Falcon

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Falcon
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Falcon
Caldari State
Caldari State
Recon Ships
Blackbird Class
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Can use Covert Ops Cloak
HIGHLIGHTS
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High Amount of Medium Slots
HIGHLIGHTS
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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.

Developer: Ishukone

Most of the recent designs off their assembly line have provided for a combination that the Ishukone name is becoming known for: great long-range capabilities and shield systems unmatched anywhere else.

SHIP BONUSES

Caldari Cruiser Skill Bonus:
5% Bonus to Medium Hybrid Damage Per Level
10% Bonus to ECM Target Jammer capacitor use per level
Recon Ships Skill Bonus:
30% bonus to ECM Target Jammer strength per level
-96% to -100% reduced CPU need for cloaking device per level.
Role Bonus:
80% reduction in liquid ozone consumption for cynosural field generation
50% reduction in cynosural field duration.
Note: can fit covert cynosural field generators

Required Skills
  • Caldari Cruiser V29d 15h 6m
    • Spaceship Command III4h 26m
    • Caldari Frigate IV2d 2h 17m
  • Recon Ships I50m
    • Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m
    • Signature Analysis V5d 22h 13m
    • Covert Ops IV4d 4h 34m
Training Time what's this?
47d 23h 41m
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
▪ Variations
Blackbird
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Blackbird
Standard Cruisers Blackbird Class
Icon hi slot.png4 (3/3) Icon mid slot.png6 Icon low slot.png3
Icon powergrid.png525 MW Icon cpu.png425 tf
Icon velocity.png190 m/sec
Icon capacity.png305 m³
, Rook
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Rook
Recon Ships Blackbird Class
Icon highlights.pngHigh Amount of Medium Slots
Icon hi slot.png5 (5/2) Icon mid slot.png7 Icon low slot.png3
Icon powergrid.png680 MW Icon cpu.png600 tf
Icon velocity.png194 m/sec
Icon capacity.png305 m³

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
700 MW
CPU
cpu output
500 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
1,093.8 GJ
High
high slots
4
Launchers
launcher slots
1
Turrets
turret slots
3
Medium
medium slots
7
Low
low slots
3
Rig
rigs
2
 
medium
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
169 m/s
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
0.57
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
3.3 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
9.66 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 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
Drone Capacity
drone capacity
10 m³
Drone Bandwidth
drone bandwidth
10 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
120 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
7
Gravimetric Sensor
Gravimetric sensor strength
28 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
180 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
220 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
872 HP
Mass
ship mass
12,230,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
96,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
315 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
956 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
50
THR
thermal resistance
73
KIN
kinetic resistance
44
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
1,603 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
60
KIN
kinetic resistance
55
EXP
explosive resistance
50


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

Passive Shield Recon
Falcon: Passive Shield Recon
EFT
[Falcon, Passive Shield Recon]
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I
Heavy Neutron Blaster II
Heavy Neutron Blaster II

BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
Large Shield Extender II
Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Damage Control II
'Hypnos' Signal Distortion Amplifier I
Compulsive Signal Distortion Amplifier I

Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I


Hobgoblin II x2

Sisters Combat Scanner Probe x8
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M x1

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FITTING DIFFICULTY
EVE VERSION
ODY 1.0
ALPHA CAN USE
UNSET
EFT
SKILLS
NOTES
RECOMMENDED SKILLS
NOTES
  • A basic buffer shield recon fit.
  • With all skills at V and before fleet boosts, this ship has 20.9 K EHP, flies at 1360 m/s (1935 m/s with MWD overheated) and align in 8.7 s (6.2 s with MWD off).
  • The capacitor is stable.
  • Damage is 167 dps at 2.3 + 6.3 with Caldari Navy Antimatter, but in normal fights guns are not that useful as you'll be too far to use them.
  • ECM strength is 14.1 at 51.4 + 48.1 km.
Active Shield Recon
Falcon: Active Shield Recon
EFT
[Falcon, Active Shield Recon]
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II

