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Megathron
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 Megathron | |
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| Tech 1 Battleship | |
| Basic Fitting Information | |
 Powergrid | 15,500 MW |
 CPU | 550 tf |
 High Slots | 8 |
 Medium Slots | 4 |
 Low Slots | 7 |
 Turrets | 7 |
 Launchers | 2 |
 Rig Slots | 3 |
| See Fitting for more information. | |
| Basic Combat Attributes | |
 Shield HP | 6211 |
 Armour HP | 6641 |
 Max Velocity | 105 m/s |
Contents |
The Megathron is without a doubt one of the best PvP ships for the Gallente faction. It accelerates quickly, has a high armor capacity, and is very versatile due to its number of fitting slots. It has seven turret slots and two launcher hardpoints, which are rare in the Gallente line-up. The Megathron shines as a sniper like few other ships can. With the proper skills and setup, a Megathron can hit targets from a distance of 150km. Such an extreme build requires fleet support from cruisers and frigates, as the sniper gear will strip a Megathron of all ability to tank and heal. It will rely on companion cruisers to pick off attackers and repair damage done to its armor and hull.
It used to be common practice to fit Warp Core Stabilizers on a 'Sniperthron' so that it could warp out of the battlefield when targetted, but with the penalties introduced in later patches (reduces targetting distance by 50%), the Megathron has become more dependent on others in these situations.
The other common build for the Megathron is conventionally referred to as the 'Blasterthron', because where the other strategy uses long-range railguns, this one uses short-range blasters. This build takes the Megathron to its technical limitations, but it makes one of the meanest PvP battleships around. By fitting the ship with tanking gear, the Megathron will use a microwarpdrive to dive into close range with a target, web it, and then pound it to rubble with high powered hybrid blasters.
Many Miners also find the Megathron useful for its 8 High Slots and 7 Turret Hardpoints, allowing up to seven Mining Lasers to be fitted to the combat ship. The large CPU and Powergrid of the battleship also allows for several Mining Upgrades modules to be fitted as well. Often, the battleship's durability makes it a very candid operator in low-security mining operations. If fitted and correctly skilled, the Megathron is capable of out-mining even Medium Mining Barges.
Description & Bonuses
The Megathron has established itself as one of the most feared and respected battleships around. Since its first appearance almost two decades ago it has seen considerable service in the troublesome regions on the outskirts of the Federation, helping to expand and defend Gallentean influence there.
Gallente Battleship Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret damage and 7.5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret tracking speed per level.
Statistics
Fitting
CPU : 550
Powergrid : 15500
Calibration : 400
Low slots : 7
Med slots : 4
High slots : 8
Launcher hardpoints : 2
Turret hardpoints : 7
Rig Slots : 3
Structure
Structure hit points : 7500
Capacity : 675 m3
Drone Capacity : 125 m3
Drone bandwidth : 125 Mbit/sec
Mass : 98,400,000 kg
Volume : 486,000.0 m3 (50,000.0 m3 packaged)
Inertia Multiplier : 0.128
EM Damage Resistance : 0%
Explosive Damage Resistance : 0%
Kinetic Damage Resistance : 0%
Thermal Damage Resistance : 0%
Armor
Armor hit points : 6641
Armor EM Damage Resistance : 60%
Armor Explosive Damage Resistance : 10%
Armor Kinetic Damage Resistance : 35%
Armor Thermal Damage Resistance : 35%
Shield
Shield hit points : 6211
Shield recharge time : 2500 seconds
Shield EM Damage Resistance : 0%
Shield Explosive Damage Resistance : 50%
Shield Kinetic Damage Resistance : 40%
Shield Thermal Damage Resistance : 20%
Capacitor
Capacity : 5625
Recharge time : 1154.88 seconds
Targeting
Maximum targeting range : 72 km
Maximum locked targets : 7
Scan resolution : 95 mm
Magnetometric sensor strength : 21 points
Signature radius : 400 m
Other
Max Velocity : 105 m/sec
Ship Warp Speed : 3 AU/S
Ion propulsion strength : 8 points
Base price : 105,000,000 isk
Tech-2 versions : Kronos
Faction versions : Megathron Federate Issue, Megathron Navy Issue, Vindicator
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Skill Requirements
Recommended Certificates
Armor Tanking - Standard
Battleship Hybrid Turrets - Basic
Core Competency - Standard
Blueprint Info
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Attributes
Manufacturing time : 5 Hours
Research material time : 4 Days, 4 Hours
Research copy time : 1 Week, 1 Day, 8 Hours
Research productivity time : 4 Days, 4 Hours
Wastage factor : 0.1
Bill of materials
Manufacturing
(Unresearched, Production Efficiency 0 - 5)
Isogen : 155677 - 126848
Megacyte : 2839 - 2313
Mexallon : 623876 - 508343
Nocxium : 38862 - 31666
Pyerite : 2489257 - 2028283
Tritanium : 9953334 - 8110124
Zydrine : 9221 - 7513
Invention
Datacore - Gallentean Starship Engineering : 32
Datacore - Mechanical Engineering : 32
Incognito Ship Data Interface : 1
Ship's Card Game Version
Ship type : Battleship
Assembly : 3
Cost : 14
Power : 13
Shields : 12
News cannot target Megathron
Patrol 3
See also
The Megathron at EVE-Online's Item Database [1]
The Megathron at ESSDB [2]
The Megathron at EVE-Extra [3]
The Megathron in card-form [4]
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