Defender

	Defender
	A Terran Defender
	General information Hull Small Role Assault Weapons Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon Requires Technology Unrecognized icon name Weapons Systems, Unrecognized icon name Orbital Manufacturing Defender-L Unrecognized icon name Missile Weapons

The Defender is a type of small hull, Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon, assault ship. The -L variant adds Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon augmentations, while the -R variant uses more advanced Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon systems. A Unrecognized icon name Defender is awarded by the Malevolent choice of the Swamped Colonization event.

Blueprint priorities

Edit	Defender	Defender-L	Defender-R	AI Defense Defender
Required components	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon (2)	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon Unrecognized icon name Prototype Antimatter Missile or better Unrecognized icon name Missile Assister or Unrecognized icon name Launch Assister	Unrecognized icon name Prototype Antimatter Missile or better (2)	Unrecognized icon name Prototype Antimatter Missile or better Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon (2)
Components	Unrecognized icon name Best Defense Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon (3) Unrecognized icon name Interstellar drive Unrecognized icon name Best Defense	Unrecognized icon name Best Defense Unrecognized icon name Prototype Antimatter Missile or better (2) Unrecognized icon name Interstellar drive Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon Unrecognized icon name Best Defense Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon	Unrecognized icon name Best Defense Unrecognized icon name Prototype Antimatter Missile or better (3) Unrecognized icon name Interstellar drive Unrecognized icon name Best Defense
Filler components	Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon (2) Unrecognized icon name Best Defense Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon	Unrecognized icon name Prototype Antimatter Missile or better Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon Unrecognized icon name Best Defense Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon	Unrecognized icon name Prototype Antimatter Missile or better (2) Unrecognized icon name Best Defense Unrecognized icon name Missile weapon