Designed for commando and espionage operation, its main strength is the ability to travel unseen through enemy territory and to avoid unfavorable encounters.
Developer: Ishukone
The Buzzard was developed according to the exacting specifications of Admiral Okaseilen Fukashi, head of the Caldari Navy Recon Division, and was the first production level ship specifically built to take full advantage of the cloaking breakthroughs achieved by Project Mirage at Crielere.
SHIP BONUSES
Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Missile Kinetic Damage per level -5% bonus to Missile Launcher Rate of Fire per level Covert Ops Skill Bonus: -97.5% to -100% reduced CPU need for cloaking device 10% increase to scan strength of probes per level 10% reduction to survey probe flight time per level Note: can fit covert cynosural field generators
Required Skills
Caldari Frigate V11d 20h 26m
Spaceship Command I8m
Covert Ops I33m
Spaceship Command III4h 26m
Electronics Upgrades V11d 20h 26m
Training Time what's this?
23d 22h 1m
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
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
0 m³
Drone Bandwidth
0 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
50 km
Max Locked Targets
5
Gravimetric Sensor
24 points
Sig. Radius
50 m
Scan Res.
405 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
316 HP
Mass
1,270,000 kg
Volume
19,400 m³
Cargo Capacity
190 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
316 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
50
THR
55
KIN
25
EXP
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
528 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
0
THR
30
KIN
40
EXP
50
Summary
The Buzzard has an extra mid slot and less low slot compared to most covert ops frigates, making it less agile than the other covops frigates due to losing a nanofiber. This is not a major impediment though and the Buzzard still performs its role well.
Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Buzzard for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.
Fitting
No tagged fittings for Buzzard.
Tactics
No sub-article about Buzzard roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.
