* Use gremlin rockets against shield tankers, and phalanx rockets against armor tankers, or keep foxfire rockets loaded if you're unsure what you'll be facing.<br>
* This fit is made to speed tank, orbiting at close range. It is useful in limited circumstances in larger fleets due to having an afterburner and warp scrambler, instead of MWD and disruptor.
Often nicknamed The Fat Man this nimble little frigate is mainly used by the Federation in escort duties or on short-range patrols. The Tristan has been very popular throughout Gallente space for years because of its versatility. It is rather expensive, but buyers will definitely get their money's worth, as the Tristan is one of the more powerful frigates available on the market.
SHIP BONUSES
Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage and 7.5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed per skill level.
Required Skills
Gallente Frigate III8h 53m
Spaceship Command I8m
Training Time what's this?
0d 9h 1m
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects.
Drones
Drone Capacity
5 m³
Drone Bandwidth
5 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
27 km
Max Locked Targets
5
Magnetometric Sensor
10 points
Sig. Radius
42 m
Scan Res.
590 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
383 HP
Mass
1,006,000 kg
Volume
26,500 m³
Cargo Capacity
140 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
430 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
50
THR
35
KIN
35
EXP
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
391 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
0
THR
20
KIN
40
EXP
50
Summary
The Tristan is the gallente heavy frigate. It is superficially similar to the Rifter, with the same 4/3/3 slot layout, but there are a number of things that make the Tristan much less popular. The Tristan is not particularly fast or agile compared to the Rifter. It has 2/2 split weapon systems between turrets and launchers, meaning you get less extra bang from the hull bonus. This is especially problematic for new gallente players, who will not have encountered missiles before and may even have trouble finding the skillbooks for them in gallente space. Finally its preferred weapon combinations - blasters and rockets or rails and missiles - have high combined powergrid requirements, making for trickier fitting. All of this is somewhat offset by its 5m3 drone bay.
Despite these negatives the Tristan is not a bad ship in absolute terms and can serve well as a solo ship for players that are willing to train the extra skills to graduate from the easier to fly Incursus.
Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Tristan for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.
