Falcon
 
 Can use Covert Ops Cloak
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High Amount of Medium Slots
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Force recon ships are the cruiser-class equivalent of covert ops frigates. While not as resilient as combat recon ships, they are nonetheless able to do their job as reconaissance vessels very effectively, due in no small part to their ability to interface with covert ops cloaking devices and set up cynosural fields for incoming capital ships. SHIP BONUSES
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Summary
The Falcon is the caldari force recon, designed to fit a covert ops cloaking device and ECM jammers. It lacks the ECM range bonus of the blackbird, but has a superior jam strength bonus. While the Falcon has a medium hybrid damage bonus this is often completely ignored in favour of utility modules or anti-drone weapons in the high slots, since the falcon's damage is negligible at best.
The Falcon can support a shield or armor tank, usually a single plate or large shield extender. A falcon's primary defense is to pre-align and decloak at optimal jammer range, do its work and warp out and recloak if targeted by more than it can handle with its jammers.
The ability for the Falcon to suddenly decloak and cause a big swing in small fights has led many to call it overpowered in small gang warfare.
Skills
Train cloaking skill to lvl 5 to minimise sensor recalibration time before you can. See cloaking wiki for more information Cloaking#Sensor_Recalibration_Delay
Fitting
Armor Tank - Recon
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
Experimental 10MN Afterburner I
Damage Control II
1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Signal Distortion Amplifier II
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Hobgoblin II x2
- Have two of each other ECM jammers in cargo to be able to refit on the run.
- Dont bother fitting guns or missiles, you should be too far away to use them effectively.
Shield Tank - Recon
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Large Ancillary Shield Booster
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
Experimental 10MN Afterburner I
Damage Control II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Hobgoblin II x2
- Have two of each other ECM jammers in cargo to be able to refit on the run.
- Dont bother fitting guns or missiles, you should be too far away to use them effectively.
Tactics
No sub-article about Falcon roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.
Notes
When something goes horribly wrong in fleet and/or you suffer a loss due to a terribly lopsided mechanic, it is customary to exclaim, "Because of Falcon!", regardless if there was any involvement of a Falcon, or any ECM ship, for that matter.
Example: "My dog ran away and my house burned down BECAUSE OF FALCON!"
