Thunderchild

 

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Thunderchild

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EDENCOM EDENCOM Battleships Thunderchild Class High amount of medium slots HIGHLIGHTS RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Thunderchild on zKillboard Thunderchild on EVE Workbench Thunderchild on Janice Thunderchild on EVE Ref

The Thunderchild-class battleship was commissioned from Upwell by the New Eden Common Defense Initiative while the organization was still a counter-Triglavian strategy group headed by Provost Marshal Kasiha Valkanir. When EDENCOM was officially announced as the new central command for the defense of New Eden in YC122, the research and development of a line of ships capable of bearing radical new weaponry was widely rumored following Triglavian raids on Upwell development facilities. The Upwell Consortium had been working on adapting Arcing Vorton Projector weaponry to a ship-based form since the success of the technology as an anti-fleet weapon on Keepstar Citadels. The first Triglavian invasions in mid-YC121 spurred that effort on even before EDENCOM underwrote the project, providing access to scientists and engineers from the secret weapons programs of the four core empires, and even the SoCT. The Thunderchild-class was conceived as the striking fist of counter-Triglavian fleets when commissioned by EDENCOM. This battleship is oriented around maximum firepower with high-output, rapid-charging Arcing Vorton Projectors delivering a blizzard of arc strikes against squadrons of enemy ships. SHIP BONUSES EDENCOM Battleship bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to Large Vorton Projector damage 5% bonus to Large Vorton Projector rate of fire Role Bonus: 100% bonus to Shield Extender hitpoints 50% bonus to Armor Plate hitpoints 5% Additional bonus to Reinforced Bulkhead hitpoints Required Skills EDENCOM Battleship I1h 6m EDENCOM Cruiser III22h 13m EDENCOM Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Spaceship Command II47m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m Training Time what's this? 2d 7h 25m Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations none Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 16,500 MW CPU 880 tf Capacitor 7,200 GJ High 2 Launchers 0 Turrets 1 Medium 7 Low 5 Rig 3   large Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 95 m/s Inertia Modifier 0.136 Warp Speed 3 AU/s Base Time to Warp 19.26 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 Drone Capacity 25 m³ Drone Bandwidth 25 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 118.00 km Max Locked Targets 7 Gravimetric Sensor 26 points Sig. Radius 485 m Scan Res. 142 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 6,600 HP Mass 102,141,000 kg Volume 470,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 861 m³ Frigate Escape Bay 1 Frigate Armor Armor Hitpoints 4,620 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 45 KIN 25 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 13,500 HP Shield Resistances EM 20 THR 20 KIN 50 EXP 50

Summary

The Thunderchild is the EDENCOM battleship. It gets access to a Large Vorton Projector, a special turret that can fire chain lightning at ships.

Despite not having the same shield resistances as the Skybreaker and Stormbringer, the Thunderchild can still field unbelievably thick shields. It is a very slow ship, but it can project lighting out to 144km, and potentially apply as much damage as a HAW Dreadnought, albeit spread across a fleet rather than focused on one target. It is, however, a very expensive ship to train for, construct, and fit, and its use cases are not well understood as many other ships would be considered less ponderous and more efficient at lower prices.

Vorton Projectors use Missile damage mechanics to determine their damage application. The Thunderchild's weapon has similar damage application to Tech 1 Cruise Missiles, making it most effective against Battleships and requiring application support (Target Painters, Stasis Webifiers) to effectively damage Battlecruisers or below.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Thunderchild for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.

Tactics

Like all other EDENCOM ships available, the Thunderchild's weapons will deal damage to 10 enemies and each cycle at around 400-500 DPS with max skills. With a high volley of damage and the long range of their Vorton projectors (Even with short range ammo), a fleet of Thunderchilds can easily do any null sec combat sites (if someone drops a bubble on a Rats spawn point). They are not just amazing for ratting, but they can be incredible for gatecamps as they don't need to lock someone to deal damage to them. Their high damage, you can use EM or KN damage types for their weapon, makes them effective for ratting in null sec. They are amazing against all factions, but second to Angel cartel rats. A fleet of 5 Thunderchilds can deal 2000-2500 DPS to each rat in the site, and if you count the chain, they deal more than 20000 dps to the site at a range of more than 40 or 50 km. They have one of the best shield tanks out there with a resist of 20 on EM and TH and 50 on explosive and KN. A single Thunderchild, without command bursts, can reach 175k of EHP with high resists.

Notes

The Thunderchild's name fits with the lightning theme of EDENCOM ships, but might also be an allusion to the HMS Thunder Child, a fictional torpedo ram with a brief but notable role in H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds.

Patch History

A long, long time ago...

Version 20.09 Version 2022-10-11.1 Patch notes 🤝 All Battleships that had an assembled volume above 470,000m3 have been reduced to 470,000m3. 20.03 Release - Build: 2013787 - 2022-03-08 - "Road to Fanfest" Update (Patch Notes) Brand new Role bonuses have been added to all battleships (excluding the Praxis). 50% bonus to HP from all Armor Plates 100% bonus to HP from all Shield Extenders 5% additive bonus to all Reinforced Bulkhead modules, for those with discerning tastes. Version 18.06 - Build: 1751741 - Released 2020-06-18 (Patch Notes) Scan resolution increased from 103 mm to 142 mm (+39 mm / +38.24%) Version 18.06 - Build: 1748920 - Released 2020-06-15 - "Lightning Strikes" Update (Patch Notes) Ship released, with the following stats: EDENCOM Battleship bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to Large Vorton Projector damage 5% bonus to Large Vorton Projector rate of fire Slot layout: 2 High Slots 7 Mid Slots 5 Low Slots 1 Turret Hardpoint 0 Launcher Hardpoints 3 Rig Slots 400 Calibration Fittings: 16,500 PWG, 880 CPU Defense (Shield / Armor / Structure) : 13,500 / 4,620 / 6,600 Base shield resistances (EM/Thermal/Kinetic/Explosive): 20% / 20% / 50% / 50% Base armor resistances (EM/Thermal/Kinetic/Explosive): 50% / 45% / 25% / 10% Base structure resistances (EM/Thermal/Kinetic/Explosive): 33% / 33% / 33% / 33% Capacitor (amount / recharge rate) : 7200 / 1125s Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass): 95 / 0.136 / 102,141,000 Warp Speed: 3 AU/s Drones (bandwidth / bay): 25 / 25 Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 118km / 103 / 7 Sensor strength: 26 Gravimetric Signature radius: 485m Cargo capacity: 861m3 Frigate Escape Bay: 1 Unit

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