Minmatar Basic Ship and Skill Overview: Difference between revisions

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=== Cruisers ===

[[Cruisers]] are Eve's medium-sized ships, larger than [[Frigates|frigates]] and [[Destroyers|destroyers]] but still much smaller, faster and nimbler than [[Battlecruisers|battlecruisers]] and [[Battleships|battleships]]. Cruisers mount medium-sized weapons and modules. Tech 1 cruiser hulls cost a few million ISK and tend to be the first major financial step up from frigates for new pilots. In PvP, some ~~tech 1~~ cruisers, such as the Gallente [[Thorax]] and the Minmatar [[Rupture]], can bring surprising amounts of DPS to a fight. The electronic warfare cruisers can also be important in PvP, as they are slightly tougher and often more effective [[Electronic warfare|EWAR]] platforms than their frigate equivalents. Cruisers can also fit tackle to provide some secondary, heavier tackling that's harder to scrape off than ~~Tech 1~~ tackling frigates.

[[Cruisers]] are Eve's medium-sized ships, larger than [[Frigates|frigates]] and [[Destroyers|destroyers]] but still much smaller, faster and nimbler than [[Battlecruisers|battlecruisers]] and [[Battleships|battleships]]. Cruisers mount medium-sized weapons and modules. Tech 1 cruiser hulls cost a few million ISK and tend to be the first major financial step up from frigates for new pilots. In PvP, some T1 cruisers, such as the Gallente [[Thorax]] and the Minmatar [[Rupture]], can bring surprising amounts of DPS to a fight. The electronic warfare cruisers can also be important in PvP, as they are slightly tougher and often more effective [[Electronic warfare|EWAR]] platforms than their frigate equivalents. Cruisers can also fit tackle to provide some secondary, heavier tackling that's harder to scrape off than T1 tackling frigates.

In PVE, Tech 1 cruisers are the ships most commonly used to run Level 2 missions.

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The Bellicose is the Minmatar EWar cruiser, with bonuses for the effectiveness of target painters. Although the [[Vigil|Vigil's]] target painters have a longer range than those of the Bellicose, the cruiser provides a far more durable platform ~~from which to project EWar~~. On ~~top of that~~, like the [[Arbitrator]], the Bellicose has a secondary bonus for combat, in this case for the rate of fire of Rapid Light, Heavy Assault and Heavy Missile Launchers~~, meaning that~~ the ship can also double up as DD, and is often used in a fleet support role.

The Bellicose is the Minmatar EWar cruiser, with bonuses for the effectiveness of target painters. Although the [[Vigil|Vigil's]] target painters have a longer range than those of the Bellicose, the cruiser provides a far more durable platform. Target painting is more situationally useful than ECM (Caldari) or sensor dampening (Gallente). On the other hand, like the [[Arbitrator]], the Bellicose has a secondary bonus for combat, in this case for the rate of fire of Rapid Light, Heavy Assault and Heavy Missile Launchers. This means the ship can also double up as DD, and is often used in a fleet support role.

The heavy duty combat cruiser of the Minmatar Republic, this ship looks like a chunk of brick. The Rupture is the favored mission cruiser for the Minmatar. It can mount a good active armor tank or regenerating passive shield tank and use artillery and drones to destroy mission rats from range.

The heavy-duty combat cruiser of the Minmatar Republic, this ship looks like a chunk of brick. The Rupture is the favored mission cruiser for the Minmatar. It can mount a good active armor tank or regenerating passive shield tank and can use artillery and drones to destroy mission rats from range.

The Rupture is also a strong PvP ship. A number of fittings work well; in E-UNI fleets the most common approach is to fit an armor buffer tank and provide extra DPS and some sticky secondary tackle. Strong [[Support_Skills#Fitting|fitting skills]] and access to T2 autocannons (for kiting with Barrage ammo) open up some fast-moving shield-tanked PvP fits.

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The Scythe is a T1 logistics cruiser, with bonuses to shield repair. It is designed to support 3 medium shield transporters and a shield tank ~~and be~~ cap stable, but getting the Scythe both cap stable and ~~have a good tank~~ can be tricky for ~~low skilled pilots~~.

The Scythe is a T1 logistics cruiser, with bonuses to shield repair. It is designed to support 3 medium shield transporters and a shield tank while remaining cap stable, but getting the Scythe both cap stable and well-tanked can be tricky for characters with limited SP.

