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Moved faction battleships in between T1 and T2. Added a short intro text to T2 hulls. |
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'''Battleships''' ("BSs", sometimes "BBs" from US Navy terminology) are the biggest, heaviest sub-capital combat ships in the game. They are correspondingly expensive, with even the cheapest battleship hulls selling for hundreds of millions of ISK. Tech 1 battleships are standard tools in PvP and PvE combat. There are two classes of Tech 2 battleships: Marauders, which are specialized for mission-running, and Black Ops battleships, which can transport fleets of stealthy ships across long distances using covert cynosural fields. | '''Battleships''' ("BSs", sometimes "BBs" from US Navy terminology) are the biggest, heaviest sub-capital combat ships in the game. They are correspondingly expensive, with even the cheapest battleship hulls selling for hundreds of millions of ISK. Tech 1 battleships are standard tools in PvP and PvE combat. There are two classes of Tech 2 battleships: Marauders, which are specialized for mission-running, and Black Ops battleships, which can transport fleets of stealthy ships across long distances using covert cynosural fields. | ||
= T1 Battleships = | |||
In PvP Tech 1 battleships can mount great buffer tanks and can deal very high dps when fitted for short ranges. When mounting long-range 'sniper' fits, battleships can fight at the very longest ranges possible in Eve's engine, while still dealing effective DPS. Such sniper-fit battleships -- commonly the Apocalypse, Megathron, Maelstrom, Tempest and Rokh -- are often the backbone of fleets used to fight for territory in nullsec. One battleship is something of an exception: the Caldari Scorpion, with its bonuses for ECM, is the only Tech 1 electronic warfare battleship. | In PvP Tech 1 battleships can mount great buffer tanks and can deal very high dps when fitted for short ranges. When mounting long-range 'sniper' fits, battleships can fight at the very longest ranges possible in Eve's engine, while still dealing effective DPS. Such sniper-fit battleships -- commonly the Apocalypse, Megathron, Maelstrom, Tempest and Rokh -- are often the backbone of fleets used to fight for territory in nullsec. One battleship is something of an exception: the Caldari Scorpion, with its bonuses for ECM, is the only Tech 1 electronic warfare battleship. | ||
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*[[Maelstrom]] Also used as a sniper. Standard PvE L4 mission-running BS. Strong active shield tank. | *[[Maelstrom]] Also used as a sniper. Standard PvE L4 mission-running BS. Strong active shield tank. | ||
== T2 Battleships = | = Empire Faction Battleships = | ||
The 'Navy Issue' or 'Fleet Issue' battleships are, with the exception of the Scorpion Navy Issue, souped-up versions of the normal BS, with extra slots, more hitpoints &c. | |||
* {{icon|isis amarr|22}}[[Apocalypse Navy Issue]]: Range bonus for lasers plus the huge capacitor makes for a popular mission runner. | |||
* {{icon|isis amarr|22}}[[Armageddon Navy Issue]]: Interesting combination of lasers and a huge drone bay. Weak capacitor though. | |||
* {{icon|isis caldari|22}}[[Raven Navy Issue]]: Popular for blitzing missions as fast or faster than a Golem (but not as good for salvaging). | |||
* {{icon|isis caldari|22}}[[Scorpion Navy Issue]]: Not an ECM boat like the Scorpion. Like a Raven with a tougher tank but less range. | |||
* {{icon|isis gallente|22}}[[Dominix Navy Issue]] | |||
* {{icon|isis gallente|22}}[[Megathron Navy Issue]] | |||
* {{icon|isis minmatar|22}}[[Tempest Fleet Issue]] | |||
* {{icon|isis minmatar|22}}[[Typhoon Fleet Issue]] | |||
= Pirate Faction Battleships = | |||
The pirate faction battleships are more unique, requiring two races' BS piloting skills and bringing unusual tactical combinations to the table. | |||
* {{icon|isis mordu|22|Mordu's Legion}}[[Barghest]]: Very fast battleship (second only to the Machariel) with very long-range missiles and warp disruptors. | |||
