Raven
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The Raven is the powerhouse of the Caldari Navy. With its myriad launcher slots and powerful shields, few ships can rival it in strength or majesty. SHIP BONUSES
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Ship Attributes
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Summary
The Raven is a dedicated missile boat, that can be fitted with either cruise missile launchers or torpedo launchers and has equal bonuses to both. It is a very popular PvE level 4 mission runner, since it can use any missile ammunition equally well, allowing free choice of damage type. Their low speed and less-than-stellar tank make ravens a rarer sight in PvP, though torpedo firing ravens can make a serious dent in enemy battleships... if they can get in range. When fit with cruise missiles ravens have excellent range without needing to sacrifice slots on tracking enhancers or computers. In PvE this is a nice advantage, but in PvP the long travel time of the missile gives the target ample time to align and warp away unless it is held by a tackler, making ravens unpopular pvp snipers.
Skills
- Caldari Battleship to at least IV to take advantage of the DPS and range Buffs that come with every extra level in the skill.
- Cruise Missiles, and Torpedos should be trained to V, and Cruise Missile Specialization/Torpedo Specialization to at least I to fit T2 Launchers, which do more damage and can be substantially cheaper than meta 4 variants, along with providing the ability to use T2 ammo types.
- Missile Launcher Operation, Rapid Launch, Warhead Upgrades, skills which increase DPS and are thus vital to all missile-based damage dealing ships, should all be trained to at least IV.
- Along with the requisite Engineering and Electronics skills required for adequately fitting most ships. Weapon upgrades and Advanced Weapon Upgrades should be trained to V and IV respectively to help alleviate fitting problems.
- Guided Missile Precision, Target Navigation Prediction and Target Painting to at least IV to combat smaller targets and gain access to the T2 Target Painter module.
- Missile Projection and Missile Bombardment to at least IV and ideally V to maximize the range at which all missiles travel.
- Drones V, Combat Drone Operation V, Drone Interfacing IV and Gallente Drone Operation I/Minmatar Drone Operation I are all are important for getting as much DPS out of the drone bay as possible.
- Shield Operation and Shield Management should be trained to at least IV to improve shield capacity and recharge rate. While Tactical Shield Manipulation should be trained to V remove shield penetration chance and to allow the use of the T2 Shield Boost Amplifier module.
- Shield Upgrades should be trained to IV to allow the use of T2 Shield Hardeners, Resistance Amplifiers, Shield Boosters, Shield Power Relays, Shield Extenders and Shield Rechargers.
- EM Shield Compensation, Thermic Shield Compensation, Kinetic Shield Compensation, and Explosive Shield Compensation trained to level IV to further improve shield resistances.
- Finally, Hull Upgrades should be trained to level IV to allow use of the T2 Damage Control module.
Fitting
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
X-Large Shield Booster II
Shield Boost Amplifier II
Shield Boost Amplifier II
Kinetic Deflection Field II
Kinetic Deflection Field II
Thermic Dissipation Field II
Capacitor Flux Coil II
Capacitor Flux Coil II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Hobgoblin II x5
Hammerhead II x5
Mjolnir Cruise Missile x1
- Combat Drone Operation IV
- Drones V
- Drone Durability III
- Drone Interfacing IV
- Drone Navigation IV
- Gallente Drone Specialization II
- Scout Drone Operation V
- Electronics V
- Long Range Targeting III
- Signature Analysis III
- Targeting IV
- Engineering IV
- Energy Grid Upgrades IV
- Energy Management IV
- Energy Systems Operation IV
- Shield Compensation III
- Shield Management V
- Shield Operation V
- Shield Upgrades IV
- Tactical Shield Manipulation IV
- Weapon Upgrades IV
- Jury Rigging I
- Cruise Missiles IV
- Guided Missile Precision III
- Heavy Missiles III
- Missile Bombardment III
- Missile Launcher Operation V
- Missile Projection III
- Rapid Launch IV
- Standard Missiles III
- Target Navigation Prediction IV
- Warhead Upgrades III
- Evasive Maneuvering III
- Navigation IV
- Caldari Frigate IV
- Caldari Cruiser IV
- Caldari Battleship IV
- Spaceship Command IV
- This fitting has missiles and hardeners fitted for Guristas Pirates rats. For different pirates use the hardener types for the damage they do and the missile type that they're weak against.
- Consider making it your goal to purchase more cap-efficent tank modules so that you can start using the Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst I in some of the rig slots. This will give you much better damage against smaller ships, to help out your drones.
- This fit is taken from Battleclinic, which has a long discussion of the pros and cons of various modules.
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
'Arbalest' Cruise Launcher I
Large Energy Transfer Array II
Large Shield Transporter II
Prototype 100MN Microwarpdrive I
Sensor Booster II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Power Diagnostic System II
Damage Control II
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Warrior II x5
Valkyrie II x5
Targeting Range Script x1
Scan Resolution Script x1
Mjolnir Cruise Missile x1
- This fit uses almost all of your cpu. If you are finding that you do not have enough, consider a Co-Processor instead of a Power Diagnostic System.
- The propulsion mod is used to close range quickly to get within energy transfer and remote repair range after jumping through gates.
Tactics
No sub-article about Raven roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.
Notes
This vessel qualifies for the University PYOS and BYOM programs.