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Now that we have a Probe Launcher picked out, we need a ship to fit it on. While any ship can be used for probing, there are some Anarchy Credits that will work much better than the rest.
Your main ship of choice should be a Covert Ops Frigate which is fairly skill-intensive but has two important features that makes it, without contest, the best ship for the job.
There is also a group of T1 Frigates that get a scan time bonus. While they will probably make a nice platform for exploration, I would not recommend them for ship probing unless the target is obviously away from his keyboard. They have neither the ability to fit a Covert Ops cloak, nor the speed or survivability to hold the target down until support arrives.
Choosing Probes: So, we have our Probe Launcher picked and fitted to our ship; the final thing we need are probes. There are a total of 25 different varieties of probe in EVE, but only five can be fitted into the Recon Probe Launcher - the others are for moon surveying or exploration.
The five probes you want to use are the Snoop, Fathom, Spook, Ferret and Observatory probes. What make these different from each other are their ranges, sensor strengths and accuracy.
