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The Hangar Floor
As this Chronicle grows, you will see many ships mentioned, some more than others. As I add ships to my primary collection, I will feature them here.
The Shattered Hand was the first ship I purchased with ISK I’d earned myself. We’ve been through a lot, her and I, and though I’ve moved on to larger and more powerful vessels, I still take her out from time to time.
The Wendigo is my Wolf-class Assault Frigate. Not as fast as the Rifter, but more sturdy and packing a hell of a lot more punch with the fourth turret hardpoint - if you see the Wendigo on your scanner, she means business.
When only the absolute best in tackling will do, I turn to my Stiletto-class interceptor, Sgian Dubh. Her four medium-power module slots allow for quite a bit of versatility. With a Tech 2 MicroWarpdrive and Small Electrochemical Capacitor Booster you can run forever with either two 1-point warp disruptors, two 2-point warp scramblers, or one of either plus a stasis webifier. What’s more, the ship’s electronics systems are designed to coax maximum efficiency out of propulsion jamming modules, so the warp scramblers and disruptors reach farther than many targets expect, allowing a pilot to remain well outside of web range (unless you need to apply a web yourself, of course). Just don’t expect to do much damage in a Stiletto - it’s just not what she’s built for.
The newly-commissioned Bastet is my Jaguar-class Assault Frigate. Closely related to the Wolf, but built for speed and more suited to a tough shield buffer. It’s my understanding that the Jaguar isn’t quite the powerhouse that a Wolf is, but I haven’t flown the Bastet much at all so I really can’t say anything about her capabilities.
My Rupture-class Cruiser, The Black Pearl, is the only ship I currently fly on a regular basis that is larger than a frigate. Only recently have I discovered what a versatile platform the Rupture can be, and I still have much to learn about her power. At the moment, Autocannons, thick armor plating and ECM drones are the foundation of my Rupture’s strategy.
As a diversion, I’ve found some enjoyment in taking out an oft-ignored Minmatar cruiser: the Stabber. My Sica, fitted in much the same way as one would fit a Vagabond, is surprisingly swift and agile for a vessel her size, but in no way does she match up to the more expensive Fleet Issue variant. I don’t fly the Sica often, but I tend to keep one around, just in case.
Upon mastering Electronic Upgrades, I decided to invest some time in the simulators for learning how to fly Stealth Bombers as well as Covert Ops and Electronic Attack frigates, always pleased with an opportunity to add a powerful new frigate-sized ship to my hangar. While its applications are limited, the Stealth Bomber is a very capable platform for adding a notable alpha strike every ten to twelve seconds. Unfortunately, its agility is sub-par for a frigate and it’s hull isn’t very strong so a pilot has to be quite careful about staying out of harm’s way. Remote sensor dampeners are a good start, but they’re by no means a be-all, end-all of self-defense. Even so, seeing a Hound uncloak and loose Caldari Navy Devastators is always a cause for discomfort.
On the other end of the Minmatar CovOps spectrum is the Cheetah. Her electronics being geared toward astrometrics makes her very difficult to hide from.
A relatively new design, the Hyena-class Electronic Attack frigate makes the stasis webifying power of the Matari Recon cruisers accessible to a much larger demographic by placing it in a frigate-sized hull which many more pilots can afford. Her range isn’t as large as her larger siblings, but a frigate that can maintain speeds upwards of 5km/sec and hold two webs on a target from outside of 20 kilometers is nothing to sneeze at. My Pretty Noose is an addition that numerous DFIAS pilots have been asking me to add to my hangar and I’ve finally done so.
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