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=== T2 Battleships ===

==== Marauders ====

~~These~~ are ~~basically PVE only ships~~. ~~Decent dps and good local tank~~, but ~~in PVP you generally want a buffer tank instead, and marauders~~ have ~~very low sensor strength, making~~ them ~~easy~~ to ~~jam~~. ~~However~~, the Paladin and Kronos can ~~be situationally useful if you really need a target webbed down as much as possible, and don't mind using a ship worth over half a bill that's not insurable, since they both get a 50% bonus~~ to ~~web strength, so a T2 web reduce the~~ targets speed by 90%. I've only seen this used by one person, and that was on the Tama station since it's a kickout to prevent people from getting back in dock range, and that was with carrier support just in case.

Marauders are essentially designed to run missions efficiently. They mount half as many weapons as their Tech 1 equivalents, but have damage bonuses that let them deal at least as much dps. The spare highslots are usually dedicated to tractor beams and salvagers, so that mission-runners can salvage as they go. Marauders either come with tractor beam bonuses to help salvaging, and the Amarr Paladin and Gallente Kronos also have webbing bonuses which can help pilots to kill small targets.

They'~~re even less~~ useful ~~now that~~ Blood Raider and Serpentis ships get ~~a 10% bonus/level of Minmatar frigate/cruiser/battleship depending on which class it is, which also adds up to a total of 50% bonus at level 5~~.

These are not very useful in pvp. They have very low sensor strength, making them very easy to jam, and their active-tanking abilities are less useful in pvp, which usually favours buffer tanks. The Paladin and Kronos's webbing bonuses might be useful, but Blood Raider and Serpentis ships get similarly effective webbing bonuses and cost less (even though they're pirate ships).

*Amarr : [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Paladin Paladin]

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 === T2 Battleships ===
 ==== Marauders ====
-These are basically PVE only ships. Decent dps and good local tank, but in PVP you generally want a buffer tank instead, and marauders have very low sensor strength, making them easy to jam. However, the Paladin and Kronos can be situationally useful if you really need a target webbed down as much as possible, and don't mind using a ship worth over half a bill that's not insurable, since they both get a 50% bonus to web strength, so a T2 web reduce the targets speed by 90%. I've only seen this used by one person, and that was on the Tama station since it's a kickout to prevent people from getting back in dock range, and that was with carrier support just in case.
+Marauders are essentially designed to run missions efficiently. They mount half as many weapons as their Tech 1 equivalents, but have damage bonuses that let them deal at least as much dps. The spare highslots are usually dedicated to tractor beams and salvagers, so that mission-runners can salvage as they go. Marauders either come with tractor beam bonuses to help salvaging, and the Amarr Paladin and Gallente Kronos also have webbing bonuses which can help pilots to kill small targets.
-They're even less useful now that Blood Raider and Serpentis ships get a 10% bonus/level of Minmatar frigate/cruiser/battleship depending on which class it is, which also adds up to a total of 50% bonus at level 5.
+These are not very useful in pvp. They have very low sensor strength, making them very easy to jam, and their active-tanking abilities are less useful in pvp, which usually favours buffer tanks. The Paladin and Kronos's webbing bonuses might be useful, but Blood Raider and Serpentis ships get similarly effective webbing bonuses and cost less (even though they're pirate ships).
 *Amarr : [http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Paladin Paladin]