Chimera
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| Chimera | ||
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 The Chimera’s design is based upon the Kairiola, a vessel holding tremendous historical significance for the Caldari. Initially a water freighter, the Kairiola was refitted in the days of the Gallente-Caldari war to act as a fighter carrier during the orbital bombardment of Caldari Prime. It was most famously flown by the legendary Admiral Yakia Tovil-Toba directly into Gallente Prime’s atmosphere, where it fragmented and struck several key locations on the planet. This event, where the good Admiral gave his life, marked the culmination of a week’s concentrated campaign of distraction which enabled the Caldari to evacuate their people from their besieged home planet. Where the Chimera roams, the Caldari remember. | ||
| High slots | 5 | |
| Medium slots | 7 | |
| Low slots | 4 | |
| Rig slots | 3 | |
| Power output | 450000 MW | |
| CPU output | 825 tf | |
| Turret slots | n/a | |
| Launcher slots | n/a | |
| Max targets | 6 | |
| Shield capacity | 125000 | |
| Shield resists (EM/EXP/KIN/THERM) | 0/50/40/20 | |
| Armor HP | 100000 | |
| Armor resists (EM/EXP/KIN/THERM) | 50/10/25/45 | |
| Capacitor | 56250 | |
| Drones | 80000 m3 | |
| Drone Bandwidth | ||
| Cargo | 3475 m3 | |
| Max Speed | 65 m/s | |
| Insurance Cost | 220,147,977.00 | |
| Insurance Payout | 733,826,590.00 | |
| Updated for Booster Patch | ||
| Required Skills | ||
| Primary | Capital Ships | I |
| Secondary | Caldari Carrier | I |
| Tertiary | Jump Drive Operation | I |
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[edit] Overview
The Caldari Carrier.
The Chimera is the only shield tanking carrier, now that the Nidhoggur has been reworked into an armor tanker. It can fit a very strong tank which matches or even sometimes exceeds that of the Archon.
When starting a purpose-built alt for carriers (or deciding which one to buy on EVE-O/from another goon), most pick an Archon or Thanatos pilot, as both are generally more situationally useful than a Chimera - they have slightly better or equivalent combat capabilities than the Chimera, and their larger number of lowslots gives them more overall versatility. However, if you're a Caldari fan, the Chimera is a fine carrier, and the Phoenix is also quite good as well for if/when you train for dreads. (Note: Phoenixes fall way behind the Moros and Rev in terms of usefulness in both PVP and Tower Sieging.)
It used to have a tiny model that was smaller than a Megathron or the similar-looking Rokh, and it was a running joke that newbies would mistake a Chimera for a battleship. It has since been fixed (unfortunately).
[edit] Bonuses
- 50% bonus to Energy and Shield transfer range per level
- 5% bonus to all Shield resistances per level
- 99% reduction in CPU need for Warfare Link modules
- Can deploy 1 additional Fighter per level
- 200% bonus to Fighter control range
[edit] Fittings
Apply to the capital group when you have your ship to get fittings.