Hawk

Hawk Name: Hawk Hull: Merlin Class Role: Assault Ship Following in the footsteps of Caldari vessels since time immemorial, the Hawk relies on tremendously powerful shield systems to see it through combat, blending launchers and turrets to provide for a powerful, well-rounded combat vessel. Developer: Lai Dai Lai Dai have always favored a balanced approach to their mix of on-board systems, leading to a line-up of versatile ships but providing very little in terms of tactical specialization. Caldari Frigate Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Missile Kinetic Damage per level Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Missile Velocity per level 7.5% bonus to Shield Boost Amount per level
Structure Structure Hitpoints 506 HP Max Velocity 273 m/sec Inertia Modifier 3.768 Mass 1,217,000 kg Volume 16500 m3 Capacity 300 m3 Fitting powergrid Output 45 MW Low Slots 2 Med Slots 4 High Slots 5 CPU Output 180 tf Launcher hardpoints 4 Turret hardpoints 2 Calibration 400 points Upgrade Hardpoints 2 Capacitor Recharge time 187.5 s Capacitor Capacity 312.5 GJ Targeting Maximum Targeting Range 45 km Max Locked Targets 6 Gravimetric Sensor Strength 16 points Signature Radius 39 m Scan Resolution 575 mm Shield Shield Capacity 935 HP Shield Em Damage Resistance 0 % Shield Explosive Damage Resistance 50 % Shield Kinetic Damage Resistance 70 % Shield Thermal Damage Resistance 80 % Shield recharge time 625 s Armor Armor Hitpoints 387 HP Armor Em Damage Resistance 50 % Armor Explosive Damage Resistance 10 % Armor Kinetic Damage Resistance 62.5 % Armor Thermal Damage Resistance 86.25 % Miscellaneous Tech Level 2 Meta Level 5 Rig Size Small		Blueprint Hawk Blueprint Required skills Primary Skill required Caldari Frigate V Spaceship Command I Secondary Skill required Assault Ships I Spaceship Command III Engineering V Mechanic V Material Requirements Skill / Science Mechanical Engineering 1 Caldari Starship Engineering 1 Skill / Mechanic Frigate Construction 5 Skill / Industry Industry 5 Ship / Frigate Merlin 1 Planetary Commodities / Refined Commodities Construction Blocks 25 Material / Mineral Tritanium 1,129 Pyerite 1,335 Mexallon 870 Isogen 125 Nocxium 1 Zydrine 4 Megacyte 3 Morphite 33 Commodity / Tool R.A.M.- Starship Tech 4 Commodity / Construction Components Magpulse Thruster 22 Gravimetric Sensor Cluster 22 Quantum Microprocessor 99 Titanium Diborite Armor Plate 550 Graviton Reactor Unit 6 Scalar Capacitor Unit 66 Sustained Shield Emitter 22 Waste Waste Factor 10% Variations Tech I Merlin Tech II Harpy Hawk Faction Worm

Ship Insight

The Hawk is the missile variant of the Caldari assault ships. Although lacking the high damage potential of its Harpy sibling, the Hawk makes up for it in versatility. Because of the use of missiles instead of guns, there is no minimum/maximum range or tracking issues that dictates the operating range of the ship. With a proficient missile pilot at the controls, this ship can shoot missiles out to 60 km’s or farther and because of the missile speed bonus, the flight time penalty is largely negated. The new rate of fire bonus given to the Hawk now also makes its DPS quite formidable as well. This makes the Hawk a very good point-defense ship where its missile batteries can engage and push off enemy tacklers and other frigate class vessels from the fleet’s larger vessels such as battleships without having to worry about its own relative position.

The other significant advantage is the fact that the Hawk has a shield boost bonus which effectively gives it a free shield boost amplifier. This, combined with a small signature radius, assault class shield resistances and the fact that its weapons systems do not use capacitor and you have a very difficult ship to take down. This is also combined with the fact that it does not have to get into close quarters with an enemy ship like the case is with the Vengeance and you have a ship that can both fight outside the range of the enemy and tank whatever damage that comes its way from longer range ships.

-"Alexandra"

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Hawk 1

Hawk 2