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'''Recon Ships''' ~~are cruiser-sized [[EWAR Guide|electronic warfare]] and~~ (~~true to their name~~) ~~reconnaissance platforms. Recon Ships~~ are ~~divided into two types, with similar sets~~ of ~~core EWAR abilities but different secondary roles:~~

'''Recon Ships''' ('''recons''') are the T2 version of the [[Cruisers#Electronic_warfare|EWAR cruisers]]. From those they inherit bonuses towards the primary [[electronic warfare]] (EWAR) type of the corresponding faction but also gain further bonuses usually towards the secondary EWAR type (exception is Caldari as they don't have a secondary EWAR type).

* "Force Recon" ships can fit [[~~Cloaking~~|~~Covert Ops Cloaking Device~~]]~~s, and thus warp while cloaked~~. ~~Furthermore, Force Recon ships are also capable of fitting both standard and covert~~ [[~~Jump drives|Cynsural Field Generators~~]]~~, allowing them to bring in either a covert ops hit squad, or a fleet~~ of ~~capital ships to reinforce a battle. This makes them a high-priority target in many battles.~~

* Combat Recon ships have ~~superior weapons, electronics, and defenses. While they cannot fit~~ a covert ops cloak, they cannot be detected by [[Directional scan]], a unique ability in the game that makes them an unpleasant surprise for opponents. A number of these ships, such as the [[Curse]], are famous hull names that can quickly cripple most ships.

~~While~~ Recon ~~ships have declined in popularity somewhat due to the flexibility of Tech 3~~ [[~~Strategic Cruisers~~]], ~~which can fit a cloaking subsystem~~ and ~~sometimes an EWAR system too~~, ~~they~~ are ~~used~~ in capital ~~warfare~~, ~~where their cyno capabilities become essential~~, and ~~in large fleet fights~~, ~~where~~ they are ~~easier~~ to ~~replace than T3 cruisers~~.

Recon Ships are divided into two types, with similar EWAR abilities but different role bonuses:

* '''Force Recon Ships''' can fit [[Cloaking|Covert Ops Cloaking Device]]s, and thus warp while cloaked. Furthermore, Force Recon Ships are also capable of fitting both standard and covert [[Jump drives|Cynsural Field Generators]], allowing them to bring in either a covert ops hit squad, or a fleet of capital ships to reinforce a battle. This makes them a high-priority target in many battles.

* '''Combat Recon Ships''' have superior weapons, electronics, and defenses. While they cannot fit a covert ops cloak, they cannot be detected by [[Directional scan]], a unique ability in the game that makes them an unpleasant surprise for opponents.

Despite their name recons are not really used for reconnaissance. Reconnaissance in EVE is done a lot through the [[EVE Swagger Interface|ESI API]] or rather [[third-party tools]] which use ESI such as [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/ DOTLAN EveMaps] (to check on ratting numbers) or [[ZKillboard]] (to find out ship fits). Reconnaissance inside the game could be scouting structures and checking for their fittings and timers. This is usually done in [[interceptors]] or [[Covert_Ops#Covert_Ops|covert ops]].

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-'''Recon Ships''' are cruiser-sized [[EWAR Guide|electronic warfare]] and (true to their name) reconnaissance platforms. Recon Ships are divided into two types, with similar sets of core EWAR abilities but different secondary roles:
+'''Recon Ships''' ('''recons''') are the T2 version of the [[Cruisers#Electronic_warfare|EWAR cruisers]]. From those they inherit bonuses towards the primary [[electronic warfare]] (EWAR) type of the corresponding faction but also gain further bonuses usually towards the secondary EWAR type (exception is Caldari as they don't have a secondary EWAR type).
-* "Force Recon" ships can fit [[Cloaking|Covert Ops Cloaking Device]]s, and thus warp while cloaked. Furthermore, Force Recon ships are also capable of fitting both standard and covert [[Jump drives|Cynsural Field Generators]], allowing them to bring in either a covert ops hit squad, or a fleet of capital ships to reinforce a battle. This makes them a high-priority target in many battles.
-* Combat Recon ships have superior weapons, electronics, and defenses. While they cannot fit a covert ops cloak, they cannot be detected by [[Directional scan]], a unique ability in the game that makes them an unpleasant surprise for opponents. A number of these ships, such as the [[Curse]], are famous hull names that can quickly cripple most ships.
-While Recon ships have declined in popularity somewhat due to the flexibility of Tech 3 [[Strategic Cruisers]], which can fit a cloaking subsystem and sometimes an EWAR system too, they are used in capital warfare, where their cyno capabilities become essential, and in large fleet fights, where they are easier to replace than T3 cruisers.
+Recon Ships are divided into two types, with similar EWAR abilities but different role bonuses:
+* '''Force Recon Ships''' can fit [[Cloaking|Covert Ops Cloaking Device]]s, and thus warp while cloaked. Furthermore, Force Recon Ships are also capable of fitting both standard and covert [[Jump drives|Cynsural Field Generators]], allowing them to bring in either a covert ops hit squad, or a fleet of capital ships to reinforce a battle. This makes them a high-priority target in many battles.
+* '''Combat Recon Ships''' have superior weapons, electronics, and defenses. While they cannot fit a covert ops cloak, they cannot be detected by [[Directional scan]], a unique ability in the game that makes them an unpleasant surprise for opponents.
+Despite their name recons are not really used for reconnaissance. Reconnaissance in EVE is done a lot through the [[EVE Swagger Interface|ESI API]] or rather [[third-party tools]] which use ESI such as [https://evemaps.dotlan.net/ DOTLAN EveMaps] (to check on ratting numbers) or [[ZKillboard]] (to find out ship fits). Reconnaissance inside the game could be scouting structures and checking for their fittings and timers. This is usually done in [[interceptors]] or [[Covert_Ops#Covert_Ops|covert ops]].
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