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| shipimg=Rapier.jpg

| shipname=Rapier

~~| caption=Rapier~~

| class=Force Recon Ship

| grouping=Recon Ships

| hulltype=Bellicose Class

| faction=Minmatar Republic

~~| race=Minmatar~~

| variations={{Ship|Huginn}},{{Ship|Bellicose}}

| tech=2

~~| ecmprio=3~~

| powergrid=750 MW

| cpu=480 tf

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| lows=4

| mass=11,040,000 kg

| volume=85,000 ~~m³~~

| volume=85,000 m³

| cargohold=315 ~~m³~~

| cargohold=315 m³

| dronebay=40 ~~m³~~

| dronebay=40 m³

| bandwidth=40 Mbit/sec

| info=~~Name: Rapier Hull: Bellicose Role: Force Recon Ship ~~Force recon ships are the cruiser-class equivalent of covert ops frigates. While not as resilient as combat recon ships, they are nonetheless able to do their job as reconaissance vessels very effectively, due in no small part to their ability to interface with covert ops cloaking devices and set up cynosural fields for incoming capital ships. Developer: Core Complexion Inc. Core Complexion's ships are unusual in that they favor electronics and defense over the "lots of guns" approach traditionally favored by the Minmatar.

| quote=Liberation was won in Pator's light, but it is secured in the shadows he casts.

| bonuses=Minmatar Cruiser bonuses (per skill level): 10% bonus to missile damage 10% bonus to Target Painter effectiveness Recon Ships bonuses (per skill level): 60% bonus to Stasis Webifier optimal range 20% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement Role Bonus: 80% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator liquid ozone consumption 50% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator duration ~~•~~ Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator ~~•~~ Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds

| quote_attribution=Head of RSS Adrand Allsvert

| info=Force recon ships are the cruiser-class equivalent of covert ops frigates. While not as resilient as combat recon ships, they are nonetheless able to do their job as reconaissance vessels very effectively, due in no small part to their ability to interface with covert ops cloaking devices and set up cynosural fields for incoming capital ships.

| bonuses=Minmatar Cruiser bonuses (per skill level): 10% bonus to missile damage 10% bonus to Target Painter effectiveness Recon Ships bonuses (per skill level): 60% bonus to Stasis Webifier optimal range 20% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement Role Bonus: 80% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator liquid ozone consumption 50% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator duration • Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator • Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds

| structurehp=850 HP

| shieldhp=1,480 HP

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| maxvelocity=230 m/sec

| inertia=0.59

| warpspeed=3.3 AU/s

| warpspeed=4.0 AU/s

| warptime=9.03 s

| targetrange=100.00 km

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| scanres=242 mm

| reqskills=*{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Cruiser|V}}

**{{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}}

**{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Destroyer|III}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Destroyer|III}}

***{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Frigate|III}}

*** {{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Frigate|III}}

****{{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}

**** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}

*{{RequiredSkill|Recon Ships|I}}

* {{RequiredSkill|Recon Ships|I}}

**{{RequiredSkill|Cloaking|IV}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Cloaking|IV}}

***{{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|IV}}

*** {{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|IV}}

**{{RequiredSkill|Signature Analysis|V}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Signature Analysis|V}}

***{{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|I}}

*** {{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|I}}

**{{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|V}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|V}}

**{{RequiredSkill|Electronics Upgrades|V}}

** {{RequiredSkill|Electronics Upgrades|V}}

***{{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|II}}

*** {{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|II}}

***{{RequiredSkill|Power Grid Management|II}}

*** {{RequiredSkill|Power Grid Management|II}}

| totaltraintime=61d 11h 23m 20s

| externallinks=~~[http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rapier Rapier on Eve Online Wiki]~~

| externallinks=

| highlights1=Can Use Covert Ops Cloak

| rigs_size=Medium

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==Summary==

== Summary ==

Alongside its non cloaking brother, the [[Huginn]], the Rapier is a common feature in almost all shield tanked gangs, prized for its ability to web targets at a greater range than any other ship in the game (40k T2, up to 60k faction). A Loki can also be setup to fill a similar role, but at a much greater cost.

~~==Skills==~~

The '''Rapier''' is the Minmatar [[Recon Ships#Force Recon Ships|Force Recon Ship]]. It can fit a covert ops cloak, and warp while cloaked. It can use both [[Jump drives#Covert Cynosural Fields|covert ops cynos]] and [[Jump drives#Normal Cynosural Fields|normal ("hard") cynos]]. It shares a web range bonus and a (little-used) target-painting bonus with the [[Huginn]].

''~~Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot~~ Rapier ~~for~~ a ~~specific or it's common role~~(s) ~~can be written here~~.''

