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'''Cruisers''' are EVE's medium-sized ships, larger than [[frigate]]s and [[destroyer]]s but still much smaller, faster, and nimbler than [[battlecruiser]]s and [[battleship]]s. Cruisers mount medium-sized weapons and modules. Tech 1 cruiser hulls cost around 10 million ISK and tend to be the first major financial step up from frigates for new pilots.
'''Cruisers''' are EVE's medium-sized ships, larger than [[frigate]]s and [[destroyer]]s but still much smaller, faster, and nimbler than [[battlecruiser]]s and [[battleship]]s. Cruisers mount medium-sized weapons and modules. Tech 1 cruiser hulls cost around 10 million ISK and tend to be the first major financial step up from frigates for new pilots.


There are four classes of Tech 2 cruisers, which are more powerful, more focused on a particular role, and much more expensive than their Tech 1 equivalents:
There are five classes of Tech 2 cruisers, which are more powerful, more focused on a particular role, and much more expensive than their Tech 1 equivalents:


* Recons: advanced force-multiplying electronic warfare platforms
* [[#Recon Ships|Recon Ships]]: advanced force-multiplying electronic warfare platforms
* Heavy Assault Cruisers: powerful damage-dealers  
* [[#Heavy Assault Cruisers|Heavy Assualt Cruisers]]: powerful damage-dealers  
* Heavy Interdiction Cruisers: super-tacklers
* [[#Heavy Interdiction Cruisers|Heavy Interdiction Cruisers]]: super-tacklers
* Logistics cruisers: remote repair platforms
* [[#Logistics Cruisers|Logistics Cruisers]]: remote repair platforms
* [[#Flag Cruisers|Flag Cruiser]]: specialty fleet command ship


Cruisers and destroyers are the only ship classes that currently have a Tech 3 version, the [[Strategic Cruiser|strategic cruisers]] and [[Tactical Destroyers|tactical destroyers]].
Cruisers also have a tech 3 variant, [[#Strategic Cruiser|strategic cruisers]].


== T1 Cruisers ==
== T1 Cruisers ==