The defining feature of Gallente ship design is the drone bay; to the Gallente people drones are the way to conduct a war. Mixed in with that they also follow a system of utilising heavy armour and throwing themselves into the fray with a predeliction of blasters. With that in mind, lets have a look at their frigates and skills required to fly them.

Atron - This ship is mainly utilised as a combat vessel and its easy to understand why. First off its the fastest frigate the Gallente have, it has the capacity of a small drone bay - no other built for speed frigate has this feature. It has well balanced slots of 2,2,2 and is very cheap to buy, factor in a required skill level of Gallente Frigate II and you can see how a few of these could overwhelm most targets. It als provides bonus to the use of small hybrid turrets, both in damage and falloff range.

Imicus - This ship has the same slot layout as the Atron but unlike the Atron is slower, has a drone bay 3 times the size of the Atron and provides bonuses to the use of sensors and drone ranges. In many respects this ship is ideal as a scout. It has skill requirement of Gallente Frigate of II.

Incursus - The Incursus is the step up from the Atron, only marginally slower but with a similar drone bay size. This ship though has a more flexible slot layout of 3,3,2 and is a fair bit tougher to kill. As the upsize model of the Atron it has the same bonuses to turrets. Unlike the Atron though you need Gallente Frigates III to fly it.

Maulus - The primary role of this frigate is electronic warfare for fleetactions. With the bonuses to turrets and sensor dampeners mixed with the same slot layout as the Incursus, this ship has some serious uses. This ship also has a reasonable drone bay at 10m3. Unlike the Incursus though you only need a Gallente Frigate of II to fly this vessel.

Navitas - This frigate is the dedicated industry frigate of the fleet, with bonuses to mining laser yield, cargo capacity and a reduction in mining laser capacitor. She has a small drone bay and a large cargo hold and like almost all other ships of Gallente design her size a slot layout of 2,2,2. At skill level of Gallente Frigate of II she is easy to fly too.

Tristan - The Tristan or ‘Fat Man’ as it is known is a whole new class of Gallente Frigate. Aimed at a more multipurpose role but primarily for combat she is capable of handling a numerous targets. WIth a slot layout of 4,3,3 with launchers and turrets in equal numbers and with a small drone capacity, this vessel is certainly capable of handling itself. Her bonuses are heavily leaned towards hybrid turret damage and tracking speeds but she does need a pilot with Gallente Frigate III to fly her.

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