Tengu

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Tengu

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Caldari State Strategic Cruisers Tengu Class RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Tengu on zKillboard Tengu on EVE Workbench Tengu on Janice Tengu on EVE Ref

When we first saw the flock, we were surrounded, caught in a spectacle of stimuli. Brilliant colors, dancing lights, beautiful cacophonies, wafting ambrosia. Those birds surrounded us, each one a different shape, an altered species, a new wonder. I tried to follow a single bird, but my efforts were futile: Transformation is natural to their existence. Imagine it: an undulating mass, a changing mob, all those beasts partaking in wonderful transmogrification. These were our augurs, our deliverers, our saviors. Standing amidst the flock, we should have feared their glory; instead, we drew hope. This moment is the first time I understood what it meant to be Caldari: Divinity in the flock, delivery in flux, one being, many changes. - Janto Sitarbe, The Legendary Flock SHIP BONUSES Caldari Defensive Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Caldari Defensive Systems effectiveness Caldari Core Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Caldari Core Systems effectiveness Caldari Offensive Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Caldari Offensive Systems effectiveness Caldari Propulsion Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Caldari Propulsion Systems effectiveness Caldari Strategic Cruiser bonuses (per skill level): • 5% reduction in module heat damage amount taken • 10% bonus to nanite repair paste repair speed Role Bonus: • 99% reduction in Scan Probe Launcher CPU requirements • Rigs may be removed from this ship without being destroyed Required Skills Caldari Strategic Cruiser I41m Caldari Cruiser V29d 15h 6m Spaceship Command II47m Caldari Destroyer III8h 53m Caldari Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Caldari Defensive Systems I8m Shield Operation V5d 22h 13m Power Grid Management I8m Mechanics III4h 26m Caldari Core Systems I8m Power Grid Management V5d 22h 13m Caldari Offensive Systems I8m Missile Launcher Operation V5d 22h 13m Gunnery III4h 26m Caldari Propulsion Systems I8m Navigation V5d 22h 13m Training Time what's this? 60d 11h 3m 50s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations none Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 420 MW CPU 310 tf Capacitor 1,400 GJ High 0 Launchers 0 Turrets 0 Medium 0 Low 0 Rig 3   medium Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 170 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.52 Warp Speed 4 AU/s Base Time to Warp 10.38 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 0 m³ Drone Bandwidth 0 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 75.00 km Max Locked Targets 6 Gravimetric Sensor 20 points Sig. Radius 180 m Scan Res. 210 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 1,700 HP Mass 14,400,000 kg Volume 92,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 460 m³ Subsystem Hold Capacity 120 m&#179 Armor Armor Hitpoints 2,100 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 72.5 KIN 43.75 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 2,600 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 60 KIN 55 EXP 50

Summary

The Tengu is the Caldari Strategic Cruiser. Strategic cruisers are made up of the hull and 4 subsystems that can be swapped for flexibility. The Tengu is a popular strategic cruiser for missioning because of its strong shield tank and long range missiles. It is not very popular in incursions because of the delayed damage of missiles, but its high number of mid slots allow a lot of utility modules like webs and target painters to make up for this. In PvP the Tengu is normally used as a kiter, but can be HAM fit for close range damage. Like all strategic cruisers the Tengu can be configured to fit a Covert Ops cloak.