~~==Fitting==~~

The Rapier can perform well as a "hunter" for a black ops fleet, able to strike from hiding, pin a target down, and pop a covert cyno to bring in [[stealth bomber]]s and [[Battleships#Black Ops Battleships|black ops battleships]]. Less glamorously, it also sees use as a hard cyno ship to help move other ships around New Eden. Since the Rapier can light hard cynos, its presence implicitly threatens an escalation in a fight, potentially drawing out escalations from opponents; this fact and its relatively weaker tank compared to the Huginn tend to make the Huginn preferred for direct PvP gang combat.

~~For more info on fittings~~, ~~please go~~ [[~~Rapier/Fittings~~|~~here~~]]

==~~Fleet-Up Fittings~~==

== Skills ==

~~For more info on fittings, please go [[Rapier/Fittings|here]]~~

~~==Tactics==~~

~~''No sub-article about Rapier roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.''~~

==Notes==

As a mid-sized Tech 2 ship, the Rapier deserves strong [[fitting skills]] and [[support skills]]. {{sk|Recon Ships}} should be trained to IV before a pilot undocks a Rapier, and training the skill to V makes a big difference to the web range and the CPU available for fitting.

== Tactics ==

The Rapier's bonus to web range does not increase the range of warp disruptors or warp scramblers, and webbing a target without pointing it can actively speed up the target's escape by reducing its align time. For a hunting Rapier, therefore, the limiting factor on attack range can sometimes be point range rather than web range, and for this role it might sometimes be worth investing in a faction or abyssal warp disruptor rather than (or before) special webs.

== Notes ==

''You can write additional notes for Rapier here.''

== Patch history ==

~~[[Category:Database]]~~[[Category:Ship Database]][[Category:Recon Ships]]

{{Expansion past|

'''Version 22.02 - Release 2025-03-12.1''' ([https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-version-22-02 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 4.5 AU/s to 4.0 AU/s

'''October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1'''

''Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.''

* Warp Speed increased from 3.3 AU/s to 4.5 AU/s (+1.2 AU/s)

}}

[[Category:Ship Database]]

[[Category:Recon Ships]]

