Leopard

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Minmatar Republic	Minmatar Republic
	Special Edition Shuttles
	Leopard Class

High Warp Speed

HIGHLIGHTS

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There is no swifter road than the road home.

– The poet Crofton

Rumor has it the Leopard originated as a secret project in the Minmatar Republic. In their endless battle against enslavement by the Amarr Empire, the Minmatar have had to develop ways not only to liberate large masses of their people, but also to sneak in and capture individuals of high strategic importance.

These kinds of black ops search-and-rescue missions might be executed for key people who were held by the enemy and possessed either special qualities the resistance needed, or information the Republic couldn't afford having tortured out of them. It's notable that these individuals might not all have been Minmatar, and that the resistance movement is unlikely to have restrained itself from using the same methods on key Amarr people they'd captured with the help of the Leopard.

It is an extremely fast ship, meant for quick and stealthy getaways, and while its origins are covered in rumors, chances are the Minmatar leaked it to the capsuleers in order to curry favor with them.

SHIP BONUSES

Role Bonus:
300% bonus to warp speed and warp acceleration
90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue
• Immune to Interdiction Sphere Launcher, Warp Disruption Field Generator and Mobile Small, Medium and Large Warp Disruptor

Required Skills

Spaceship Command I8m

Training Time what's this?

8m 20s

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

Grouping

▪ Variations

none

Ship Attributes

Fittings	Powergrid 25 MW CPU 150 tf Capacitor 250 GJ High 0 Launchers 0 Turrets 0 Medium 0 Low 0 Rig 0 Calibration 1

Navigation	Max Velocity 500 m/sec Inertia Modifier 1 Warp Speed 5 AU/s Base Time to Warp 2.22 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	No drone bay.

Targeting	Max Tgt. Range 35 km Max Locked Targets 2 LADAR Sensor 5 points Sig. Radius 25 m Scan Res. 0 mm

Structure	Structure Hitpoints 16 HP Mass 1,600,000 kg Volume 5,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 10 m³

Armor	Armor Hitpoints 195 HP Armor Resistances EM 60 THR 35 KIN 25 EXP 10

Shields	Shield Capacity 235 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

The Leopard is a special release ship that was gifted as the final item in the 2013 holiday "Yule Lads" giveaway, one ship to each active account that requested it. The Leopard is the fastest ship (at warp speed) in the game. With the release of the Pacifier, it is now ever so slightly edged out of this spot, albeit at a much greater ISK and SP cost. Additional copies were attainable in the limited time events Dawn of Liberation in 2018 and Minmatar Liberation Day in 2021.

Skills

Since new capsuleers start with Spaceship Command III and Evasive Maneuvering I, the Leopard (and all other Shuttles) are instawarp capable without any additional skills. Also like other Shuttles, additional skills do not provide any particular benefit for the Leopard.

Tactics

Given its ludicrous speed the Leopard makes it tempting to move small goods such as injectors, skillbooks, and fashion items very quickly. If you are tempted to try and move valuable items in your Leopard keep in mind that you will be a primary target for hi-sec pirates both for your cargo and for your expensive and unique shuttle. Under no circumstances should you use autopilot when flying the Leopard, as sooner or later you will lose it to a ganker (whether or not you have expensive cargo). Even then, you will always be vulnerable to smartbomb ganks near trade hubs.

Notes

Due to its role bonus the warp speed of a crewed Leopard will be 20 AU/s. Also note that it is a prime target to be instantly killed when you undock from trade hubs and areas of high activity.

Patch History

A long, long time ago...

September 2018 Release - Released 2018-09-11 Patch Notes

The warp speed role bonuses enjoyed by the Dramiel, Cynabal, Machariel, Leopard, and Victorieux Luxury Yacht are now applied as a true bonus behind the scenes rather than as a higher base value. This means that viewing the show-info window for an unpiloted copy of these ships will display lower values and that the warp speed will turn green when piloted to indicate that a bonus has been applied.

YC118.8 Release - Released 2016-09-13 (non-balance)

The name of the Leopard Blueprint has been corrected.

Rubicon 1.0.13 - Released 2014-01-08 (non-balance)

Added to the EVE Market.

Rubicon 1.0.11 - Released 2013-12-19 (unlisted, speculative)

Presumably introduced.