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| shipid=16227

| shipimg=Ferox.jpg

| shipname=Ferox

| class=Combat Battlecruiser

| grouping=Standard Battlecruisers

| hulltype=Ferox Class

| faction=Caldari State  

| variations={{Ship|Vulture}}, {{Ship|Ferox Navy Issue}}

| tech=  

| powergrid=1,150 MW

| cpu=515 tf

| capacitor=2,900 GJ

| highs=7

| turrets=6

| launchers=0

| mediums=6

| lows=4

| mass=14,250,000 kg

| volume=252,000 m³

| cargohold=475 m³

| dronebay=25 m³

| bandwidth=25 Mbit/sec

| info=Designed as much to look like a killing machine as to be one, the Ferox will strike fear into the heart of anyone unlucky enough to get caught in its crosshairs.  With the potential for sizable armament as well as tremendous electronic warfare capability, this versatile gunboat is at home in a great number of scenarios.

| bonuses=<b>Caldari Battlecruiser bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage<br>10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret optimal range<br><b>Role Bonus:</b><br>•&nbsp;Can use one Command Burst module<br>25% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret optimal range and falloff<br>50% bonus to Command Burst area of effect range<br>

| structurehp=4,000 HP

| shieldhp=5,250 HP

| shieldem=0

| shieldexp=50

| shieldkin=40

| shieldtherm=20

| armorhp=3,500 HP

| armorem=50

| armorexp=10

| armorkin=25

| armortherm=45

| maxvelocity=145 m/sec

| inertia=0.66

| warpspeed=3.5 AU/s

| warptime=11.75 s

| targetrange=75.00 km

| sigradius=325 m

| maxlockedtargets=8

| sensortype=Gravimetric

| sensorvalue=19 points

| scanres=195 mm

| reqskills=*{{RequiredSkill|Caldari Battlecruiser|I}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|III}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Cruiser|III}}

*** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}}

*** {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Destroyer|III}}

**** {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Frigate|III}}

***** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}

== Summary ==

The '''Ferox''' is generally more popular as a PvP ship than a PvE ship, as when in combat with NPCs, the limited range of blasters or limited damage of railguns do not combine well with the Ferox's slow speed and large signature radius.

In particular, the Ferox has spent several years as one of the most popular ships in very large nullsec fleets. It is cheap, durable, and its railguns can project damage to very long ranges. Its popularity has resulted in it receiving several nerfs over 2018 and 2019, but it is still a solid low-tech, even {{Clonestate|Alpha}}-usable, fleet ship. (It speaks volumes that two of its great competitors in this role, the [[Eagle]] and [[Muninn]], are both [[Heavy Assault Cruisers]] and thus significantly more expensive and skill-intensive, and the Ferox still sees significant use.)

Outside of nullsec fleets, the Ferox also sees popularity in lowsec as a brawling-blaster platform, relying on its innately thick battlecruiser hull, six turret hardpoints, and often an XL Ancillary Shield Booster, to grind enemies apart faster than they can break through it.

== Skills ==

== Tactics ==

''No sub-article about Ferox roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.''

 

== Notes ==

 

== Patch History ==

{{expansion past|

'''October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1'''

 

''Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.''

 

 

 

 

 

 

''The Ferox is getting a very significant change in the form of a new skill bonus and slot changes. The shield resistance bonus is being swapped for hybrid damage, and a highslot (and turret) is being traded for a mid. This leaves the Ferox with 7.5 effective turrets (compared to 7 before) and the ability to use the new midslot to either compensate for the resistance bonus or to go in a completely different direction through tracking computers, webs, or whatever else you wish. The extra range provided by the role bonus is obviously valuable for fleet fighting with rails, and the addition of falloff helps the Ferox take advantage of its range advantage with blasters as well.''

 

 

 

 

 

''The Ferox has been failing at its previously intended purpose as a railgun sniper for a long time now, both because of the weakness of medium railguns and the role overlap with the extremely powerful Attack (Tier 3) Battlecruisers. We do not have the time to fix all these problems in 1.1 but we are focused on getting the Ferox into a place where it can perform in its adopted role of shield/blaster brawler while also preparing for that bright future when medium rails are viable again.

 

To reach this goal we are increasing the damage potential through an extra turret and extra highslot, adding CPU and Powergrid to fit the big guns and adding hitpoints to ensure that the Ferox can take a beating and keep on going.''

 

*Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 140 / 0.66(+0.06) / 13250000 (-760,000) / 8.2s (+0.3)

 

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