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''See [[Stealth Bombers]] for the other stealthy frigate class.''
  
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The '''Covert Ops''' class is split into two sub classes of scanning and hacking oriented covert ops frigates and combat oriented stealth bombers. Both of them have the ability to use covert ops cloaking device and warp while [[cloaking|cloaked]], ability to use the covert cynosural field generators and the ability to take covert jump bridges.
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Covert Ops ships are small, fast-warping, lightly armed and armored frigates with bonuses to scanning, stealth, and [[relic and data sites]]. They can fit [[Cloaking|Covert Ops Cloaks]] and [[Jump_drives|covert cynosural field generators]]. Covert Ops ships are used in both pvp and pve.
  
 
== Covert Ops Frigates ==
 
== Covert Ops Frigates ==
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As [[scouting|scouts]] they can stealthily gather intelligence and use their scanning bonus to probe out enemy targets. They can watch enemy targets while in cloak and provide a warp coordinate for a much larger gang of heavy hitting ships in an organized surprise attack. Explorers can use the same scanning bonus to probe down PvE [[exploration]] sites. Due to their extreme fragility, cov-ops frigates should not generally be used in a tackling role, and are typically invisible at all times.
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Each of the four major factions has a covert ops ship, differing in mid/low slot layout and Racial Frigate bonuses:
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The four covert ops frigates mostly differentiate from each other by their skill bonus and slot layout.
 
 
* {{Sh|Buzzard}} - 5M-3L slot layout. Scan deviation bonus. Strongest pure scanner/hacker thanks to slot layout and deviation bonus.
 
* {{Sh|Buzzard}} - 5M-3L slot layout. Scan deviation bonus. Strongest pure scanner/hacker thanks to slot layout and deviation bonus.
 
* {{Sh|Anathema}} - 4M-4L slot layout. Scan deviation bonus.
 
* {{Sh|Anathema}} - 4M-4L slot layout. Scan deviation bonus.
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* {{Sh|Cheetah}} - 4M-4L slot layout. Speed bonus when cloaked. Fastest base speed and agile.
 
* {{Sh|Cheetah}} - 4M-4L slot layout. Speed bonus when cloaked. Fastest base speed and agile.
  
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There is also more combat oriented Pacifier. In addition to the usual scanning and hacking bonuses it has a full array of combat bonuses. It is a ship with limited availability and high price.  
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The CONCORD {{Sh|Pacifier}} has similar bonuses to scanning and hacking, with large damage bonuses to all weapon types, a bonus to reputation gain, and 5 high slots instead of 3. It is not commonly used due to a high price.
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* {{Sh|Pacifier}}
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While not technically a Covert Ops ship, the {{sh|Astero}} is used in the same way as the true Covert Ops ships listed above. The Astero is a great choice for low SP pilots, although it is more expensive than the racial frigates.
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Two limited-edition Covert Ops ships have been given out as tournament rewards:
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*{{sh|Chremoas}}
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*{{sh|Caedes}}
  
 
=== Fitting ===  
 
=== Fitting ===  
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# Now, start shaving off lows for [[MAPC]] (for Power Grid) and Co-processors (for CPU)
 
# Now, start shaving off lows for [[MAPC]] (for Power Grid) and Co-processors (for CPU)
 
# Finish off by switching inertial stabilizers to Nano until you're barely before a tick in your align (with prop OFF)
 
# Finish off by switching inertial stabilizers to Nano until you're barely before a tick in your align (with prop OFF)
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== Stealth Bombers ==
 
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{{main|Stealth Bombers}}
 
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Stealth bombers are very specialized ships which can warp cloaked and don't have a sensor re-calibration delay preventing them from locking targets after decloaking. They can fit torpedo launchers (battleship sized missile launchers) and bomb launchers, which fire [[bombs|area-of-effect weapons]] that can only be used in [[nullsec]] or wormhole space. Stealth bombers put out extraordinary [[Alpha Strike|alpha strike]] damage and die very fast if anyone manages to put some damage on them, so bomber pilots will typically fire a few salvos and/or a single bomb then recloak. They are the bane of large ships, especially in nullsec. In groups and flown well, stealth bombers can take down a capital ship.
 
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Each stealth bomber has a damage bonus for bombs and torpedoes which do its empire's associated [[NPC damage types|damage type]].
 
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* {{Sh|Purifier}}
 
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* {{Sh|Manticore}}
 
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* {{Sh|Nemesis}}
 
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== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 05:09, 10 August 2024

See Stealth Bombers for the other stealthy frigate class.

Covert Ops ships are small, fast-warping, lightly armed and armored frigates with bonuses to scanning, stealth, and relic and data sites. They can fit Covert Ops Cloaks and covert cynosural field generators. Covert Ops ships are used in both pvp and pve.

Covert Ops Frigates

Each of the four major factions has a covert ops ship, differing in mid/low slot layout and Racial Frigate bonuses:

  • Caldari Buzzard - 5M-3L slot layout. Scan deviation bonus. Strongest pure scanner/hacker thanks to slot layout and deviation bonus.
  • Amarr Anathema - 4M-4L slot layout. Scan deviation bonus.
  • Gallente Helios - 5M-3L slot layout. Speed bonus when cloaked. Compromise between speed and scanning.
  • Minmatar Cheetah - 4M-4L slot layout. Speed bonus when cloaked. Fastest base speed and agile.

The CONCORD CONCORD Pacifier has similar bonuses to scanning and hacking, with large damage bonuses to all weapon types, a bonus to reputation gain, and 5 high slots instead of 3. It is not commonly used due to a high price.

While not technically a Covert Ops ship, the Sisters of EVE Astero is used in the same way as the true Covert Ops ships listed above. The Astero is a great choice for low SP pilots, although it is more expensive than the racial frigates.

Two limited-edition Covert Ops ships have been given out as tournament rewards:

Fitting

A Capsuleer's options for fitting Covert Ops frigates are highly dependent on their Covert Ops skill level, as each level of the skill provide a 20% reduction in CPU for Covert Ops cloaking device. Covert Ops IV or V are recommended, depending on how tight the desired fit is. The following heuristic[Note 1] may be useful as a basis for fitting Covert Ops frigates with a primary role of probe scanning and a secondary role as hero tackle. In the fitting window, simulate the hull of the relevant Covert Ops frigate and add the modules of your choice in the following order:

  1. Expanded (or Core) Probe Launcher (T1, T2, or Sisters)
  2. Covops cloak
  3. Interdiction Nullifier - Allows you to bypass interdiction spheres
  4. 5MN MWD (restrained on first attempt, may later be changed to compact)
  5. T2 point
  6. Fill mid slots with scan arrays: one acquisition, one pinpointing, and the rest rangefinding
  7. Fill lows with inertial stabilizers
  8. Rigs, depends on what kind of Probe Launcher and Rangefinding Array you are using: 2x T1 Gravity Capacitor Upgrades (better at cheaper levels) or 1x T2 Gravity Capacitor Upgrade with Sisters Probe Launcher and/or T2 Rangefinding Array.
  9. Now, start shaving off lows for MAPC (for Power Grid) and Co-processors (for CPU)
  10. Finish off by switching inertial stabilizers to Nano until you're barely before a tick in your align (with prop OFF)

History

Covert Ops Frigates (but not stealth bombers) gained the ability to fit interdiction nullifiers when those were introduced on 2021-05-18.[1]

See also

Frigates

Notes

  1. ^ Conci Furiram, personal communication, April 2020

References

  1. ^ Patch notes and news post for the changes to nullification and Warp Core Stabilizers. This is not a bonused version, so covert ops have a long cool down between uses.
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