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Cloaking devices allow a ship to move around with a lower [[Visibility|visibility]] than normal.  All ships start [[Cloaked|cloaked]] when jumping through a new gate, but allow them to stay [[Cloaked|cloaked]] and move about, though they can't use modules at the same time.   These are most commonly [[covops]] or [[recon]] ships, most of which use the [[Covert_Ops|covert ops]] II cloak, allowing them to even warp [[Cloaked|cloaked]], and are essential for gathering [[Intelligence|intel]].

== Activation: ==

Cloaking Devices can't be activated in the following cases:

*If you are targeted and locked by another ship or module.
*If you are within POS shields.
*If you are already cloaked by a stargate cloak.
*If you are within 2000m of any celestial object.
*If one of your modules is active.

== Tips: ==

* While probe launchers and other modules can't be activated while cloaked, the onboard directional scanner of your ship will still work; therefore, enabling you to scan without getting scanned yourself.

* Any object that comes within a 2000m radius of your ship will disable the cloak, leaving you open to attack.

* The automated cloaking that activates after jumping through a Stargate is a different process. Therefore, you first need to deactivate the Stargate Cloak by moving or awaiting for it to deactivate before activating the Cloak. 

* A good technique when caught in a [[Warp_Disruption_Fields|Warp Bubble]] is to align to a planet, activate a [[MicroWarpdrive|MicroWarpdrive(MWD)]] or Afterburner(AB) for one cycle only (no autoreload), and then activate the Covert Ops Cloaking device. This way you have a fair chance of escaping the bubble as the velocity bonus of the MWD or AB remains active for a short time even while cloaked.