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| shipid=641

| shipimg=Megathron.jpg

| shipname=Megathron

| class=Battleship

| grouping=Standard Battleships

| hulltype=Megathron Class

| faction=Gallente Federation

| variations= {{Ship|Kronos}},<br>

{{Ship|Megathron Navy Issue}},<br>

{{Ship|Vindicator}},<br>

{{Ship|Megathron Federate Issue}}

| tech=

| powergrid=15,500 MW

| cpu=600 tf

| capacitor=6,000 GJ

| highs=7

| turrets=7

| launchers=0

| mediums=4

| lows=8

| mass=98,400,000 kg

| volume=486,000 m&#179;

| cargohold=845 m&#179;

| extrahold=

| extraholdtype=

| dronebay=75 m&#179;

| bandwidth=75 Mbit/sec

| info=The Megathron has established itself as one of the most feared and respected battleships around. Since its first appearance almost two decades ago it has seen considerable service in the troublesome regions on the outskirts of the Federation, helping to expand and defend Gallentean influence there.

| bonuses= <b>Gallente Battleship bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>

<b>Role Bonus:</b><br>

5% Additional bonus to Reinforced Bulkhead hitpoints

| structurehp=8,250 HP

| shieldhp=6,930 HP

| shieldem=0

| shieldexp=50

| shieldkin=40

| shieldtherm=20

| armorhp=7,150 HP

| armorem=50

| armorexp=10

| armorkin=35

| armortherm=35

| maxvelocity=122 m/sec

| inertia=0.114

| warpspeed=3 AU/s

| warptime=15.55 s

| targetrange=87.00 km

| sigradius=380 m

| maxlockedtargets=7

| sensortype=Magnetometric

| sensorvalue=21 points

| totaltraintime=3d 20h 55m 10s

| wikireferences=

| externallinks=

| highlights1=High Amount of High Slots

| highlights2=High Amount of Low Slots

| highlights3=

| highlights4=

==Summary==

The '''Megathron''' is a gun boat, specializing in large hybrid turrets, and being something of a spiritual successor to the [[Thorax]] and [[Brutix]]. With 4 mid slots and 8 lows, it is almost exclusively armor-tanked, and can mount a thick armor buffer or a respectable active tank (though it lacks the [[Hyperion]]'s active tank bonus). It has the bandwidth and drone bay to field either a flight of 3 heavy drones or full flights of both light and medium drones to add to its DPS.

In fleet combat Megathrons are usually fitted with railguns which can reach very good ranges due to [[Turrets#Hybrid_ammo|spike ammunition]]; at the same time the application is decent due to the bonus to tracking speed. Besides that, it can also be used as a high-DPS brawler.

The Megathron is also traditionally used to roll wormholes. This is because with the old wormhole mechanics it was favorable to have a ship mass of just under 100 kt before fitting. In comparison to the other options the Megathron has many low slots for tank, and enough mid slots for a range of prop mods to manipulate its mass during hole rolls.

 

==Tactics==

==Notes==

The Megathron has had [https://www.pcgamer.com/how-one-eve-online-players-stubborn-obsession-turned-him-into-a-hero/ relatively high-profile coverage] reaching beyond the EVE player community. The insistence of a player named "Baltec1" on flying the ship developed a memetic force within the culture of Goonswarm, who eventually named a railgun doctrine fit the "Baltec Megathron" in his honor.  

 

Historically, the Megathron was a fixture of sniper fleets in the late 2000s and early 2010s.  Although outranged by the [[Apocalypse]] and [[Rokh]], the Megathron was preferred in most circumstances due to its unique combination of armor tank, tracking and rage-of-fire bonuses, and good drone capacity.

 

'''18.04 Release - Build: 1706308 - 2020-04-15''' - ''"Surgical Strike" Update'' ([https://www.eveonline.com/article/q8tteh/patch-notes-for-18-04-release Patch Notes])

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