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   | shipimg=Rapier.jpg
   | shipname=Rapier
- | caption=Rapier
   | class=Force Recon Ship
   | grouping=Recon Ships
   | hulltype=Bellicose Class
   | faction=Minmatar Republic
- | race=Minmatar
   | variations={{Ship|Huginn}},{{Ship|Bellicose}}
   | tech=2
- | ecmprio=3
   | powergrid=750 MW
   | cpu=480 tf
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   | lows=4
   | mass=11,040,000 kg
-  | volume=85,000 m&#179;
+  | volume=85,000 m³
-  | cargohold=315 m&#179;
+  | cargohold=315 m³
-  | dronebay=40 m&#179;
+  | dronebay=40 m³
   | bandwidth=40 Mbit/sec
-  | info=Name: Rapier<br>Hull: Bellicose<br>Role: Force Recon Ship<br><br>Force recon ships are the cruiser-class equivalent of covert ops frigates.  While not as resilient as combat recon ships, they are nonetheless able to do their job as reconaissance vessels very effectively, due in no small part to their ability to interface with covert ops cloaking devices and set up cynosural fields for incoming capital ships.<br><br>Developer: Core Complexion Inc.<br><br>Core Complexion's ships are unusual in that they favor electronics and defense over the "lots of guns" approach traditionally favored by the Minmatar.   <br>
+ | quote=Liberation was won in Pator's light, but it is secured in the shadows he casts.
-  | bonuses=<b>Minmatar Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>10% bonus to missile damage<br>10% bonus to Target Painter effectiveness<br><b>Recon Ships bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>60% bonus to Stasis Webifier optimal range<br>20% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement<br><b>Role Bonus:</b><br>80% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator liquid ozone consumption<br>50% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator duration<br>&bull;&nbsp;Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator<br>&bull;&nbsp;Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds<br>
+ | quote_attribution=Head of RSS Adrand Allsvert
+  | info=Force recon ships are the cruiser-class equivalent of covert ops frigates.  While not as resilient as combat recon ships, they are nonetheless able to do their job as reconaissance vessels very effectively, due in no small part to their ability to interface with covert ops cloaking devices and set up cynosural fields for incoming capital ships.
+  | bonuses=<b>Minmatar Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>10% bonus to missile damage<br>10% bonus to Target Painter effectiveness<br><b>Recon Ships bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>60% bonus to Stasis Webifier optimal range<br>20% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement<br><b>Role Bonus:</b><br>80% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator liquid ozone consumption<br>50% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator duration<br>•&nbsp;Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator<br>•&nbsp;Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds<br>
   | structurehp=850 HP
   | shieldhp=1,480 HP
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   | maxvelocity=230 m/sec
   | inertia=0.59
-  | warpspeed=3.3 AU/s
+  | warpspeed=4.0 AU/s
   | warptime=9.03 s
   | targetrange=100.00 km
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   | scanres=242 mm
   | reqskills=*{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Cruiser|V}}
-**{{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}}
+** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}}
-**{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Destroyer|III}}
+** {{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Destroyer|III}}
-***{{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Frigate|III}}
+*** {{RequiredSkill|Minmatar Frigate|III}}
-****{{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}
+**** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}
-*{{RequiredSkill|Recon Ships|I}}
+* {{RequiredSkill|Recon Ships|I}}
-**{{RequiredSkill|Cloaking|IV}}
+** {{RequiredSkill|Cloaking|IV}}
-***{{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|IV}}
+*** {{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|IV}}
-**{{RequiredSkill|Signature Analysis|V}}
+** {{RequiredSkill|Signature Analysis|V}}
-***{{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|I}}
+*** {{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|I}}
-**{{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|V}}
+** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|V}}
-**{{RequiredSkill|Electronics Upgrades|V}}
+** {{RequiredSkill|Electronics Upgrades|V}}
-***{{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|II}}
+*** {{RequiredSkill|CPU Management|II}}
-***{{RequiredSkill|Power Grid Management|II}}
+*** {{RequiredSkill|Power Grid Management|II}}
   | totaltraintime=61d 11h 23m 20s
-  | externallinks=[http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rapier Rapier on Eve Online Wiki]
+  | externallinks=
   | highlights1=Can Use Covert Ops Cloak
   | rigs_size=Medium
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-==Summary==
+== Summary ==
-Alongside its non cloaking brother, the [[Huginn]], the Rapier is a common feature in almost all shield tanked gangs, prized for its ability to web targets at a greater range than any other ship in the game (40k T2, up to 60k faction). A Loki can also be setup to fill a similar role, but at a much greater cost.
-==Skills==
+The '''Rapier''' is the Minmatar [[Recon Ships#Force Recon Ships|Force Recon Ship]]. It can fit a covert ops cloak, and warp while cloaked. It can use both [[Jump drives#Covert Cynosural Fields|covert ops cynos]] and [[Jump drives#Normal Cynosural Fields|normal ("hard") cynos]]. It shares a web range bonus and a (little-used) target-painting bonus with the [[Huginn]].
-''Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Rapier for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.''
-==Fitting==
+The Rapier can perform well as a "hunter" for a black ops fleet, able to strike from hiding, pin a target down, and pop a covert cyno to bring in [[stealth bomber]]s and [[Battleships#Black Ops Battleships|black ops battleships]]. Less glamorously, it also sees use as a hard cyno ship to help move other ships around New Eden. Since the Rapier can light hard cynos, its presence implicitly threatens an escalation in a fight, potentially drawing out escalations from opponents; this fact and its relatively weaker tank compared to the Huginn tend to make the Huginn preferred for direct PvP gang combat.
-For more info on fittings, please go [[Rapier/Fittings|here]]
-==Fleet-Up Fittings==
+== Skills ==
-For more info on fittings, please go [[Rapier/Fittings|here]]
-==Tactics==
-''No sub-article about Rapier roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.''
-==Notes==
+As a mid-sized Tech 2 ship, the Rapier deserves strong [[fitting skills]] and [[support skills]]. {{sk|Recon Ships}} should be trained to IV before a pilot undocks a Rapier, and training the skill to V makes a big difference to the web range and the CPU available for fitting.
+== Tactics ==
+The Rapier's bonus to web range does not increase the range of warp disruptors or warp scramblers, and webbing a target without pointing it can actively speed up the target's escape by reducing its align time. For a hunting Rapier, therefore, the limiting factor on attack range can sometimes be point range rather than web range, and for this role it might sometimes be worth investing in a faction or abyssal warp disruptor rather than (or before) special webs.
+== Notes ==
 ''You can write additional notes for Rapier here.''
-{{ShipsMatrix}}
+== Patch history ==
-[[Category:Database]][[Category:Ship Database]][[Category:Recon Ships]]
+{{Expansion past|
+'''Version 22.02 -  Release 2025-03-12.1''' ([https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-version-22-02 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 4.5 AU/s to 4.0 AU/s
+'''October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1'''
+''Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.''
+* Warp Speed increased from 3.3 AU/s to 4.5 AU/s (+1.2 AU/s)
+}}
+{{ShipsMatrix|expgroup=cruisers}}
+[[Category:Ship Database]]
+[[Category:Recon Ships]]