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Any empty utility high slot or spare drone capacity is a reason to consider using capacitor warfare on any ship. However, certain ships excel at using this form of EWAR.

Things you need for cap warfare? A strong capacitor yourself if neuts are planned. However, nos will actually help bolster a weak capacitor and drones will have no effect either way. A setup already dependent on close range lends itself to use of neuts or nos, or a long range ship looking for options against close range aggressors. Spare high slots or drone capacity are of course essential.

Prime examples of 'casual' capacitor warfare usage would be a blaster boat with a Nos in a utility high, or an EWAR boat like an Arbitrator with 'defensive' neuts in case a fast tackler gets too close. Many solo fits for frigates with a utility high include a nos to keep the frigate's tackle, guns and tank running if it attacks a larger ship which has a neut fitted.

===T1 Usage===

There are no T1 hulls in the game with a direct bonus to capacitor warfare, but some ships are better suited for it than others. ~~This~~ is ~~because of their large~~, ~~resilient capacitors~~ and/or ~~their utility high slots~~.

There are no T1 hulls in the game with a direct bonus to capacitor warfare, but some ships are better suited for it than others.

Since the strength of capacitor is the number 1 consideration on a non-bonused hull, Amarr ships are generally the best non bonused cap warfare ships. The general race capacitor strenghts are Amarr > Gallente ~ Caldari > Minmatar. Minmatar ships and Gallente droneboats are often particularly well supplied with utility highs. Any ship which doesn't use capacitor to run its weapons (Minmatar projectile ships, Gallente drone ships, Caldari missile ships and Amarr ships fitted with [[Turrets#Projectile_Turrets|projectile turrets]]) or to maintain its tank (buffer armour tanks and passive shield tanks without active hardeners) has more capacitor spare for capacitor warfare.

The four races ordered from ships with the smallest capacitors relative to their size to ships with the largest capacitors run from Minmatar, through Gallente and Caldari to Amarr. Minmatar ships and Gallente droneboats are often particularly well supplied with utility highs. Any ship which doesn't use capacitor to run its weapons (Minmatar ships, Gallente drone ships, Caldari missile ships and Amarr ships fitted with [[Turrets#Projectile_Turrets|projectile guns]]) has more capacitor spare for capacitor warfare.

* Many solo fits for frigates with a utility high include a nos to keep the frigate's tackle, guns and tank running if it attacks a larger ship which has a neut fitted.

** The Punisher is the T1 frigate with the most robust capacitor and at least one (venerable) [http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=289086 strategy] for fitting it relies on a nos in precisely this way.

* Solo/small gang fits for several Minmatar ships (commonly the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rupture Rupture], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Hurricane Hurricane], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Typhoon Typhoon] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Tempest Tempest]) often include at least one medium or large neut in their utility highs as part of their defence against smaller targets.

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 Any empty utility high slot or spare drone capacity is a reason to consider using capacitor warfare on any ship.  However, certain ships excel at using this form of EWAR.
+Things you need for cap warfare?  A strong capacitor yourself if neuts are planned.  However, nos will actually help bolster a weak capacitor and drones will have no effect either way.  A setup already dependent on close range lends itself to use of neuts or nos, or a long range ship looking for options against close range aggressors.  Spare high slots or drone capacity are of course essential.
+Prime examples of 'casual' capacitor warfare usage would be a blaster boat with a Nos in a utility high, or an EWAR boat like an Arbitrator with 'defensive' neuts in case a fast tackler gets too close.  Many solo fits for frigates with a utility high include a nos to keep the frigate's tackle, guns and tank running if it attacks a larger ship which has a neut fitted.
 ===T1 Usage===
-There are no T1 hulls in the game with a direct bonus to capacitor warfare, but some ships are better suited for it than others. This is because of their large, resilient capacitors and/or their utility high slots.
+There are no T1 hulls in the game with a direct bonus to capacitor warfare, but some ships are better suited for it than others.
+Since the strength of capacitor is the number 1 consideration on a non-bonused hull, Amarr ships are generally the best non bonused cap warfare ships.  The general race capacitor strenghts are Amarr > Gallente ~ Caldari > Minmatar.  Minmatar ships and Gallente droneboats are often particularly well supplied with utility highs. Any ship which doesn't use capacitor to run its weapons (Minmatar projectile ships, Gallente drone ships, Caldari missile ships and Amarr ships fitted with [[Turrets#Projectile_Turrets|projectile turrets]]) or to maintain its tank (buffer armour tanks and passive shield tanks without active hardeners) has more capacitor spare for capacitor warfare.
-The four races ordered from ships with the smallest capacitors relative to their size to ships with the largest capacitors run from Minmatar, through Gallente and Caldari to Amarr. Minmatar ships and Gallente droneboats are often particularly well supplied with utility highs. Any ship which doesn't use capacitor to run its weapons (Minmatar ships, Gallente drone ships, Caldari missile ships and Amarr ships fitted with [[Turrets#Projectile_Turrets|projectile guns]]) has more capacitor spare for capacitor warfare.
-* Many solo fits for frigates with a utility high include a nos to keep the frigate's tackle, guns and tank running if it attacks a larger ship which has a neut fitted.
 ** The Punisher is the T1 frigate with the most robust capacitor and at least one (venerable) [http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=289086 strategy] for fitting it relies on a nos in precisely this way.
 * Solo/small gang fits for several Minmatar ships (commonly the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rupture Rupture], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Hurricane Hurricane], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Typhoon Typhoon] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Tempest Tempest]) often include at least one medium or large neut in their utility highs as part of their defence against smaller targets.