* {{icon|isis blood raiders|22|Blood Raiders}}[[Bhaalgorn]]: Tough and powerful capacitor warfare platform. Not much use in PvE. Significantly less popular now the [[Armageddon]] has similar bonuses for a fraction of the price. | |||
* {{icon|isis angel|22|Angel Cartel}}[[Machariel]]: Fastest battleship in EVE, and capable of dealing lots of damage with autocannons. Popular for PvP, and for PvE, where it rivals the Vargur's mission completion speed. | |||
* {{icon|isis sisters|22|Sisters of Eve}}[[Nestor]]: A curious ship with bonuses to hacking, exploration, and logistics. | |||
* {{icon|isis sansha|22|Sansha's Nation}}[[Nightmare]]: Good laser platform. Can combine shield-tanking with lasers. Arguably a better mission runner for EM weak factions, compared to the Machariel. | |||
* {{icon|isis guristas|22|Guristas}}[[Rattlesnake]]: Caldari-style shield-tanking, Gallente-style drone bonuses. The only battleship that can mount a really effective passive shield tank for PvE, and often seen as one of the best mission-running and ratting sub-capital ship in the game. | |||
* {{icon|isis serpentis|22|Serpentis}}[[Vindicator]]: Popular blaster platform, as the webbing bonus helps it force its targets into blaster range. Very popular for [[Incursions]]. | |||
= T2 Battleships = | |||
T2 battleships are very specialised hulls with a different focus than their T1 counterparts. | |||
== Marauders == | |||
Marauders are essentially designed to run missions efficiently. They mount half as many weapons as their Tech 1 equivalents, but have damage bonuses that let them deal at least as much DPS. The spare highslots are usually dedicated to tractor beams and salvagers, so that mission-runners can salvage as they go, assisted by the Marauder's tractor beam range bonus. Marauders also have bonuses to [[Micro jump drive|Micro Jump Drive]] cooldown, allowing them to MJD much more often. They are expensive though - most of them costing about one billion ISK. | Marauders are essentially designed to run missions efficiently. They mount half as many weapons as their Tech 1 equivalents, but have damage bonuses that let them deal at least as much DPS. The spare highslots are usually dedicated to tractor beams and salvagers, so that mission-runners can salvage as they go, assisted by the Marauder's tractor beam range bonus. Marauders also have bonuses to [[Micro jump drive|Micro Jump Drive]] cooldown, allowing them to MJD much more often. They are expensive though - most of them costing about one billion ISK. | ||
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* {{icon|isis minmatar|22}}[[Vargur]] | * {{icon|isis minmatar|22}}[[Vargur]] | ||
== Black Ops Battleships == | |||
These are the big brothers of the Recon Tech 2 cruisers. However, while they do get bonuses to how fast they move while cloaked (which actually means that they'll move faster when cloaked than when not cloaked with the Black Ops skill at a decent level), they can't warp while cloaked. Black Ops battleships cost about 700 million ISK before fittings, so it's rarely worth risking them in combat. Their primary role is to provide [[Jump_Drives_and_Cynosural_Fields#Covert_Cynosural_Fields|covert jump bridges]]. | These are the big brothers of the Recon Tech 2 cruisers. However, while they do get bonuses to how fast they move while cloaked (which actually means that they'll move faster when cloaked than when not cloaked with the Black Ops skill at a decent level), they can't warp while cloaked. Black Ops battleships cost about 700 million ISK before fittings, so it's rarely worth risking them in combat. Their primary role is to provide [[Jump_Drives_and_Cynosural_Fields#Covert_Cynosural_Fields|covert jump bridges]]. | ||
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* {{sh|Marshal}} | * {{sh|Marshal}} | ||
= Rare/Unique Battleships = | |||
* [[Apocalypse Imperial Issue]] | * [[Apocalypse Imperial Issue]] | ||