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* The Amarr [[Malediction]]: 5% bonuses to rocket damage and armor resistances per level

* The Caldari [[Crow]]: 10% bonus to ~~Kinetic~~ Missile ~~damage~~ and 10% bonus to Missile ~~Velocity~~

* The Caldari [[Crow]]: 5% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket explosion radius and 10% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket max velocity

* The Gallente [[Ares]]: 5% bonus to hybrid damage and 7.5% bonus to hybrid tracking per level

* The Minmatar [[Stiletto]]: 5% bonus to projectile damage and 7.5% bonus to projectile tracking per level

All four of these are useful. The Stiletto and Crow's fourth midslot gives them more utility, while the Malediction and Ares' extra low allows them more speed.

All four of these are useful. The Stiletto and Crow's fourth midslot gives them more utility, while the Malediction and Ares' extra low allows them more speed. It should be noted that CCP altered the Crow's slot configuration in the Oceanus release (September 2014) to remove one lowslot and add one highslot (among other changes to the Crow).

===Combat Inties===

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* Combat inties have '''more combat-orientated slot layouts''', usually more lowslots at the expense of midslots

* Combat inties have '''more powergrid''' than the fleet inties, making it easier to fit weapons

* Combat inties have '''an extra combat-related bonus''' tied to the Interceptors skill, instead of the fleet inties' tackling range bonus

* Combat inties have '''an extra combat-related bonus''' tied to the Interceptors skill, instead of the fleet inties' tackling range bonus (which the Combat inties lack)

The four combat inties, together with their racial frigate skill bonuses, are:

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* The Minmatar [[Claw]]: 10% bonus to projectile damage, 7.5% bonus to projectile tracking per level

The Taranis's hefty damage bonus -- applied to the already face-meltingly high DPS potential of blasters -- has made it a very popular dogfighter. The other three all have their proponents, however, and they're all deadly in the right hands.

The Taranis's hefty damage bonus -- applied to the already face-meltingly high DPS potential of blasters -- has made it a very popular dogfighter. The other three all have their proponents, however, and they're all deadly in the right hands. It should be noted that CCP changed the Raptor's slot configuration in the Oceanus release (September 2014) to remove a highslot and add a midslot (among other changes to the Raptor).

==Skills==

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*: For combat interceptors, the Afterburner could be an option, but not so for the fleet inty. We want to orbit at range and keep a point. AB is just too slow for that job. Go for the best meta version of the 1MN MWD (currently the meta 2 "Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I"), as you will keep it running most of the time and thus the higher cap usage of the T2 module would neutralize its lower overall cap penalty. Also, meta MWD will overheat slightly longer.

* Targeting range of over 36km

*: You must ensure that you can target beyond your overheated point range, or there is very little use for your tackle mod. Note that most interceptors have a native targeting range below 36km even with all skills at V.

*: You must ensure that you can target beyond your overheated point range, or there is very little use for your tackle mod. Note that most interceptors have a native targeting range below 36km even with all skills at V. One option for a fourth midslot is a Sensor Booster, which without a script adds both targeting range and targeting speed (scan resolution). See below.

* Tank

*: Yes, speed is not your only defense, rather a way to mitigate ''some'' of your incoming damage. Way too many interceptors die young to having no tank. Without a tank, all it takes is one volley from a hurricane and you're debris. With a DCII and a MSE, you can live (almost) forever, or at least have some time to GTFO. Highly recommended.

* Cap stability

*: You want to be cap stable. If you cap out, you lose point or your speed, meaning you lose your target or die. Either is bad. If your skills aren't up to it, fit a cap mod in the lows or mids. Stiletto is the hardest to get cap stable.

*: You want to be cap stable (impossible on some fits) or at least have several minutes of cap running your MWD and point. If you cap out, you lose point or your speed, meaning you lose your target or die. Either is bad. If your skills aren't up to it, fit a cap mod in the lows or mids. Stiletto is the hardest to get cap stable.

