Capacitor warfare: Difference between revisions

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=Introduction=

You have probably heard the phrase 'cap is life' during your time in EVE. There are many good reasons why this is true, and each one is also a reason why Capacitor Warfare can be extremely effective. Capacitor keeps many tanks working, directly feeds laser and hybrid turrets, and fullly powers the fighting midslot modules including all EWAR modules and propulsion systems. An enemy without capacitor is an enemy without options, allowing you to dictate the flow of the battle - kill them your way or if something goes wrong you can always be confident ~~that~~ warp jamming requires cap.

You have probably heard the phrase 'cap is life' during your time in EVE. There are many good reasons why this is true, and each one is also a reason why Capacitor Warfare can be extremely effective. Capacitor keeps many tanks working, directly feeds laser and hybrid turrets, and fullly powers the fighting midslot modules including all EWAR modules and propulsion systems. An enemy without capacitor is an enemy without options, allowing you to dictate the flow of the battle - kill them your way or if something goes wrong you can always be confident of escape since warp jamming requires cap.

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The 'defensive neut' is one fairly common usage of cap warfare on ships that are otherwise unsuited to it. To illustrate, a long range cruiser like a fleet ECM [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Blackbird Blackbird] is extremely useful and yet susceptable to small fast tackle. MWD tackle frigs can ruin a Blackbirds day but the inclusion of a medium neut can cap them out in a few cycles. The same is true for any other long range DPS or EWAR looking to combat this threat. It doesn't just work on long range fits of course. For example, solo/small gang fits for several Minmatar ships (commonly the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rupture Rupture], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Hurricane Hurricane], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Typhoon Typhoon] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Tempest Tempest]) often include at least one medium or large neut in their utility highs as part of their defence against smaller targets, especially since the Minmatar disadvantage of generally small capacitors is rendered irrelevant by using neuts against ships a class size smaller. So a neut is always a workable defensive option when concerned about smaller size close range threats.

The 'offensive battery nos' is another common employment for nos in a utility high. This provides cap stability with an offensive edge for certain close range high capacitor usage setups. Typically a fit like this will burn through cap very quickly without the nos being activated. This could be a blaster boat, like a [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Megathron Megathron], with a Nos in a utility high. A [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rifter Rifter] or another solo frig setup with a small nos to keep propulsion, tackle and a small armour repairer running. A double rep ~~Vengence~~ or even a ~~tripple~~ rep Myrmidon setup both benefit from the cap a nos provides. It makes an excellent option to counter the defensive neut setup and allow a point to keep running even with a large or medium neut cycling it dry, as the nos will cycle inside the cycle time of the neut so this can be exploited to keep enough cap available for a critical module. The flexibility and functionality of using a nos to live off the an opponents cap can not be overstated.

The 'offensive battery nos' is another common employment for nos in a utility high. This provides cap stability with an offensive edge for certain close range high capacitor usage setups. Typically a fit like this will burn through cap very quickly without the nos being activated. This could be a blaster boat, like a [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Megathron Megathron], with a Nos in a utility high. A [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rifter Rifter] or another solo frig setup with a small nos to keep propulsion, tackle and a small armour repairer running. A double rep Vengeance or even a triple rep Myrmidon setup both benefit from the cap a nos provides. It makes an excellent option to counter the defensive neut setup and allow a point to keep running even with a large or medium neut cycling it dry, as the nos will cycle inside the cycle time of the neut so this can be exploited to keep enough cap available for a critical module. The flexibility and functionality of using a nos to live off the an opponents cap can not be overstated.

Cumulative neuting is also effective for unbonused setups. In small gangs or large fleets if everyone fits a neut (even an undersized one) and concentrates that cap warfare on one target it can be just as effective as having a dedicated, bonused neuting ship supporting you.

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==T1 Ship Usage==

The lack of bonuses means that it is ill advised to fit a T1 ship '''solely''' for cap warfare. This makes me a little sad; however, it does not mean that cap warfare can not be used in T1 ships to devastating effect. Rather T1 hulls should be selected that ~~alow~~ the usage of Cap Warfare without sacrificing their bonused roles.

The lack of bonuses means that it is ill advised to fit a T1 ship '''solely''' for cap warfare. This makes me a little sad; however, it does not mean that cap warfare can not be used in T1 ships to devastating effect. Rather T1 hulls should be selected that allow the usage of Cap Warfare without sacrificing their bonused roles.

As per the previously discussed indications of suitability , we can start narrowing down the field of potential T1 hulls.

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|cargohold=675 m3

|cap=7500 GJ / +16.2 GJ/sec @ peak recharge

|info=The Bhaalgorn is amazing at what it does. It is a niche ship but the niche is actually worth exploiting and the bonuses, fitting, and general statistics of the ship all ~~compliment~~ each other nicely to accomplish it.

|info=The Bhaalgorn is amazing at what it does. It is a niche ship but the niche is actually worth exploiting and the bonuses, fitting, and general statistics of the ship all complement each other nicely to accomplish it.

