The Cormorant is the ship bridging the gap between frigates and cruisers. Even though its purpose is to shoot down small and speedy ships, there are several odd jobs that I believe it can do better.

A lot of experienced Caldari pilots buy one simply for the sole role of salvaging wrecks after a battle or mission. Its relatively large cargo plus an extender will hold more than 500 m3 of any of the crap that you collect. And its 8 high slots means you can stick quite a bit of salvagers and tractor beams on. Well, 8 to be exact. Add a MWD and you got a speedy little temporary hauler.

For those lazy people who feel lazy, take the Cormorant out for a spin in the asteroids and mine your brains out. Watch excitingly as 7 miner I’s drill into the precious Veldspar into nothingness. And put that missile launcher on to fend off any NPC foes.

See, the destroyer class ships don’t really have a big role in the big battlefield except as a janitor. Unless it’s a small raid operation…

Then when its time for a battle, it sure is fun to see those turrets blast blue or green beams at those helpless ants. And if someone is shooting at you, launch a defender to lower the overall incoming DPS.

All in all, the Cormorant is just a bigger form of a frigate; nothing you absolutely need in the beginning. When you get rich, be sure to get one though to help you loot those wrecks and salvage some tritanium bars!

[expand title=Technical Information:]

• 10% bonus to small hybrid turret tracking speed
• 10% bonus to small hybrid turret optimal range
• Penalty of 25% reduction in rate of fire for turrets
• Bonus of 50% bonus optimal range for small hybrid turrets
• Default targeting range is 36 km with 7 locked targets
• Velocity is 210 m/sec with 0 m3 of drone capacity
• Shield hit points is 782 and recharges in 625 seconds
• Power grid is at 55MW, 215ft of CPU, and 400 calibration points
• There are 8 high slots, 4 medium slots, 1 low slots, and 3 rig slots
• 1 slot for launchers and 7 for turrets[/expand]

[expand title=Salvaging Setup:]

• 5 Salvager
• 3 Small Tractor Beam

• 1 1mn MicroWarpdrive
• 2 Small Capacitor Injector
• 1 Small Capacitor Battery

• 1 Expanded Cargohold[/expand]

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