There are plenty small ships with speed c/2, here a ship collection:
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x = 286, y = 90, rule = B3aei4cejnq5ceq6ci7c/S2ce3-kqy4ejkqrtz5ein6-an78
15$3bo24b3o11b3o10b2obo82b2ob2o$2bob2o10b2o12b2o12b2o9b5o31bo49b2ob2o$
4b3o10b2o8bob4o3b2o5b4o3b2o4b5o2b2o9bo14bob2o98bo2bo44bo3b2o21bo$3b5o
2b2o2b6o2b2o4b6o2b2o2b8o2b2o5b3o3b2o7b2obo13b5o4b2o40b2o24bo14bo10b4o
2b2o23b2o13b2o3b2o20b2o$4b3o3b2o5b2o3b2o3bob4o10b4o9b3o13bobo3bo3b2o7b
4o3b2o40b3o8b2o13b2o11bob2o8bo2bo3b2o23b3o11bobo24bobo$2bob2o10b2o12b
2o12b2o25b3ob5o2b2o6bob2o45b5o2b2o3b3o3b2o7b3o3b2o5b5o2b2o36bo13bo26bo
$3bo24b3o11b3o33bo12b2o47b3o3b2o2b5o2b2o6b5o2b2o5bob2o3b2o$140b2o9b3o
12b3o12bo26b2o$151b2o13b2o41b2o5b2o10b2o7b2o9b2o11b2o16b2o$142b2o7bo
14bo40b5o4b2o10b2o7b2o9b2o11b2o16b2o$142b2o47bo2bo14b2o$192b4o3b2o7b2o
$180bo10bo2bo4b2o42b2o25b2o$105bo72bob2o61b2o25b2o$2bo35bo14bo10bo24bo
13bob2o16bo54b5o3b2o$bob2o10bo9b2o9b2obo13b2o7bob2o10b2o11b2o13b4o12b
5o53bob2o4b2o$3b3o3b2o4b2o3b2o4b2o3b2o3bobo3bo3b2o3b5o2b2o2b5o2b2o3bob
3o3b2o2b6o2b2o5b8o3b2o9bo18b2o36bo$2b5o2b2ob6o2b2o2b5o2b2o2b3ob5o2b2o
4b3o3b2o3b3o3b2o4b5o2b2o5b2o3b2o8b4o4b2o14b2o12b2o$3b3o9b2o8b3o14bo9b
2o9b2o9bob3o10bo13bob2o21b2o$3b2o9b2o9b2o49b2o27bo33b2o$139b3o$138b5o
2b2o$139b3o3b2o$139b2o2$142b2o$6bo15bo15bo45bo57b2o$4b2obob2o9b2obo2bo
9b2obob2o11b3o13b3o10bob2o14b3o136bo3b2o$4bobo3b2o3b2o3bobo3b2o3b2o3bo
bo3b2o2b2o8b2o4b2o7b3o11b3o15b2o3b2o14bo3b2o109b2o3b2o$3b3ob6o2b2o2b3o
b6o2b2o2b3ob6ob2o7b4o3b2o6b5o2b2o5b5o2b2o9b4o2b2o11b5o2b2o108bobo$10b
2o14b2o14b2o8b3ob2o11b5o3b2o6b3o3b2o6b3ob2o19bo114bo$10bo14b2o14b2o11b
3o12b2obo12b2o14b3o$54b2o29bo15b2o3$138b2o$138b3o3b2o$22b2o34bo2bo14bo
25bo34b5o2b2o98b2o$4bo17bobo16b2o7b2o7b4o10b5o2b2o8bo10b2o35b3o103b2o$
2bob2o2b2o11bobob2o11bob3o7b2o6bo2bo14bo3b2o5b5o2b2o4bo3bo33b2o$3bob2o
b3o10bo3b3o13b2o2bo10bobo13b2o16bo3b2o5b5o$2b3o2b5o2b2o5bo2b5o2b2o10bo
b2o11b3o2bo9bo12b2o15b4o5b2o27b2o$2bo3bob3o3b2o3b3o3b3o3b2o10b5o2b2o4b
o4b4ob2o2b4o13bo16b2o6b2o27b2o$8b2o9bo5b2o17b3o3b2o8bo2bo2b2o4b2o11b3o
14b3o$44b2o40b2o3$240bo$239b2o$238bobo3b2o$138b2o99bo4b2o$138b3o3b2o$
51bobo12bo70b5o2b2o$52bobo11b2o70b3o$50b4obo10b3o69b2o$50bo2b3o8b3ob2o
$53bobo11b4o$51bo2bo13b2o$50b2o6bo8b2o$50b4ob5o5b3o$50b2o6bo8b2o$51bo
2bo13b2o68b2ob2o$53bobo11b4o67b2ob2o$50bo2b3o8b3ob2o$50b4obo10b3o68b2o
$52bobo11b2o69b3o$51bobo12bo69b5o2b2o$137b3o3b2o$137b2o!
Most of them have small eaters.
