Skybreaker

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Skybreaker
Skybreaker
EDENCOM
EDENCOM
EDENCOM Frigates
Skybreaker Class
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The Skybreaker-class frigate was commissioned from Upwell by the New Eden Common Defense Initiative while the organization was still a counter-Triglavian strategy group headed by Provost Marshal Kasiha Valkanir. When EDENCOM was officially announced as the new central command for the defense of New Eden in YC122, the research and development of a line of ships capable of bearing radical new weaponry was widely rumored following Triglavian raids on Upwell development facilities.

The Upwell Consortium had been working on adapting Arcing Vorton Projector weaponry to a ship-based form since the success of the technology as an anti-fleet weapon on Keepstar Citadels. The first Triglavian invasions in mid-YC121 spurred that effort on even before EDENCOM underwrote the project, providing access to scientists and engineers from the secret weapons programs of the four core empires, and even the SoCT.

The Skybreaker-class is intended to operate in groups as an escort and counter-attack frigate. With strong shielding and high-output Arcing Vorton Projectors, this swift little ship is a disruptive counter-force in any engagement.

SHIP BONUSES

EDENCOM Frigate bonuses (per skill level):
6% bonus to all shield resistances
5% bonus to Small Vorton projector damage

Required Skills
Training Time what's this?
24m
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
▪ Variations
none

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
44 MW
CPU
cpu output
235 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
420 GJ
High
high slots
1
Launchers
launcher slots
0
Turrets
turret slots
1
Medium
medium slots
4
Low
low slots
3
Rig
rigs
3
 
small
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
330 m/s
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
3.6
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
5 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
4.83 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
55.00 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
5
Gravimetric Sensor
Gravimetric sensor strength
12 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
37 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
609 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
320 HP
Mass
ship mass
967,090 kg
Volume
ship volume
16,500 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
158 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
210 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
50
THR
thermal resistance
45
KIN
kinetic resistance
25
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
800 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
20
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
50
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

The Skybreaker is the EDENCOM frigate. It gets access to a Small Vorton Projector, a special turret that can fire chain lightning at ships. Vorton Projectors use missile damage mechanics to determine their damage application. The Skybreaker's weapon has similar damage application to Tech 1 Light Missiles (but less affected by target velocity), making it effective against most targets, albeit not especially hard-hitting.

The high price and low single-target damage of the Vorton Projector leaves the Skybreaker alongside most EDENCOM ships as a poorly-understood, rarely-used hull. However, thanks to its high speed and very high shield resistances, some pilots have found use for the Skybreaker as a kind of combat interceptor, as while it is less able to evade conventional weapons, its chain lightning is very effective at eliminating drones that would try to push it away.

The Skybreaker has also found a niche use in wormhole PvP: when wormhole groups try to break the "hole control" on a target wormhole by running pilots in in mass groups of frigates or even shuttles (which are bubble-immune) and then reshipping those pilots into pre-seeded combat hulls, defenders can use Small Vorton Projectors to eliminate these light ships as they arrive.

Skills

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Tactics

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Patch History

Notes

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