Ishkur

Ishkur Name: Ishkur Hull: Incursus Class Role: Assault Ship Specialized as a frigate-class drone carrier, the Ishkur carries less in the way of firepower than most other Gallente gunboats. With a fully stocked complement of drones and a skilled pilot, however, no one should make the mistake of thinking this vessel easy prey. Developer: CreoDron As the largest drone developer and manufacturer in space, CreoDron has a vested interest in drone carriers. While sacrificing relatively little in the way of defensive capability, the Ishkur can chew its way through surprisingly strong opponents - provided, of course, that the pilot uses top-of-the-line CreoDron drones. Gallente Frigate Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret damage Assault Ships Skill Bonus: 10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret optimal range and +5 Drone Bay capacity per level Fitting powergrid Output 42 MW Low Slots 3 Med Slots 3 High Slots 4 CPU Output 155 tf Launcher hardpoints 0 Turret hardpoints 3 Calibration 400 points Upgrade Hardpoints 2 Structure Max Velocity 287 m/sec Inertia Modifier 3.56 Ion Propulsion Strength 7 points Mass 1,216,000 kg Volume 29500 m3 Capacity 165 m3 Capacitor Recharge time 187.50 sec Capacitor Capacity 312.5 Energy Targeting Maximum Targeting Range 47.50 km Max Locked Targets 6 Magnetometric Sensor Strength 12 points Signature Radius 39 m Scan Resolution 550 mm Shield Shield Capacity 457 HP Shield Em Damage Resistance 0 % Shield Explosive Damage Resistance 50 % Shield Kinetic Damage Resistance 85 % Shield Thermal Damage Resistance 60 % Shield recharge time 625.00 sec Armor Armor Hitpoints 809 HP Armor Em Damage Resistance 50 % Armor Explosive Damage Resistance 10 % Armor Kinetic Damage Resistance 83.75 % Armor Thermal Damage Resistance 67.5 % Drones Drone Capacity 25 m3 Drone Bandwidth 25 Mbit/sec Miscellaneous Tech Level 2 Meta Level 5

Blueprint Ishkur Blueprint Required skills Primary Skill required Gallente Frigate V Spaceship Command I Secondary Skill required Assault Ships I Spaceship Command III Engineering V Mechanic V Material Requirements Skill / Science Gallentean Starship Engineering 1 Mechanical Engineering 1 Skill / Mechanic Frigate Construction 5 Skill / Industry Industry 5 Ship / Frigate Incursus 1 Material / Mineral Tritanium 79 Nocxium 2 Zydrine 6 Megacyte 6 Morphite 33 Commodity / Tool R.A.M.- Starship Tech 4 Commodity / General Construction Blocks 28 Commodity / Construction Components Ion Thruster 33 Magnetometric Sensor Cluster 22 Photon Microprocessor 22 Crystalline Carbonide Armor Plate 44 Fusion Reactor Unit 44 Oscillator Capacitor Unit 28 Pulse Shield Emitter 44 Waste Waste Factor 10% Reprocess Material / Mineral Tritanium 11,600 Pyerite 9,858 Mexallon 570 Nocxium 2 Zydrine 5 Megacyte 5 Morphite 30 Commodity / General Construction Blocks 25 Commodity / Construction Components Ion Thruster 30 Magnetometric Sensor Cluster 20 Photon Microprocessor 20 Crystalline Carbonide Armor Plate 40 Fusion Reactor Unit 40 Oscillator Capacitor Unit 25 Pulse Shield Emitter 40

Summary

The Ishkur is a tech II, drone-based Gallente assault ship. It is widely regarded to be one of the best assault ships in the game due to its long range, versatility, high degree of survivability, and friendliness to solo PVPers.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths:

• Can effectively engage any target within its drone control range.
• Can very effectively engage interceptors, especially when rail fit.
• When blaster fit, does almost as much DPS as an Enyo without the Enyo's inability to do anything to any target not in blaster range, as well as having three midslots verses the Enyo's two.
• Though not the fastest assault ship, when fit with a good tech II or cheap faction afterburner, it is fast enough to kite or close with other assault ships, and with an overheated afterburner can even catch some MWD'ing cruisers.
• Tanks missile fire exceptionally well when fit with an afterburner.
• Can engage NPCs effectively in a pvp fit, making it a solid choice as a Factional Warfare mission running or plex ship.
• Agile enough to run through virtually any gatecamp in lowsec with good enough Spaceship Command and Evasive Maneuvering skills.

Weaknesses:

• Requires very high drone skills to be truly effective.
• Vulnerable to swarms of light drones.
• Lacks tank to engage neutrals on gates.
• Rail fits are very weak if forced to engage at close range and they can't open the distance. Blaster fits are forced to depend soley on drones if engaging at long range and may not be able to hold a fast target down long enough to score the kill.
• Slow - usually has no real escape options once engaged.
• Very unfriendly to MWD fits due to the Ishkur's need to maintain a low sig radius, especially if expecting to engage larger targets.
• Has difficulty damaging other assault ships that are using explosive hardeners, unless it uses drones other than Warrior IIs, but other drone types are too slow to speed-tank frigate-sized short-range weapons, forcing the Ishkur to fit drone rigs and a nav computer if the pilot wants to use other drone types.

Fitting your Ishkur

See Ishkur (Fitting)

Recommended Minimum Skills

In addition to the required skills, the following skills are recommended as a minimum required to fly this Ishkur with a minimum degree of competency:

• Drones V
• Combat Drone Operation IV
• Drone Interfacing IV
• Drone Durability IV
• Drone Navigation V
• Drone Sharpshooting V
• Gallente Drone Specialization IV
• Minmatar Drone Specialization IV
• Scout Drone Operation V
• Electronics V
• Propulsion Jamming IV
• Signature Analysis IV
• Targeting IV
• Energy Management IV
• Energy Systems Operation IV
• Controlled Bursts IV
• Gunnery V
• Motion Prediction IV
• Rapid Firing IV
• Sharpshooter IV
• Surgical Strike IV
• Trajectory Analysis IV
• Weapon Upgrades IV
• Small Hybrid Turret V
• Small Blaster Specialization I
• Small Railgun Specialization I
• Hull Upgrades V
• Repair Systems IV
• Acceleration Control IV
• Afterburner IV
• Evasive Maneuvering IV
• Navigation V
• Fuel Conservation II
• Spaceship Command V

Additional Images

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Ishkur 1

Ishkur 2