* Speed

*: Speed is life. You want to go fast, but remember the stacking penalty. Having more than three mods/rigs that affect your speed (overdrives, nanos, polycarbs and aux thrusters) gives very little benefit over having three.

* Defense against incoming fire

*: When you tackle something, chances are it will try to kill you. Some guns will be able to track you (especially when accompanied by Tracking Enhancers), although many fits won't, and missiles and drones ~~can hurt~~. With the nerf to Defender missiles a while ago (they used to fit into Rocket Launchers before, and also were able to one-shot enemy missiles - not like that anymore) you can't shoot down missiles any longer, so the only incoming ~~fire~~ you can ~~reduce actively~~ is drones. Autocannons with Barrage ammo or rocket launchers will do that job effectively (albeit slowly - you have anemic DPS), and will not use up your valuable cap. Against the remaining DPS, you will have to rely on the agility and tank mentioned above - they will mitigate a good chunk of the damage.

*: When you tackle something, chances are it will try to kill you. Some guns will be able to track you (especially when accompanied by Tracking Enhancers), although many fits won't, and missiles can hurt. Often your worst enemy will be drones -- cruisers and larger ships often stock light drones for the sole purpose of killing or driving off interceptors. With the nerf to Defender missiles a while ago (they used to fit into Rocket Launchers before, and also were able to one-shot enemy missiles - not like that anymore) you can't shoot down missiles any longer, so the only incoming damage you can mitigate with offense is drones. If you are a fleet inty and taking damage from a larger ship, check your overview to ensure that you can see drones, and if they are redboxing you, target and kill them. Autocannons with Barrage ammo or rocket launchers will do that job effectively (albeit slowly - you have anemic DPS), and will not use up your valuable cap. Against the remaining DPS, you will have to rely on the agility and tank mentioned above - they will mitigate a good chunk of the damage.

====Mid slots====

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* Secondly, you chuck in an MWD. See above, again - currently the best meta MWD is called "Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I".

* Medium Shield Extender

*: This buffer module gives you some leeway to screw up and a little time to kill drones/catch some fire. Having a shield extender will also let you hold targets in more dangerous situations and it allows you to regen your tank without docking for repairs. Does not slow you down like an armor buffer would (even an active armor tank would slow you down as you could dedicate fewer slots to speed/agility, plus you would lack buffer against alpha damage, obviously).

*: This buffer module gives you some leeway to screw up and a little time to kill drones/catch some fire. Having a shield extender will also let you hold targets in more dangerous situations and it allows you to regen your tank without docking for repairs. Does not slow you down like an armor buffer would (even an active armor tank would slow you down as you could dedicate fewer slots to speed/agility, plus you would lack buffer against alpha damage, obviously). T2 MSEs are materially better than meta MSEs, but they require considerably more power grid. If you are having fitting problems, consider training additional ranks of Shield Upgrades, which will reduce the power grid fitting requirements of MSEs.

* For the fourth midslot on the Stiletto and Crow, there's a few options, let's go over them here:

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*: If you're shield tanked, you'll often need a Micro Auxiliary Power Core (MAPC) to fit your shield mod.

* Cap stability

*:If your skills don't make you cap stable, fit a cap power relay, but that really should be something you need to work on skills wise.

*:If your skills don't make you cap stable (or close), fit a cap power relay, but that really should be something you need to work on skills wise.

* Speed/agility mods

*: Go for a balance between mods that enhance both agility/speed and pure speed bonus - that mainly means using Nanofiber Internal Structure/Overdrive Injectors in the low slots. Balance with Polycarbon Engine Housings/Auxiliary Thrusters in the rig slots.

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*:Go for a balance between mods that enhance your agility and pure speed bonus - that mainly means using Polycarbon Engine Housings/Auxiliary Thrusters. Balance with Nanofiber Internal Structure/Overdrive Injectors in the low slots.

* Tank

*: Some people use shield resist rigs to enhance their tank. Kinetic and explosive damage would be two very common damage types against interceptors (Barrage, Warrior drones, Drake missiles).

