Dice

Cost - Mass 43 Tech Level 3 Duranium - Tritanium - Molybdenum -	Large Weapons 2 Max Large Size 60 kt Small Weapons 0 Point Defense 1 Super Weapon < None >
Max Fuel - Max Ord 2000 Max Repair 0 Max Cargo 0	Engines 1 Generators 0 Power Bank 0
Armor Limit 100 Shield Limit 400	Pod Bays 0
Crew Size 73 Passengers 0	Fighter Bays 0 Fighter Bay Size 0 Construction Bay Size 0
Max Speed 75 Max Hyp Jump 0 Evasive Bonus 0 Attack Bonus 0 Warp Drag Factor 0 Warp Signature 103 Scan Range 107 Tractor Beam 0 Cloak Fuel Burn ( No Cloak )	Mine Sweeper Array Self Destruct
Vulnerability To Weapons Fire Parts / Hull 152 Control Systems 147 Engines 133 Hyperdrive 100 Lifesupport 0 Critical (Soft Spot) 2

Weaponry:

• 2 Blaster Cannons
• 1 Holo Decoy

Energy: 35
Energy Drain: 7

Engines / Generators:

• 1 Turbo Thruster
• 100 armor
• Corber 400 shield

The Dice is your only minesweeper. Unfortunately it is really slow with max speed 75. To get this ship where it is needed you will either need the Jump Point Generator on the Afterlife or some ships to tow it. The only ships that can tow, however, are the Never-Dawn and the Afterlife.
As the Dice appears the same time as your bases become visible it can defend itself with two Blaster Cannons. These can also be effectively used to bomb enemy bases from orbit.
One last characteristic makes the Dice very important to the Shadow: The Holo Decoy. All the Shadow ships are very vulnerable to Photon Torpedoes, because only the Dice has this one Holo Decoy. In a big fleet battle you will *need* these Holo Decoys to counter the Photon Torpedoes of your enemies. Without an Afterlife this is of course a big problem.