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| shipname=Scythe
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| class=Cruiser
|shipname=Scythe
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| grouping=Standard Cruisers
|caption=Scythe
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| hulltype=Scythe Class
|class=Cruiser
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| faction=Minmatar Republic  
|grouping=Standard Cruisers
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| variations={{Ship|Scimitar}},{{Ship|Scythe Fleet Issue}}
|hulltype=Scythe Class
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| tech=  
|faction=Minmatar Republic
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| powergrid=345 MW
|race=Minmatar
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| cpu=285 tf
|roles=Logistics
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| capacitor=1,750 GJ
|variations={{Ship|Scimitar}}, {{Ship|Scythe Fleet Issue}}
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| highs=3
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| turrets=2
|ecmprio=1 <!-- 0 = none, 1 = low, 2 = normal, 3 = high, 4 = highest -->
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| launchers=1
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| mediums=5
|powergrid=310 MW
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| lows=5
|cpu=315 tf
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| mass=11,110,000 kg
|capacitor=1,250 GJ
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| volume=89,000
|highs=3
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| cargohold=475
|turrets=2
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| extrahold=
|launchers=1
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| extraholdtype=
|mediums=5
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| dronebay=45
|lows=5
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| bandwidth=45 Mbit/sec
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| quote=A mark for your clan, a word that means more than family.
|mass=11,110,000 kg
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| quote_attribution=Line spoken during a Voluval ritual
|volume=89,000 m&#179;
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| info=In YC114 each major empire faction, having been embroiled in a harrowing, extensive, long-term war, recognized the growing need for support and logistics functionality in their vessels during the kind of protracted interstellar warfare that might otherwise prove exhausting for its participants. Both Frigate and Cruiser-class ships were put under the microscope, and in the Minmatar Republic  the outcome of the re-evaluation process led, among other developments, to a redesign and redeployment of the Scythe.<br><br>The Scythe-class cruiser remains the oldest Minmatar ship still in use. It has seen many battles and is an integrated part in Minmatar tales and heritage. With its redesign, past firmware upgrades for mining output were tossed out entirely in favor of two new separate systems that focused on shield transporting and logistics drones respectively.
|cargohold=475 m&#179;
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| bonuses=<b>Minmatar Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>12.5% bonus to Remote Shield Booster amount<br>5% reduction in Remote Shield Booster activation cost<br><b>Role Bonus:</b><br>430% bonus to Remote Shield Booster optimal range and falloff<br>100% bonus to Logistic Drone transfer amount<br>
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| structurehp=1,300 HP
|dronebay=45 m&#179;
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| shieldhp=1,400 HP
|bandwidth=45 Mbit/sec
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| shieldem=0
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| shieldexp=50
|info=The Scythe-class cruiser remains the oldest Minmatar ship still in use. It has seen many battles and is an integrated part in Minmatar tales and heritage. With its redesign, past firmware upgrades for mining output were tossed out entirely in favor of two new separate systems that focused on shield transporting and logistics drones respectively.
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| shieldkin=40
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| shieldtherm=20
|bonuses=<b>Traits:</b><br><b>Minmatar Cruiser skill bonus per level:</b><br>12.5% bonus to Shield Transporter boost amount<br>5% reduction in Shield Transporter capacitor use<br><br><b>Role Bonus:</b><br>1000% bonus to Shield Transporter range<br>100% bonus to Logistic Drone repair amount
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| armorhp=1,100 HP
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| armorem=60
|structurehp=1,300 HP
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| armorexp=10
|shieldhp=1,400 HP |shieldem=0 |shieldexp=50 |shieldkin=40 |shieldtherm=20
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| armorkin=25
|armorhp=1,100 HP |armorem=60 |armorexp=10 |armorkin=25 |armortherm=35
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| armortherm=35
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| maxvelocity=250 m/sec
|maxvelocity=250 m/s
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| inertia=0.6
|inertia=0.6
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| warpspeed=4 AU/s
|warpspeed=3 AU/s
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| warptime=9.24 s
|warptime=7.78 s
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| targetrange=52.50 km
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| sigradius=75 m
|targetrange=52.5 km
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| maxlockedtargets=8
|sigradius=75 m
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| sensortype=LADAR
|maxlockedtargets=8
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| sensorvalue=12 points
|sensortype=LADAR
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| scanres=315 mm
|sensorvalue=12 points
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| reqskills=*{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Cruiser|I}}
|scanres=315 mm
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** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}}
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** {{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Destroyer|III}}
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*** {{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Frigate|III}}
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**** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}
**Minmatar Destroyer III<small>8h 52m</small>
 