Skills

• Caldari Offensive Systems and Caldari Defensive Systems to V because they greatly improve the Tengu's performance. Caldari Core Systems V is especially useful for ECMgus. The other subsystem skills should only be taken to V when needed to reduce SP loss when losing the ship in combat.
• Heavy Missiles V, Heavy Assault Missiles V, and Heavy Missile Specialization/Heavy Assault Missile Specialization to at least I to fit T2 Launchers, which do more damage and are substantially cheaper than meta 4 variants, along with the ability to use T2 ammo types.
• Missile Launcher Operation, Rapid Launch, Warhead Upgrades, skills which increase DPS and are thus vital to all missile-based damage dealing ships, should all be trained to at least IV.
• Along with the requisite Engineering and Electronic Systems skills required for adequately fitting most ships. Weapon upgrades and Advanced Weapon Upgrades should be trained to V and IV respectively to help alleviate fitting problems.
• Guided Missile Precision and Target Navigation Prediction to at least IV to combat smaller targets.
• Missile Projection and Missile Bombardment to at least IV and ideally V to maximize the range at which all missiles travel.
• Caldari Strategic Cruiser to IV to reduce the damage incurred from overheating modules.
• Shield Operation and Shield Management should be trained to at least IV to improve shield capacity and recharge rate. While Tactical Shield Manipulation should be trained to IV to lower shield penetration chance and Shield Management to V to allow the use of the T2 Shield Boost Amplifier module.
• Shield Upgrades should be trained to IV to allow the use of T2 Shield Hardeners, Resistance Amplifiers, Shield Boosters, Shield Power Relays, Shield Extenders and Shield Rechargers.
• Finally, Hull Upgrades should be trained to level IV to allow use of the T2 Damage Control module.

Fitting

For more info on fittings, please go here

Tactics

Tengus are one of the most popular T3 cruiser doctrines among both null-sec and low-sec alliances. They are usually flown in one of two configurations. Large groups will usually run a brick tanked, long range rail Tengu, which is used to snipe from long range. Smaller groups, with little or no logi support, will run a doctrine affectionately titled "Slippery Petes". These Tengus are run nullified to ignore bubbles, with ECCM in the low slots to make them difficult to probe down and tackle. In fact, you need a bonused ship and a full set of Virtue implants to probe Petes! Petes are also fit with railguns, and are designed to warp in at extreme ranges, take potshots at key ships such as logistics and the Fleet Commander, and warp out before they can be caught.

Subsystems

Like other Strategic Cruisers, many of the stats of the Tengu are determined by what subsystems are installed. The Tengu requires a susbsystem from each of the Core, Defensive, Offensive, and Propulsion subsystems. Each category has three options, offering different bonuses and stats to the Tengu.

Core Subsystems

Name	Caldari Core Systems bonuses (per skill level)	Role Bonus
Augmented Graviton Reactor	5% bonus to capacitor capacity 3% bonus to energy warfare resistance	20% bonus to ship power output +2 mid slots, +2 low slots +50 GJ Capacitor
Electronic Efficiency Gate	15% bonus to ship sensor strength 5% bonus to max targeting range	25% bonus to ship CPU output +3 Mid Slots, +1 Low Slot +1 max locked target
Obfuscation Manifold	10% bonus to ECM Target Jammer strength and optimal range 15% bonus to the benefits of overheating ECM Target Jammer modules 5% reduction in module damage from overheating	+3 Mid Slots, +1 Low Slot

Defensive Subsystems

Name	Caldari Defensive Systems bonuses (per skill level)	Role Bonus
Amplification Node	10% bonus to Shield Booster effectiveness 10% bonus to the benefits of overheating Shield Boosters	+3 Mid Slots, +1 Low Slot +500 Shield HP, +100 Armor HP +300GJ Capacitor Capacity
Covert Reconfiguration	10% bonus to Core and Combat Scanner Probe strength 7.5% bonus to Shield Booster effectiveness 7.5% bonus to the benefits of overheating Shield Boosters	100% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement 10+ bonus to Relic and Data Analyzer virus strength Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds +1 High Slot, +3 Mid Slots +300 Armor HP, +600 Hull HP +200GJ Capacitor Capacity, +5m Signature Radius, +30m3 Cargo Capacity
Supplemental Screening	5% bonus to all shield hitpoints 5% bonus to the benefits of overheating shield hardeners	+2 Mid Slots, +2 Low Slots +1000 Shield HP +10m Signature Radius

