	Damage Yield: Very low
	Primary Weapon: Disruptive torpedo	Flight Distance: Very high
	Secondary Weapon: Flak cannon	Can Deploy: No