***Minmatar Frigate III<small>8h 52m</small>
 
****Spaceship Command I<small>0m</small>
 
|totaltraintime=19h 59m
 
 
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==Summary==
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== Summary ==
The Scythe is a T1 logistics cruiser, with bonuses to shield repair. It is designed to support 3 medium shield transporters and a shield tank and be cap stable, but getting the Scythe both cap stable and have a good tank can be tricky for low skilled pilots.
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The Scythe is a Tech 1 [[logistics]] cruiser, with bonuses to shield repair. It is designed to support 3 medium shield transporters and a shield tank while remaining capacitor-stable. Achieving all of these things can be a challenge for pilots with limited skills.
  
==Skills==
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Like its smaller counterpart the [[Burst]], the Scythe offers pilots a good way to try out flying in the logistics role. The same player (not character) skills of organisation, quick reactions and steadiness under fire are used in piloting the Scythe's more powerful T2 equivalent, the [[Scimitar]].
''Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Scythe for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.''
 
  
==Fitting==
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== Skills ==
</noinclude>{{#ifeq:{{{1|Scythe}}}|Scythe|
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''Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Scythe for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.''
{{ShipFitting|
 
ship=Scythe|
 
shipTypeID=631|
 
fitName=Shield Logistics Basic|
 
fitID=Shield-Logistics-Basic|
 
high1name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high1typeID=8585|
 
high2name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high2typeID=8585|
 
high3name=open|
 
mid1name=Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I|
 
mid1typeID=5975|
 
mid2name=Eutectic Capacitor Charge Array|
 
mid2typeID=4435|
 
mid3name=Eutectic Capacitor Charge Array|
 
mid3typeID=4435|
 
mid4name=Limited Adaptive Invulnerability Field I|
 
mid4typeID=9632|
 
mid5name=Medium Subordinate Screen Stabilizer I|
 
mid5typeID=8397|
 
low1name=Damage Control I|
 
low1typeID=2046|
 
low2name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low2typeID=8173|
 
low3name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low3typeID=8173|
 
low4name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low4typeID=8173|
 
low5name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low5typeID=8173|
 
drone1name=open|
 
drone2name=open|
 
drone3name=open|
 
drone4name=open|
 
drone5name=open|
 
rig1name=open|
 
rig2name=open|
 
rig3name=open|
 
difficulty=0|
 
warsop=A|
 
warsopReason=|
 
version=RET 1.0|
 
shipDNA=631:8585;2:4435;2:5975;1:8397;1:9632;1:2046;1:8173;4::|
 
skills=High Speed Manuevering I</li><li>Shield Emission Systems II</li><li>Energy Grid Upgrades II</li><li>Hull Upgrades I</li><li>Tactical Shield Maniuplation I|
 
notes=Cheap low-skill fitting that should be cap stable as long as the MW is off. If you pay for rigs and/or train up, you can add a third shield repper, repair drones, and swap out the cap mods for utility lows and a bigger shield tank.}}    {{ShipFitting|
 
