Ferox
 Can Use Warfare Links
HIGHLIGHTS
High Amount of High Slots
HIGHLIGHTS
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Designed as much to look like a killing machine as to be one, the Ferox will strike fear into the heart of anyone unlucky enough to get caught in its crosshairs. With the potential for sizable armament as well as tremendous electronic warfare capability, this versatile gunboat is at home in a great number of scenarios. SHIP BONUSES
Caldari Battlecruiser bonuses (per skill level):
Ship Attributes
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7 (2/5) 
6 
4
1,275 MW 
545 tf
140 m/sec
400 m³
Summary
The Ferox is generally more popular as a PvP ship than a PvE ship, as when in combat with NPCs, the limited range of blasters or limited damage of railguns do not combine well with the Ferox's slow speed and large signature radius.
In particular, the Ferox has spent several years as one of the most popular ships in very large nullsec fleets. It is cheap, durable, and its railguns can project damage to very long ranges. Its popularity has resulted in it receiving several nerfs over 2018 and 2019, but it is still a solid low-tech, even Alpha-usable, fleet ship. (It speaks volumes that two of its great competitors in this role, the Eagle and Muninn, are both Heavy Assault Cruisers and thus significantly more expensive and skill-intensive, and the Ferox still sees significant use.)
Outside of nullsec fleets, the Ferox also sees popularity in lowsec as a brawling-blaster platform, relying on its innately thick battlecruiser hull, six turret hardpoints, and often an XL Ancillary Shield Booster, to grind enemies apart faster than they can break through it.
Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Ferox for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.
Fitting
Shield Fleet PvP
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
Information Command Burst II
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
50MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Small Capacitor Booster II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
EM Ward Field II
Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Reactor Control Unit II
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Warrior II x5
Javelin M x1000
Spike M x1000
Federation Navy Antimatter Charge M x1000
Federation Navy Thorium Charge M x1000
Federation Navy Tungsten Charge M x1000
Nanite Repair Paste x150
Navy Cap Booster 400 x25
Sensor Optimization Charge x300
PvE
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
250mm Railgun II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Gist X-Type Thermal Dissipation Field
Gist X-Type Kinetic Deflection Field
Tracking Computer II
10MN Afterburner II
Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Hornet II x5
Iridium Charge M x1000
Antimatter Charge M x1000
Javelin M x1000
Spike M x1000
Optimal Range Script x1
Tracking Speed Script x1
- Refit resist modules by those that tank rats the best.
Solo/Small Gang PvP
Heavy Ion Blaster II
Heavy Ion Blaster II
Heavy Ion Blaster II
Medium Ghoul Compact Energy Nosferatu
Heavy Ion Blaster II
Heavy Ion Blaster II
Heavy Ion Blaster II
50MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive
Warp Scrambler II
Stasis Webifier II
Large Ancillary Shield Booster
Large Ancillary Shield Booster
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II
Acolyte II x5
Null M x1000
Void M x1000
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge M x1000
Nanite Repair Paste x150
Navy Cap Booster 150 x50
Tactics
No sub-article about Ferox roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.
Notes
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Patch History
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October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1 Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.
APRIL 2019 RELEASE APRIL 9TH 2019
March 2018 1.0 - Released 2018-03-20 Reduced fitting here will force more tradeoffs between tank and damage, bringing the Ferox closer to its competition.
Vanguard v.1.0 - Build 974399 - 2015-09-2019 The Ferox is getting a very significant change in the form of a new skill bonus and slot changes. The shield resistance bonus is being swapped for hybrid damage, and a highslot (and turret) is being traded for a mid. This leaves the Ferox with 7.5 effective turrets (compared to 7 before) and the ability to use the new midslot to either compensate for the resistance bonus or to go in a completely different direction through tracking computers, webs, or whatever else you wish. The extra range provided by the role bonus is obviously valuable for fleet fighting with rails, and the addition of falloff helps the Ferox take advantage of its range advantage with blasters as well. Caldari Battlecruiser skill bonuses:
Role Bonus:
Retribution v.1.1 - Build: 476047 - 2012-04-12 The Ferox has been failing at its previously intended purpose as a railgun sniper for a long time now, both because of the weakness of medium railguns and the role overlap with the extremely powerful Attack (Tier 3) Battlecruisers. We do not have the time to fix all these problems in 1.1 but we are focused on getting the Ferox into a place where it can perform in its adopted role of shield/blaster brawler while also preparing for that bright future when medium rails are viable again. To reach this goal we are increasing the damage potential through an extra turret and extra highslot, adding CPU and Powergrid to fit the big guns and adding hitpoints to ensure that the Ferox can take a beating and keep on going. Battlecruiser skill bonuses:
Fixed Bonus: Can fit Warfare Link modules
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