Paladin

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Paladin
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Paladin
Amarr Empire
Amarr Empire
Marauders
Apocalypse Class
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Geared toward versatility and prolonged deployment in hostile environments, Marauders represent the cutting edge in today's warship technology. While being thick-skinned, hard-hitting monsters on their own, they are also able to use Bastion technology. Similar in effect to capital reconfiguration technology, when activated the Bastion module provides immunity to electronic warfare and the ability to withstand enormous amounts of punishment, at the cost of being stationary.

Developer: Carthum Conglomerate

Carthum ships are the very embodiment of the Amarrian warfare philosophy. Possessing sturdy armor and advanced weapon systems, they provide a nice mix of offense and defense.

SHIP BONUSES

Marauders bonuses (per skill level):
7.5% bonus to Armor Repairer amount
5% bonus to Large Energy Turret damage
Amarr Battleship bonuses (per skill level):
10% reduction in Large Energy Turret activation cost
5% bonus to Large Energy Turret optimal range
Role Bonus:
100% bonus to Large Energy Turret damage
100% bonus to Tractor Beams range and velocity
70% reduction in Micro Jump Drive reactivation delay
• Can fit Bastion modules
100% bonus to Shield Extender hitpoints
50% bonus to Armor Plate hitpoints
5% Additional bonus to Reinforced Bulkhead hitpoints

Required Skills
Training Time what's this?
115d 11h 59m 20s
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
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Apocalypse
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Apocalypse
Standard Battleships Apocalypse Class
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Icon hi slot.png8 (0/8) Icon mid slot.png4 Icon low slot.png7
Icon powergrid.png21,000 MW Icon cpu.png540 tf
Icon velocity.png113 m/sec
Icon capacity.png845 m³
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Faction Battleships Apocalypse Class
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Icon hi slot.png8 (0/8) Icon mid slot.png4 Icon low slot.png8
Icon powergrid.png22,000 MW Icon cpu.png580 tf
Icon velocity.png120 m/sec
Icon capacity.png790 m³
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Apocalypse Imperial Issue
Special Edition Battleships Apocalypse Class
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Icon hi slot.png8 (0/8) Icon mid slot.png5 Icon low slot.png8
Icon powergrid.png23,400 MW Icon cpu.png550 tf
Icon velocity.png94 m/sec
Icon capacity.png675 m³

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
16,000 MW
CPU
cpu output
530 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
7,500 GJ
High
high slots
8
Launchers
launcher slots
0
Turrets
turret slots
4
Medium
medium slots
4
Low
low slots
7
Rig
rigs
2
 
large
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
100 m/sec
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
0.069
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
3 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
15.3 s
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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
75 m³
Drone Bandwidth
drone bandwidth
25 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
118.3 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
10
RADAR Sensor
RADAR sensor strength
21 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
420 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
160 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
8,500 HP
Mass
ship mass
160,000,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
470,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
1,125 m³
Frigate Escape Bay
Frigate Capacity
1 Frigate
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
8,800 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
50
THR
thermal resistance
35
KIN
kinetic resistance
34.38
EXP
explosive resistance
40
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
6,900 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
47.5
EXP
explosive resistance
62.5


Summary

The Paladin is an immensely powerful mobile weapons platform, able to both tank and output huge amounts of damage.

Typical of Amarr ships, the Paladin receives a 50% bonus to the capacitor usage of its energy turrets, but due to the bastion module's double rate of fire, the Paladin still suffers from a capacitor shortage. It is also the only marauder to have its damage bonus tied to the Marauders skill, rather than the faction's battleship skill, which makes the Paladin's performance much more reliant on the Marauders skill than the other ships in this class. The faction battleship skill also provides a bonus to optimal range, making the Paladin excellent for sniping. When used in conjunction with a Bastion module and Micro Jump Drive, the Paladin's sniping capabilities can render it virtually untouchable while still outputting enormous amounts of damage.

Like other ships of its size, Paladins can sometimes struggle to neutralize frigates. In particular, the Paladin is only able to field a full flight of light drones, so without tracking computers, even cruisers can be difficult for a Paladin to dispatch quickly. As stated above, however, a correctly equipped Paladin is able to utilize a Micro Jump Drive to outrange and snipe any frigates that get too close.

