Skill: Defensive Maneuvering

Defensive Maneuvering

Lieutenant Commander

This skill increases the chance that enemies' attacks will not hit you. Per point of Defensive Maneuvering skill, you gain +0.15 Defense Rating.

If an attacker's Accuracy Rating is greater than a target's Defense Rating, hit chance is 100%. If an attacker's Accuracy Rating is less than a target's Defense Rating, hit chance is calculated as:

100/(100+Defense Rating-Accuracy Rating))

Hit chance can never drop below 25%. Any hit chance in excess of 100% instead grants small bonuses to Critical Chance and Critical Severity.

+50 Defensive Maneuvering

Total Skill Bonus = +50

Total Defense Rating Bonus = +7.5

Improved Defensive Maneuvering

+35 Defensive Maneuvering

Total Skill Bonus = +85

Total Defense Rating Bonus = +12.75

Advanced Defensive Maneuvering

+15 Defensive Maneuvering

Total Skill Bonus = +100

Total Defense Rating Bonus = +15

Overview[edit | edit source]

Defensive Maneuvering is a Lieutenant Commander Tactical skill that is available to all Lieutenant Commanders. There are three total skills in this chain, each costing 1 Space Point to purchase.

Abilities Affected[edit | edit source]

This skill improves your Starship's Defense value. The higher your Defense, the harder you are for an enemy to hit. Accuracy can counter a ship's Defense value

Modifiers[edit | edit source]

Equipment[edit | edit source]

, Strategic Secondary Deflectors w/ Def Modifiers - +5.2 Defense
Aegis Hyper-Impulse Engines - +5 Defense (additional 5 Defense When moving)
Counter-Command Hyper Impulse Engines - +5 Defense
Iconian Resistance Hyper-Impulse Engines - +5 Defense
Prevailing Impulse Engines - +15 Defense (Upon Boff activation)
Reman Advanced Prototype Impulse Engines - +30 Defense Maneuvering

Traits[edit | edit source]

Trait: Infiltrator/boff - +3.8 Defense
Trait: Elusive - +10-15 Defense
Trait: Subterfuge/boff - +3.8 Defense
Trait: Battle Ready - +22.5 Defense (at 3 stacks)

Abilities[edit | edit source]

Attack Pattern Omega - +27-45 Defense
Ability: Cloak - +50 Defense (After disengaged)
Intelligence Team - +10-20 Defense
Mask Energy Signature - +30-50 Defense (After disengaged)
Subspace Interception - +35 Defense
Tactical Fleet III - +40 Defense

Specializations[edit | edit source]

Impulse Drafting Tier 3 Pilot Specialization. - - +10-20 Defense (Dependent on "Dangerzone" Stacks)
Energy Signature Flux Tier 2 Command Specialization.- - +10 Defense
Intelligence Officer Intelligence Officer Specialization - +15 Defense