{{:ships:commonwealth:medium_iav.png|}}\\ ===== Medium IAV===== Description: This versatile ship is used by Commonwealth civillians, and is decently armed and armored against pirates.\\ ^ |{{:ships:commonwealth:iavmedium.gif|}}| ^ Name |medium IAV| ^ UNID |&scIAVMedium;| ^ Class |medium IAV| ^ Type |""| ^ Score |""| ^ Mass |50| ^ Cargo Space |10| ^ Max Speed |.16c| ^ Thrust |200| ^ Maneuverability |8| ^ Wreck Chance |30%| ^ Armor^^ | [[game:items:Heavy reactive armor]] X2|| ^ Weapons^^ ||[[gameplay:weapon chance|45% chance]] of [[game:items:Dual particle beam weapon]]|| ||30% chance of [[game:items:Lancer cannon]]|| ||25% chance of [[game:items:Heavy slam cannon]]|| \\ ===== Tactics ===== Again, not usually encountered as an enemy, but is very dangerous to a starting player. Since it sports level V weapons, it is advised not to fight until either the player outranges it or can fight on even ground, as this ship's (and as with IAV's in general) greatest weakness is lack of a shield.