*: Some people use shield resist rigs to enhance their tank, especially to mitigate the resist hole that each racial interceptor has. Kinetic and explosive damage would be two very common damage types against interceptors (Barrage, Warrior drones, Drake missiles).

====High slots====

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Generally, inty pilots want to keep speed and angular velocity high as these are the main form of tank.

===Fleet Interceptors===

Fleet interceptors are generally flown as a special tackler, often staying a couple of jumps ahead or behind the main fleet to hold enemies in place until the fleet arrives, or providing mini-warpin* points and mobile safespots during a battle. Depending on the fleet style, they can 'scout and skirmish', roaming around to find targets, often holding them in place for 10 or 15 minutes while the rest of the fleet arrives; sit at gatecamps and a put a fast point on anything flashy coming through; or get initial tackle and then hold valuable non-primary targets during a longer engagement until the fleet is ready to DD them.

Fleet interceptors are generally flown as a special tackler, often staying a couple of jumps ahead or behind the main fleet to hold enemies in place until the fleet arrives, or providing mini-warpin* points and mobile safespots during a battle. Depending on the fleet style, they can 'scout and skirmish', roaming around to find targets, often holding them in place for up to 10 or 15 minutes while the rest of the fleet arrives; sit at gatecamps and a put a fast point on anything flashy coming through; or get initial tackle and then hold valuable non-primary targets during a longer engagement until the fleet is ready to DD them.

Inties should approach targets at an angle to maximize traversal while spiraling in. Once in place, the inty should orbit at around 15-25km in order to stay out of web/scram/neut range while keeping angular velocity up. Battleships can fit large neuts that can reach out to 25.2km, so these should be kept at a distance, while faster cruisers should be orbited at a smaller range so they don't escape. Orbit speed should be around 4-5km/s, so if the target launches drones, they will generally end up getting kited by the inty and be fairly easy to track and pick off. Note that, depending on skills and ships, the range at which the inty orbits will not necessarily be what the pilot has set in the UI. Pilots should check their actual orbit distances so they know what to choose in order to orbit at the correct range.

Inties should approach targets at an angle to maximize traversal while spiraling in. If you are flying an inty and charging straight at a target from a distance 0rather than spiraling in, you are ignoring one of the ship's principle defensive abilities -- agility -- and are needlessly risking a potentially crippling amount of damage or even an alpha strike. Once in place, the inty should orbit at around 15-25km in order to stay out of web/scram/neut range while keeping angular velocity up. **REPEAT: wandering into scram range = very, very bad for fleet interceptors.** Scrams nearly always portend the destruction of your fleet interceptor. BEWARE! Battleships can fit large neuts that can reach out to 25.2km, so these should be kept at a distance, while faster cruisers should be orbited at a smaller range so they don't escape. Orbit speed should be around 4-5km/s, so if the target launches drones, they will generally end up getting kited by the inty and be fairly easy to track and pick off. Note that, depending on skills and ships, the range at which the inty orbits will not necessarily be what the pilot has set in the UI. Pilots should check their actual orbit distances so they know what to choose in order to orbit at the correct range. When orbiting a target, avoid being "slingshotted" out of point range. Savvy targets delight in slingshotting.

Fleet interceptors should generally avoid faster targets like frigates and speedfit cruisers: these have a good chance of breaking the inty's orbit and applying a scram or web. Some enemies, like the Privateers, specialize in kiting and picking off smaller tacklers and running before the fleet arrives: these should just be avoided unless a warpin for the whole fleet can be generated.

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==Countering Interceptors==

Various modules and tactics can be used to kill interceptors or drive them away. When in a ship with speeds similar to the inty then some [[Advanced Piloting Techniques|piloting techniques]] or [http://www.eve-tribune.com/index.php?no=2_40&page=6 maneuvers] can be used to break the inty's orbit and bring them into web or scram range. Cruisers and destroyers fit for tracking and killing frigates can also be effective. While most guns will have tracking problems against inties, missile systems can still be effective even though the inty's speed and small sig radius will mitigate much of the damage. Missiles can slowly eat through an inty's buffer if they don't have any repair or recharge ability on their armor or shields.

