Skills:Gunnery: Difference between revisions

[[Category:Skills]]

Gunnery skills let you use Eve's three varieties of [[Turrets|turret]] (projectile, hybrid and laser) and make those turrets more effective. These skills will be important for PvE and PvP combat unless your character is purely specialized in drones or missiles.

The Gunnery category also contains two skills of interest to missile users: Weapon Upgrades and Advanced Weapon Upgrades make fitting any weapon, including missile launchers, easier, and are very useful fitting skills.

|skill=Advanced Weapon Upgrades

|desc=Reduces the powergrid needs of weapon turrets and launchers by 2% per skill level.

|mult=6x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Weapon_Upgrades|Weapon Upgrades]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] II

|notes=Note that this skill also applies to missile launchers (rockets / missiles / cruise missiles / torpedoes) and not just guns. Weapon Upgrades V is a long prerequisite, but the cumulative effect of WU V and AWU to IV really makes a difference to fitting, especially when you start encountering the greater fitting demands of T2 equipment.

|skill=Capital Energy Turret

|desc=Operation of capital energy turrets. 5% Bonus to capital energy turret damage per level.

|mult=7x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Energy_Turret|Large Energy Turret]] V

|notes=<br>

|skill=Capital Hybrid Turret

|desc=Operation of capital hybrid turrets. 5% Bonus to capital hybrid turret damage per level.

|mult=7x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Hybrid_Turret|Large Hybrid Turret]] V

|notes=<br>

|skill=Capital Projectile Turret

|desc=Operation of capital projectile turrets. 5% Bonus to capital projectile turret damage per level.

|mult=7x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Projectile_Turret|Large Projectile Turret]] V

|notes=<br>

|skill=Controlled Bursts

|desc=Allows better control over the capacitor use of weapon turrets. 5% reduction in capacitor need of weapon turrets per skill level.

|mult=2x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] II

|notes=A vital skill for anyone using hybrid turrets or (especially) energy turrets. No use for a pilot who only uses projectile turrets.<br>

|skill=Gunnery

|desc=Basic turret operation skill. 2% Bonus to weapon turrets' rate of fire per skill level.

|mult=1x

|price=

|pre=none

|notes=The base skill, usually somewhere in the prerequisites of the other gunnery skills. The low training time multiplier and the useful rate of fire bonus would probably justify turret users training it to V even if it wasn't a prerequisite.<br>

|skill=Large Artillery Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced Large Artillery. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of large turrets requiring Large Artillery Specialization.

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Artillery_Specialization|Medium Artillery Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Projectile_Turret|Large Projectile Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Large Artillery weapons.

|skill=Large Autocannon Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced large autocannons. 2% Bonus per skill level to the damage of large turrets requiring Large Autocannon Specialization.

|mult=8x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Autocannon_Specialization|Medium Autocannon Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Projectile_Turret|Large Projectile Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Large Autocannon weapons.

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Beam_Laser_Specialization|Medium Beam Laser Specialization]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Energy_Turret|Large Energy Turret]] V

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Blaster_Specialization|Medium Blaster Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Hybrid_Turret|Large Hybrid Turret]] V

|skill=Large Energy Turret

|desc=Operation of large energy turrets. 5% Bonus to large energy turret damage per level.

|mult=5x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Energy_Turret|Medium Energy Turret]] III

|notes=T1 battleship-sized beam and pulse lasers.<br>

|skill=Large Hybrid Turret

|desc=Operation of large hybrid turret. 5% Bonus to large hybrid turret damage per level.

|mult=5x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Hybrid_Turret|Medium Hybrid Turret]] III

|notes=T1 battleship-sized blasters and railguns.<br>

|skill=Large Projectile Turret

|desc=Operation of large projectile turret. 5% Bonus to large projectile turret damage per level.

|mult=5x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Projectile_Turret|Medium Projectile Turret]] III

|notes=T1 battleship-sized autocannon and artillery.<br>

|skill=Large Pulse Laser Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced large pulse lasers. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of large turrets requiring Large Pulse Laser Specialization.

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Pulse_Laser_Specialization|Medium Pulse Laser Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Energy_Turret|Large Energy Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Large Pulse Laser weapons.

|skill=Large Railgun Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced large railguns. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of large turrets requiring Large Railgun Specialization.

|mult=8x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] V, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Railgun_Specialization|Medium Railgun Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Large_Hybrid_Turret|Large Hybrid Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Large Railgun weapons.

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Artillery_Specialization|Small Artillery Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Projectile_Turret|Medium Projectile Turret]] V

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Autocannon_Specialization|Small Autocannon Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Projectile_Turret|Medium Projectile Turret]] V

|skill=Medium Beam Laser Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced medium beam lasers. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of medium turrets requiring Medium Beam Laser Specialization.

|mult=5x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Beam_Laser_Specialization|Small Beam Laser Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Energy_Turret|Medium Energy Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Medium Beam Laser weapons.

|skill=Medium Blaster Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced medium blasters. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of medium turrets requiring Medium Blaster Specialization.

