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* T2 light and medium drones (Scout Drone Operation 5 plus Minmatar and Gallente Drone Spec 2 -- Amarr and Caldari drones are rarely used)

* and (in the long run) T2 medium weapons.

* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills so you can fit your own rigs.

If you have medium gun/missile skills to IV, and can fit a T2 tank, don't hesitate to step into a battlecruiser.

This is also the first hull you'll encounter that Eve University allows you to rig during wartime. (Note however that due to the very low prices of many small and medium rigs, once you leave the uni you should consider rigging every ship you fly.) You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting.

You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting.

You must [[Full_T2_Tank|be able to fit a T2 tank]] to fly a battlecruiser when the [[Wartime_Standard_Operating_Procedures#Default_SOP|standard wartime rules]] are in force.

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* full flights of T2 light and medium drones

** or, if your battleship is one of the few with 125Mbit/sec drone bandwidth, T2 light and medium drones ''and'' at least T1 heavy or sentry drones

* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills so you can fit your own rigs.

T2 guns on battleships are great, but the training time for T2 turrets is on the order of 70 days, from basic T1 large gun skills -- making them a long-term goal. T2 missiles take less time to train but still aren't exactly one weekend's training. Most pilots initially invest in high meta-level Tech 1 weapons, though the cost of Meta 4 large lasers and the attraction of Scorch crystals may encourage Amarr BS pilots to head for T2 guns earlier than others.

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 * T2 light and medium drones (Scout Drone Operation 5 plus Minmatar and Gallente Drone Spec 2 -- Amarr and Caldari drones are rarely used)
 * and (in the long run) T2 medium weapons.
+* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills so you can fit your own rigs.
 If you have medium gun/missile skills to IV, and can fit a T2 tank, don't hesitate to step into a battlecruiser.
-This is also the first hull you'll encounter that Eve University allows you to rig during wartime. (Note however that due to the very low prices of many small and medium rigs, once you leave the uni you should consider rigging every ship you fly.) You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting.
+You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained, but you'll need someone to install the rigs for you, which is a pain (see the section on rigging below) -- so you may want to train rigging skills for whatever kinds of rig you're fitting.
 You must [[Full_T2_Tank|be able to fit a T2 tank]] to fly a battlecruiser when the [[Wartime_Standard_Operating_Procedures#Default_SOP|standard wartime rules]] are in force.
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 * full flights of T2 light and medium drones
 ** or, if your battleship is one of the few with 125Mbit/sec drone bandwidth, T2 light and medium drones ''and'' at least T1 heavy or sentry drones
-* at least a few levels in relevant rigging skills so you can fit your own rigs.
 T2 guns on battleships are great, but the training time for T2 turrets is on the order of 70 days, from basic T1 large gun skills -- making them a long-term goal.  T2 missiles take less time to train but still aren't exactly one weekend's training.  Most pilots initially invest in high meta-level Tech 1 weapons, though the cost of Meta 4 large lasers and the attraction of Scorch crystals may encourage Amarr BS pilots to head for T2 guns earlier than others.