Titans
Titans are the largest ship type in EVE, rivaling major cities in size. They can perform the same fleet functions and support roles as the Mothership (Cloning, Ship maintenance arrays, Ship/Items hangars), and are the only capital ships which can create jump portals through use of the 'Jump Bridge Array', which enables escort and support ships to move from system to system without the aid of a stargate. Even though a Titan is massive logistical advantage for the individual or corporation who possesses one, using a Titan in a combat role is often seen as undesirable. While large, their defensive and offensive capabilities are still overshadowed by the Dreadnought and Mothership class capital ships. They do, however, have the capacity to provide more logistical support to a fleet from behind the front lines than any other capital ship, especially when it concerns the Jump Bridge Array. The only real offensive capability of a Titan aside from Capital Sized Weapons is a huge omni-directional super weapon capable of destroying whole fleets of battleships in a single shot - although taking an hour to recharge after a single blast, the presence of a Titan could decide the outcome of any battle. Superweapons can be fired at Cynosural fields in the same system, allowing a Titan to remotely destroy fleets from a safe position
Successful construction of a Titan would require high levels of secrecy, as well as months of skill training and research. Currently, a Titan takes approximately eight weeks to build (in real time), not including its primary components which are required for construction. One Titan class exists for each major faction.
Example: In May 2006, Reikoku [RKK] corporation announced that the Band of Brothers alliance had completed construction of an Amarrian Avatar, the first titan ever built by a player corporation. While this has not yet been verified beyond doubt, it is a very plausible claim. Several other alliances are rumored to also have titans nearing completion. [/b]
