The Talwar is redolent of the renowned Minmatar practicality in terms of battle. Irrespective of numbers, firepower and circumstances, their strategy when engaged in combat often revolves around the same central tenet: Stay untouchable as much as you can, either by sneaking around or rushing in, do as much damage as fast as you can, and get out before you get killed.
As such, the Talwar does not come equipped to hang around forever on the battlefield. It is built to rush around at speed without getting caught, and to hit very hard and very, very fast.
SHIP BONUSES
Minmatar Destroyer bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to explosive Light Missile and Rocket damage 15% reduction in Microwarpdrive signature radius penalty Role Bonus: 50% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket max velocity
Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its 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
No drone bay.
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
36.00 km
Max Locked Targets
6
LADAR Sensor
9 points
Sig. Radius
60 m
Scan Res.
550 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
800 HP
Mass
1,650,000 kg
Volume
43,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
400 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
800 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
60
THR
35
KIN
25
EXP
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
850 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
0
THR
20
KIN
40
EXP
50
Summary
The Talwar uses rockets or light missiles to fight smaller craft like Frigates or other Destroyers. Due to its unique bonus amongst Destroyers reducing the signature radius bloom of MicroWarp Drives it is the fastest Destroyer available and able to reach such speeds without increasing its own signature radius significantly.
Skills
Due to its short range and the ship heavily relying on speed, acquiring a good level of knowledge in Navigation skills can improve the ship's performance significantly. Missiles skills can increase the ship's damage output and range even more.
Tactics
As with all destroyers, the Talwar carries a great deal of firepower and very little tank. Unusually, it has a bonus to microwarpdrive signature bloom which, combined with its role bonus to missile range, makes it an excellent kiter, using range and speed to make up for a lack of tank. Fits vary in their emphasis on range as a defense, with some committing fully to range (and sometimes e-war) for defense and others mounting a small tank. Getting the most out of the ship's long-range capability requires fighting outside of point range; it is common for Talwars to forgo fitting tackle and instead rely on other ships to hold their targets.
Fitting a full rack of light missile launchers can be difficult; Use Compact Light Missile Launchers if you have difficulties.
Notes
In English, "talwar" (or "tulwar", "talwaar") is used to refer to a type of gently curved single-edged sword common in continental South Asia. In Hindi and numerous related languages, the word is the generic term for any sword.
Patch History
A long, long time ago...
Retribution 1.0.1 Released on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Role bonuses: 50% role bonus on Light Missile and Rocket Max Velocity
Destroyer bonuses: 5% bonus to light missile, rocket explosive damage and 15% reduction in microwarpdrive signature radius penalty per level
