Heron: Difference between revisions

  | shipimg=Heron.jpg

  | shipname=Heron

  | class=Frigate

  | grouping=Standard Frigates

  | hulltype=Heron Class

  | faction=Caldari State

  | roles=Exploration

  | variations= {{Ship|Buzzard}}, {{Ship|Heron Navy Issue}}

  | lows=2

  | mass=1,150,000 kg

  | extrahold=

  | extraholdtype=

  | bandwidth=15 Mbit/sec

  | info=The Heron has good computer and electronic systems, giving it the option of participating in electronic warfare. But it has relatively poor defenses and limited weaponry, so it's more commonly used for scouting and exploration.

  | scanres=430 mm

  | reqskills=*{{RequiredSkill|Caldari Frigate|I}}

  | totaltraintime=25m 0s

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The Heron is the Caldari [[Frigates#Exploration|Exploration Frigate]]. Like all Tech I exploration frigates, the Heron receives skill-dependent bonuses to scanner probe strength. The Heron excels at probing cosmic signatures in all security levels of space. The Heron also receives a role bonus (independent of pilot skill level) to relic and data analyzer virus strength, which helps the Heron pilot crack exploration sites. With these two bonuses, the Heron is a strong starter frigate for Caldari pilots interested in [[Exploration]]. And while Heron pilots eventually skill into Tech II Covert Ops exploration ships (like the [[Buzzard]]), there isn’t much exploration content that the Heron can’t complete.

The Heron can be fit for combat probing, by using an Expanded Probe Launcher in place of the standard Core Probe Launcher. However, combat probing requires considerably greater in-game and pilot skill than site probing. Successful combat probers need to be able to locate targets in a single quick scan, or at most two. Pilots that have the Astrometrics skill levels required to do this, and have the experience necessary to use D-Scan intelligence to pinpoint those targets before scanning, are typically already trained into Covert Ops frigates anyway.

While it is possible to explore with very minimal skills, having at least {{sk|Astrometrics|III}}, {{sk|Astrometric Rangefinding|II}}, {{sk|Archaeology|II}}, and {{sk|Hacking|II}} will make exploring much more enjoyable. {{sk|Power Grid Management|III}} and {{sk|Jury Rigging|I}} will help with getting a basic functional fit. The author does not recommend a serious attempt at exploration without these minimum skills. Also keep in mind that training the racial frigate skill will significantly improve your probe scanning strength.

While exploring in dangerous space (especially Wormholes which lack local chat) you should be constantly using the [[Directional scanning|Directional scanner]] (default hotkey is the "V" key), even while hacking cans in a site. This will warn you of enemy ships. In general it is best to assume any ship you see is hunting you, even other explorers.

New exploration Heron pilots should read the UniWiki guides to [[Exploration]] and [[Bookmarks]], as well as attend [[Bookmarks (CORE class)]] and [[Exploration (CORE class)]], to learn tips and tricks from veteran explorers.

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