More wick-stretcher based guns, such as a way too half the period by a wall:
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x = 274, y = 62, rule = B3aei4cejnq5ceq6ci7c/S2ce3-kqy4ejkqrtz5ein6-an78
2$232b2o4bobobobobobobobobobo4b2o$232b2o3b21o3b2o$238bobobobobobobobob
obo18$36b2o15b2o$13b2o21b2o15b2o$13b2o56b2o$71b2o159b2o4bobobobobobobo
bobobo4b2o$176b2o4bobobobobobobobobobo4b2o25b2o3b21o3b2o$9b2o26bo14b3o
121b2o3b21o3b2o31bobobobobobobobobobo$9b2o2b3o20b3o13b3o127bobobobobob
obobobobo$13b3o21bo15bo18bo$14bo21b3o13b3o16b3o$13b3o21bo15bo18bo$14bo
21b3o13b3o6b2o8b3o$13b3o21bo15bo7b2o9bo$14bo21b3o13b3o16b3o$13b3o21bo
15bo18bo$14bo21b3o13b3o2bo13b3ob3o$10bo2b3o16b3o2bo15bo2b3o13bo2b3o$9b
3o2bo17b3o2bo15bo3bo13b2o3bo$10bo3bo18bo3bo15bo3bo14b3obo$10bo3bo17b2o
2b2o14b3ob3o12b7o9b2obo2bobobo17bobobo2bo$9b3ob3o17bo3bo15bo3bo14bob3o
10b2ob9o15b9ob2o4b2obo2bobobo11bobobo2bo68b2obo2bobobo17bobobo2bo$10bo
3bo18b2o2b2o17b3o13bo3b2o12bo2bobobo17bobobo2bob2o4b2ob9o9b9ob2o9b2obo
2bobobo17bobobo2bo20b2ob9o15b9ob2o$9b3o21bo3bo19bo13b3o2bo29bo26bo2bob
obo11bobobo2bob2o9b2ob9o15b9ob2o20bo2bobobo17bobobo2bob2o$10bo22bo2b3o
17b3o12b3ob3o27b3o67bo2bobobo17bobobo2bob2o36bo$9b3o21bo2b3o13b2o3bo
18bo29bo84bo54b3o$10bo3b2o16b3o17b2o2b3o16b3o27b3o37b3o42b3o54bo$9b3o
2b2o17bo23bo18bo29bo38b3o43bo54b3o$10bo21b3o21b3o16b3o27b3o38bo43b3o
54bo$9b3o21bo3b2o18bo13b2o3bo29bo38b3o43bo54b3o$10bo21b3o2b2o17b3o12b
2o2b3o28bo39bo43b3o54bo$9b3o21bo22b3o17bo28b3o37b3o43bo55bo$9b3o20b3o
111bo44bo54b3o$33bo71b2o38b3o42b3o$32b3o70b2o39bo99b2o$33bo22b2o17b2o
69bo43b2o54b2o$10b2o44b2o17b2o68b3o42b2o$10b2o$145b2o$33b2o110b2o$33b
2o!
A conduit based gun:
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x = 39, y = 40, rule = B3aei4cejnq5ceq6ci7c/S2ce3-kqy4ejkqrtz5ein6-an78
21b2o$21b2o6$15b2o8b2o$15b2o8b2o2$7b2o$7b2o$15b3o$16bobo$17bo$24bo3b2o
$23b2o3b2o$22bobo$13bo9bo$12bobo$7b2o3b2o$7b2o3bo22b2o$19bo15b2o$18bob
o$19b3o$28b2o$28b2o2$10b2o8b2o$10b2o8b2o6$14b2o$14b2o!
and some 2-ship synthesis of this ship which might be useful:
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x = 99, y = 70, rule = B3aei4cejnq5ceq6ci7c/S2ce3-kqy4ejkqrtz5ein6-an78
4$18bo$18b2o26bo14bo$18bobo23b2o14bobo$19bo25b3o13b3o11bo$18bo27bo13bo
13b2o2bo$17b2o25bo14b2o12bobobobo$16bobo24b2o13bobo13bo3b3o$17bo24bobo
14bo$43bo6$18bo29bo$17b2obo25b2o$18b2o24bo2b3o$16bo2bo23b2o3bo$15b2o
25bobo19bo15b3o$14bobo26bo18bob2o11bobobo$15bo45b2obobo9b2o2bo$60bobo
2bo9bobo$61bo14bo6$18bo24bo2bo$16b2o24b2o2b2o$17b3o21bobo2bobo$18bo23b
o4bo$15b3o44bo2bo11bo3bo$16bobo42b2obobo9b2ob2o$17bo42bobob2o9bobo2b3o
$61bo2bo11bo4bo5$6bo18bo$5bobo17b2o$4b3o18bobo$18b2o6bo$18b2o3$61bo2bo
12bo2bo$60b2obobo10b2ob2obo$23b2o34bobo2b3o8bobo2b2o$23b2o35bo15bo4bo
4$19b2o$19b2o5$61bo2b3o$60b2obobo$59bobo2bo$60bo!
And two conduit elements for an X (better say +), they a gun and an oscillator:
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x = 102, y = 37, rule = B3aei4cejnq5ceq6ci7c/S2ce3-kqy4ejkqrtz5ein6-an78
4$9b2o$9b2o3$31b2o29b2o$31b2o29b2o2$88b2o$88b2o3$62bo$36b2o19b2o2b3o
28b2o$10bo25b2o19b2o3bo29b2o$4b2o3b3o$4b2o4bo2$61b2o$61b2o2$87b2o$87b
2o$9b2o$9b2o!
I checked slow salvo synthesis. Essentially every pattern could be constructed if we can shoot
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x = 12, y = 21, rule = B3aei4cejnq5ceq6ci7c/S2ce3-kqy4ejkqrtz5ein6-an78
4$6b2o$6bobo$7bo6$7bo$6b2o$5bobo$6bo!
or
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x = 18, y = 40, rule = B3aei4cejnq5ceq6ci7c/S2ce3-kqy4ejkqrtz5ein6-an78
4$6bo$4bob2o$4b5o$4bob2o$6bo6$4bo2bo$5b4o$4bo2bo!
However, getting fire commands would be quite tricky, esp. as the min. repeat time of the currently known best splitter is 40 and quite high (still better than the best in B3/S23). If we find pull/push and fire commands, we could create the first orthogonoid in a non-apgsearchable rule.