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 == Tactical Destroyers ==
+{{main|Tactical Destroyers}}
-'''Tactical Destroyers''' the Tech III destroyer variant, are very versatile ships which can switch between three modes while in space:
+'''Tactical Destroyers''' the Tech III destroyer variant, are very versatile ships which can switch between three modes: Defense, Propulsion, and Sharpshooter.
-* Defense Mode, which increases damage resistances and reduces signature radius (or rep cycle time, in the case of the Hecate).
-* Propulsion Mode, which increases velocity and the inertia modifier.
-* Sharpshooter Mode, which increases weapon range, weapon damage, targeting range, and sensor strength.
-Tech 3 destroyers were introduced in the Rhea expansion (Dec 2014), starting with the Confessor.<ref>The Svipul was released in the Tiamat expansion (Feb 2015), the [[Jackdaw]] was released in the Carnyx expansion (Jun 2015), and [[Hecate]] was released in the Aegis expansion (July 2015).</ref> Unlike [[Strategic Cruiser|strategic cruisers]], tech 3 destroyers are not composed of subsystems, and pilots do not lose skill points when their ship is destroyed.
 * {{sh|Confessor}}