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Blaster_Specialization|Small Blaster Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Hybrid_Turret|Medium Hybrid Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Medium Blaster weapons.

|skill=Medium Energy Turret

|desc=Operation of medium energy turret. 5% Bonus to medium energy turret damage per level.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Energy_Turret|Small Energy Turret]] III

|notes=T1 beam and pulse lasers for cruisers and battlecruisers.<br>

|skill=Medium Hybrid Turret

|desc=Operation of medium hybrid turrets. 5% Bonus to medium hybrid turret damage per level.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Hybrid_Turret|Small Hybrid Turret]] III

|notes=T1 blasters and railguns for cruisers and battlecruisers.<br>

|skill=Medium Projectile Turret

|desc=Operation of medium projectile turrets. 5% Bonus to medium projectile turret damage per level.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Projectile_Turret|Small Projectile Turret]] III

|notes=T1 autocannon and artillery for cruisers and battlecruisers.<br>

|skill=Medium Pulse Laser Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced medium pulse lasers. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of medium turrets requiring Medium Pulse Laser Specialization.

|mult=5x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Pulse_Laser_Specialization|Small Pulse Laser Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Energy_Turret|Medium Energy Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Medium Pulse Laser weapons.

|skill=Medium Railgun Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced medium railguns. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of medium turrets requiring Medium Railgun Specialization.

|mult=5x

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Railgun_Specialization|Small Railgun Specialization]] IV, [[Skills:Gunnery#Medium_Hybrid_Turret|Medium Hybrid Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Medium Railgun weapons.

|skill=Motion Prediction

|desc=Improved ability at hitting moving targets. 5% bonus per skill level to weapon turret tracking speeds.

|mult=2x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] II

|notes=Having your turrets tracking as fast as possible is quite important; turret users should consider training this to IV to be an important short/medium-term goal, and in the long term it may be worth training it to V. Motion Prediction is also one of the prerequisite skills for T2 short-ranged turrets (autocannon, blasters and pulse lasers).<br>

|skill=Rapid Firing

|desc=Skill at the rapid discharge of weapon turrets. 4% bonus per skill level to weapon turret rate of fire.

|mult=2x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] II

|notes=A 4% rate of fire bonus is effectively a DPS boost of slightly more than 4%. Levels IV or (later) V should be on turret users' skillplans.<br>

|skill=Sharpshooter

|desc=Skill at long-range weapon turret firing. 5% bonus to weapon turret optimal range per skill level.

|mult=2x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] II

|notes=Optimal range is important for most turret users, and particularly important for sniper fits, though it's less significant for autocannon because they have very short optimal ranges. Minmatar pilots will still want to train this to help their artillery, though. Sharpshooter is one of the prerequisite skills for T2 long range turrets (railguns, beam lasers and artillery).<br>

|skill=Small Artillery Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced Small Artillery. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of small turrets requiring Small Artillery Specialization.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Projectile_Turret|Small Projectile Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Small Artillery weapons.

|skill=Small Autocannon Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced small Autocannons. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of small turrets requiring Small Autocannon Specialization.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Projectile_Turret|Small Projectile Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Small Autocannon weapons.

|skill=Small Beam Laser Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of small Beam Lasers. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of small turrets requiring Small Beam Laser Specialization.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Energy_Turret|Small Energy Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Small Beam Laser weapons.

|skill=Small Blaster Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced small blasters. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of small turrets requiring Small Blaster Specialization.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Hybrid_Turret|Small Hybrid Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Small Blaster weapons.

|skill=Small Energy Turret

|desc=Operation of small energy turrets. 5% Bonus to small energy turret damage per level.

|mult=1x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] I

|notes=T1 pulse and beam lasers for frigates and destroyers.<br>

|skill=Small Hybrid Turret

|desc=Operation of small hybrid turrets. 5% Bonus to small hybrid turret damage per level.

|mult=1x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] I

|notes=T1 blasters and railguns for frigates and destroyers.<br>

|skill=Small Projectile Turret

|desc=Operation of small projectile turrets. 5% Bonus to small projectile turret damage per level.

|mult=1x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] I

|notes=T1 autocannon and artillery for frigates and destroyers.<br>

|skill=Small Pulse Laser Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of small pulse lasers. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of small turrets requiring Small Pulse Laser Specialization.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Motion_Prediction|Motion Prediction]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Energy_Turret|Small Energy Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Small Pulse Laser weapons.

|skill=Small Railgun Specialization

|desc=Specialist training in the operation of advanced small railguns. 2% bonus per skill level to the damage of small turrets requiring Small Railgun Specialization.

|mult=3x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] III, [[Skills:Gunnery#Small_Hybrid_Turret|Small Hybrid Turret]] V

|notes=Enables the use of T2 Small Railgun weapons.

|skill=Surgical Strike

|desc=Knowledge of spaceships' structural weaknesses. 3% bonus per skill level to the damage of all weapon turrets.

|mult=4x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] IV

|notes=The raw damage bonus is nice, and especially good for fits focused on a high alpha strike. But the higher training multiplier than many of the other gunnery supports may make this less of a priority.<br>

|skill=Tactical Weapon Reconfiguration

|desc=Skill at the operation of siege modules. 50-unit reduction in strontium clathrate consumption amount for module activation per skill level.

|mult=8x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Advanced_Weapon_Upgrades|Advanced Weapon Upgrades]] V

|notes=Only of interest to dreadnaught pilots.<br>

|skill=Trajectory Analysis

|desc=Advanced understanding of zero-G physics. 5% bonus per skill level to weapon turret accuracy falloff.

|mult=5x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] IV

|notes=More falloff is nice, but not as important as more optimal so most pilots can train this to III and then come back later to add on IV or V. However, Minmatar pilots may want to prioritise this skill since most of the range of autocannon is falloff.<br>

|skill=Weapon Upgrades

|desc=Knowledge of gunnery computer systems, including the use of weapon upgrade modules. 5% reduction per skill level in the CPU needs of weapon turrets, launchers and smartbombs.

|mult=2x

|price=

|pre=[[Skills:Gunnery#Gunnery|Gunnery]] II

|notes=Note that this skill also applies to missile launchers (rockets / missiles / cruise missiles / torpedoes) and smartbombs and not just guns. A very useful fitting skill which every combat pilot should train. Level V can seem like a long train, especially for a new player who hasn't trained for T2 equipment yet, but it's a prerequisite for the excellent Advanced Weapon Upgrades.