Ion Frigate
Ion Frigates are equal to Frigate in Power and Armour but hold two distinct advantages over them. First, they have 1 shield and second, 50% of their Power passes right through Shields. This doesn't get affected no matter the ship, so it will hurt a Death Star just as much as a Heavy Cruiser. These ships are best used against lone capital ships as they are dead meat if they come face to face with fighters. To offset this, they can be loaded with Fighters to hold off enemy hangar units. If pure destruction is more your thing, they could be loaded with Ion bombers for even greater cross-shield attacks.How to counter: Anything except capital ships.