ship=Scythe|
 
shipTypeID=631|
 
fitName=Hands-off PvE Logi|
 
fitID=T1-Logi|
 
high1name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high1typeID=8585|
 
high2name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high2typeID=8585|
 
high3name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high3typeID=8585|
 
mid1name=10MN Afterburner II|
 
mid1typeID=12058|
 
mid2name=Large F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction|
 
mid2typeID=8529|
 
mid3name=Adaptive Invulnerability Field II|
 
mid3typeID=2281|
 
mid4name=Kinetic Deflection Field II|
 
mid4typeID=2299|
 
mid5name=Thermic Dissipation Field II|
 
mid5typeID=2303|
 
low1name=Capacitor Power Relay II|
 
low1typeID=1447|
 
low2name=Capacitor Power Relay II|
 
low2typeID=1447|
 
low3name=Capacitor Power Relay II|
 
low3typeID=1447|
 
low4name=Capacitor Power Relay II|
 
low4typeID=1447|
 
low5name=Co-Processor I|
 
low5typeID=3887|
 
drone1name=Hobgoblin II x5|
 
drone1typeID=2456|
 
drone2name=Light Armor Maintenance Bot I x4|
 
drone2typeID=23711|
 
drone3name=open|
 
drone4name=open|
 
drone5name=open|
 
rig1name=Medium Core Defense Field Purger I|
 
rig1typeID=31802|
 
rig2name=Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I|
 
rig2typeID=31754|
 
rig3name=Medium Core Defense Field Purger I|
 
rig3typeID=31802|
 
difficulty=1|
 
warsop=A|
 
warsopReason=|
 
version=RET 1.1|
 
shipDNA=631:8585;3:2281;1:2299;1:2303;1:8529;1:12058;1:1447;4:3887;1:31754;1:31802;2:2456;5:23711;4::|
 
skills=Minmatar Cruiser V|
 
notes=Change the resist rig and hardeners depending on what kind of rats you tend to fight.  This fit is set up to tank Serpentis rats.</li><li>Orbit the DD ships at 15-20 km with afterburner on to keep your speed up.  You can speed/sig tank most damage in all but the hardest sites.</li><li>This is a very useful fit to train an alt to run.  Level 4 missions and difficult sites can easily be soloed.  The Scythe can speed and sig tank for a long time if you make sure to clear cruisers and webbing frigates first.</li><li>This setup repairs 936 shield HP per cycle, or about 1.5x the repair amount of a XL Shield Booster II.}}
 
  
{{ShipFitting|
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== Tactics ==
ship=Scythe|
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With decent character skills, the Scythe can run cap-stable, supporting its fleetmates successfully without capacitor transfer from other logistics ships. This makes it a more convenient ship for fast-response fleets scrambling to form up quickly to defend a system or leap on a target of opportunity, when there is less time to organise a "chain" of mutual capacitor transfers. This fast "grab-and-launch" quality synergizes well with shield logistics, as the fits used for fast-moving gangs often have buffer shield tanks.
shipTypeID=631|
 
fitName=PvP Logistics|
 
fitID=PvP-Logistics|
 
high1name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high1typeID=8585|
 
high2name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high2typeID=8585|
 
high3name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high3typeID=8585|
 
mid1name=Experimental 10MN Afterburner I|
 
mid1typeID=6005|
 
mid2name=Conjunctive Ladar ECCM Scanning Array I|
 
mid2typeID=20224|
 
mid3name=Large Shield Extender II|
 
mid3typeID=3841|
 
mid4name=Adaptive Invulnerability Field II|
 
mid4typeID=2281|
 
mid5name=Adaptive Invulnerability Field II|
 
mid5typeID=2281|
 
low1name=Damage Control II|
 
low1typeID=2048|
 
low2name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low2typeID=8173|
 
low3name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low3typeID=8173|
 
low4name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low4typeID=8173|
 
low5name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low5typeID=8173|
 
drone1name=Medium Shield Maintenance Bot I x4|
 
drone1typeID=23717|
 
drone2name=Light Shield Maintenance Bot I x1|
 
drone2typeID=23719|
 
drone3name=open|
 
drone4name=open|
 
drone5name=open|
 
rig1name=Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I|
 
rig1typeID=31372|
 
rig2name=Medium Core Defense Field Extender I|
 
rig2typeID=31790|
 
rig3name=Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I|
 
rig3typeID=31718|
 
difficulty=1|
 
warsop=A|
 
warsopReason=|
 
version=RET 1.0|
 
shipDNA=631:8585;3:2281;2:3841;1:6005;1:20224;1:2048;1:8173;4:31372;1:31718;1:31790;1:23717;4:23719;1::|
 
