Fighters

Fighters are frigate-sized drones that do cruiser-sized damage and can only be fielded by carriers and supercarriers, while heavy fighters can only be used by supercarriers. Capital ships can only use fighters, they cannot use subcapital drones (light, medium, heavy, and sentry drones).

There are 3 types of fighters: Light (Anti-Subcapital), Heavy (Anti-Capital), and Support (EWAR). Each has a Tech 1 and Tech 2 variant, and squadron size. Light fighters and heavy fighters are further split between the roles they perform. Each type of fighter has a squadron size that determines how many individual fighters make up a squadron, and each carrier or supercarrier is limited by how many launch tubes exist for squadrons. Fighters are a lot larger, in volume, than drones. The skill  Fighter Hangar Management increases fighter hangar size by 5% per level.

All fighters are capable of warping, and will pursue a target into warp - the only escape from fighters is to jump system or to dock. Fighters cannot receive remote assistance, such as repairs or shield boosting.

Each race has each its own fighters, and their damage matches the race's primary damage type, but otherwise they are very similar to each other. In order to use fighters you need to train  Fighters (5% damage bonus per level).

Light Fighters

Light fighters require the skill  Light Fighters (5% bonus in light fighter velocity per level). Tech 2 light fighters requires Light Fighters IV.

Attack Fighters

Attack fighters are general purpose attack craft, equipped with a faction-specific primary weapon (i.e., blaster cannon, pulse cannon, autocannon) with a short barrel length that is inaccurate against small, fast-moving targets. Their secondary weapon is a Heavy Rocket Salvo - a simplified, significantly shorter ranged version of starship launched Heavy Missiles. Also, they are equipped with a Microwarpdrive that increase base speed by 500%, at the cost of a 500% signature radius increase, with a 60-second cooldown.

Squadron Size: 9

Faction	Fighter	DPS	Rocket DPS	Speed (Base)	Speed (MWD)	Orbit
Amarr	Templar I	65	119	926 m/s	4,630 m/s	6,500 m
Caldari	Dragonfly I	72	131	837 m/s	4,185 m/s	4,500 m
Gallente	Firbolg I	75	138	793 m/s	3,965 m/s	4,500 m
Minmatar	Einherji I	62	113	970 m/s	4,850 m/s	7,000 m
Amarr	Templar II	72	131	963 m/s	4,815 m/s	7,300 m
Caldari	Dragonfly II	79	146	872 m/s	4,360 m/s	4,900 m
Gallente	Firbolg II	83	152	826 m/s	4,130 m/s	4,900 m
Minmatar	Einherji II	83	142	1,009 m/s	5,045 m/s	7,400 m

Space Superiority

Space Superiority fighters are anti-drone and anti-fighter weapons. Their primary weapons, Micro Missile Swarm, can launch a swarm of missiles that are especially apt at destroying fighter and drone craft. However, very little damage is applied to full-sized ships. Defensively, they can enact evasive manuevers that increases its base speed by 200%, reduces the its signature radius by 80%, and increases all shield resists by 50%. Lastly, they can use their stasis webifiers to reduce the velocity of small craft by 4%.

Squadron size: 12

Faction	Fighter	DPS	Speed (Base)	Speed (AB)	Orbit
Amarr	Equite I	38	1,111 m/s	2,222 m/s	10,000 m
Caldari	Locust I	40	1,005 m/s	2,010 m/s	10,000 m
Gallente	Satyr I	42	952 m/s	1,904 m/s	10,000 m
Minmatar	Gram I	36	1,164 m/s	2,328 m/s	10,000 m
Amarr	Equite II	42	1,211 m/s	2,422 m/s	10,000 m
Caldari	Locust II	44	1,046 m/s	2,092 m/s	10,000 m
Gallente	Satyr II	46	991 m/s	1,982 m/s	10,000 m
Minmatar	Gram II	40	1,211 m/s	2,422 m/s	10,000 m

Heavy Fighters

Heavy Fighters are anti-capital-ship fighters, and can only be used by supercarriers. Each race has its own heavy fighter, but aside from the different damage types, they are very similar to each other. Additionally, there is a Sansha faction heavy fighter (the Shadow), which does more damage than the Tech 1 heavy fighters, but is ludicrously expensive.

