Nighthawk

 

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Nighthawk

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Caldari State Command Ships Drake Class Can Use Command Burst modules HIGHLIGHTS High Amount of High Slots HIGHLIGHTS RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Nighthawk on zKillboard Nighthawk on EVE Workbench Nighthawk on Janice Nighthawk on EVE Ref

Demonstrate no mercy, lead by example. – Sunmenas Ikydoishin, CEO of Home Guard Command ships are engineered specifically to wreak havoc on a battlefield of many. Sporting advanced command module interfaces, these vessels are more than capable of turning the tide in large engagements. Command ships represent the ultimate in warfare link efficiency; the boosts they give their comrades in combat make them indispensable assets to any well-rounded fleet. SHIP BONUSES Command Ships bonuses (per skill level): 7.5% bonus to Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile Launcher rate of fire 5% bonus to Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile explosion radius 4% bonus to Shield Command and Information Command burst strength and duration Caldari Battlecruiser bonuses (per skill level): 10% bonus to kinetic Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile damage 4% bonus to all shield resistances Role Bonus: • Can use 2 Command Burst modules 50% bonus to Command Burst area of effect range Required Skills Caldari Battlecruiser V35d 13h 20m Spaceship Command III4h 26m Caldari Cruiser III22h 13m Spaceship Command II47m Caldari Destroyer III8h 53m Caldari Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Command Ships I1h 6m Command Burst Specialist IV6d 6h 51m Leadership V5d 22h 13m Wing Command IV8d 9h 8m Leadership V5d 22h 13m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m Training Time what's this? 104d 20h 51m 23s ? Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations Drake Navy Issue Drake Navy Issue Faction Battlecruisers Drake Class Command Bursts High Amount of High Slots 8 (7/0) 6 4 950 MW 550 tf 180 m/s 450 m³ , Drake Drake Standard Battlecruisers Drake Class Can use Command Burst module High Amount of High Slots 7 (6/0) 6 4 830 MW 500 tf 150 m/sec 450 m³ , Alligator Alligator Pirate faction Battlecruisers Drake Class Command Bursts High Amount of High Slots 7 (6/0) 6 4 830 MW 500tf 160 m/s 450  m3 Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 1,000 MW CPU 560 tf Capacitor 2,812.5 GJ High 7 Launchers 5 Turrets 2 Medium 6 Low 4 Rig 2   medium Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 150 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.65 Warp Speed 3.5 AU/s Base Time to Warp 11.89 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 25 m³ Drone Bandwidth 25 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 80.00 km Max Locked Targets 9 Gravimetric Sensor 24 points Sig. Radius 285 m Scan Res. 234 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 3,700 HP Mass 13,200,000 kg Volume 252,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 700 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 3,200 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 86.25 KIN 62.5 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 5,500 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 80 KIN 70 EXP 50

Summary

The Nighthawk is the Caldari attack command ship, bonused for missiles. As one of only two ships in the game to feature a 7.5% per level launcher rate-of-fire bonus, it is more suited to damage-dealing than the Vulture, especially at short range. Since it shares the Vulture's shield resistance bonus and 6/4 mid/low layout, it is quite durable. However, the Nighthawk's short-range command bursts and lack of a raw hitpoint bonus make the Vulture the preferred command ship for larger fleet operations.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Nighthawk for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.

Tactics

No sub-article about Nighthawk roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.

Notes

"Nighthawk" is the name used in English for a number of species of mid-sized nocturnal insect-eating birds, also often called "nightjars". Unlike the ship, they are relatively un-intimidating.

Patch history

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Version 22.02 - Release 2025-03-12.1 (Patch Notes) The warp speeds of all ships have been adjusted to bring them all together for similar sizes of ships. Warp speed reduced from 4.0 AU/s to 3.5 AU/s version 21.06 Release 2024-02-20.1 (Patch Notes) Added 50% Role Bonus to Command Burst Range to the Field Command subgroup of Command Ships (Absolution, Nighthawk, Astarte, Sleipnir). Rate of Fire bonus for Heavy and Heavy Assault Missiles reduced from 10% to 7.5% per level of Command Ships skill Kinetic Damage bonus for Heavy and Heavy Assault Missiles increased from 7.5% to 10% per level of Caldari Battlecruiser skill Version 18.07 - Release 2020-07-28.1 - Build: 1777281 - Combat Command Update (Patch Notes) [We're] trying to fix up the particularly underused [command ships], especially ones like the Nighthawk and Eos. [...] We're going to try and split the two sets of command ships a little more deliberately. So, the attack group, which is, like Nighthawk, Astarte, Absolution, and Sleipnir, are going to go from 3% bonus per level to their command burst strength to 4% per level, but they're going to lose the range bonus. ... [The] Astarte, Absolution, and Nighthawk are all going to speed up a little bit, and so hopefully they're a little bit easier to use in faster, smaller fleets, and offer a stronger bonus if you can make 'em work for that. -CCP Rise, Talking In Stations - Zenith (CCP Devs) (timestamped video link) Shield and Information command burst strength and duration bonus increased from 3%/level to 4%/level (+1%/level) 100% bonus to command burst range removed Command ships HML/HAM rate of fire bonus increased from 7.5%/level to 10%/level (+2.5%/level) Max velocity increased from 140 m/s to 150 m/s (+10 m/s) Mass decreased from 14,810,000 kg to 13,200,000 kg (-1,610,000 kg) Base align time reduced from 13.35 s to 11.89 s (-1.46 s) Mid slots increased from 5 to 6 (+1) Low slots decreased from 5 to 4 (-1) Scan resolution increased from 195 mm to 234 mm (+39 mm, +20%) 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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