Thorax

 

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Thorax

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Like bringing a shotgun to a knife fight. – Vice Admiral Foriana Revelli The Thorax-class cruiser is the latest combat ship commissioned by the Federation. While the Thorax is a very effective ship at any range, typical of modern Gallente design philosophy it is most effective when working at extreme close range where its blasters and hordes of combat drones tear through even the toughest of enemies. SHIP BONUSES Gallente Cruiser bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage 7.5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret tracking speed Required Skills Gallente Cruiser I41m Spaceship Command II47m Gallente Destroyer III8h 53m Gallente Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Training Time what's this? 19h 15m 30s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations Phobos Phobos Heavy Interdiction Cruisers Thorax Class 6 (0/5) 4 6 1,165 MW 375 tf 205 m/sec 400 m³ ,Deimos Deimos Heavy Assault Cruisers Thorax Class 5 (0/5) 4 6 1,100 MW 380 tf 230 m/sec 415 m³ ,Vigilant Vigilant Pirate Faction Cruisers Thorax Class 5 (0/5) 4 6 1,050 MW 360 tf 242 m/sec 450 m³ Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 860 MW CPU 330 tf Capacitor 1,450 GJ High 5 Launchers 0 Turrets 5 Medium 4 Low 5 Rig 3   medium Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 250 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.49 Warp Speed 4 AU/s Base Time to Warp 7.66 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 Drone Capacity 50 m³ Drone Bandwidth 50 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 52.5 km Max Locked Targets 6 Magnetometric Sensor 15 points Sig. Radius 120 m Scan Res. 280 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 1,600 HP Mass 11,280,000 kg Volume 112,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 465 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 1,600 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 35 KIN 35 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 1,200 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

The Thorax is a gunboat, designed to use hybrid turrets.

In PvP it is most commonly flown as a hard-hitting blaster boat. With its bonuses for damage and tracking, 50mb drone bandwidth and very respectable speed for a cruiser hull, a blaster Thorax can muster lots of fast-moving DPS even in the hands of a novice pilot, and can apply that DPS to a wide range of small and large targets. Such fits do not, though, tank especially well, and tend to live briefly (albeit sometimes gloriously).

The Thorax's speed also opens up the possibility of kiting railgun fits, though these are seen more rarely.

The Thorax can function in PvE combat, but the Vexor is a more optimal T1 Gallente cruiser for most PvE uses, as its bonused drones give it fully selectable damage type, letting pilots precisely target NPC weaknesses rather than being locked to the kinetic/thermal damage profile of hybrid turrets.

Skills

Recommended

• Gallente Cruiser to at least IV to properly take advantage of the massive DPS buff that the Thorax gains with every extra level in the skill.
• Capacitor Management and Capacitor Systems Operation to at least IV due to hybrid weaponry being capacitor dependent.
• Sharpshooter to IV to improve hybrid optimal range.
• Drones V, Light Drone Operation V, Medium Drone Operation V, Drone Interfacing IV and Gallente Drone Specialization I/Minmatar Drone Specialization I are all are important for getting as much DPS out of the 50m³ drone bay as possible.
• Also, High Speed Maneuvering, Acceleration Control, Evasive Maneuvering and Navigation all to IV or above to improve maneuverability and the use of MicroWarp Drive propulsion modules.

Desirable

• Gunnery V, Medium Hybrid Turret V and Medium Blaster Specialization/Medium Railgun Specialization trained to at least I to fit T2 guns, which do more damage and are substantially cheaper than the meta 4 variants, along with the ability to use T2 ammo types.
• Rapid Firing, Surgical Strike, skills that increase DPS and are thus vital to all turret-based damage dealing ships, should all be trained to at least IV.
• Along with the obvious Power Grid Management and CPU Management fitting skills required for fitting most ships, Weapon Upgrades and Advanced Weapon Upgrades should be trained to V and at least II respectively to help alleviate fitting problems associated with the ship's powergrid.
• The appropriate skills required for fitting a Full T2 Armour or Shield Tank.

Tactics

PvP In a blaster Thorax, pilots should usually attempt to close with the enemy: they wield high potential DPS, but need to be at short range. Consider your optimal warp-in range on most targets to be 0. Thoraxes can have a shot at running in "under the guns" of turret battleships, getting close enough that they cannot be tracked by large turrets. Don't forget to launch your drones and let them loose on the enemy too.

If you're using hybrid turrets and haven't already familiarized yourself with their ammo, stepping into cruiser hulls is a good moment to do so. As a rule of thumb, for T1 blasters consider bringing three types distributed across the range possibilities; one of the three should be Antimatter for maximal DPS at close range.

In a gang of ships no larger than cruiser size, expect your Thorax to be an early primary target for the enemy, as it will probably be perceived as a significant DPS threat with a weak tank.

Notes

In anatomy, thorax is used to refer to the middle of the body in mammals and insects, making this possibly the only ship in EVE to unite etymology and entomology. Given the strong strain of Ancient Greek running through Gallente ship names, however, the Thorax might also be named from the old Greek meaning of the word, "breastplate" or "cuirass".

Patch History

A long, long time ago...

Version 25.01 - 2025-05-27 - Legion (Expansion Notes) We’re giving the Thorax a bit more thrust and making fitting it feel less tight by improving the powergrid output it has so it’ll be easier to fit higher caliber weapons and have an easier time getting in range for blasters. Powergrid Output improved from 820 to 860 MW. Maximum Velocity improved from 240 to 250 m/s. October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1 Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before. Warp Speed increased from 3 AU/s to 4 AU/s (+1 AU/s)

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