Various modules and tactics can be used to kill interceptors or drive them away. When in a ship with speeds similar to the inty then some [[Advanced Piloting Techniques|piloting techniques]] or [http://www.eve-tribune.com/index.php?no=2_40&page=6 maneuvers] can be used to break the inty's orbit and bring them into web or scram range. Cruisers and destroyers fit for tracking and killing frigates can also be effective. While most guns will have tracking problems against inties, missile systems can still be effective even though the inty's speed and small sig radius will mitigate much of the damage. Missiles can slowly eat through an inty's buffer if they don't have any repair or recharge ability on their armor or shields. Drones are commonly used to counter interceptors and can be particularly dangerous.

Some ships, like combat interceptors and Dramiels have the speed and tracking to keep up with an interceptor, and should be avoided. Other frigate hulls and destroyers should be avoided by fleet interceptors as they are generally cheap, so not worthwhile to tackle, and have a decent chance of killing the interceptor. Afterburner-fit assault frigates may be worth chasing. Vagabonds and Cynabals are very dangerous to interceptors since they have heavy weaponry with good tracking but can move at around 4km/s, which severly cuts down on the amount of transversal that an interceptor can create.

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===Counter-Tackle===

Webs (especially two at once) to directly cut an inty's speed or a warp scrambler to shut down its MWD are both excellent ways to slow down an inty and make it vulnerable. The problem is of course that webs and scrams have short ranges, and good inty pilots stay beyond web/scram range at all times.

Webs (especially two at once) to directly cut an inty's speed or a warp scrambler to shut down its MWD are both excellent ways to slow down an inty and make it vulnerable. The problem is of course that webs and scrams have short ranges, and good inty pilots stay beyond web/scram range at all times. The single most important defensive maneuver a newly trained fleet interceptor pilot can make is to watch distance and avoid scram range, which ranges from 10 km to significantly more for bonuses ships.

Apart from other inties, there are a few ships that are particularly effective at webbing. The Minmatar [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Huginn Huginn] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rapier Rapier] recon ships both have bonuses to web range. They can push a normal T2 web out to 40km range before heat (overheating the web and/or fitting a faction web can produce considerably longer ranges). Both ships are consequently very dangerous to interceptors, and a good countermeasure.

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A few cycles from a medium energy neutralizer or just one cycle from a large neut can remove all of an interceptor's capacitor, shutting down its MWD and point and leaving it dead in the water.

Medium neuts have similar ranges to scrams and webs, and so are not dangerous to a competent inty pilot unless they're mounted on a ship which has range bonuses for them. The Amarr combat recon, the [[Curse]], does have such a range bonus, and it can neut at nearly 40km if the pilot has good skills. (Being based on the Arbitrator hull, it also has drone bonuses, making it a nightmare target for an interceptor to tackle!)

Medium neuts have similar ranges to scrams and webs, and so are not dangerous to a competent inty pilot (who stays clear of scram range) unless they're mounted on a ship which has range bonuses for them. The Amarr combat recon, the [[Curse]], does have such a range bonus, and it can neut at nearly 40km if the pilot has good skills. (Being based on the Arbitrator hull, it also has drone bonuses, making it a nightmare target for an interceptor to tackle!)

T2 large neuts have 25km range. Fleet inties must therefore maintain a very careful orbit, further than 25km but near enough to be within warp disruptor range, when pointing a battleship which they know or suspect has one or more energy neutralisers fitted. Neuts are particularly common on the [[Dominix]], the [[Scorpion]], in solo/small gang fits for the [[Typhoon]] and [[Tempest]], and on the previously mentioned Bhaalgorn (which has bonuses to neut strength, though not to their range). The [[Armageddon]] was changed to a drone/neut boat as well and now can reach out to >37km when mounting heavy neuts.

