Republic Gladiator

The Republic Gladiator is a Destroyer Class ship. It has a heavy weapon loadout and as a result has no shields. They benefit from having repair ships in your army becase any damage they take will go directly to their health. A Gladiator is a great support unit in any republic army but requires damage tanks so that they can survive long enough to maximize their high DPS. The Gladiator has the same weapon:cost ratio as the Republic Fighter, but has a smaller health:cost ratio as well as much lower speed.

The special of the Gladiator stops all ships from aquiring it as a target to fire upon. Those that have already targeted the Gladiator will not be affected. If used correctly the Gladiator can become almost invulnerable for 10 seconds. The Gladiator will still be hit by projectiles even when its special move is in effect.