Kestrel

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Kestrel
Kestrel
Caldari State
Caldari State
Standard Frigates
Kestrel Class
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The Kestrel is a heavy missile boat with a fairly large cargo space and one of the most sophisticated sensor arrays around. Interestingly enough, it has been used by both the Caldari Navy and several wealthy trade corporations as a cargo-hauling vessel. It is one of few trading vessels with good punching power, making it ideal for solo trade-runs in dangerous areas. The Kestrel was designed so that it could take up to four missile launchers but instead it can not be equipped with turret weapons nor mining lasers.

SHIP BONUSES

Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus:
10% bonus to Kinetic missile damage and 5% bonus to EM, Explosive, and Thermal missile damage per level.

Required Skills
  • Caldari Frigate III8h 53m
    • Spaceship Command I8m
Training Time what's this?
0d 9h 1m
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
▪ Variations
Manticore
Manticore.jpg
CornerT2s.png
Manticore
Covert Ops Kestrel Class
Icon highlights.pngCan Use Covert Ops Cloak
Icon hi slot.png5 (3/2) Icon mid slot.png4 Icon low slot.png2
Icon powergrid.png38 MW Icon cpu.png330 tf
Icon velocity.png280 m/sec
Icon capacity.png265 m³

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
30 MW
CPU
cpu output
150 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
250 GJ
High
high slots
4
Launchers
launcher slots
4
Turrets
turret slots
0
Medium
medium slots
3
Low
low slots
2
Rig
rigs
3
 
small
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
296 m/s
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
3.87
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
6 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
6.24 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
drone capacity
0 m³
Drone Bandwidth
drone bandwidth
0 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
max. targeting range
40 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
3
Gravimetric Sensor
Gravimetric sensor strength
10 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
47 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
465 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
266 HP
Mass
ship mass
1,163,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
19,700 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
305 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
313 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
50
THR
thermal resistance
45
KIN
kinetic resistance
25
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
391 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
40
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

As expected of the Caldari, the Kestrel is the premier T1 missile frigate. With 3 mid slots, it can be fit for PvP tackling, but it is not as well-suited to that role as the Merlin. The Kestrel makes an excellent frigate for level 1 missions, using the superior range of missiles to avoid damage.

Skills

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

Fitting

Kestrel/Fittings/Basic

Tactics

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

Notes

This vessel qualifies for the University Ship Replacement Program, PYOS, and BYOM.