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 * The Amarr [[Malediction]]: 5% bonuses to rocket damage and armor resistances per level
-* The Caldari [[Crow]]: 10% bonus to Kinetic Missile damage and 10% bonus to Missile Velocity
+* The Caldari [[Crow]]: 5% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket explosion radius and 10% bonus to Light Missile and Rocket max velocity
 * The Gallente [[Ares]]: 5% bonus to hybrid damage and 7.5% bonus to hybrid tracking per level
 * The Minmatar [[Stiletto]]: 5% bonus to projectile damage and 7.5% bonus to projectile tracking per level
-All four of these are useful. The Stiletto and Crow's fourth midslot gives them more utility, while the Malediction and Ares' extra low allows them more speed.
+All four of these are useful. The Stiletto and Crow's fourth midslot gives them more utility, while the Malediction and Ares' extra low allows them more speed.  It should be noted that CCP altered the Crow's slot configuration in the Oceanus release (September 2014) to remove one lowslot and add one highslot (among other changes to the Crow).
 ===Combat Inties===
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 * Combat inties have '''more combat-orientated slot layouts''', usually more lowslots at the expense of midslots
 * Combat inties have '''more powergrid''' than the fleet inties, making it easier to fit weapons
-* Combat inties have '''an extra combat-related bonus''' tied to the Interceptors skill, instead of the fleet inties' tackling range bonus
+* Combat inties have '''an extra combat-related bonus''' tied to the Interceptors skill, instead of the fleet inties' tackling range bonus (which the Combat inties lack)
 The four combat inties, together with their racial frigate skill bonuses, are:
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 * The Minmatar [[Claw]]: 10% bonus to projectile damage, 7.5% bonus to projectile tracking per level
-The Taranis's hefty damage bonus -- applied to the already face-meltingly high DPS potential of blasters -- has made it a very popular dogfighter. The other three all have their proponents, however, and they're all deadly in the right hands.
+The Taranis's hefty damage bonus -- applied to the already face-meltingly high DPS potential of blasters -- has made it a very popular dogfighter. The other three all have their proponents, however, and they're all deadly in the right hands.  It should be noted that CCP changed the Raptor's slot configuration in the Oceanus release (September 2014) to remove a highslot and add a midslot (among other changes to the Raptor).
 ==Skills==
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 *: For combat interceptors, the Afterburner could be an option, but not so for the fleet inty. We want to orbit at range and keep a point. AB is just too slow for that job. Go for the best meta version of the 1MN MWD (currently the meta 2 "Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I"), as you will keep it running most of the time and thus the higher cap usage of the T2 module would neutralize its lower overall cap penalty. Also, meta MWD will overheat slightly longer.
 * Targeting range of over 36km
-*: You must ensure that you can target beyond your overheated point range, or there is very little use for your tackle mod. Note that most interceptors have a native targeting range below 36km even with all skills at V.
+*: You must ensure that you can target beyond your overheated point range, or there is very little use for your tackle mod. Note that most interceptors have a native targeting range below 36km even with all skills at V.  One option for a fourth midslot is a Sensor Booster, which without a script adds both targeting range and targeting speed (scan resolution).  See below.
 * Tank
 *: Yes, speed is not your only defense, rather a way to mitigate ''some'' of your incoming damage. Way too many interceptors die young to having no tank. Without a tank, all it takes is one volley from a hurricane and you're debris. With a DCII and a MSE, you can live (almost) forever, or at least have some time to GTFO. Highly recommended.
 * Cap stability
-*: You want to be cap stable. If you cap out, you lose point or your speed, meaning you lose your target or die. Either is bad. If your skills aren't up to it, fit a cap mod in the lows or mids. Stiletto is the hardest to get cap stable.
+*: You want to be cap stable (impossible on some fits) or at least have several minutes of cap running your MWD and point. If you cap out, you lose point or your speed, meaning you lose your target or die. Either is bad. If your skills aren't up to it, fit a cap mod in the lows or mids. Stiletto is the hardest to get cap stable.
 * Speed