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 =Introduction=
-You have probably heard the phrase 'cap is life' during your time in EVE.  There are many good reasons why this is true, and each one is also a reason why Capacitor Warfare can be extremely effective.  Capacitor keeps many tanks working, directly feeds laser and hybrid turrets, and fullly powers the fighting midslot modules including all EWAR modules and propulsion systems.  An enemy without capacitor is an enemy without options, allowing you to dictate the flow of the battle - kill them your way or if something goes wrong you can always be confident that warp jamming requires cap.
+You have probably heard the phrase 'cap is life' during your time in EVE.  There are many good reasons why this is true, and each one is also a reason why Capacitor Warfare can be extremely effective.  Capacitor keeps many tanks working, directly feeds laser and hybrid turrets, and fullly powers the fighting midslot modules including all EWAR modules and propulsion systems.  An enemy without capacitor is an enemy without options, allowing you to dictate the flow of the battle - kill them your way or if something goes wrong you can always be confident of escape since warp jamming requires cap.
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 The 'defensive neut' is one fairly common usage of cap warfare on ships that are otherwise unsuited to it.  To illustrate, a long range cruiser like a fleet ECM [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Blackbird Blackbird] is extremely useful and yet susceptable to small fast tackle.  MWD tackle frigs can ruin a Blackbirds day but the inclusion of a medium neut can cap them out in a few cycles.  The same is true for any other long range DPS or EWAR looking to combat this threat.  It doesn't just work on long range fits of course.  For example, solo/small gang fits for several Minmatar ships (commonly the [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rupture Rupture], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Hurricane Hurricane], [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Typhoon Typhoon] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Tempest Tempest]) often include at least one medium or large neut in their utility highs as part of their defence against smaller targets, especially since the Minmatar disadvantage of generally small capacitors is rendered irrelevant by using neuts against ships a class size smaller.  So a neut is always a workable defensive option when concerned about smaller size close range threats.
-The 'offensive battery nos' is another common employment for nos in a utility high.  This provides cap stability with an offensive edge for certain close range high capacitor usage setups.  Typically a fit like this will burn through cap very quickly without the nos being activated.  This could be a blaster boat, like a [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Megathron Megathron], with a Nos in a utility high.  A [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rifter Rifter] or another solo frig setup with a small nos to keep propulsion, tackle and a small armour repairer running.  A double rep Vengence or even a tripple rep Myrmidon setup both benefit from the cap a nos provides.  It makes an excellent option to counter the defensive neut setup and allow a point to keep running even with a large or medium neut cycling it dry, as the nos will cycle inside the cycle time of the neut so this can be exploited to keep enough cap available for a critical module.  The flexibility and functionality of using a nos to live off the an opponents cap can not be overstated.
+The 'offensive battery nos' is another common employment for nos in a utility high.  This provides cap stability with an offensive edge for certain close range high capacitor usage setups.  Typically a fit like this will burn through cap very quickly without the nos being activated.  This could be a blaster boat, like a [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Megathron Megathron], with a Nos in a utility high.  A [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Rifter Rifter] or another solo frig setup with a small nos to keep propulsion, tackle and a small armour repairer running.  A double rep Vengeance or even a triple rep Myrmidon setup both benefit from the cap a nos provides.  It makes an excellent option to counter the defensive neut setup and allow a point to keep running even with a large or medium neut cycling it dry, as the nos will cycle inside the cycle time of the neut so this can be exploited to keep enough cap available for a critical module.  The flexibility and functionality of using a nos to live off the an opponents cap can not be overstated.
 Cumulative neuting is also effective for unbonused setups.  In small gangs or large fleets if everyone fits a neut (even an undersized one) and concentrates that cap warfare on one target it can be just as effective as having a dedicated, bonused neuting ship supporting you.
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 ==T1 Ship Usage==
-The lack of bonuses means that it is ill advised to fit a T1 ship '''solely''' for cap warfare.  This makes me a little sad; however, it does not mean that cap warfare can not be used in T1 ships to devastating effect.  Rather T1 hulls should be selected that alow the usage of Cap Warfare without sacrificing their bonused roles.
+The lack of bonuses means that it is ill advised to fit a T1 ship '''solely''' for cap warfare.  This makes me a little sad; however, it does not mean that cap warfare can not be used in T1 ships to devastating effect.  Rather T1 hulls should be selected that allow the usage of Cap Warfare without sacrificing their bonused roles.
 As per the previously discussed indications of suitability , we can start narrowing down the field of potential T1 hulls.
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 |cargohold=675 m3
 |cap=7500 GJ  /  +16.2 GJ/sec @ peak recharge
-|info=The Bhaalgorn is amazing at what it does.  It is a niche ship but the niche is actually worth exploiting and the bonuses, fitting, and general statistics of the ship all compliment each other nicely to accomplish it.
+|info=The Bhaalgorn is amazing at what it does.  It is a niche ship but the niche is actually worth exploiting and the bonuses, fitting, and general statistics of the ship all complement each other nicely to accomplish it.
 }}
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