skills=Afterburner III</li><li>Shield Emission Systems II</li><li>Energy Grid Upgrades II</li><li>Hull Upgrades IV</li><li>Tactical Shield Maniuplation I</li><li>Minmatar Cruiser IV|
 
notes=Krcik88 suggested PvP fit. very tight on CPU. You could uprate the Capcitor Power Relay to tech II if you have the skills.}}    {{ShipFitting|
 
ship=Scythe|
 
shipTypeID=631|
 
fitName=PvP Logistics MWD|
 
fitID=PvP-Logistics-MWD|
 
high1name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high1typeID=8585|
 
high2name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high2typeID=8585|
 
high3name=Medium S95a Partial Shield Transporter|
 
high3typeID=8585|
 
mid1name=Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I|
 
mid1typeID=5975|
 
mid2name=Conjunctive Ladar ECCM Scanning Array I|
 
mid2typeID=20224|
 
mid3name=Large F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction|
 
mid3typeID=8529|
 
mid4name=Adaptive Invulnerability Field II|
 
mid4typeID=2281|
 
mid5name=Adaptive Invulnerability Field II|
 
mid5typeID=2281|
 
low1name=Damage Control II|
 
low1typeID=2048|
 
low2name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low2typeID=8173|
 
low3name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low3typeID=8173|
 
low4name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low4typeID=8173|
 
low5name=Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I|
 
low5typeID=8173|
 
drone1name=Medium Shield Maintenance Bot I x4|
 
drone1typeID=23717|
 
drone2name=Light Shield Maintenance Bot I x1|
 
drone2typeID=23719|
 
drone3name=open|
 
drone4name=open|
 
drone5name=open|
 
rig1name=Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I|
 
rig1typeID=31372|
 
rig2name=Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I|
 
rig2typeID=31372|
 
rig3name=Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I|
 
rig3typeID=31372|
 
difficulty=2|
 
warsop=A|
 
warsopReason=|
 
version=RET 1.1|
 
shipDNA=631:8585;3:2281;2:5975;1:8529;1:20224;1:2048;1:8173;4:31372;3:23717;4:23719;1::|
 
skills=High Speed Maneuvering III</li><li>Shield Emission Systems IV</li><li>Energy Grid Upgrades V</li><li>Hull Upgrades IV</li><li>Tactical Shield Maniuplation IV</li><li>Minmatar Cruiser V</li><li></li><li>|
 
notes=}}
 
  
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The Scythe's capacitor-independent nature does ''not'' make it a solo logistics ship. Scythe pilots should work as a team to save ships and to keep each other alive. Depending on the size and type of fleet, logistics ships will be coordinated using watchlists and/or broadcasts and/or a logistics squad commander who will call out logistics targets.
  
==Tactics==
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Further reading:
''No sub-article about Scythe roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.''
 
  
==Notes==
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* [[Logistics]]
This vessel qualifies for the University [[PYOS]], [[BYOM]], and [[Mining Loaner Fleet]] programs.
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* [[Logistics (CORE class)]]
  
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== Notes ==
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''You can add notes here.''
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== Patch History ==
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{{expansion past|
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'''October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1'''
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''Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.''
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* Warp Speed increased from 3 AU/s to 4 AU/s (+1 AU/s)
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'''March 2016  Release 1.6
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Released on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016'''
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*Moved the forward turret hardpoint on the Scythe and variants to prevent kill mark occlusion.
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'''Odyssey 1.0
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Released on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013'''
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*-85 Scan Resolution.
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*-1 Sensor Strength.
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'''Retribution 1.0
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Released on Tuesday, December 4, 2012'''
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*Role bonuses: +1000% to shield transfer and +100% drone repair amount
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*Minmatar Cruiser bonuses: -5% shield transfer capacitor use and +12.5% shield transfer repair amount per level
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*Slot layout: 3 H, 5 M, 5 L, 2 turrets, 1 launchers
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*Fittings: 310 PWG, 315 CPU
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*Defense (shields / armor / hull): 1400 / 1100 / 1300
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*Capacitor (amount / recharge rate / cap per second): 1250 / 240 s / 5.2
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*Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 250 / 0.6 / 11110000 / 6.2 s
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*Drones (bandwidth / bay): 45 / 45
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*Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 52.5km / 400 / 8
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*Sensor strength: 13 Ladar
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*Signature radius: 75
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Scythe
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A mark for your clan, a word that means more than family.
– Line spoken during a Voluval ritual