 *: Speed is life. You want to go fast, but remember the stacking penalty. Having more than three mods/rigs that affect your speed (overdrives, nanos, polycarbs and aux thrusters) gives very little benefit over having three.
 * Defense against incoming fire
-*: When you tackle something, chances are it will try to kill you. Some guns will be able to track you (especially when accompanied by Tracking Enhancers), although many fits won't, and missiles and drones can hurt. With the nerf to Defender missiles a while ago (they used to fit into Rocket Launchers before, and also were able to one-shot enemy missiles - not like that anymore) you can't shoot down missiles any longer, so the only incoming fire you can reduce actively is drones. Autocannons with Barrage ammo or rocket launchers will do that job effectively (albeit slowly - you have anemic DPS), and will not use up your valuable cap. Against the remaining DPS, you will have to rely on the agility and tank mentioned above - they will mitigate a good chunk of the damage.
+*: When you tackle something, chances are it will try to kill you. Some guns will be able to track you (especially when accompanied by Tracking Enhancers), although many fits won't, and missiles can hurt. Often your worst enemy will be drones -- cruisers and larger ships often stock light drones for the sole purpose of killing or driving off interceptors.  With the nerf to Defender missiles a while ago (they used to fit into Rocket Launchers before, and also were able to one-shot enemy missiles - not like that anymore) you can't shoot down missiles any longer, so the only incoming damage you can mitigate with offense is drones. If you are a fleet inty and taking damage from a larger ship, check your overview to ensure that you can see drones, and if they are redboxing you, target and kill them.  Autocannons with Barrage ammo or rocket launchers will do that job effectively (albeit slowly - you have anemic DPS), and will not use up your valuable cap. Against the remaining DPS, you will have to rely on the agility and tank mentioned above - they will mitigate a good chunk of the damage.
 ====Mid slots====
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 * Secondly, you chuck in an MWD. See above, again - currently the best meta MWD is called "Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I".
 * Medium Shield Extender
-*: This buffer module gives you some leeway to screw up and a little time to kill drones/catch some fire. Having a shield extender will also let you hold targets in more dangerous situations and it allows you to regen your tank without docking for repairs. Does not slow you down like an armor buffer would (even an active armor tank would slow you down as you could dedicate fewer slots to speed/agility, plus you would lack buffer against alpha damage, obviously).
+*: This buffer module gives you some leeway to screw up and a little time to kill drones/catch some fire. Having a shield extender will also let you hold targets in more dangerous situations and it allows you to regen your tank without docking for repairs. Does not slow you down like an armor buffer would (even an active armor tank would slow you down as you could dedicate fewer slots to speed/agility, plus you would lack buffer against alpha damage, obviously).  T2 MSEs are materially better than meta MSEs, but they require considerably more power grid.  If you are having fitting problems, consider training additional ranks of Shield Upgrades, which will reduce the power grid fitting requirements of MSEs.
 * For the fourth midslot on the Stiletto and Crow, there's a few options, let's go over them here:
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 *: If you're shield tanked, you'll often need a Micro Auxiliary Power Core (MAPC) to fit your shield mod.
 * Cap stability
-*:If your skills don't make you cap stable, fit a cap power relay, but that really should be something you need to work on skills wise.
+*:If your skills don't make you cap stable (or close), fit a cap power relay, but that really should be something you need to work on skills wise.
 * Speed/agility mods
 *: Go for a balance between mods that enhance both agility/speed and pure speed bonus - that mainly means using Nanofiber Internal Structure/Overdrive Injectors in the low slots. Balance with Polycarbon Engine Housings/Auxiliary Thrusters in the rig slots.
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 *:Go for a balance between mods that enhance your agility and pure speed bonus - that mainly means using Polycarbon Engine Housings/Auxiliary Thrusters. Balance with Nanofiber Internal Structure/Overdrive Injectors in the low slots.
 * Tank
-*: Some people use shield resist rigs to enhance their tank. Kinetic and explosive damage would be two very common damage types against interceptors (Barrage, Warrior drones, Drake missiles).
