Hippocampus

The Hippocampus is a fast, lightly armed patrol craft built for early-game sea control, vision, and harassment.

With high speed, good sight range, and twin rapid-fire machine guns, it excels at chasing down light targets, scouting coastlines, and screening heavier Legion ships.

Best used for: Scouting, raiding exposed builders, and screening the coastline
Avoid: Brawling with dedicated combat ships or concentrated defenses