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In PvP, the Drake has the ability to field a massive buffer tank. While the Drake can be fit with Heavy Assault Missile Launchers, regular Heavy Missile Launchers are much more common due to the easier fitting and the very short range on HAMs. With Heavy Missile Launchers, the DPS of a Drake is not very impressive for a battlecruiser, but it has a long range for its class.

As of July 2013, the Drake is not recommended for [[Incursions]] and the EVE University Incursion community stopped accepting battlecruisers into their fleets. See [[Preparing for Incursions]] for more information on where to go from here.

The Drake is quite easy to skill for and pilot competently. Its tank bonus makes it forgiving of mistakes, and missiles are an easy to use weapon system that doesn't require the pilot to worry much about angular velocity and range. However, these factors also mean the ship reaches its maximum potential quickly; it is quite slow, has less damage bonus than other battlecruisers, and clever piloting can't be used to increase missile damage like it can with turrets.

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 In PvP, the Drake has the ability to field a massive buffer tank. While the Drake can be fit with Heavy Assault Missile Launchers, regular Heavy Missile Launchers are much more common due to the easier fitting and the very short range on HAMs. With Heavy Missile Launchers, the DPS of a Drake is not very impressive for a battlecruiser, but it has a long range for its class.
-As of July 2013, the Drake is not recommended for [[Incursions]] and the EVE University Incursion community stopped accepting battlecruisers into their fleets. See [[Preparing for Incursions]] for more information on where to go from here.
 The Drake is quite easy to skill for and pilot competently. Its tank bonus makes it forgiving of mistakes, and missiles are an easy to use weapon system that doesn't require the pilot to worry much about angular velocity and range. However, these factors also mean the ship reaches its maximum potential quickly; it is quite slow, has less damage bonus than other battlecruisers, and clever piloting can't be used to increase missile damage like it can with turrets.