+*: Some people use shield resist rigs to enhance their tank, especially to mitigate the resist hole that each racial interceptor has. Kinetic and explosive damage would be two very common damage types against interceptors (Barrage, Warrior drones, Drake missiles).
 ====High slots====
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 Generally, inty pilots want to keep speed and angular velocity high as these are the main form of tank.
 ===Fleet Interceptors===
-Fleet interceptors are generally flown as a special tackler, often staying a couple of jumps ahead or behind the main fleet to hold enemies in place until the fleet arrives, or providing mini-warpin* points and mobile safespots during a battle. Depending on the fleet style, they can 'scout and skirmish', roaming around to find targets, often holding them in place for 10 or 15 minutes while the rest of the fleet arrives; sit at gatecamps and a put a fast point on anything flashy coming through; or get initial tackle and then hold valuable non-primary targets during a longer engagement until the fleet is ready to DD them.
+Fleet interceptors are generally flown as a special tackler, often staying a couple of jumps ahead or behind the main fleet to hold enemies in place until the fleet arrives, or providing mini-warpin* points and mobile safespots during a battle. Depending on the fleet style, they can 'scout and skirmish', roaming around to find targets, often holding them in place for up to 10 or 15 minutes while the rest of the fleet arrives; sit at gatecamps and a put a fast point on anything flashy coming through; or get initial tackle and then hold valuable non-primary targets during a longer engagement until the fleet is ready to DD them.
-Inties should approach targets at an angle to maximize traversal while spiraling in. Once in place, the inty should orbit at around 15-25km in order to stay out of web/scram/neut range while keeping angular velocity up. Battleships can fit large neuts that can reach out to 25.2km, so these should be kept at a distance, while faster cruisers should be orbited at a smaller range so they don't escape. Orbit speed should be around 4-5km/s, so if the target launches drones, they will generally end up getting kited by the inty and be fairly easy to track and pick off. Note that, depending on skills and ships, the range at which the inty orbits will not necessarily be what the pilot has set in the UI. Pilots should check their actual orbit distances so they know what to choose in order to orbit at the correct range.
+Inties should approach targets at an angle to maximize traversal while spiraling in. If you are flying an inty and charging straight at a target from a distance 0rather than spiraling in, you are ignoring one of the ship's principle defensive abilities -- agility -- and are needlessly risking a potentially crippling amount of damage or even an alpha strike. Once in place, the inty should orbit at around 15-25km in order to stay out of web/scram/neut range while keeping angular velocity up. **REPEAT:  wandering into scram range = very, very bad for fleet interceptors.**  Scrams nearly always portend the destruction of your fleet interceptor.  BEWARE!  Battleships can fit large neuts that can reach out to 25.2km, so these should be kept at a distance, while faster cruisers should be orbited at a smaller range so they don't escape. Orbit speed should be around 4-5km/s, so if the target launches drones, they will generally end up getting kited by the inty and be fairly easy to track and pick off. Note that, depending on skills and ships, the range at which the inty orbits will not necessarily be what the pilot has set in the UI. Pilots should check their actual orbit distances so they know what to choose in order to orbit at the correct range. When orbiting a target, avoid being "slingshotted" out of point range.  Savvy targets delight in slingshotting.
 Fleet interceptors should generally avoid faster targets like frigates and speedfit cruisers: these have a good chance of breaking the inty's orbit and applying a scram or web. Some enemies, like the Privateers, specialize in kiting and picking off smaller tacklers and running before the fleet arrives: these should just be avoided unless a warpin for the whole fleet can be generated.
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 ==Countering Interceptors==
-Various modules and tactics can be used to kill interceptors or drive them away. When in a ship with speeds similar to the inty then some [[Advanced Piloting Techniques|piloting techniques]] or [http://www.eve-tribune.com/index.php?no=2_40&page=6 maneuvers] can be used to break the inty's orbit and bring them into web or scram range. Cruisers and destroyers fit for tracking and killing frigates can also be effective. While most guns will have tracking problems against inties, missile systems can still be effective even though the inty's speed and small sig radius will mitigate much of the damage. Missiles can slowly eat through an inty's buffer if they don't have any repair or recharge ability on their armor or shields.