Offensive Subsystems

Name	Caldari Offensive Systems bonuses (per skill level)	Role Bonus
Accelerated Ejection Bay	5% bonus to kinetic Light Missile, Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile damage 7.5% bonus to Rapid Light Missile, Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile Launcher rate of fire 10% bonus to Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile velocity	+7 High Slots, +6 Launcher Hardpoints +190 PWG, +160 CPU
Magnetic Infusion Basin	5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage 20% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret optimal range	25% reduction in the PWG and CPU fitting costs of Medium Hybrid Turrets +7 High Slots, +6 Turret Hardpoints +420 PWG, +120 CPU +100GJ Capacitor Capacity
Support Processor	2% bonus to Shield Command, Information Command and Skirmish Command burst strength and duration 5% reduction in Remote Shield Booster activation cost 10% bonus to the benefits of overheating Remote Shield Booster modules	75% reduction in the PWG and CPU fitting costs of Medium Remote Shield Booster modules 95% reduction in the PWG and CPU fitting costs of Command Burst modules 475% bonus to Remote Shield Booster falloff Can use one Command Burst module 50% bonus to Command Burst area of effect range +7 High Slots, +4 Launcher Hardpoints +100GJ Capacitor Capacity +25mbit Drone Bandwidth, +50m3 Drone Bay +1 max locked target

Propulsion Subsystems

Name	Caldari Propulsion Systems bonuses (per skill level)	Role Bonus
Chassis Optimization	7.5% bonus to ship agility 3% bonus to max velocity	+1 Mid Slot, +1 Low Slot
Fuel Catalyst	10% bonus to Afterburner velocity bonus 10% bonus to the benefits of overheating Afterburners and Microwarpdrives	+2 Mid Slots
Interdiction Nullifier	10% bonus to warp velocity and acceleration 15% reduction in capacitor need when initiating warp	Immunity to non-targeted interdiction Additional Base Stats +1 Low Slot +0.1 Inertia Modifier -20km Max Targeting Range +20m Signature Radius

Notes

Because of their Near-Battleship strong tank, decent DPS, and small mass, Tengu (like all other Strategic Cruisers) is highly preferred in Wormhole space, up to class 3.

When Strategic Cruisers got an overhaul in July, the reduction of Tengus low-slots had a big impact on its DPS and fitting capabilities. However, they are still viable when fitted with right subsystems and modules. (One editor believes the changes to the Tengu's low-slots is subjective and, in some cases, does not have a big impact on DPS when fitted with the proper subsystems.)

Patch History

A long, long time ago...

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) July 2017 Release - Released 2017-07-11 Tech 3 Strategic Cruisers have been rebalanced. Details of the goals behind this change can be found in this devblog. The available subsystems have been condensed into a smaller number of more powerful and useful choices. Strategic Cruisers now have four subsystem slots (reduced from five) with three choices in each slot (reduced from 4) Rigs can now be freely removed from Strategic Cruisers without destroying them. All Strategic Cruisers have received a dedicated subsystem bay so they can carry alternate configurations along with them on their adventures Each of the Strategic Cruiser hulls and subsystems have been rebalanced. All the details can be found in the following forum thread: https://meta.eveonline.com/t/july-release-strategic-cruisers/8414/4 New Base Stats: Slot layout: 0H, 0M, 0L; 0 turrets, 0 launchers 3 Rig Slots, 400 Calibration Fittings: 420 PWG, 310 CPU Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 2600 / 2100 / 1700 Base shield resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 0 / 60 / 55 / 50 Base armor resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 50 / 72.5 / 43.75 / 10 Capacitor (amount / recharge rate / average cap per second) : 1400 / 350 / 4 Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 170 / 0.52 / 14,400,000 / 10.38s Warp Speed: 3 au/s Drones (bandwidth / bay): 0 / 0 Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 75km / 210 / 6 Sensor strength: 20 Gravimetric Signature radius: 180 Cargo capacity: 460 Subsystem Bay: 120

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