Heavy fighters need the Heavy Fighters skill (5% damage increase per level), while Tech 2 heavy fighters requires the skill Heavy Fighters IV.

Heavy Attack

Heavy Attack fighters use a faction specific primary weapon (i.e., blaster, artillery, pulse, or autocannon), while their secondary weapon is a very high damage Torpedo Salvo. Additionally, they possess a Microwarpdrive that increases base speed by 500% and signature radius by 500%, with a 60-second cooldown.

Squadron size: 6

Faction	Fighter	DPS	Torpedo DPS	Speed (Base)	Speed (MWD)	Orbit
Amarr	Malleus I	316	2,527	576 m/s	2,880 m/s	6,500 m
Caldari	Mantis I	349	2,793	521 m/s	2,605 m/s	4,500 m
Gallente	Cyclops I	366	2,926	494 m/s	2,470 m/s	4,500 m
Minmatar	Tyrfing I	299	2,394	604 m/s	3,020 m/s	7,000 m
Sansha	Shadow	200	N/A	543 m/s	9,500 m/s	2,172 m
Amarr	Malleus II	349	2,793	600 m/s	3,000 m/s	7,300 m
Caldari	Mantis II	386	3,087	543 m/s	2,715 m/s	4,900 m
Gallente	Cyclops II	404	3,324	514 m/s	2,570 m/s	4,900 m
Minmatar	Tyrfing II	331	2,646	628 m/s	3,140 m/s	7,400 m

Long Range Attack

Long Range Attack fighters have faction specific long-range weaponary (i.e, beam cannon, railgun, and artillery), a Micro Jump Drive, and are capable of launching unguided bombs (much like stealth bombers). Usage of these bombs are disallowed in Low Security space.

Squadron size: 6

Faction	Fighter	DPS	Optimal	Falloff	Speed (Base)	MJD Range	Orbit
Amarr	Ametat I	253	34 km	8,000 m	555 m/s	100 km	31.50 km
Caldari	Termite I	279	30 km	12 km	502 m/s	100 km	31.50 km
Gallente	Antaeus I	293	30 km	12 km	476 m/s	100 km	31.50 km
Minmatar	Gungnir I	239	26 km	16 km	582 m/s	100 km	31.50 km
Amarr	Ametat II	279	40.80 km	8,000 m	578 m/s	100 km	36.60 km
Caldari	Termite II	309	36 km	12 km	523 m/s	100 km	36 km
Gallente	Antaeus II	323	36 km	12 km	495 m/s	100 km	36 km
Minmatar	Gungnir II	265	31.20 km	16 km	605 m/s	100 km	36 km

Support Fighters

Support fighters are specialized fighters that each perform their own type of EWAR. Support fighters require the Support Fighters skill (5% increase in support fighter hit-points per level). Tech 2 support fighters requires Support Fighters IV.

Squadron size: 3

Faction	Fighter	Energy Neut	Optimal	Falloff	Speed (Base)	Speed (MWD)	Orbit
Amarr	Cenobite I	60	5,000 m	2,500 m	715 m/s	3,575 m/s	3,750
Amarr	Cenobite II	80	10,000 m	5,000 m	744 m/s	3,720 m/s	7,500

Faction	Fighter	Jamming Strength	Optimal	Falloff	Speed (Base)	Speed (MWD)	Orbit
Caldari	Scarab I	1.6	5,000 m	5,625 m	715 m/s	3,575 m/s	5,300 m
Caldari	Scarab II	2.3	7,500 m	8,400 m	744 m/s	3,720 m/s	8,000 m

Faction	Fighter	Warp Disruption	Optimal	Speed (Base)	Speed (MWD)	Orbit
Gallente	Siren I	1	8 km	715 m/s	3,575 m/s	4,000 m
Gallente	Siren II	1	16 km	744 m/s	3,720 m/s	8,000 m

Faction	Fighter	Velocity Reduction	Optimal	Speed (Base)	Speed (MWD)	Orbit
Minmatar	Dromi I	15%	8 km	715 m/s	3,575 m/s	4,000 m
Minmatar	Dromi II	20%	16 km	744 m/s	3,720 m/s	8,000 m