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 === Cruisers ===
-[[Cruisers]] are Eve's medium-sized ships, larger than [[Frigates|frigates]] and [[Destroyers|destroyers]] but still much smaller, faster and nimbler than [[Battlecruisers|battlecruisers]] and [[Battleships|battleships]]. Cruisers mount medium-sized weapons and modules. Tech 1 cruiser hulls cost a few million ISK and tend to be the first major financial step up from frigates for new pilots. In PvP, some tech 1 cruisers, such as the Gallente [[Thorax]] and the Minmatar [[Rupture]], can bring surprising amounts of DPS to a fight. The electronic warfare cruisers can also be important in PvP, as they are slightly tougher and often more effective [[Electronic warfare|EWAR]] platforms than their frigate equivalents. Cruisers can also fit tackle to provide some secondary, heavier tackling that's harder to scrape off than Tech 1 tackling frigates.
+[[Cruisers]] are Eve's medium-sized ships, larger than [[Frigates|frigates]] and [[Destroyers|destroyers]] but still much smaller, faster and nimbler than [[Battlecruisers|battlecruisers]] and [[Battleships|battleships]]. Cruisers mount medium-sized weapons and modules. Tech 1 cruiser hulls cost a few million ISK and tend to be the first major financial step up from frigates for new pilots. In PvP, some T1 cruisers, such as the Gallente [[Thorax]] and the Minmatar [[Rupture]], can bring surprising amounts of DPS to a fight. The electronic warfare cruisers can also be important in PvP, as they are slightly tougher and often more effective [[Electronic warfare|EWAR]] platforms than their frigate equivalents. Cruisers can also fit tackle to provide some secondary, heavier tackling that's harder to scrape off than T1 tackling frigates.
 In PVE, Tech 1 cruisers are the ships most commonly used to run Level 2 missions.
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 {{Ship|Bellicose|box}}
-The Bellicose is the Minmatar EWar cruiser, with bonuses for the effectiveness of target painters. Although the [[Vigil|Vigil's]] target painters have a longer range than those of the Bellicose, the cruiser provides a far more durable platform from which to project EWar. On top of that, like the [[Arbitrator]], the Bellicose has a secondary bonus for combat, in this case for the rate of fire of Rapid Light, Heavy Assault and Heavy Missile Launchers, meaning that the ship can also double up as DD, and is often used in a fleet support role.
+The Bellicose is the Minmatar EWar cruiser, with bonuses for the effectiveness of target painters. Although the [[Vigil|Vigil's]] target painters have a longer range than those of the Bellicose, the cruiser provides a far more durable platform. Target painting is more situationally useful than ECM (Caldari) or sensor dampening (Gallente). On the other hand, like the [[Arbitrator]], the Bellicose has a secondary bonus for combat, in this case for the rate of fire of Rapid Light, Heavy Assault and Heavy Missile Launchers. This means the ship can also double up as DD, and is often used in a fleet support role.
 {{Ship|Rupture|box}}
-The heavy duty combat cruiser of the Minmatar Republic, this ship looks like a chunk of brick. The Rupture is the favored mission cruiser for the Minmatar. It can mount a good active armor tank or regenerating passive shield tank and use artillery and drones to destroy mission rats from range.
+The heavy-duty combat cruiser of the Minmatar Republic, this ship looks like a chunk of brick. The Rupture is the favored mission cruiser for the Minmatar. It can mount a good active armor tank or regenerating passive shield tank and can use artillery and drones to destroy mission rats from range.
 The Rupture is also a strong PvP ship. A number of fittings work well; in E-UNI fleets the most common approach is to fit an armor buffer tank and provide extra DPS and some sticky secondary tackle. Strong [[Support_Skills#Fitting|fitting skills]] and access to T2 autocannons (for kiting with Barrage ammo) open up some fast-moving shield-tanked PvP fits.
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 {{Ship|Scythe|box}}
-The Scythe is a T1 logistics cruiser, with bonuses to shield repair. It is designed to support 3 medium shield transporters and a shield tank and be cap stable, but getting the Scythe both cap stable and have a good tank can be tricky for low skilled pilots.
+The Scythe is a T1 logistics cruiser, with bonuses to shield repair. It is designed to support 3 medium shield transporters and a shield tank while remaining cap stable, but getting the Scythe both cap stable and well-tanked can be tricky for characters with limited SP.