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Rapier
Overview
The Rapier is a finesse ship and its capabilities are best employed in support of a small to medium-sized gang. With its webbing range bonus a Rapier can reduce a ship's maximum velocity by ~75% at ranges up to 40km before heat and gang warfare link bonuses are applied. Maximum DPS is about 170-180 and comes primarily from drones. Note that while the Rapier has pretty decent shields it has paper thin armor and hull so if you're taking hits you should be aligned as your shields hit 50% and warping out before they drop below 30% or you may find yourself in a pod.
Force recon ships are the cruiser-class equivalent of covert ops frigates. While not as resilient as combat recon ships, they are nonetheless able to do their job as reconaissance vessels very effectively, due in no small part to their ability to interface with covert ops cloaking devices and set up cynosural fields for incoming capital ships.
Developer: Core Complexion Inc.
Core Complexion's ships are unusual in that they favor electronics and defense over the “lots of guns” approach traditionally favored by the Minmatar.
Requirements
- Minmatar Cruiser V
- Spaceship Command II
- Minmatar Destroyer III
- Minmatar Frigate III
- Spaceship Command I
- Recon Ships I
- Cloaking IV
- CPU Management IV
- Signature Analysis V
- CPU Management I
- Spaceship Command V
- Electronics Upgrades V
- CPU Management II
- Power Grid Management II
Traits
Role bonuses:
- 80% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator liquid ozone consumption
- 50% reduction in Cynosural Field Generator duration
- Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator
- Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds
Minmatar Cruiser bonuses (per skill level):
- 10% bonus to Light Missile, Heavy Missile and Heavy Assault Missile damage
- 10% bonus to Target Painter effectiveness
Recon Ships bonuses (per skill level):
- 60% bonus to Stasis Webifier optimal range
- 20% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement
Fitting
Foxy Shazam Armor Oracle/General Armor Fleet Rapier
Refer to reimbursement page. Web things, Paint things. Dance with me, Dance with me…
[Rapier, FoxyShazam Armor Rapier of Rock and Roll] Damage Control II Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II 1600mm Reinforced Steel Plates II Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron Stasis Webifier II Stasis Webifier II Small Capacitor Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 200 Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I Covert Ops Cloaking Device II Cynosural Field Generator I [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Medium Trimark Armor Pump I Medium Explosive Armor Plate I Vespa EC-600 x4
Predditors Hotdrop
[Rapier, Huh?] 220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP M 220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP M 220mm Vulcan AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP M Covert Ops Cloaking Device II 10MN Microwarpdrive II Large Shield Extender II Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution Script Stasis Webifier II Stasis Webifier II Warp Disruptor II Nanofiber Internal Structure II Power Diagnostic System II Power Diagnostic System II Damage Control II Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Valkyrie II x3 Hornet II x2
Black Ops
[Rapier, Black Ops] 650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Titanium Sabot M 650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Titanium Sabot M Expanded Probe Launcher I, Combat Scanner Probe I Covert Ops Cloaking Device II 10MN Microwarpdrive II Stasis Webifier II Stasis Webifier II Warp Disruptor II Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II Overdrive Injector System II Nanofiber Internal Structure II Nanofiber Internal Structure II Damage Control II Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Valkyrie II x3 Hornet II x2
If you only have Recon IV you'll need to swap out a low slot module for a Co-Processor in order to fit the probe launcher. A highly recommended upgrade for this ship is a faction warp disruptor since that allows you to tackle ships outside of heavy energy neutralizer range.
Gatecamper
[Rapier, Gatecamper] 650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M 650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M 650mm Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M Covert Ops Cloaking Device II 10MN Microwarpdrive II Stasis Webifier II Stasis Webifier II Warp Disruptor II Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution Script Large Shield Extender II Nanofiber Internal Structure II Signal Amplifier II Signal Amplifier II Damage Control II Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Valkyrie II x3 Hornet II x2
The Rapier's base scan resolution isn't so hot which gives enemies a chance to build up speed before your stasis webifiers take effect so this fit trades agility and about 10k EHP for ~600mm scan resolution.
Small Gang Rapier
[Rapier, Rapier] Overdrive Injector System II Nanofiber Internal Structure II Nanofiber Internal Structure II Power Diagnostic System II Shadow Serpentis Stasis Webifier Shadow Serpentis Stasis Webifier Target Painter II Large Shield Extender II Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I Multispectrum Shield Hardener II 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M Covert Ops Cloaking Device II Medium Core Defense Field Extender I Medium Particle Dispersion Projector II Valkyrie II x4
It´s meant as a kite setup so stay at range 35+ km.
The faction Web´s are optional but you will lose 10ish km web range.