Catalyst

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	Gallente Federation
	Standard Destroyers
	Catalyst Class

High Amount of High Slots

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Ideally suited for both skirmish warfare and fleet support, the Catalyst is touted as one of the best anti-frigate platforms out there. Faced with its top-of-the-line tracking equipment, not many can argue.

SHIP BONUSES

Traits:
Destroyer skill bonus per level:
10% Bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed
10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret falloff

Role Bonuses:
50% bonus to optimal range for small hybrid turrets

Required Skills

Gallente Destroyer I16m
- Gallente Frigate III8h 53m
  - Spaceship Command I8m

Training Time what's this?

9h 17m

Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.

Grouping

▪ Variations

Ship Attributes

Fittings	Powergrid 70 MW CPU 178 tf Capacitor 650 GJ High 8 Launchers 0 Turrets 8 Medium 2 Low 3 Rig 3 small Calibration 400

Navigation	Max Velocity 265 m/s Inertia Modifier 2.76 Warp Speed 3 AU/s Base Time to Warp 7.2 s what's this? 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 0 m³ Drone Bandwidth 0 Mbit/sec

Targeting	Max Tgt. Range 33 km Max Locked Targets 7 Magnetometric Sensor 11 points Sig. Radius 68 m Scan Res. 500 mm

Structure	Structure Hitpoints 900 HP Mass 1,550,000 kg Volume 55,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 450 m³

Armor	Armor Hitpoints 800 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 35 KIN 35 EXP 10

Shields	Shield Capacity 750 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

The Catalyst is a Gallente destroyer. Its bonuses favor blasters, though it can also be rail fit. It has 2 mids, allowing it to fit a tackle module, and 3 low slots for an armor tank. Unfortunately the Catalyst is still a destroyer, so it has a large signature for its tank, making it vulnerable to cruiser weapons, and it's slow speed and lack of mid slots means it will have difficulty dictating range against frigates, which is important for a blaster ship. A railgun fit Catalyst is a very fast L1 mission runner, but has trouble tanking level 2s. The catalyst's very high damage at short range makes it the ship of choice for high sec suicide ganks.

Like all destroyers, the Catalyst is also a great entry-level salvager ship on a player's path to a Noctis.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Catalyst for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.

Fitting

Mission Basic

Catalyst: Mission Basic

EFT

[Catalyst, Mission Basic]
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I

1MN Afterburner I
Cap Recharger I

Damage Control I
Small Armor Repairer I
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Antimatter Charge S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

RET 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

Acceleration Control I
Afterburner II
Controlled Bursts II
Destroyers I
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Energy Management II
Energy Systems Operation II
Evasive Maneuvering I
Gallente Frigate III
Gunnery III
Hull Upgrades II
Mechanic II
Motion Prediction II
Rapid Firing II
Repair Systems II
Sharpshooter II
Small Hybrid Turret III
Targeting II

NOTES

Fit three Small Capacitor Control Circuit I rigs if you can afford it (requires Jury Rigging I and Mechanic III).

Epic Arc Dagan Killer

Catalyst: Epic Arc Dagan Killer

EFT

[Catalyst, Epic Arc Dagan Killer]
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Fixed Parallel Link-Capacitor I

Small Inefficient Armor Repair Unit
Linear Flux Stabilizer I
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I

Antimatter Charge S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

RET 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

Controlled Bursts II
Destroyers II
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Energy Management II
Energy Systems Operation II
Evasive Maneuvering I
Gallente Frigate III
Gunnery III
Hull Upgrades II
Mechanic II
Motion Prediction II
Rapid Firing II
Small Hybrid Turret III
Sharpshooter II
Targeting II
Weapon Upgrades I

NOTES

This fitting with recommended skills should break Dagan's tank within a few minutes.
While orbiting at 500m, Dagan's guns should not be able to track the Catalyst. If your own guns have difficulty tracking at full speed, reduce speed to 75%.
This fitting should also work well against Kristan Parthus.

Salvaging Boat

Catalyst: Salvaging Boat

EFT

[Catalyst, Salvaging Boat]
Small Tractor Beam I
Small Tractor Beam I
Small Tractor Beam I
Small Tractor Beam I
Salvager I
Salvager I
Salvager I
Salvager I

1MN Microwarpdrive I
Cap Recharger I

Capacitor Power Relay I
Capacitor Power Relay I
Co-Processor I

Small Salvage Tackle I
Small Salvage Tackle I
Small Salvage Tackle I

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

RET 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

Acceleration Control II
Afterburner III
Armor Rigging II
Destroyers I
Electronics IV
Electronics Upgrades I
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Energy Management II
Energy Systems Operation II
Evasive Maneuvering II
Gallente Frigate III
High Speed Maneuvering III
Jury Rigging III
Mechanic III
Navigation III
Salvaging III

NOTES

The low slots on a salvaging boat can vary. The co-processor is only needed if you lack cpu, Electronics IV will give enough cpu to fit a third Capacitor Power Relay I. The capacitor power relays help running the modules for longer periods of time, especially if cap skills are low. Cargo expanders can be of use in missions with many wrecks to loot. Even with cargo expanders, a destroyer will often run out of cargo space in level 4 missions.
Rigs are optional, they are very expensive for most newbies.

Tactics

No sub-article about Catalyst roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.

Notes

This vessel qualifies for the University Ship Replacement Program, PYOS, and BYOM.
Several faction variants of the Catalyst exist; these ships are seeded by CCP and so it is against the Wartime Standard Operating Procedures to unlock them.