Caldari Navy Hookbill

Caldari Navy Hookbill Long struggling with a reputation for being the ugly duckling of the Caldari ship repertoire, the Hookbill recently got a new lease on life, being upgraded from a routine patrol vessel into a fleet-standard frigate. With the advancements brought on by the upgrade, the time is nigh for this little slugger to prove itself on battlefields throughout Caldari space and beyond. Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to missile velocity and 20% bonus to Kinetic missile damage, 10% bonus to EM, Explosive, and Thermal missile damage per level
Structure Structure Hitpoints 469 HP Max Velocity 360 m/sec Inertia Modifier 3.3 Mass 981,000 kg Volume 16500 m3 Capacity 130 m3 Fitting powergrid Output 37 MW Low Slots 2 Med Slots 5 High Slots 3 CPU Output 165 tf Launcher hardpoints 3 Turret hardpoints 0 Calibration 350 points Upgrade Hardpoints 3 Capacitor Recharge time 187.5 s Capacitor Capacity 281 GJ Targeting Maximum Targeting Range 35 km Max Locked Targets 4 Gravimetric Sensor Strength 12 points Signature Radius 40 m Scan Resolution 550 mm Shield Shield Capacity 704 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 526 HP Armor Em Damage Resistance 50 % Armor Explosive Damage Resistance 10 % Armor Kinetic Damage Resistance 25 % Armor Thermal Damage Resistance 45 % Miscellaneous Tech Level 1 Rig Size Small		Blueprint Caldari Navy Hookbill Blueprint Required skills Primary Skill required Caldari Frigate III Spaceship Command I Material Requirements Skill / Industry Industry 1 Material / Mineral Tritanium 20,860 Pyerite 9,288 Mexallon 3,095 Isogen 584 Nocxium 2 Zydrine 2 Megacyte 2 Waste Waste Factor 10%

Since Dominion, faction ships have received a serious overhaul, and the Hookbill is no exception. Once boasting a passive shield tank that a cruiser would be proud of, and a weapons layout similar to the Merlin, the Hookbill has since exchanged a respectable bonus to shield HP for a respectable bonus to missiles, trading in its two turret and two missile slots for three missile slots.

While the Hookbill bares some resemblance to the Merlin, it would be more accurate to call it a beefed up Kestrel, considering that it is a missile boat that can deliver more damage from a longer range than the Kestrel, while being able to host a tank equal to that of a Merlin, making this an very good low level PvE ship.

Loyalty Point Store Offer

1 Caldari Navy Hookbill Frigate

• 80,000 LP
• 1 Merlin Frigate
• 1 Caldari BY-1 Nexus Chip

Caldari Navy Hookbill Images

Caldari Navy Hookbill Screenshot

Caldari Navy Hookbill Screenshot