Combat Battlecruiser

Overhauling the base Drake-class battlecruiser hull to make it their own, the Guristas Pirates have substantially expanded the drone capacity of the new Alligator-class design, and slightly improved missile systems and the propulsion drives. Despite their efforts to improve the handling of the ship, this notoriously sluggish hull's agility took a backseat to the need to pack in new drone stowage and advanced combat drone management systems. With the ability to field a full rack of launchers, a flight of upgraded medium combat drones, and formidable defensive shields, the Alligator meets the Guristas need for an assault ship capable of taking on empire patrols and supporting raids against more targets across New Eden.

One of the most ferocious war vessels to ever spring from Gallente starship design, the Brutix is a behemoth in every sense of the word. When this hard-hitting monster appears, the battlefield takes notice.

This ship was born out of the experience gained by the Federation after the launch of the Talos-Class Attack Battlecruiser. Sensing that the Brutix hull could be refined further, it was decided to remove all notion of active defense from it to favor improvements to its already significant damage potential. The final outcome of this experiment resulted in the Brutix Navy Issue, a vessel that already shows great potential from the few skirmishes it has been into so far.

One of the most ferocious war vessels to ever spring from Gallente starship design, the Brutix is a behemoth in every sense of the word. When this hard-hitting monster appears, the battlefield takes notice.

The Cyclone was created in order to meet the increasing demand for a vessel capable of providing muscle for frigate detachments while remaining more mobile than a battleship. To this end, the Cyclone's seven high-power slots and powerful thrusters have proved ideal.

Following a hotly contested bidding process, a joint development group of engineers from the Brutor and Sebiestor Tribes were tasked with drafting a response to disturbing intelligence documents obtained in a raid on an Amarr frigate and destroyer systems research facility in the system of Arayar. How does one answer a wide range of yet unknown and emerging threats? Volume of fire. To this end, the Cyclone was redesigned with over a decade's worth of technical advancements crowned by a state of the art missile loading system, enabling it to launch an awe inspiring volume of missiles in a very short amount of time. A simple, yet effective, answer – and one that does not leave those who ask with much time to ponder it.

The Cyclone was created in order to meet the increasing demand for a vessel capable of providing muscle for frigate detachments while remaining more mobile than a battleship. To this end, the Cyclone's seven high-power slots and powerful thrusters have proved ideal.

Of the meticulous craftsmanship the Caldari are renowned for, the Drake was born. It was found beneath such a ship to rely on anything other than the time-honored combat tradition of missile fire, while the inclusion of sufficient CPU capabilities for decent electronic warfare goes without saying.

After the resounding success tied to the launch of the Drake-class Battlecruiser, the Caldari Navy signed up a massive order to acquire a specific version for its own arsenals. The outcome, the Drake Navy Issue, while sharing a similar look with its step-father, serves a completely different purpose on the battlefield. Being more mobile, able to project missiles more effectively at range, against smaller targets and on a wider selection of damage types, this ship is ideal to support small scale conflicts and raids.

A heavy, intermediate warship that appears to be the Collective's equivalent of a combat battlecruiser, the Drekavac is another Triglavian design that has proven adaptable to capsuleer technology, as with previously recovered examples of ship architecture recovered from Abyssal Deadspace. As with other frontline combat vessels of the Collective, the Drekavac is capable of mounting Heavy Entropic Disintegrators and an array of support weapons such as energy neutralizers and pulse weapons. The ship also makes use of drones and has a long-range remote repair capability. Drekavac Subclade of Perun Clade relinquished the adaptation schema of reverse-time accepted 243 tactical troika classification cladeship into the proving grounds of Perun Clade on the assent-conjunction of prayer from Gromovi and Samovda Subclades. Evocation of playful communion across repeated-time by tactical troika in sub-15, sub-21 and sub-27 exclaves of repeated conduit loop construct-303 is under now-time pressure. – partial translation of data included recovered design schematics of the Drekavac

Designed as much to look like a killing machine as to be one, the Ferox will strike fear into the heart of anyone unlucky enough to get caught in its crosshairs. With the potential for sizable armament as well as tremendous electronic warfare capability, this versatile gunboat is at home in a great number of scenarios.

Designed as much to look like a killing machine as to be one, the Ferox will strike fear into the heart of anyone unlucky enough to get caught in its crosshairs. With the potential for sizable armament as well as tremendous electronic warfare capability, this versatile gunboat is at home in a great number of scenarios.

While the Ferox had long been a key ship in Caldari Navy fleets, new ambush tactics were beginning to expose weaknesses in the standard doctrines. The navy needed a ship capable of withstanding a surprise assault from multiple vessels, with firepower to match. This time, the Caldari weren't designing an elegant hunter that could kill at range – they needed a monster with heavy defenses and claws sharp enough to fend off closing attackers. With advanced hybrid tracking systems and highly classified shield energy injection systems, the Ferox Navy Issue is capable of reducing entire squadrons to smoking wreckage single-handedly. This great beast fears not the buzzing of flies.

