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*Being able to fit a T2 armor or shield tank. | *Being able to fit a T2 armor or shield tank. | ||
*Good enough fitting skills to fill all the turret or launcher slots. | *Good enough fitting skills to fill all the turret or launcher slots. | ||
*Full flight of drones ( | *Full flight of drones ({{sk|Drones|V}}) -- battlecruisers have drone bays, and these are your anti-frigate defense. | ||
*T2 light and medium drones ( | *T2 light and medium drones ({{sk|Light Drone Operation|V}} and {{sk|Medium Drone Operation|V}}, plus {{sk|Minmatar Drone Specialization|II}} and {{sk|Gallente Drone Specialization|II}} -- Amarr and Caldari drones are rarely used). | ||
*T2 medium weapons (a significant train, so more of a long term goal). | *T2 medium weapons (a significant train, so more of a long term goal). | ||
*At least a few levels in relevant rigging skills to reduce drawbacks and to fit your own rigs. | *At least a few levels in relevant rigging skills to reduce drawbacks and to fit your own rigs. | ||
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If you have medium gun/missile skills to IV, can fit a T2 tank and a full rack of weapons, don't hesitate to step into a battlecruiser. | If you have medium gun/missile skills to IV, can fit a T2 tank and a full rack of weapons, don't hesitate to step into a battlecruiser. | ||
You can use rigs without having the rigging skills trained | You can use (and fit, as of Crius release in July 2014) rigs without having the rigging skills trained (see the section on rigging above). But remember that buffer and resist rigs for both shield and armor tanking create significant drawbacks that can hurt your PvP performance in some situations, so skilled pilots have often trained {{sk|Armor Rigging|V}} or {{sk|Shield Rigging|V}}, depending on how they are usually tanked. | ||
You should be able to fit a [[Full T2 Tank|T2 tank]] to fly a battlecruiser when the [[Wartime Standard Operating Procedures#Default_SOP|standard wartime rules]] are in force. | You should be able to fit a [[Full T2 Tank|T2 tank]] to fly a battlecruiser when the [[Wartime Standard Operating Procedures#Default_SOP|standard wartime rules]] are in force. | ||
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=== T2 Cruisers === | === T2 Cruisers === | ||
In general, at this level you should be able to fully T2 fit your ship. [[Cruiser#T2_Cruisers|T2 cruisers]] are small, fast, and powerful, but tend to have limited CPU and/or powergrid, and limited capacitor as well. In practice, you'll really want excellent fitting skills including Weapon Upgrades V and Advanced Weapon Upgrades III or IV, or you'll be very frustrated when you try to fit guns. You'll want your cap skills to be nearly maxed-out before flying one of these, too. | In general, at this level you should be able to fully T2 fit your ship. [[Cruiser#T2_Cruisers|T2 cruisers]] are small, fast, and powerful, but tend to have limited CPU and/or powergrid, and limited capacitor as well. In practice, you'll really want excellent fitting skills including {{sk|Weapon Upgrades|V}} and {{sk|Advanced Weapon Upgrades}} III or IV, or you'll be very frustrated when you try to fit guns. You'll want your cap skills to be nearly maxed-out before flying one of these, too. | ||
As with T2 frigates, you will want other supports which will vary depending on your ship's specialization -- a Falcon deserves | As with T2 frigates, you will want other supports which will vary depending on your ship's specialization -- a [[Falcon]] deserves EWAR support that don't help a [[Vagabond]] at all. Just as with frigates, a T2 cruiser deserves T2 modules wherever possible. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||