In YC114 each major empire faction, having been embroiled in a harrowing, extensive, long-term war, recognized the growing need for support and logistics functionality in their vessels during the kind of protracted interstellar warfare that might otherwise prove exhausting for its participants. Both Frigate and Cruiser-class ships were put under the microscope, and in the Minmatar Republic the outcome of the re-evaluation process led, among other developments, to a redesign and redeployment of the Scythe.

The Scythe-class cruiser remains the oldest Minmatar ship still in use. It has seen many battles and is an integrated part in Minmatar tales and heritage. With its redesign, past firmware upgrades for mining output were tossed out entirely in favor of two new separate systems that focused on shield transporting and logistics drones respectively.

SHIP BONUSES

Minmatar Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):
12.5% bonus to Remote Shield Booster amount
5% reduction in Remote Shield Booster activation cost
Role Bonus:
430% bonus to Remote Shield Booster optimal range and falloff
100% bonus to Logistic Drone transfer amount

Required Skills
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
Scimitar
Scimitar.jpg
CornerT2s.png
Scimitar
Logistics Cruisers Scythe Class
Icon hi slot.png4 (1/2) Icon mid slot.png5 Icon low slot.png4
Icon powergrid.png735 MW Icon cpu.png445 tf
Icon velocity.png253 m/sec
Icon capacity.png440 m³
,Scythe Fleet Issue
Scythe Fleet Issue.jpg
CornerTFs.png
Scythe Fleet Issue
Faction Cruisers Scythe Class
Icon hi slot.png5 (4/4) Icon mid slot.png5 Icon low slot.png5
Icon powergrid.png745 MW Icon cpu.png400 tf
Icon velocity.png280 m/sec
Icon capacity.png440 m³

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
345 MW
CPU
cpu output
285 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
1,750 GJ
High
high slots
3
Launchers
launcher slots
1
Turrets
turret slots
2
Medium
medium slots
5
Low
low slots
5
Rig
rigs
3
 
medium
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
250 m/sec
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
0.6
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
4 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
9.24 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
drone capacity
45 m³
Drone Bandwidth
drone bandwidth
45 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
52.50 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
8
LADAR Sensor
LADAR sensor strength
12 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
75 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
315 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
1,300 HP
Mass
ship mass
11,110,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
89,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
475 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
1,100 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
60
THR
thermal resistance
35
KIN
kinetic resistance
25
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
1,400 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
40
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

The Scythe is a Tech 1 logistics cruiser, with bonuses to shield repair. It is designed to support 3 medium shield transporters and a shield tank while remaining capacitor-stable. Achieving all of these things can be a challenge for pilots with limited skills.

Like its smaller counterpart the Burst, the Scythe offers pilots a good way to try out flying in the logistics role. The same player (not character) skills of organisation, quick reactions and steadiness under fire are used in piloting the Scythe's more powerful T2 equivalent, the Scimitar.

Skills

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

Tactics

With decent character skills, the Scythe can run cap-stable, supporting its fleetmates successfully without capacitor transfer from other logistics ships. This makes it a more convenient ship for fast-response fleets scrambling to form up quickly to defend a system or leap on a target of opportunity, when there is less time to organise a "chain" of mutual capacitor transfers. This fast "grab-and-launch" quality synergizes well with shield logistics, as the fits used for fast-moving gangs often have buffer shield tanks.

The Scythe's capacitor-independent nature does not make it a solo logistics ship. Scythe pilots should work as a team to save ships and to keep each other alive. Depending on the size and type of fleet, logistics ships will be coordinated using watchlists and/or broadcasts and/or a logistics squad commander who will call out logistics targets.

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