'DREDNAUT' - Dreadnought

Summary
An extremely heavily armored static air vessel brimming with weapons and runways. Unlike its counterpart, the Carrier, this vessel can be attacked directly on all parts of its body.

Details
The Dreadnought boasts 6 randomly generated turret defences which can be destroyed, and three other invincible AA gun turrets near the runways and underside. Its weakpoint is located on the command bridge, and will often be obscured by the lock-on HUD element. It has 2 runways that continuously deploy aircraft once the player is within range (about 1000). Dreadnoughts usually appear rarely on days 5 and onwards, but multiple successive player deaths can cause it to spawn early on day 4.

Combat
It serves a pilot's best interests to kill the Dreadnought as quickly as possible, before they become overwhelmed with spawned fighters. With a massive health pool to overcome, this can be a difficult situation. The quickest way to kill one is with a full compliment of upgraded Blackjack or Warhammer bombs; unless a significant portion of your payload misses, or explodes directly on a turret instead of the hull, a Dreadnought can be all but trivialized in a single pass.