The SoCT's Gnosis-class battlecruiser is typically used as an exploration, research or training vessel and is well equipped for such activities. It is even better prepared, however, to guard such tasks from interruption and sabotage. Although The Society generally frowns upon violent behavior, extreme (and often, extremely violent) methods are taken to protect its own vessels and the secrets they may carry. This mission of acquiring, deepening and sharing knowledge is key to the philosophy of the SoCT, and one well-served by the capable and fearsome Gnosis.

Right from its very appearance on a battlefield, the Harbinger proclaims its status as a massive weapon, a laser burning through the heart of the ungodly. Everything about it exhibits this focused intent, from the lights on its nose and wings that root out the infidels, to the large number of turreted high slots that serve to destroy them. Should any heathens be left alive after the Harbinger's initial assault, its drones will take care of them.

While the Harbinger is a formidable vessel on its own, recent reports have raised its lack of flexibility as a noteworthy concern in the ever-shifting fleet tactic doctrines. Working hard to correct this problem, Imperial engineers came up with the improved Navy Issue variant. Boasting upgraded tracking systems, enhanced resilience and an advanced medium slot configuration layout, the Harbinger Navy Issue is a radical change over its predecessor, capable of astounding performance in a much wider spectrum of engagements.

The force with which this ship hits is more than sufficient to leave a trail of shattered enemies, floating around like so much lifeless debris. An adaptable vessel, it has enough turret hardpoints for a full-scale assault while remaining versatile enough to allow for plenty of missile fire, and has both sufficient speed to outrun its enemies and sufficient capacitor charge to outlast them.

In YC 115, after much heated discussion, CONCORD issued a decree stating the Hurricane-Class Battlecruiser was far too effective to stay under its current technological label, and demanded the Minmatar Republic to either cease production or sort it as a more technologically advanced craft. The Tribal Council grudgingly complied by releasing a simplified version of the Hurricane, then quickly exploited a loophole in the legislation and began using the original overpowered hull as part of its active fleet force. And that is how, after a new paint coat and renaming fees that the Hurricane Fleet Issue came to be.

Following battle-tested Angel Cartel doctrines, the Khizriel-class battlecruiser makes a virtue out of speed of striking and the ability to rain destruction on its targets from just out of reach of any counterfire. Engineers of the Cartel's Salvation Angels group have labored on this design's warp drive to eke out every last bit of acceleration and warp speed possible for such a large ship. While this gunboat lacks the flexibility of missile options, it is able to deploy a covering flight of drones should it need to distract and disrupt any enemies. The speed and formidable firepower of the Khizriel is enhanced by top-of-the-line shield and armor systems protecting an unusually agile battlecruiser. The Khizriel's ability to strike from surprise, destroy its targets, and rapidly evade reprisals may be unmatched among pirate vessels, and is clearly intended to be a serious thorn in the side of empire border patrols and CONCORD security forces.

Worried that their hot-shot pilots would burn brightly in their eagerness to engage the enemy, the Federation Navy created a ship that encourages caution over foolhardiness. A hardier version of its counterpart, the Myrmidon is a ship designed to persist in battle. Its numerous medium and high slots allow it to slowly bulldoze its way through the opposition, while its massive drone space ensures that no enemy is left unscathed.

Following a successful re-engineering process, Duvolle Laboratories developed a new method of transmitting energy to remote stasis webification drones, greatly increasing the factor by which they could ensnare a ship. The research corporation then went on to win a bid to apply this new development to Gallente Navy ship designs. The bulky nature of this technology prohibited integration with the Gallente Navy's smaller vessels and so the Myrmidon was identified as an ideal choice for field testing. This webification drone technology, combined with an upgraded Myrmidon, proved a potent combination: the drones being able to snare distant targets, allowing this spiked column of destruction to slowly fall upon its prey.

The Prophecy is built on an ancient Amarrian warship design dating back to the earliest days of starship combat. Originally intended as a full-fledged battleship, it was determined after mixed fleet engagements with early prototypes that the Prophecy would be more effective as a slightly smaller, more mobile form of artillery support.

The Prophecy is built on an ancient Amarrian warship design dating back to the earliest days of starship combat. Originally intended as a full-fledged battleship, it was determined after mixed fleet engagements with early prototypes that the Prophecy would be more effective as a slightly smaller, more mobile form of artillery support.

The latest iteration of an ancient and venerable warship design, the Prophecy Navy Issue is a return to the tried and true Amarr doctrine of super-heavy armor and powerful energy weapons. Capitalizing on the success of the Prophecy as a sturdy mainline doctrine, onboard drone control systems have also been streamlined, creating additional space to allow for more advanced crystal focusing technology. To the Amarr there is little more beautiful than to witness the moment purifying fire streams through the heavens to smite the heretic and the unbeliever.

This is a special Drake variant developed by a mysterious faction of New Eden.