eve-wiki-content/content/ships/cruisers/tech-1/talos.md

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fitting_stats group hull_stats name race skill_requirements type_id velocity cpu_output high_slots low_slots med_slots powergrid_output rig_slots 360 8 5 4 1100 3 Attack Battlecruiser hp_armor hp_shield hp_structure 1890 1750 2180 Talos Unknown level skill_id 1 33097 4308 235	Gallente Federation	Empire	/4308.png	2026-04-21T01:18:42.290060	Attack Battlecruiser	eve-university	armorem armorexp armorhp armorkin armortherm bandwidth bonuses capacitor cargohold class cpu dronebay externallinks extrahold extraholdtype faction grouping highlights1 highlights2 highlights3 highlights4 highs hulltype inertia info launchers lows mass maxlockedtargets maxvelocity mediums powergrid quote quote_attribution reqskills scanres sensortype sensorvalue shieldem shieldexp shieldhp shieldkin shieldtherm shipid shipimg shipname sigradius structurehp targetrange tech totaltraintime turrets variations volume warpspeed warptime wikireferences 50 10 1890 35 35 25 Mbit/sec <b>Gallente Battlecruiser bonuses (per skill level):</b><br> 5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret damage<br> 7.5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret tracking speed<br> <b>Role Bonus:</b><br> 95% reduction in Large Hybrid Turret powergrid requirement<br> 50% reduction in Large Hybrid Turret CPU requirement<br> 50% reduction in Large Hybrid Turret activation cost 3,100 GJ 600 m³ Attack Battlecruiser 360 25 m³ Gallente Federation Standard Battlecruisers High amount of High slots 8 Talos Class 0.45 The Talos began in YC 110 as an R&D concept by ORE. Conceived as a patrol craft for mining operations in lawless space, the Talos would have been abandoned completely were it not adopted by the Black Eagles, a black-ops branch of the Gallente government. The Black Eagles stripped the Talos of non-essential systems and bolted on battleship-class weapons, creating a quick-strike craft ideal for guerilla action. The Talos remained a military secret until YC 113, when it was introduced into wider circulation as a third tier battlecruiser. Today the Talos is manufactured by Duvolle Labs, who modified the original ORE designs to bring it in line with Gallente standards. 0 5 15552000 7 235 4 1100 Conventional warfare sometimes requires unconventional force. Unknown Black Eagle agent * {{RequiredSkill|Gallente Battlecruiser|I}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|III}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Gallente Cruiser|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Gallente Destroyer|III}} **** {{RequiredSkill|Gallente Frigate|III}} ***** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}} 210 mm Magnetometric 20 points 0 50 1750 40 20 4308 Talos.jpg Talos 220 m 2180 70 km 1d 21h 16m 40s 8 270000 3.5 AU/s 9.7 s	https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Talos	Tech 1	Talos	4308	1.0

Summary

With a damage and a tracking bonus, the Talos focuses on blasters, providing very high DPS, but limited range. In short, it has the DPS of a Megathron and the tank of a Thorax. However, with the range of heavy blasters and the second highest speed of the attack battlecruisers a shield-tanking Talos can be an effective kiter. A very good write-up is Know Your Enemy - Tier 3 Battlecruisers (January 2012) by The Altruist.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Talos for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.

Tactics

The Talos can be fit for close-range blaster suicide ganking Exhumers in low-end (~0.5 security rating) high security space. Having 8 high slots and damage bonuses make it quite suitable for that purpose and extra DPS can be squeezed with boosters. Kinetic and thermal damage reduction might be preferable to spread out resistances if there are Talos sightings around ice or ore belts, but ultimately it might be safer to dock or flee before they get on grid and at close range.

Notes

The Talos was a contestant in the create a starship contest. Ship-troduction: The Gallente Talos ## Patch History