¶ Summary
The Garmur's high speed and warp disruptor range bonus make it a good skirmish scout and initial tackler in fleets and gangs, competing with interceptors for the job. The main downsides are that the ship costs more and lacks interceptors' MWD signature bloom reduction. The Garmur also competes with the Keres as a mobile ship for holding long-range point; the Keres is cheaper, can reach further, and can use more powerful EWAR, but the Garmur is less SP-intensive, is usually faster, and contributes more damage. The Garmur is also popular as a high-end option for solo PvP in Novice faction warfare complexes.
¶ Skills
Strong support skills in the Navigation category help the Garmur control an engagement, and missile support skills increase its DPS and striking range.
¶ Tactics
The Garmur can take on short-ranged cruiser fits even flying solo by kiting in its long point range, using its speed to outrun drones and keep its target pointed yet distant. Cruisers with any kind of precise mid-range damage projection, such as the Caracal fitted with Rapid Light Missile Launchers, present a danger.
The Garmur synergizes very well in a gang with long-ranged webs from, for example, a Hyena, which can hold down otherwise fast targets.
Care must be taken with the ship's targeting range in fitting: with strong skills, a Tech 2 Warp Disruptor reaches 1 km beyond the Garmur's base targeting range before overheating, and faction equipment will reach further.