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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
The Archon is the Amarr carrier. Formerly in possession of the strongest remote repair abilities of any vessel, the role of the Archon (and carriers in general) has shifted from logistics to mobile long-range damage-dealing in April of 2016. Although it has an extremely durable armor tank thanks to its resistance bonus, the Archon is mostly overlooked in favor of the Thanatos for both PVP and PVE due to its smaller fighter hangar and lower fighter damage, since carriers usually engage well out of weapon range of enemy ships.
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The Archon is the Amarr carrier. Although it has an extremely durable armor tank thanks to its resistance bonus, the Archon is mostly overlooked in favor of the other armor carrier, the Thanatos, for both PvP and PvE. This is because the Archon has a smaller fighter hangar and lower fighter damage, and carriers usually engage well out of weapon range of enemy ships.
 
 
In former days the Archon was also used in the "Slowcat" doctrine, similar to the concept of Remote Rep Dominixes or other drone ships like Prophecies or Vexors. This is no longer possible since the base armor hit points repaired by capital armor repairers was cut by roughly half, among other reasons.
 
  
 
==Skills==
 
==Skills==
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
The Archon was the top-tier triage carrier by a pretty large margin. This was the case primarily due to its enormous tank, buffed by its armor resistance bonus, its generous capacitor, and the fact that when a carrier is in triage it won't have its fighters out anyway.
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After the citadel release the Archon has lost it's triage role and is now equipped with new fighter squadrons.
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''Archon'' (''ἄρχων'') was the ancient Greek word for "ruler" (it's related to the modern English words "patriarchy" and "matriarchy"). But given the tendency of Amarr ship names to draw from specifically religious words, the Archon's name might come from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archon_(Gnosticism) Archons], powerful beings in the cosmology of Gnosticism and Manicheanism.  
  
 
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[[Category:Ship Database]][[Category:Carriers]]
 
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Revision as of 02:24, 16 November 2021

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Ship Database
Archon
Archon
Amarr Empire
Amarr Empire
Carriers
Archon Class
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HIGHLIGHTS
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10,000 m³ Fleet Hangar
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1,000,000 m³ Ship Maintenance Bay
HIGHLIGHTS
RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES

The Archon was commissioned by the Amarr Navy to act as a personnel and fighter carrier. The order to create the ship came as part of a unilateral initative issued by Navy Command in the wake of Emperor Kor-Azor's assassination. Sporting the latest in fighter command interfacing technology and possessing characteristically strong defenses, the Archon is a powerful aid in any engagement.

SHIP BONUSES

Amarr Carrier bonuses (per skill level):
4% bonus to all armor resistances
5% bonus to Cenobite Support Fighter neutralization optimal range
1% bonus to Armored Command and Information Command burst strength and duration
Role Bonus:
• Can fit Networked Sensor Array
• Can fit two Command Burst modules
200% bonus to Command Burst area of effect range
• Can launch Light and Support Fighters
• Can lock at extended ranges
5x penalty to Entosis Link duration

Required Skills
Training Time what's this?
147d 13h 43m 40s
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
▪ Variations
none

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
775,000 MW
CPU
cpu output
625 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
58,000 GJ
High
high slots
5
Launchers
launcher slots
0
Turrets
turret slots
0
Medium
medium slots
4
Low
low slots
7
Rig
rigs
3
 
capital
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
80 m/sec
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
0.041
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
1.5 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
71.616 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.
Fighters
Fighter Bay Capacity
fighter bay capacity
60,000 m³
Fighter Squad Tubes
fighter squad tubes
3
Light Fighter Squad Limit
light fighter squad limit
3
Support Fighter Squad Limit
support fighter squad limit
1
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
3950 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
14
RADAR Sensor
RADAR sensor strength
72 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
9,920 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
70 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
76,300 HP
Mass
ship mass
1,260,000,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
13,950,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
825 m³
Fuel Capacity
capacity
3,000 m³
Ship Maintenance Bay Capacity
capacity
1,000,000 m³
Fleet Hangar Capacity
capacity
10,000 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
72,000 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
50
THR
thermal resistance
35
KIN
kinetic resistance
25
EXP
explosive resistance
20
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
53,000 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
40
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

The Archon is the Amarr carrier. Although it has an extremely durable armor tank thanks to its resistance bonus, the Archon is mostly overlooked in favor of the other armor carrier, the Thanatos, for both PvP and PvE. This is because the Archon has a smaller fighter hangar and lower fighter damage, and carriers usually engage well out of weapon range of enemy ships.

Skills

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

Tactics

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

Notes

Archon (ἄρχων) was the ancient Greek word for "ruler" (it's related to the modern English words "patriarchy" and "matriarchy"). But given the tendency of Amarr ship names to draw from specifically religious words, the Archon's name might come from the Archons, powerful beings in the cosmology of Gnosticism and Manicheanism.