Tornado
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In YC 113 Republic Security Services learned the Amarr Empire was building a new battlecruiser capable of supporting battleship-class weapons. Determined to not lose their technological edge to their adversaries, Republic Fleet commissioned Boundless Creation to construct a gunboat to match. SHIP BONUSES
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Ship Attributes
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Summary
The Tornado was made to do one thing and one thing only: blow to smithereens anything that is unfortunately preoccupied with other threats. Like other attack battlecruisers, this ship is all gank and no tank. The Tornado is often fitted with 1400mm Artillery and used to deal massive alpha damage, in similar style to the Maelstrom.
Skills
Besides the general fitting skills and support skills which benefit most ships, the Tornado will benefit from access to Tech 2 artillery, and skills which help range and alpha damage: Sharpshooter and Surgical Strike.
Tactics
The Tornado excels in a number of niches thanks to its excellent ratio of cost to potential artillery alpha strike damage.
The Tornado is a popular gatecamping ship. Dual-boxing a Tornado and an Exequror for both remote repair and, more importantly, remote sensor boost (to boost the Tornado's scan resolution and lock time) is one of the most common setups for a single-player gatecamp.
The high alpha potential of the Tornado makes it extremely popular for suicide ganking. Because an artillery Tornado does extremely high damage with a long cycle time, the response speed of CONCORD does not affect how much damage it will do, and it can easily one-shot many ships.
The Tornado can also be used as a very long-range sniping ship in large-scale fleet engagements. It is cheaper and less character skill intensive than the Maelstrom, making it a more accessible tool for alliances with newer pilots.
Notes
The Tornado design was the winner of create a starship contest.
Patch History
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October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1 Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.
Odyssey 1.0 Released on Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
Retribution 1.0 Released on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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