Kestrel

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Caldari State ECM PRIORITY LOW Gravimetric what's this? LOW Priority Target Refer to your best judgement or the FC instructions on jamming targets with this priority level. The priority displayed here were meant only as a basic guideline for prioritizing targets on theoritical level, actual field priority may differ on certain circumstances. List of Jamming Priorities by Alphabet Forum Discussions for E-War Standard Frigates Kestrel Class HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS FORUM DISCUSSION PvP Entries for Kestrel PvE Entries for Kestrel new discussion thread RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES Eve-Online Ships Overview List of Support Skills EXTERNAL LINKS Kestrel on Eve Online Wiki

Contents 1 Ship Attributes 2 Summary 3 Skills 4 Fitting 4.1 Kestrel, PvE Basic Skills Kestrel 5 Tactics 6 Notes The Kestrel is a heavy missile boat with a fairly large cargo space and one of the most sophisticated sensor arrays around. Interestingly enough, it has been used by both the Caldari Navy and several wealthy trade corporations as a cargo-hauling vessel. It is one of few trading vessels with good punching power, making it ideal for solo trade-runs in dangerous areas. The Kestrel was designed so that it could take up to four missile launchers but instead it can not be equipped with turret weapons nor mining lasers. SHIP BONUSES Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Kinetic missile damage and 5% bonus to EM, Explosive, and Thermal missile damage per level. Required Skills Caldari Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Training Time what's this? 0d 9h 1m Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Role(s) unspecified ▪ Variations Manticore Manticore Covert OpsKestrel Class 5 (3/2) 4 2 38 MW 328 tf 256 m/s 185 m³ Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 30 MW CPU 150 tf Capacitor 250 GJ High 4 Launchers 4 Turrets 0 Medium 3 Low 2 Navigation Max Velocity 296 m/s Inertia Modifier 3.87 Warp Speed 6 AU/s Base Time to Warp 6.24 s what's this? Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of it's top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects. Drones Drone Capacity 0 m³ Drone Bandwith 0 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 40 km Max Locked Targets 3 Gravimetric Sensor 10 points Sig. Radius 47 m Scan Res. 465 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 266 HP Mass 1,163,000 kg Volume 19,700 m³ Capacity 305 m³ Shields Shield Capacity 391 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50 Armor Armor Hitpoints 313 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 45 KIN 25 EXP 10

Summary

As expected of the Caldari, the Kestrel is the premier T1 missile frigate. With 3 mid slots, it can be fit for PvP tackling, but it is not as well-suited to that role as the Merlin. The Kestrel makes an excellent frigate for level 1 missions, using the superior range of missiles to avoid damage.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Kestrel for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.

Fitting

Kestrel, PvE Basic Skills Kestrel

EFT      E F T   F I T T I N G [Kestrel, PvE Basic Skills Kestrel] Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher 1MN Afterburner I Small Shield Booster I Small Shield Extender I Micro Auxillary Power Core Overdrive Injector System I [empty rig slot] [empty rig slot] [empty rig slot]

FITTINGS H I G H   P O W E R Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher Upgraded 'Malkuth' Light Missile Launcher  M E D I U M   P O W E R 1MN Afterburner I Small Shield Booster I Small Shield Extender I  L O W   P O W E R Micro Auxillary Power Core Overdrive Injector System I  R I G   S L O T [empty rig slot] [empty rig slot] [empty rig slot]  D R O N E S   &   C H A R G E S D R O N E S C H A R G E S Scourge Light Missile

SKILLS & NOTES    Eve University Wiki / Recommended Skills & Notes R E C O M M E N D E D   S K I L L S Afterburner I Electronics III Shield Operation I Shield Upgrades I  Caldari Frigate III Missile Launcher Operation I Light Missiles I Engineering III  Energy Management II Hull Upgrades I Missile Projection III  N O T E S The Afterburner allows the pilot to control the range of engagement. It has a basic shield tank to keep the ship intact in those situations where you find yourself in the middle of a group of enemies, such as immediately after using a Warp Gate. Variations to consider for this fit include the use of Capacitor Control Circuit rigs to allow more extended use of the Shield Booster, swapping the Small Shield Extender for a Shield Boost Amplifier (would require Electronics V or a Co-Processor) or switching the Overdrive Injector System for Nanofiber Internal Structure. With Electronics IV it is possible to fit an Adaptive Invulnerability Field. However, this is generally not practical as the capacitor simply cannot sustain prolonged activation of this module. Missile Projection III is strongly recommended as this should give your launchers an approximate effective range of 24km - this is sufficient to stay out of range of most PvE enemies. Approximate ISK cost is 700,000 with the bulk of this cost being for the 'Malkuth' launcher variants. This can be greatly reduced by using Standard Missile Launcher I in their place. However, as 'Malkuth' versions have lower CPU requirements, this change will almost certainly require the use of a Co-Processor in one of the low slots.

Tactics

No sub-article about Kestrel roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.

Notes

This vessel qualifies for the University Ship Replacement Program, PYOS, and BYOM.

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