Designed for commando and espionage operation, its main strength is the ability to travel unseen through enemy territory and to avoid unfavorable encounters.
Developer: Ishukone
The Buzzard was developed according to the exacting specifications of Admiral Okaseilen Fukashi, head of the Caldari Navy Recon Division, and was the first production level ship specifically built to take full advantage of the cloaking breakthroughs achieved by Project Mirage at Crielere.
SHIP BONUSES
Caldari Frigate bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to Core and Combat Scanner Probe deviation
15% reduction in warp drive capacitor need
Covert Ops bonuses (per skill level): 20% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement
10% bonus to Core and Combat Scanner Probe strength
10% reduction in Survey Probe flight time
Role Bonus: 10+ bonus to Relic and Data Analyzer virus strength
• Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator
• Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds
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
No drone bay.
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
50.00 km
Max Locked Targets
5
Gravimetric Sensor
24 points
Sig. Radius
50 m
Scan Res.
405 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
316 HP
Mass
1,270,000 kg
Volume
19,400 m³
Cargo Capacity
190 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
316 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
50
THR
55
KIN
25
EXP
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
528 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
0
THR
30
KIN
40
EXP
50
Summary
It is difficult to fill the Buzzard's mid slots without running out of CPU or using co-processors, making it perform below average for a lower skilled pilot, but for a pilot with Covert Ops V and top notch fitting skills it can be the best in its class.
Skills
It is essential to train Cloaking IV in order to use the Covert Ops Cloaking Device II.