+Various modules and tactics can be used to kill interceptors or drive them away. When in a ship with speeds similar to the inty then some [[Advanced Piloting Techniques|piloting techniques]] or [http://www.eve-tribune.com/index.php?no=2_40&page=6 maneuvers] can be used to break the inty's orbit and bring them into web or scram range. Cruisers and destroyers fit for tracking and killing frigates can also be effective. While most guns will have tracking problems against inties, missile systems can still be effective even though the inty's speed and small sig radius will mitigate much of the damage. Missiles can slowly eat through an inty's buffer if they don't have any repair or recharge ability on their armor or shields.  Drones are commonly used to counter interceptors and can be particularly dangerous.
 Some ships, like combat interceptors and Dramiels have the speed and tracking to keep up with an interceptor, and should be avoided. Other frigate hulls and destroyers should be avoided by fleet interceptors as they are generally cheap, so not worthwhile to tackle, and have a decent chance of killing the interceptor. Afterburner-fit assault frigates may be worth chasing. Vagabonds and Cynabals are very dangerous to interceptors since they have heavy weaponry with good tracking but can move at around 4km/s, which severly cuts down on the amount of transversal that an interceptor can create.
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 ===Counter-Tackle===
-Webs (especially two at once) to directly cut an inty's speed or a warp scrambler to shut down its MWD are both excellent ways to slow down an inty and make it vulnerable. The problem is of course that webs and scrams have short ranges, and good inty pilots stay beyond web/scram range at all times.
+Webs (especially two at once) to directly cut an inty's speed or a warp scrambler to shut down its MWD are both excellent ways to slow down an inty and make it vulnerable. The problem is of course that webs and scrams have short ranges, and good inty pilots stay beyond web/scram range at all times.  The single most important defensive maneuver a newly trained fleet interceptor pilot can make is to watch distance and avoid scram range, which ranges from 10 km to significantly more for bonuses ships.
 Apart from other inties, there are a few ships that are particularly effective at webbing. The Minmatar [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Huginn Huginn] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rapier Rapier] recon ships both have bonuses to web range. They can push a normal T2 web out to 40km range before heat (overheating the web and/or fitting a faction web can produce considerably longer ranges). Both ships are consequently very dangerous to interceptors, and a good countermeasure.
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 A few cycles from a medium energy neutralizer or just one cycle from a large neut can remove all of an interceptor's capacitor, shutting down its MWD and point and leaving it dead in the water.
-Medium neuts have similar ranges to scrams and webs, and so are not dangerous to a competent inty pilot unless they're mounted on a ship which has range bonuses for them. The Amarr combat recon, the [[Curse]], does have such a range bonus, and it can neut at nearly 40km if the pilot has good skills. (Being based on the Arbitrator hull, it also has drone bonuses, making it a nightmare target for an interceptor to tackle!)
+Medium neuts have similar ranges to scrams and webs, and so are not dangerous to a competent inty pilot (who stays clear of scram range) unless they're mounted on a ship which has range bonuses for them. The Amarr combat recon, the [[Curse]], does have such a range bonus, and it can neut at nearly 40km if the pilot has good skills. (Being based on the Arbitrator hull, it also has drone bonuses, making it a nightmare target for an interceptor to tackle!)
 T2 large neuts have 25km range. Fleet inties must therefore maintain a very careful orbit, further than 25km but near enough to be within warp disruptor range, when pointing a battleship which they know or suspect has one or more energy neutralisers fitted. Neuts are particularly common on the [[Dominix]], the [[Scorpion]], in solo/small gang fits for the [[Typhoon]] and [[Tempest]], and on the previously mentioned Bhaalgorn (which has bonuses to neut strength, though not to their range). The [[Armageddon]] was changed to a drone/neut boat as well and now can reach out to >37km when mounting heavy neuts.