Skills

  • Advanced Weapon Upgrades V - Together with Energy Grid Upgrades V, this enables the use of the Bastion Module. High levels of this skill also help to maximize fitting options, particularly when fitting T2 weapons.
  • Energy Grid Upgrades V - Together with Advanced Weapon Upgrades V, this enables the use of the Bastion Module. High levels of the skill also help to maximize fitting options, as the modules affected by this skill can assist with capacitor stability.
  • Micro Jump Drive Operation - This skill enables the use of Micro Jump Drives, which can be used to travel quickly across the battlefield and position the Paladin for optimal sniping.
  • Science III - Enables the use of a Small Tractor Beam, useful for pilots who wish to salvage with the Paladin, or simply to pick up faraway canisters containing mission completion items.
  • Salvaging - Enables the use of a Salvager. Useful for pilots who wish to salvage with the Paladin. Also a prerequisite for Salvage Drone Operation.
    • Salvage Drone Operation - Enables the use of salvage drones. The Paladin is able to carry and launch a full flight of salvage drones while still having room for two flights of light combat drones. This can save a high slot for pilots who don't wish to use a Salvager.
  • Large Pulse Laser Specialization / Large Beam Laser Specialization - A pilot capable of flying marauders should ensure that they are able to make the most out of their weapons, and these skills enable the use of T2 ammunition, in addition to increasing the damage of large energy turrets overall.
  • Trajectory Analysis - Enables the use of Tracking Computers, which can be used to increase optimal range (for sniping) and tracking speed (to make it easier to hit small ships).
  • Repair Systems - Enables the use of armor repairers. Because the Bastion Module doubles armor repair amount, shorter armor repairer cycles become an even larger boost to armor tank than normal. Note that higher levels of this skill causes an increase in effective capacitor use, though the Paladin's bonus to capacitor recharge helps to offset this somewhat.

Tactics

Like all marauders, the Paladin's greatest strength is Bastion Mode. In Bastion Mode, a Paladin boasts nearly unparalleled active armor tanking capabilities, even with only a single armor repairer. When combined with Bastion Mode's bonus to armor resistance, a well-equipped Paladin can deploy an active tank that can withstand even the full-room damage of a level 4 mission like Gone Berserk.

As a derivative of the Apocalypse, the Paladin excels at sniping, receiving a default 37.5% bonus to large energy turret optimal range due to it requiring Icon skillbook2.png Amarr Battleship V. This capability can seem initially to be at odds with the marauder's focus on remaining immobile in Bastion Mode, but strategic use of a Micro Jump Drive allows the Paladin to both kite and snipe with full effectiveness. When modified by the Paladin's reduction to MJD cooldown time, an equipped MJD can be activated approximately every 50-60 seconds, which lines up almost perfectly with 2 30-second cycles of the Bastion Module. A pilot wishing to "kite" enemies with a Paladin can warp into combat range, establish aggro, then jump away with the MJD and immediately activate the Bastion Module for a single cycle. When the Bastion Module's cycle ends, the pilot can immediately jump away again and repeat this cycle.

A Paladin is best equipped with pulse lasers and Scorch crystals, but the use of Scorch crystals can also cause issues with turret tracking speed. In extreme cases, it may be difficult even to hit a cruiser orbiting at 40km. Thankfully, the Paladin's bonus to capacitor recharge allows it to equip fewer capacitor modules, which in turn allows it to equip one or more Tracking Computers to offset the Scorch crystals' tracking penalty.

The Paladin is the most popular marauder for bloc warfare in nulsec. When fit for it, the Paladin can output 2000 dps to 100km while mounting a tank of more than a quarter million ehp. The alliance Pandemic Horde pioneered this doctrine while intending for the Paladin to mostly fight out of bastion, but the fit does have a bastion module fitted. The fit used can be found by searching for Pandemic Horde Paladin lossmails on zKillboard.

Notes

  • The Paladin is named after the popular concept of a holy knight that fights evil and sin, originating from 12th century French literature where it referred to the companions of Charlemagne. This falls in line with the common theme of Amarrian ships having religiously-themed names.

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