Destroyers

Introduction
The weakest and cheapest ship to produce which requires crystals.

Advantages
Destroyers are the next level up from frigates, with more weapon and component slots. Their Hull Type gives more damage resistance (30% extra resistance to Laser weapons) compared to the Hull Type of frigates, giving them an advantage while tanking. They also have higher jump speed, making them more suitable for incursions into other systems for whatever reasons.

Disadvantages
Destroyers aren't very special or have any particular properties worth nothing. They have precisely twice the firepower (excluding resistances) and twice the equivalent component slots when compared to frigates while taking up twice the number of leadership points and upkeep and also requiring crystals and having a build time which is 3 times as large as the build time of a frigate. Their lack of particular weapons capabilities when compared to frigates makes them less attractive as supporting weapons ships while their increased build time and crystal cost makes them less attractive as tanking ships.