Hecate

 

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Hecate

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Gallente Federation Tactical Destroyers Hecate Class RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Hecate on zKillboard Hecate on EVE Workbench Hecate on Janice Hecate on EVE Ref

The first Hecate-class destroyers have entered official service in the Federation Navy on July 7th, YC117 after successful completion of an accelerated proving period. The new ship design has received near-unanimous praise from military experts but a troubled development period has stirred controversy among opposition senators. President Roden's office has issued a press statement extolling the capabilities of this new vessel: "In these tumultuous times we rely on the brave men and women of the Navy to stand firm against the enemies of our Federation. This administration stands with our armed forces and remains committed to providing these heroes with the best equipment available anywhere in the cluster. The Hecate makes use of the most advanced technology to provide unrivaled flexibility and firepower. Those who would threaten our liberty will learn to fear the strength and resolve of the Federation." The press release does not address the recent demands from a group of prominent doves in the Senate that the Navy procurement process be subjected to a public inquiry. The administration has previously defended the choice to pour unprecedented amounts of Federal funds into the development of the Hecate through a sole source contract with Roden Shipyards as the only way to retain technological parity with the other empires after the Federation received relatively light support from Capsuleers in their recent research efforts. -Scope News special report, YC117 SHIP BONUSES Gallente Tactical Destroyer Bonuses Per Level: 3% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret rate of fire 7.5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed 5% reduction module in heat damage amount taken Misc Bonus: 33% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage 95% reduction in Scan Probe Launcher CPU requirements • Additional bonuses are available when one of three Tactical Destroyer Modes are active. Modes may be changed no more than once every 10 seconds. • Defense Mode 33.3% bonus to all armor and hull resistances while Defense Mode is enabled 33.3% reduction to armor repairer duration while Defense Mode is active • Propulsion Mode 66.6% bonus to Microwarpdrive speed boost and reduction in Microwarpdrive capacitor use while Propulsion Mode is enabled 66.6% bonus to ship inertia modifier while Propulsion Mode is enabled • Sharpshooter Mode 66.6% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret optimal range while Sharpshooter Mode is enabled 33.3% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage while Sharpshooter Mode is enabled 100% bonus to sensor strength and targeting range while Sharpshooter Mode is enabled 66.6% increased resistances against hostile Sensor Dampeners and Weapon Disruptors while Sharpshooter Mode is enabled Required Skills Gallente Tactical Destroyer I25m Gallente Destroyer V11d 20h 26m Gallente Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Training Time what's this? 12d 5h 26m Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations none Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 54 MW CPU 230 tf Capacitor 700 GJ High 6 Launchers 0 Turrets 5 Medium 4 Low 4 Rig 3   small Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 180 m/sec Inertia Modifier 6 Warp Speed 4.5 AU/s Base Time to Warp 8.73 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 50.00 km Max Locked Targets 7 Magnetometric Sensor 14 points Sig. Radius 70 m Scan Res. 510 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 1,000 HP Mass 1,050,000 kg Volume 47,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 450 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 700 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 51.25 KIN 67.5 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 650 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 40 KIN 70 EXP 50

Summary

The Hecate is the Gallente Tactical Destroyer, released in Aegis. It is the 4th Tactical Destroyer released, after the Jackdaw, the Confessor, and the Svipul. It is a bit more agile than the Jackdaw, but slower than Svipul or Confessor. With its five turret hardpoints, bonused to deal as much damage as ten, it can put out high damage, but having the lowest powergrid output of all T3 destroyers, actually fitting those can be difficult.

Following the Tech 3 paradigm, Tactical Destroyers are flexible ships, and clever switching between their three modes allows the user to get the most out of these ships.
Sharpshooter mode allows a blaster-fit Hecate not to have the usual range struggle associated to blasters.
While the slot layout of the Hecate would allow for a shield variant, the Defense mode bonuses actually make this ship a strong Armor/Hull hybrid tanker, using armor repairers and a surprisingly large hull as buffer.
Propulsion mode bonuses mean the Hecate is generally flown in a 5MN variant, even though it is also noteworthy that the bonus to inertia can make the Hecate align in less than one second in specialized fits.

Skills

Weapon Upgrades and even more Advanced Weapon Upgrades are very important skills for this ship, so you can fit anything else besides guns. This ship should not be flown without a full T2 tank. T2 guns are also essential to achieve maximum DPS.

Tactics

No sub-article about Hecate roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.

Patch History

A long, long time ago...

Ascension 1.0 - Release 2016-11-15 Tactical Destroyers have been rebalanced. Small Hybrid Turret rate of fire per level bonus reduced from 5%/level to 3%/level (-2% per level) Small Hybrid Turret damage bonus reduced from 50% to 33% (-17%) Sharpshooter Mode now grants an additional 33% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage Sharpshooter Mode 100% scan resolution bonus replaced with 66.6% Sensor Dampener and Weapon Disruptor resistance Structure Hitpoints increased from 800 to 1,000 (+200 HP) Maximum Velocity increased from 170 m/sec to 180 m/sec (+10 m/sec) Mass increased from 980,000 kg to 1,050,000 kg (+70,000 kg) Inertia reduced from 6.5 to 6 (-0.5) Align time reduced from 8.83 s to 8.73 s Aegis 1.0 - Released 2015-07-07 Ship released, with the following stats: Gallente Tactical Destroyer Bonuses Per Level: 5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret rate of fire 7.5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed 5% reduction in heat damage generated by modules Role Bonus: 50% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret Damage 95% reduction in Scan Probe Launcher CPU requirements Additional bonuses are available when one of three Tactical Destroyer Modes are active. Modes may be changed no more than once every 10 seconds. Defense Mode: 33.3% bonus to all armor and hull resistances while Defense Mode is active 33.3% reduction to armor repairer duration while Defense Mode is active Propulsion Mode: 66.6% bonus to Microwarpdrive speed boost and reduction in Microwarpdrive capacitor use while Propulsion Mode is active 66.6% bonus to ship inertia modifier while Propulsion Mode is active Sharpshooter Mode: 66.6% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret optimal range while Sharpshooter Mode is active 100% bonus to sensor strength, scan resolution and targeting range while Sharpshooter Mode is active Slot layout: 6 H, 4 M, 4 L, 5 turrets 3 Rig Slots, 400 Calibration Fittings: 54 PWG, 230 CPU Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 650 / 700 / 800 Base shield resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 0 / 40 / 70 / 50 Base armor resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 50 / 51.25 / 67.5 / 10 Capacitor (amount / recharge rate / average cap per second): 700 / 280s / 2.5 Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / warp speed / align time): 170 / 6.5 / 980,000 / 4.5 / 8.83s Drones (bandwidth / bay): 0 / 0 Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 50km / 300 / 7 Sensor strength: 14 magnetometric Signature radius: 70 Cargo capacity: 450

Notes

The Hecate was released in July 2015 in the Aegis patch. The Tech 3 destroyers were given staggered releases from December 2014 to July 2015, with the order determined by players donating items to Empire NPCs. The Gallente received the least donations, and had their Tech 3 destroyer released fourth.

In Ancient Greek mythology, Hecate was a goddess associated with witchcraft and magic. Later in antiquity she was sometimes depicted as having three bodies or aspects, which is also appropriate to a tactical destroyer with its three modes.

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