The Sylph is a dedicated anti-ship vessel, and is equipped with Chrono Torpedos. Due to its simplistic design, the Sylph is not equipped with a deck gun and cannot engage units that are not on the water. Subsequently, there is no advantage to surfacing this vessel apart from speed. The Sylph is at a disadvantage when attacking targets that can counter attack due to its large reload time, it is advisable therefore to attack ships only when submerged and submarines will often overwhelm it with greater ROF.