Thorax

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Thorax
Thorax
Gallente Federation
Gallente Federation
Standard Cruisers
Thorax Class
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The Thorax-class cruiser is the latest combat ship commissioned by the Federation. While the Thorax is a very effective ship at any range, typical of modern Gallente design philosophy it is most effective when working at extreme close range where its blasters and hordes of combat drones tear through even the toughest of enemies.

SHIP BONUSES

Gallente Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):
5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage
7.5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret tracking speed

Required Skills
Training Time what's this?
19h 15m 30s
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
▪ Variations
Phobos
Phobos.jpg
CornerT2s.png
Phobos
Heavy Interdiction Cruisers Thorax Class
Icon hi slot.png6 (0/5) Icon mid slot.png4 Icon low slot.png6
Icon powergrid.png1,165 MW Icon cpu.png375 tf
Icon velocity.png205 m/sec
Icon capacity.png400 m³
,Deimos
Deimos.jpg
CornerT2s.png
Deimos
Heavy Assault Cruisers Thorax Class
Icon hi slot.png5 (0/5) Icon mid slot.png4 Icon low slot.png6
Icon powergrid.png1,100 MW Icon cpu.png380 tf
Icon velocity.png230 m/sec
Icon capacity.png415 m³
,Vigilant
Vigilant.jpg
CornerTFs.png
Vigilant
Pirate Faction Cruisers Thorax Class
Icon hi slot.png5 (0/5) Icon mid slot.png4 Icon low slot.png6
Icon powergrid.png1,050 MW Icon cpu.png360 tf
Icon velocity.png242 m/sec
Icon capacity.png450 m³

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
820 MW
CPU
cpu output
330 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
1,450 GJ
High
high slots
5
Launchers
launcher slots
0
Turrets
turret slots
5
Medium
medium slots
4
Low
low slots
5
Rig
rigs
3
 
medium
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
240 m/sec
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
0.49
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
4 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
7.66 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
50 m³
Drone Bandwidth
drone bandwidth
50 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
52.50 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
6
Magnetometric Sensor
Magnetometric sensor strength
15 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
120 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
280 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
1,600 HP
Mass
ship mass
11,280,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
112,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
465 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
1,600 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
50
THR
thermal resistance
35
KIN
kinetic resistance
35
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
1,200 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
40
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

The Thorax is a gunboat, designed to use hybrid turrets.

In PvP it is most commonly flown as a hard-hitting blaster boat. With its bonuses for damage and tracking, 50mb drone bandwidth and very respectable speed for a cruiser hull, a blaster Thorax can muster lots of fast-moving DPS even in the hands of a novice pilot, and can apply that DPS to a wide range of small and large targets. Such fits do not, though, tank especially well, and tend to live briefly (albeit sometimes gloriously).

The Thorax's speed also opens up the possibility of kiting railgun fits, though these are seen more rarely.

The Thorax can function in PvE combat, but the Vexor is a more optimal T1 Gallente cruiser for most PvE uses, as its bonused drones give it fully selectable damage type, letting pilots precisely target NPC weaknesses rather than being locked to the kinetic/thermal damage profile of hybrid turrets.

Skills

Recommended

Desirable

Tactics

PvP

In a blaster Thorax, pilots should usually attempt to close with the enemy: they wield high potential DPS, but need to be at short range. Consider your optimal warp-in range on most targets to be 0. Thoraxes can have a shot at running in "under the guns" of turret battleships, getting close enough that they cannot be tracked by large turrets. Don't forget to launch your drones and let them loose on the enemy too.

If you're using hybrid turrets and haven't already familiarized yourself with their ammo, stepping into cruiser hulls is a good moment to do so. As a rule of thumb, for T1 blasters consider bringing three types distributed across the range possibilities; one of the three should be Antimatter for maximal DPS at close range.

In a gang of ships no larger than cruiser size, expect your Thorax to be an early primary target for the enemy, as it will probably be perceived as a significant DPS threat with a weak tank.

Notes

In anatomy, thorax is used to refer to the middle of the body in mammals and insects, making this possibly the only ship in EVE to unite etymology and entomology. Given the strong strain of Ancient Greek running through Gallente ship names, however, the Thorax might also be named from the old Greek meaning of the word, "breastplate" or "cuirass".

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