Bantam

Bantam The Bantam is a strong and sturdy craft, and an extremely effective mining frigate. In addition, its large structure makes it ideal for trading and the Bantam is very popular among budding inter-stellar traders. Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to cargo capacity and 20% bonus to mining laser yield per skill level. Role Bonus: -60% mining laser capacitor use
Structure Structure Hitpoints 188 HP Max Velocity 296 m/sec Inertia Modifier 3.62 Mass 1,155,000 kg Volume 20000 m3 Capacity 235 m3 Fitting powergrid Output 15 MW Low Slots 2 Med Slots 2 High Slots 2 CPU Output 150 tf Launcher hardpoints 0 Turret hardpoints 2 Calibration 400 points Upgrade Hardpoints 3 Capacitor Recharge time 93.75 s Capacitor Need Multiplier 0.4 % Capacitor Capacity 125 GJ Targeting Maximum Targeting Range 30 km Max Locked Targets 3 Gravimetric Sensor Strength 7 points Signature Radius 44 m Scan Resolution 480 mm Shield Shield Capacity 156 HP Shield Em Damage Resistance 0 % Shield Explosive Damage Resistance 50 % Shield Kinetic Damage Resistance 40 % Shield Thermal Damage Resistance 20 % Shield recharge time 625 s Armor Armor Hitpoints 188 HP Armor Em Damage Resistance 50 % Armor Explosive Damage Resistance 10 % Armor Kinetic Damage Resistance 25 % Armor Thermal Damage Resistance 45 % Drones Drone Capacity 5 m3 Drone Bandwidth 5 Mbit/sec Miscellaneous Tech Level 1 Rig Size Small		Blueprint Bantam Blueprint Required skills Primary Skill required Caldari Frigate II Spaceship Command I Material Requirements Skill / Industry Industry 1 Material / Mineral Tritanium 2,977 Pyerite 798 Mexallon 44 Isogen 51 Nocxium 2 Zydrine 2 Waste Waste Factor 10%

Additional Information

The bantam is probably one of the first "real" frigates a Caldari pilot will get to touch, and for the budding miner it offers a good set of bonuses that will let you harvest helpless veldspar asteroids. It does however suffer from an inability to really walk and chew gum; its feeble drone bay and poor midslot setup does not lend itself to either have a good tank or enough drone damage to be able to weather the field against anything more than the weakest of NPC rats. Still, for the cost it offers a good starting ledge to work from.

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Bantam 1

Bantam 2