Typhoon: This battleship is a jack-of-all-trades.Like most Minmatar ships, the Tempest is very skill intensive to fly effectively. Tempest: This battleship has the highest single-salvo damage of any battleship, but if you don't destroy the other target soon, it lacks the tanking to survive long encounters.It's rate of fire bonus also means it tends towards autocannons, making the Maelstrom more of a close-range brawler rather than a long-range sniper. Maelstrom: The Maelstrom sports an active shield boost bonus, meaning it can soak up a good deal of damage.A favorite of many Minmatar pilots, the Hurricane has enough slots to be a versatile asset on any battlefield. Hurricane: The Hurricane can dish out more damage than the Cyclone, and can also utilize Warfare Link Modules thanks to its CPU need reduction.Like other Battlecruisers, it receives a 99% CPU need reduction for Warfare Link Modules, meaning it can serve as a fleet command ship of sorts. Cyclone: The Cyclone gets a bonus to active shield boosting, meaning it can take a beating.For this reason, it is popular as a scout and fast attack ship, and is often used as a more powerful tackler to support groups cruisers and/or battleships. Stabber: The Stabber is the fastest cruiser in Eve, and can almost be flown as a frigate.The Scythe is also popular with miners operating in dangerous territory, where its speed and nimbleness can get it out of a tight situation quickly. Recent upgrades with Caldari technology has substantially improved its mining yield. Scythe: The Scythe is a popular mining cruiser.Rupture: The Rupture is a popular Minmatar cruiser, while lacking the speed and agility of the Stabber is carries a lot more punch, and is often affectionately reffered to as a "baby Tempest".Its bonuses lend it to an effective ranging or drone-carrier platform. Bellicose: The Bellicose is a versatile cruiser, though it may shy away from the mainline duty of Rupture class.With good skills and a full set of 280mm Projectiles, this ship can chew through other frigates. Thrasher: This is one of the first more modern Minmatar ships, looking more like a spacecraft than a flying scrap heap. However, it has one less low slot and one less mid slot, limiting its tanking abilities. But if you're into missiles, get this instead of a Rifter. It's also pretty expensive, and requires Minmatar Frigate 3. It's very fast, as fast as a Rifter in fact. It's pretty sturdy, with good shields and armor. It has three launchers and one turret that can be mounted simultaneously. Breacher: The Breacher is a great missile ship.The Vigil also makes an excellent scout ship and can be setup as a poor mans covert-ops. This speed and electronic warfare makes it a popular choice as a tackler. Vigil: The Vigil is another support/EW vessel, and also happens to be almost as fast as the Slasher.It will serve you well until you can afford something else, and also makes a good ship for deliveries and courier missions where you might run into trouble. It is also the fastest frigate in the game at its base speed. Slasher: The Slasher is a moderate fighter and is very cheap.Use the same tactics as I recommended with the Punisher, this is not a solo mining platform. It also has a fourth slot to put a missle launcher for self defense. The Rifter has three turret hardpoints, so with a little management and the right skills you can use three mining lasers on it just like the Punisher. It is expensive and requires Minmatar Frigate level 3. Most Minmatar will argue that this is the best frigate fighter in the game (most Minmatar will argue about anything), and it certainly has some very positive points. It is also very fast compared to other brute fighters, although it has no drone bay. It can mount 3 turrets and 1 launcher at once, and has great shields and armor. If you need bigger cargo, this is a cheap solution until you can save up for a Probe. However, it doesn't have the CPU to use two mining lasers without some skills and equipment. It has good cargo and gets a bonus to use mining lasers, and is cheap enough to get quickly.
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