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=== Battlecruisers ===

A [[Battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] is a nice step up from a [[Cruiser|cruiser]] in firepower and tank~~. In fact, it's the first hull you're likely to get into where fitting a tank has real meaning~~. The cost of the fitted ship is also a lot lower than a battleship (1/3 to 1/4 the price), and ~~you don't have to have~~ large ~~weapons trained~~. ~~All of this means you don't need to be overly timid about moving up from a cruiser~~.

A [[Battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] is a nice step up from a [[Cruiser|cruiser]] in firepower and tank. The cost of the fitted ship is also a lot lower than a battleship (1/3 to 1/4 the price) meaning they deliver the best gank and tank for the ISK in the game. An added benefit is that large guns (which are a long train) are necessary. However, cruisers are (since the Retribution expansion) very powerful.

Support skills you'll want to work towards are:

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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. Also remember that buffer and resist rigs for both shield and armor tanking create significant drawbacks that can hurt your PvP performance in some situations, so skilled pilots have often trained [[Skills:Mechanic#Armor_Rigging|Armor Rigging V]] or [[Skills:Mechanic#Shield_Rigging|Shield Rigging V]], depending on how they are usually tanked. Rig drawbacks can only be reduced by your skills, not by the skills of the pilot who installed the rig.

You should [[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.

=== Battleships ===

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 === Battlecruisers ===
-A [[Battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] is a nice step up from a [[Cruiser|cruiser]] in firepower and tank. In fact, it's the first hull you're likely to get into where fitting a tank has real meaning. The cost of the fitted ship is also a lot lower than a battleship (1/3 to 1/4 the price), and you don't have to have large weapons trained. All of this means you don't need to be overly timid about moving up from a cruiser.
+A [[Battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] is a nice step up from a [[Cruiser|cruiser]] in firepower and tank. The cost of the fitted ship is also a lot lower than a battleship (1/3 to 1/4 the price) meaning they deliver the best gank and tank for the ISK in the game. An added benefit is that large guns (which are a long train) are necessary. However, cruisers are (since the Retribution expansion) very powerful.
 Support skills you'll want to work towards are:
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 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. Also remember that buffer and resist rigs for both shield and armor tanking create significant drawbacks that can hurt your PvP performance in some situations, so skilled pilots have often trained [[Skills:Mechanic#Armor_Rigging|Armor Rigging V]] or [[Skills:Mechanic#Shield_Rigging|Shield Rigging V]], depending on how they are usually tanked. Rig drawbacks can only be reduced by your skills, not by the skills of the pilot who installed the rig.
 You should [[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.
 === Battleships ===