Thrasher

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Thrasher
Thrasher
Minmatar Republic
Minmatar Republic
Standard Destroyers
Thrasher Class
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Engineered as a supplement to its big brother the Cyclone, the Thrasher's tremendous turret capabilities and advanced tracking computers allow it to protect its larger counterpart from smaller, faster menaces.

SHIP BONUSES

Minmatar Destroyer bonuses (per skill level):
5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret damage
10% bonus to Small Projectile Turret tracking speed
Role Bonus:
50% bonus to Small Projectile Turret optimal range

Required Skills
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9h 18m 20s
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
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Thrasher Fleet Issue
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Thrasher Fleet Issue
Faction Destroyers Thrasher Class
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Icon hi slot.png7 (1/6) Icon mid slot.png3 Icon low slot.png3
Icon powergrid.png62 MW Icon cpu.png177 tf
Icon velocity.png293 m/sec
Icon capacity.png400 m³
, Sabre
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Sabre
Interdictors Thrasher Class
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Icon hi slot.png8 (1/7) Icon mid slot.png4 Icon low slot.png2
Icon powergrid.png58 MW Icon cpu.png230 tf
Icon velocity.png320 m/sec
Icon capacity.png400 m³

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
70 MW
CPU
cpu output
170 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
550 GJ
High
high slots
8
Launchers
launcher slots
1
Turrets
turret slots
7
Medium
medium slots
3
Low
low slots
2
Rig
rigs
3
 
small
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
270 m/sec
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
2.8
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
4.5 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
6.21 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
No drone bay.
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
27.00 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
6
LADAR Sensor
LADAR sensor strength
9 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
56 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
550 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
750 HP
Mass
ship mass
1,600,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
43,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
400 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
750 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
60
THR
thermal resistance
35
KIN
kinetic resistance
25
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
800 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
40
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

The Thrasher can be an effective anti-frigate platform in PvE: it can power through L1 combat missions faster than the Minmatar Frigates.

Like other destroyers, the Thrasher cannot mount a large buffer tank, and in PvP its combination of cheap cost and many turret slots makes it useful in doctrines that emphasize speed and high close-range DPS rather than staying on the field for a long time. The same two qualities make it popular for suicide ganking, where it synergizes well with the very high alpha damage of artillery turrets.

The Thrasher's balanced mid and low slot layout makes it more flexible than most destroyers, able to fit some tackle and a small armour tank, or damage enhancement and a shield tank.

Skills

As a T1 destroyer, the Thrasher is often the first step up out of frigates for pilots training in Minmatar ships. It is quite beginner-friendly, and can be flown effectively for simple PvE combat with only basic projectile turret skills. But destroyers are larger targets than frigates, and can't mount the scale of tank found on T1 cruisers, so the Thrasher is a little less forgiving than smaller ships. The jump from frigate to destroyer is a good moment to consider initial support skills for turrets, navigation, and tanking.

Characters with most relevant skills trained to IV or V can wring startling amounts of DPS out of the Thrasher, and it is sometimes seen in the hands of very experienced pilots.

Tactics

PvE

The Thrasher is a fantastic Level 1 security mission ship. To speed through missions as quickly as possible, linking the auto-cannons together in a group of 3/2/2 allows the simultaneous and near-instant destruction of 3 frigates at a time. (Note that this split grouping of guns is unorthodox, and should not be used in most other contexts.) An afterburner or micro-warp drive will enable the pilot to quickly and efficiently work their way through getting the standings to move forward to Level 2 security missions.

A salvaging fit for a Thrasher can easily keep up with the wrecks popped from Level 1-3 missions, adding to the ISK from each mission.

PvP

Most PvP fits for the Thrasher lean into the ship's strength (its damage output) and simply accept the weak tank as part of flying a destroyer. An autocannon-fit Thrasher can chew through almost any T1 frigate if it can get into close range, and can have a shot at some types of T2 frigate too. Fast, kiting targets can be more troublesome (note how the Thrasher's role bonus to optimal range doesn't help autocannon, which have very little optimal range), though depleted uranium or titanium sabot ammo or (for T2 autocannon) Barrage can help.

A group of Thrashers, or a mixed group of Thrashers and similar DPS-first destroyers can pose a serious threat to much larger ships, though they lack the tank for a sustained battle.

An artillery fit with sensor boosters can be a very cost-effective low-security gatecamp platform. The standard usage is to fire a single volley and then immediately warp off to avoid gate guns, which the Thrasher cannot tank.

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