Leopard

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Leopard
Leopard
Minmatar Republic
Minmatar Republic
Special Edition Shuttles
Leopard Class
Highlight
High Warp Speed
HIGHLIGHTS
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Rumor has it the Leopard originated as a secret project in the Minmatar Republic. In their endless battle against enslavement by the Amarr Empire, the Minmatar have had to develop ways not only to liberate large masses of their people, but also to sneak in and capture individuals of high strategic importance.

These kinds of black ops search-and-rescue missions might be executed for key people who were held by the enemy and possessed either special qualities the resistance needed, or information the Republic couldn't afford having tortured out of them. It's notable that these individuals might not all have been Minmatar, and that the resistance movement is unlikely to have restrained itself from using the same methods on key Amarr people they'd captured with the help of the Leopard.

It is an extremely fast ship, meant for quick and stealthy getaways, and while its origins are covered in rumors, chances are the Minmatar leaked it to the capsuleers in order to curry favor with them.

SHIP BONUSES

Role Bonus:
300% bonus to warp speed and warp acceleration
90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue

Required Skills
Training Time what's this?
8m 20s
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
▪ Variations
none

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
25 MW
CPU
cpu output
150 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
250 GJ
High
high slots
0
Launchers
launcher slots
0
Turrets
turret slots
0
Medium
medium slots
0
Low
low slots
0
Rig
rigs
0
 
Calibration
calibration
1
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
500 m/sec
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
1
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
20 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
2.22 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
No drone bay.
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
35.00 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
2
LADAR Sensor
LADAR sensor strength
5 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
25 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
0 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
16 HP
Mass
ship mass
1,600,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
5,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
10 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
195 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
60
THR
thermal resistance
35
KIN
kinetic resistance
25
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
235 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
40
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

The Leopard is a special release ship that was gifted as the final item in the 2013 holiday "Yule Lads" giveaway, one ship to each active account that requested it. The Leopard is the fastest ship (at warp speed) in the game. With the release of the Pacifier, it is now ever so slightly edged out of this spot, albeit at a much greater ISK and SP cost. Additional copies were attainable in the limited time events Dawn of Liberation in 2018 and Minmatar Liberation Day in 2021.

Skills

Since new capsuleers now start with Icon skillbook2.png Spaceship Command III and Icon skillbook2.png Evasive Maneuvering I, the Leopard (and all other Shuttles) are instawarp capable without any additional skills. Also like other Shuttles, additional skills do not provide any particular benefit for the Leopard.

Tactics

Given its ludicrous speed the Leopard makes it tempting to move small goods such as injectors, skillbooks, and fashion items very quickly. If you are tempted to try and move valuable items in your Leopard keep in mind that you will be a primary target for hi-sec pirates both for your cargo and for your expensive and unique shuttle. Under no circumstances should you use autopilot when flying the Leopard, as sooner or later you will lose it to a ganker (whether or not you have expensive cargo). Even then, you will always be vulnerable to smartbomb ganks near trade hubs.

Patch History

Notes

Before you buy the ship and make it your own, it will show warp speed as low as 5 AU/s instead of 20 AU/s. Also note that it is a prime target to be instantly killed when you undock from trade hubs and areas of high activity.