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Caracal Navy Issue
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A sufficient display of force to scatter the undisciplined.
– Executive General Heika Torigo
Created specifically in order to counter the ever-increasing numbers of pirate invaders in Caldari territories, the Navy Issue Caracal has performed admirably in its task. Sporting added defensive capability as well as increased fitting potential, it is seeing ever greater use in defense of the homeland.
SHIP BONUSES
Caldari Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):
6% bonus to Rapid Light Missile, Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile Launcher rate of fire
5% bonus to Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile explosion radius
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
57.50 km
Max Locked Targets
7
Gravimetric Sensor
21 points
Sig. Radius
125 m
Scan Res.
270 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
2,250 HP
Mass
9,600,000 kg
Volume
101,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
450 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
1,950 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
50
THR
45
KIN
25
EXP
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
3,000 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
0
THR
20
KIN
40
EXP
50
Summary
The Caracal Navy Issue gives up the Caracal's missile range bonus in return for a bonus to damage application for medium-sized missiles (the explosion speed bonus does not affect light missiles from Rapid Light Missile Launchers).
In PvP, the Osprey Navy Issue outdoes the Caracal Navy Issue as a kiting ship, with greater speed and a range bonus to medium-sized missile, the Drake has greater survivability for a similar price tag, and the base Caracal can achieve longer sniping ranges. In recent years, the Caracal Navy Issue has received several changes to bring it up to parity with other missile cruisers. The Uprising expansion increased the powergrid and rate of fire on the Caracal Navy Issue. The balance patch in update 2024-02-20.1 also removed the Rapid Light Missile Launcher range bonuses which previously existed on the Osprey Navy Issue and the Caracal. Though many still view the Caracal Navy Issue as an inferior missile cruiser, it now has a niche as a close range brawler fitted with Heavy Assault Missiles.
In PvE combat, though, the Caracal Navy Issue's application bonus lets it chew through smaller targets with medium-sized missiles, so it has some use as a very efficient small/mid-scale site runner requiring fewer skill points than a Cerberus.
Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Caracal Navy Issue for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.
Tactics
No sub-article about Caracal Navy Issue roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.
Notes
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Patch History
A long, long time ago...
Version 20.10 - 2022-11-08 - Uprising (Patch notes)
The Caracal Navy Issue struggled to fit Heavy Assault Missiles due to restrictive powergrid. These changes should help it to fit more easily, fit more tank with the added mid and do a bit more damage as well.
Powergrid increased from 715 MW to 900 MW (+185 MW)
Low slot count reduced from 4 to 3 (-1)
Mid slot count increased from 5 to 6 (+1)
Caldari Cruiser rate of fire bonus to Rapid Light, Heavy, and Heavy Assault Missile Launchers increased from 5% per level to 6% per level (+1% per level)
October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1
Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.
Warp Speed increased from 3 AU/s to 4 AU/s (+1 AU/s)
APRIL 2019 RELEASE APRIL 9TH 2019
Drone Bay increased to 25m3 (was 0m3)
Drone Bandwidth increased to 25mbit/s (was 0 mbit/s)
