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* being able to fit a T2 armor or shield tank

* good enough fitting skills to fill all the turret or launcher slots

* a full flight of drones (Drones V) -- battlecruisers have drone bays, and these are your anti-frigate defense

* a full flight of drones ([[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones V]]) -- battlecruisers have drone bays, and these are your anti-frigate defense

* T2 light and medium drones (Scout Drone Operation 5 plus Minmatar and Gallente Drone ~~Spec 2~~ -- Amarr and Caldari drones are rarely used)

* T2 light and medium drones ([[Skills:Drones#Scout_Drone_Operation|Scout Drone Operation V]] plus [[Skills:Drones#Minmatar_Drone_Specialization|Minmatar Drone Specialization II]] and [[Skills:Drones#Gallente_Drone_Specialization|Gallente Drone Specialization II]] -- Amarr and Caldari drones are rarely used)

* and (in the long run) T2 medium weapons.

* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills so ~~you can~~ fit your own rigs.

* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills to reduce drawbacks and so to fit your own rigs.

If you have medium gun/missile skills to IV, and can fit a T2 tank, don't hesitate to step into a battlecruiser.

You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting.

You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting. Also remember that buffer and resist rigs for both shield and armor tanking create significant drawbacks that can hurt your PvP performance in some situations, so skilled pilots have often trained [[Skills:Mechanic#Armor_Rigging|Armor Rigging V]] or [[Skills:Mechanic#Shield_Rigging|Shield Rigging V]], depending on how they are usually tanked. Rig drawbacks can only be reduced by your skills, not by the skills of the pilot who installed the rig.

You must [[Full_T2_Tank|be able to fit a T2 tank]] to fly a battlecruiser when the [[Wartime_Standard_Operating_Procedures#Default_SOP|standard wartime rules]] are in force.

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 * being able to fit a T2 armor or shield tank
 * good enough fitting skills to fill all the turret or launcher slots
-* a full flight of drones (Drones V) -- battlecruisers have drone bays, and these are your anti-frigate defense
+* a full flight of drones ([[Skills:Drones#Drones|Drones V]]) -- battlecruisers have drone bays, and these are your anti-frigate defense
-* T2 light and medium drones (Scout Drone Operation 5 plus Minmatar and Gallente Drone Spec 2 -- Amarr and Caldari drones are rarely used)
+* T2 light and medium drones ([[Skills:Drones#Scout_Drone_Operation|Scout Drone Operation V]] plus [[Skills:Drones#Minmatar_Drone_Specialization|Minmatar Drone Specialization II]] and [[Skills:Drones#Gallente_Drone_Specialization|Gallente Drone Specialization II]] -- Amarr and Caldari drones are rarely used)
 * and (in the long run) T2 medium weapons.
-* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills so you can fit your own rigs.
+* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills to reduce drawbacks and so to fit your own rigs.
 If you have medium gun/missile skills to IV, and can fit a T2 tank, don't hesitate to step into a battlecruiser.
-You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting.
+You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting. Also remember that buffer and resist rigs for both shield and armor tanking create significant drawbacks that can hurt your PvP performance in some situations, so skilled pilots have often trained [[Skills:Mechanic#Armor_Rigging|Armor Rigging V]] or [[Skills:Mechanic#Shield_Rigging|Shield Rigging V]], depending on how they are usually tanked.  Rig drawbacks can only be reduced by your skills, not by the skills of the pilot who installed the rig.
 You must [[Full_T2_Tank|be able to fit a T2 tank]] to fly a battlecruiser when the [[Wartime_Standard_Operating_Procedures#Default_SOP|standard wartime rules]] are in force.