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== Combat drones==
== Combat drones==


Combat drones come in four types: Light, medium, heavy and sntry.
Combat drones come in four types:  


'''{{co|wheat|Light drones}}''':
'''{{co|wheat|{{icon|white drone|20}}Light drones}}''':
* Use 5m<sup>3</sup> space and 5Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Use 5&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> space and 5&nbsp;Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Move and track targets very fast
* Move and track targets very quickly
* Are the best drones to use against frigates and destroyers
* Are the best drones to use against {{icon|white frigate|16}}frigates and {{icon|white destroyer|16}}destroyers


'''{{co|wheat|Medium drones}}''':
'''{{co|wheat|{{icon|white drone|20}}Medium drones}}''':
* Use 10m<sup>3</sup> space and 10Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Use 10&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> space and 10&nbsp;Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Move and track moderately fast
* Move and track moderately quickly
* Are the best drones to use against cruisers, and are also good against battlecruisers
* Are the best drones to use against {{icon|white cruiser|16}}cruisers, and are also good against {{icon|white battlecruiser|16}}battlecruisers


'''{{co|wheat|Heavy drones}}''':
'''{{co|wheat|{{icon|white drone|20}}Heavy drones}}''':
* Use 25m<sup>3</sup> space and 25Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Use 25&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> space and 25&nbsp;Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Move and track slowly, but do lots of damage
* Move and track slowly, but do lots of damage
* Are good against battleships, and can handle battlecruisers
* Are good against {{icon|white battleship|16}}battleships, and can handle {{icon|white battlecruiser|16}}battlecruisers


'''{{co|wheat|Sentry drones}}''':
'''{{co|wheat|{{icon|white sentry drone|20}}Sentry drones}}''':
* Use 25m<sup>3</sup> space and 25Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Use 25&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> space and 25&nbsp;Mbit/sec bandwidth
* Cannot move in space
* Do not move in space
* Can hit targets at long ranges, but have poor tracking, and so will have difficulty against close or fast targets
* Can hit targets at long ranges, but have poor tracking, and so will have difficulty against close or fast targets
* Most effective against battleships and battlecruisers, but can also hit smaller targets if they are far enough away
* Most effective against {{icon|white battleship|16}}battleships and {{icon|white battlecruiser|16}}battlecruisers, but can also hit smaller targets if they are far enough away


Each race has their its own light, medium, heavy, and sentry drones, and they each do one [[NPC Damage Types|damage type]] (for instance, all Amarr drones do EM damage, while all Caldari drones do kinetic damage).
Each race has its own light, medium, heavy, and sentry drones, and they each do one [[NPC Damage Types|damage type]] (for instance, all Amarr drones do EM damage, while all Caldari drones do kinetic damage).


==== Light, medium and heavy drones ====
==== Light, medium and heavy drones ====