Tools of the Trade: Gallente Battleships

Of the four major empires, the Gallente Federation is the only one whose battleships I have never flown so far. Though that is more due to personal preference of weapon types and enemy factions, rather than their performance in L4 missions. Compared to the Caldari Battleships I looked at in the last instalment, there is no outright non-functioning Gallente battleship, though I also do not think that any of them quite reach the overall performance of the Raven. Though then again this is less the fault of the hulls themselves, and more the problems with large Railguns I have explained while discussing the Rokh. Still, all of them deserve a serious review.

Tools of the Trade: Caldari Battleships

Of the four major Empires, I personally consider the Caldari battleship lineup to be the best option for people wanting to start running level 4 missions. And this is despite them having one battleship that is completely useless in level 4 missions and another that is middling at best. But let's go through them in detail.