Broadsword
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Effectively combining the trapping power of interdictors with the defensive capabilities of heavy assault ships, the heavy interdictor is an invaluable addition to any skirmish force, offensive or defensive. Heavy interdictors are the only ships able to use the warp disruption field generator, a module which creates a warp disruption field that moves with the origin ship wherever it goes. SHIP BONUSES
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Ship Attributes
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Summary
The Broadsword is the Minmatar Heavy Interdictor. It is designed to be heavily shield tanked, and has a large number of mid slots and a hull bonus to help this. The main purpose of the Broadsword is to carry the Warp Disruption Field Generator module, which produces a warp disruption bubble around the ship.
The Broadsword and the Caldari Onyx have the same slot layouts and are almost identical ships, however the shield resist profile on the Onyx is less even than the Broadsword, making it vulnerable to EM damage. As such the Broadsword is slightly preferred, but the Onyx performs almost as well. While the armor tanked Devoter can field a larger tank in terms of raw EHP, a shield tank benefits from passive regeneration, which is important because a HIC using a Warp Disruption Field Generator cannot be remotely repaired and the passive regeneration over the duration of a bubble cycle can amount to tens of thousands of EHP.
Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Broadsword for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.
Fitting
425mm AutoCannon II
425mm AutoCannon II
425mm AutoCannon II
425mm AutoCannon II
425mm AutoCannon II
Auto Targeting System II
Large Shield Extender II
Tracking Computer II
Tracking Computer II
Tracking Computer II
Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Sensor Booster II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Medium Anti-Kinetic Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Projectile Collision Accelerator II
Tracking Speed Script x3
Optimal Range Script x3
Scan Resolution Script x1
Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M x1
Republic Fleet EMP M x1
Republic Fleet Fusion M x1
- Medium Projectile Turret V
- Medium Autocannon Specialization IV
- Broadsword is rarely seen in Incursion fleets. Thanks to its inherent shield resist bonus and Minmatar T2 ships' resist profile, Broadsword can utilize 5 out of 6 of its utility med slots to help with applying its seemingly unimpressive damage, despite still being a shield tanked ship. This allows Broadsword to deal damage at decent range (2.1+35km) and with far superior tracking speed (~0.2rad/sec) than other Minmatar ships. (Range and tracking stats are data when the pilot has all V skills and when the tracking computers are scripted with two Optimal Range Script and one Tracking Speed Script).
- Auto targeting system solves the problem with Broadsword's small maximum target count.
Tactics
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Notes
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