Widow

 

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Widow

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Widow Caldari State Caldari State Black Ops Scorpion Class High Amount of High Slots HIGHLIGHTS High Amount of Medium Slots HIGHLIGHTS RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Widow on zKillboard Widow on EVE Workbench Widow on Janice Widow on EVE Ref

Protecting our citizens is often at odds with sharing all records. – Isilionen Huomaila, CEO of House of Records Black Ops battleships are designed for infiltration and espionage behind enemy lines. With the use of a short-range jump drive and a portal generator, they are capable of making a special type of jump portal usable only by covert ops vessels. This enables them to stealthily plant reconnaissance and espionage forces in enemy territory. For the final word in clandestine maneuvers, look no further. Developer: Kaalakiota As befits one of the largest weapons manufacturers in the known world, Kaalakiota's ships are very combat focused. Favoring the traditional Caldari combat strategy, they are designed around a substantial number of weapons systems, especially missile launchers. However, they have rather weak armor and structure, relying more on shields for protection. SHIP BONUSES Caldari Battleship bonuses (per skill level): 10% bonus to Rapid Heavy Missile, Cruise Missile and Torpedo Launcher rate of fire 10% bonus to Cruise Missile and Torpedo max velocity Black Ops bonuses (per skill level): 40% bonus to ECM Target Jammer and ECM Burst Jammer strength 4% bonus to all shield resistances Role Bonus: • Can fit Covert Cynosural Field Generator and Covert Jump Portal Generator • No targeting delay after Cloaking Device deactivation • Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds 75% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue 50% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator duration 650% bonus to ship max velocity when using Cloaking Devices 5% Additional bonus to Reinforced Bulkhead hitpoints Required Skills Caldari Battleship V47d 9h 46m Spaceship Command IV1d 1h 8m Caldari Battlecruiser III1d 2h 40m Spaceship Command III4h 26m Caldari Cruiser III22h 13m Spaceship Command II47m Caldari Destroyer III8h 53m Caldari Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Black Ops I1h 23m Cloaking IV6d 6h 51m CPU Management IV1d 1h 8m Jump Drive Calibration IV9d 10h 16m Jump Drive Operation V29d 15h 6m Navigation V5d 22h 13m Warp Drive Operation V5d 22h 13m Navigation I8m Science V5d 22h 13m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m Training Time what's this? 120d 8h 6m 0s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations Scorpion Scorpion Standard Battleships Scorpion Class High Amount of Medium Slots 5 (4/4) 8 5 9,500 MW 750 tf 94 m/sec 690 m³ , Scorpion Navy Issue Scorpion Navy Issue Faction Battleships Scorpion Class High Amount of High Slots High Amount of Medium Slots 7 (6/4) 8 5 11,000 MW 780 tf 103 m/sec 815 m³ , Rattlesnake Rattlesnake Pirate Faction Battleships Scorpion Class High Amount of Medium Slots 6 (5/0) 7 6 10,000 MW 710 tf 94 m/sec 815 m³ Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 9,800 MW CPU 800 tf Capacitor 5,312.5 GJ High 7 Launchers 5 Turrets 0 Medium 8 Low 4 Rig 2   large Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 106 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.068 Warp Speed 3.0 AU/s Base Time to Warp 14.24 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 75 m³ Drone Bandwidth 75 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 93.60 km Max Locked Targets 7 Gravimetric Sensor 24 points Sig. Radius 405 m Scan Res. 150 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 4,375 HP Mass 151,100,000 kg Volume 468,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 750 m³ Frigate Escape Bay 1 Frigate Fuel Capacity 2,150 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 4,375 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 67 KIN 39 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 5,312 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 50 KIN 51 EXP 50

Summary

The Widow is the Caldari Black Ops. As a Caldari ship the bonuses for missiles and shield resists are not surprising. The bonus to ECM is unusual for a Black Ops though but in line with the Scorpion's design. It's noteworthy that it also applies to burst jammers because those can be very helpful to shake off tackle if you ever get caught.

