Cheetah
 
 Can use Covert Ops Cloak
HIGHLIGHTS
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Designed for commando and espionage operation, its main strength is the ability to travel unseen through enemy territory and to avoid unfavorable encounters. SHIP BONUSES
Amarr Frigate Skill Bonus:
Ship Attributes
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3 (2/2) 
4 
3
25 MW 
240 tf
360 m/sec
400 m³
Summary
The covert ops frigates have few differences, but the cheetah is slightly faster and more maneuverable than the rest, while having a below par capacitor. Its speed makes it the ideal covert ops frigate for creating tactical bookmarks and maneuvering behind enemies on grid for fleet warps and hotdrops. But the speed comes at a price. Its powergrid is lesser than that of the Anathema and Helios, its CPU and capacitor is the lowest of all four covert ops frigates, and it possesses four, instead of five, mid-slots. Consequently, a Cheetah needs more advanced fitting skills or an extra fitting module to achieve the same versatility as the other covert ops frigates.
Skills
Required Skills-
Primary: Minmatar Frigate V Spaceship Command I Secondary: Covert Ops I Spaceship Command III Electronics Upgrades V Electronics II Engineering II
Recommended Skills-
Covert Ops IV Electronics IV Cloaking IV Science III Astrometrics IV Astrometric Rangefinding III Astrometric Acquisition III Astrometric Pinpointing III Navigation IV Accelaration Control III Afterburner III Evasive Maneuvering IV Fuel Conservation IV High Speed Maneuvering III Warp Drive Operation IV
Fitting
Non-Cyno Scout
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Combat Scanner Probe I x1
- Astrometric Rangefinding IV
- Astrometric Acquisition III
- Astrometrics III
- Cloaking IV
- Covert Ops IV
- Astrometric Acquisiton IV
- Astrometrics IV
- There is 1 remaining grid, allowing a single mid slot. A Multispectral ECM jammer might save you if you're caught decloaked. Alternatively a Warp Disruptor is occasionally useful if you bump in to a pod or freighter. Neither is really essential.
Cyno Scout
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I
Cynosural Field Generator I
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Combat Scanner Probe I x1
- Astrometric Rangefinding IV
- Astrometric Acquisition III
- Astrometrics III
- Cloaking IV
- Covert Ops IV
- Astrometric Acquisiton IV
- Astrometrics IV
utility scout - beginner
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Small Capacitor Battery II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Micro Auxiliary Power Core II
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Sisters Core Scanner Probe x36
Sisters Combat Scanner Probe x36
- Astrometric Acquisition III
- Astrometric Pinpointing III
- Astrometric Rangefinding III
- Astrometrics IV
- Covert Ops IV
- Electronics IV
- High Speed Maneuvering III
- Navigation IV
- Warp Drive Operation IV
- Having empty slots on a covert ops ship is perfectly acceptable. This ship is not intended for any direct combat role.
- The MAPC in the low slot is needed to give the Cheetah pilot enough powergrid to fit a capacitor battery for long warps.
- For those interested in exploration, a MAPC also allows a cheetah pilot to fit a codebreaker/analyzer/salvager in addition to the cap battery.
- With max navigation skills, the maximum velocity of this Cheetah fit is 564 m/s, which is 76 m/s faster than a similarly fit Helios.
- Sisters Combat probes are definitely worth the extra ISK.
- Carry extra probes, because you *will* forget about some of them.
Tactics
No sub-article about Cheetah roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.
Notes
The Cheetah (much like any covops) is cloak tanked. So despite rumors to the contrary, use of shields, or armor tank mods isn't needed. Rule #1: If you've been pointed in a cheetah, you've done something very wrong.
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