Large Ancillary Shield Booster
Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
Large Shield Extender II
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
'Umbra' White Noise ECM

Damage Control II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II

Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I


Hobgoblin II x2

Cap Booster 150 x1
Sisters Combat Scanner Probe x8

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FITTING DIFFICULTY
EVE VERSION
ODY 1.0
ALPHA CAN USE
UNSET
EFT
SKILLS
NOTES
RECOMMENDED SKILLS
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  • An active repair shield recon fit.
  • With all skills at V and before fleet boosts, this ship has 14.5 K EHP, flies at 1360 m/s (1935 m/s with MWD overheated) and align in 8.7 s (6.2 s with MWD off).
  • The capacitor last 2 min 15 s.
  • Damage is 40 dps from drones.
  • ECM strength is 14.6 at 51.7 + 48.1 km.
  • Will repair 214 EHP/s.
Shield Cyno
Falcon: Shield Cyno
EFT
[Falcon, Shield Cyno]
Medium Energy Neutralizer II
Covert Cynosural Field Generator I
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I

Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
Large Shield Extender II
Upgraded EM Ward Amplifier I

Signal Distortion Amplifier II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II

Medium Signal Disruption Amplifier I
Medium Signal Disruption Amplifier I


Hobgoblin II x2

Sisters Combat Scanner Probe x8

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FITTING DIFFICULTY
EVE VERSION
ODY 1.0
ALPHA CAN USE
UNSET
EFT
SKILLS
NOTES
RECOMMENDED SKILLS
NOTES
  • A shield recon with covert cyno fit.
  • With all skills at V and before fleet boosts, this ship has 14.1 K EHP, flies at 1361 m/s (1935 m/s with MWD overheated) and align in 8.7 s (6.2 s with MWD off).
  • The capacitor last 1 min 5 s.
  • Damage is 40 dps from drones.
  • ECM strength is 14.2 at 54.7 + 48.1 km.
  • The neutralizer may allow you to get away from frigates if they get too close from you.
Armor Recon
Falcon: Armor Recon
EFT
[Falcon, Armor Recon]
Expanded Probe Launcher I
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 Microwarpdrive I

Damage Control II
1600mm Reinforced Steel Plates II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II

Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I


Hobgoblin II x2

Sisters Combat Scanner Probe x8

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FITTING DIFFICULTY
EVE VERSION
ODY 1.0
ALPHA CAN USE
UNSET
EFT
SKILLS
NOTES
RECOMMENDED SKILLS
NOTES
  • A basic armor recon fit.
  • With all skills at V and before fleet boosts, this ship has 21.3 K EHP, flies at 1199 m/s (1693 m/s with MWD overheated) and align in 10.2 s (7.6 s with MWD off).
  • The capacitor last 1 min 53 s.
  • Damage is 40 dps from drones.
  • ECM strength is 14.2 at 47.6 + 48.1 km.
Armor Recon Bomb
Falcon: Armor Recon Bomb
EFT
[Falcon, Armor Recon Bomb]
Medium 'Notos' Explosive Charge I
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I

Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I

1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Signal Distortion Amplifier II
Signal Distortion Amplifier II

Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Medium Particle Dispersion Projector I


Hobgoblin II x2

Sisters Combat Scanner Probe x8

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FITTING DIFFICULTY
EVE VERSION
ODY 1.0
ALPHA CAN USE
UNSET
EFT
SKILLS
NOTES
RECOMMENDED SKILLS
NOTES
  • An armor fit with smartbomb
  • With all skills at V and before fleet boosts, this ship has 15.6 K EHP, flies at 1238 m/s (1751 m/s with MWD overheated) and align in 9.8 s (7.2 s with MWD off).
  • The capacitor last 55 s.
  • Damage is 56 dps.
  • ECM strength is 14.2 at 59.7 + 48.1 km.


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!"