The Widow can fit an impressive shield tank due to its resist bonus and eight mid slots. If shield tanked and fitted with torpedoes, its DPS is high and comparable with the Redeemer.

An armor buffer tank used to be a popular choice to open up the mids for a lot jamming modules. While this approach is still sometimes used, it got much less popular because the jammed ship can still target the jamming ship nowadays.

Notably, the Widow has the lowest scan resolution and the highest targeting range of the Black Ops.

Skills

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

Tactics

No sub-article about Widow roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.

Notes

While a widow is generally understood to mean a woman whose husband has died, given the theme of Caldari ship names the Widow's name probably refers to the North American dragonfly called the Widow Skimmer, or more commonly simply the Widow.

Patch history

While all Black Ops saw extensive changes from 2019 to 2022 (see Black Ops#History), the Widow had significant changes (both explicit and implicit): In October 2018 the ECM changes affected it a lot. In November 2020 torpedoes got buffed which increased the Widow's damage potential. Combined with the rework in Enter the Portal (Juni 2021), the Widow changed its focus from an ECM support ship which is usually armor tanked to a shield tanked damage dealer.

A long, long time ago...

Version 22.02 - Release 2025-03-12.1 - Revenant Major Update (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 3.5 AU/s to 3.0 AU/s 20.03 Release - Build: 2013787 - 2022-03-08 - "Road to Fanfest" Update (Patch Notes) Brand new Role bonuses have been added to all battleships (excluding the Praxis). 50% bonus to HP from all Armor Plates 100% bonus to HP from all Shield Extenders 5% additive bonus to all Reinforced Bulkhead modules Version 19.05 - Build: 1913030 - 2021-06-22.1 - Enter the Portal (Patch Notes) Increased the cargo capacity by 100m3. Increased maximum target range by 30%. New Role Bonus: 50% reduction in Covert Cynosural Generator duration New Role Bonus: 650% bonus to ships maximum velocity when using a Cloaking Device (this was previously a Black Ops ship bonus and has been moved into a role bonus). Increased role bonus to 75% for reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue. Updated Caldari Battleship bonuses (per skill level): Increased the bonus to Rapid Heavy Missile, Cruise Missile and Torpedo Launcher rate of fire from 5% to 7.5%. Updated Black Ops bonuses (per skill level): Increased the bonus to ECM Target Jammer strength from 30% to 40%. Added: 4% bonus to shield resistances Removed: 125% bonus to ship max velocity when using cloaking devices 18.11 Release - 2020-11-24.1 - "Explosive Velocity" Update (Patch Notes) Significant buffs to torpedoes and their launchers mean a buff to torpedo fit Widows. 18.09 Release - Build: 1810288 - 2020-09-22 - "Rolling Thunder" Update (Patch Notes) Furthermore, all Black Ops ships are finally getting a Fuel Bay upgrade and there will be improved resistance profiles for Black Ops Battleships. - CCP Dopamine, Rolling Thunder News Post Fuel bay capacity increased from 1,250 m3 to 2,150 m3 (+900 m3, +72%) Resistances increased: Shield Resistances Therm - From 30% to 50% Kin - From 40% to 51% Armor Resistances Therm - From 55% to 67% Kin - From 25% to 39% (stats correspond to a T2 hull resist bonus increase from +12.5/+18% shield/armor thermal resist to +37.5%/+18.33% th/kin for shield, +40.0%/+18.67% for armor.) 18.04 Release - Build: 1706308 - 2020-04-15 - "Surgical Strike" Update (Patch Notes) Increased Scan Resolution by 30% for Marauders and Black Ops October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1 Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before. Warp Speed increased from 2.2 AU/s to 3.5 AU/s (+1.3 AU/s) October 2018 Release - 2018-10-9 (Patch Notes) Jammed targets may lock the source of the jam at all times

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