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Gallente battleship, Megathron

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The Megathron, a Gallente battleship in EVE Online, is renowned for its damage with hybrid turrets at medium to long range. Its large signature makes it susceptible to damage, thus needing logistical support.

Sturmer's avatar

it's a close-range blaster platform.

Sturmer's avatar

It seems like a non-original skin was applied to it (looks like a Spirit), so it's impossible to say the exact name, but that's definitely a Megathron hull.

Mega is the favorite ship of CCP Swift and CCP Arcade.
I also PVPed a lot on that ship before T2 and T3 ships' introduction.

Rixx Javix's avatar

It is certainly the Megathron hull, possibly the Vindicator or Kronos version. Impossible to tell specifically from the image.

Funny, last night in Eve we had someone hanging outside our station in a Vindicator using a Brutix Navy as bait and being annoying. So I undocked a Megathron to get the BNI to engage me, and sure enough the Vindicator undocked to kill me. As soon as he started shooting I docked the Megathron and two of us undocked in our Kronos' and eliminated it.

https://zkillboard.com/kill/123625721/

Talk about good timing with this reward :)

orik Kado's avatar

A Kronos, the Gallente Marauder

Luka Zaharin's avatar

That's clearly a Megathron based battleship. Due to the colour, I'd say either a Kronos or a T1 Mega with the "Red Stargrazer" Skin applied. Of course it could also be a Vindicator or a Mega NI with a custommade skin. I do not think it is in bastion, so I cannot say if it is a Kronos or a Mega.

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Megathron or one of its T2/Navy variants.

Brother Grimoire's avatar

Vindicator because pirates are best

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It’s a Megathron, Gallente battleship! 😊

Limal's avatar

Undoubtedly, it's a Megathron hull, likely a Kronos, but it could also be a standard Megathron. The distinction becomes clear only when they enter siege mode or by counting the gun hardpoints (Vindicator and Federate (never seen it IRL): 8, Megathron and Navy Issue: 7, Kronos: 4).

The sun’s reddish reflection on the metal surface makes it equally challenging to identify based on the ship’s skin.

Kane Carnifex's avatar

By Skins it can´t be the Kronos, there is no fully red skin beside the Headhunter.
Damn it same goes for MNI and the Megathron.

So my best bet here because of the white colouring on the side it is a Kronos with the Headhunter Skin.
Since you wanted to know a specific Shiptype, thats my guess based on the Information given.

I stick to the Kronos.

FUN INC's avatar

Its definitely a Windicator! <3

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