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2009-01-28T12:22:45Z

Protected "Rorqual" [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

nemmes at 12:22, 28 January 2009

2009-01-28T12:22:45Z

nemmes: New page: The rorqual is a capital class mining support and deployment platform conceived by CCP in 2007 to address the need for deep lowsec and null-space (0.0) mining...

2009-01-28T12:18:12Z

New page: The rorqual is a capital class mining support and deployment platform conceived by CCP in 2007 to address the need for deep lowsec and null-space (0.0) mining...

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The rorqual is a capital class [[Mining|mining]] support and deployment platform conceived by [[CCP|CCP]] in 2007 to address the need for deep lowsec and null-space (0.0) [[Mining|mining]] operations.

With its ability to deploy tractor beams up to 200km and compress ore and ice, it provides a centralised [[Mining|mining]] support and transport system. With the ability to carry several [[Mining|mining]] vessels and clones to a remote location via [[Jump_drive|jump drive]], its role as a mobile platform is unsurpassed. Providing [[Gang|gang]] bonus's is another level of the rorqual's usefulness, allowing a specialised leadership pilot to provide the highest bonus's available to miners in the game.

In theory, many operations are reluctant to place such a valuable ship on the front line for an operation, unless defended by a sizeable force. POS safe-spotting is a common practise where the rorqual is available for bonus's and compression, but it not in immediate danger as it would be in the belts. It is often used as an intermediate [[Hauler|hauler]] vessel prior to JF use or carriers.

'''Rorqual features:'''
- Ore and Ice compression

- [[Clone_Vat_Bay|Clone vat bay]] (only seen otherwise on [[Motherships|motherships]] and titans)

- Capital class tank

- Capital class tractor beams

- Corporate hangar

- Ship maintenance bay

I was going to write-up a comprehensive listing of the various features and their calculations, but Halada has said it superbly in his [[Mining|mining]] guide. Download a copy from [http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=434899 this thread]. Its second to none.

== Useful skills and modules ==

Tank: Good shield skills will be vital to staying alive. Look to run a t2 or faction tank with a capital shield booster. Three [[Capacitor|Capacitor]] control [[Rigs|rigs]] will be vital to maintain [[Capacitor|capacitor]] stability.

Support modules: Tractor beams, Industry core, Compression [[Blueprints|blueprints]], [[Clone_Vat_Bay|Clone vat bay]]

Leadership: [[Gang|Gang]] modules, mindlinks

== Tactics ==

Keep a wary eye out for any pilots not 'authorised' in your area. It will only take one tackler to ruin your day. If you must operate at a belt, make sure advance scouts are alert and at a sufficient distance to allow for siege mode to finish and let you escape. Fitting a cloak may be useful. For POS [[Mining|mining]], use a [[Hauler|hauler]] to ferry between the belts and stay close to the shield. If you have a corporate hangar array, it can be used to store [[Compressed|compressed]] ice and ore.

Hope this helps.
Nemmes

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−	I was going to write-up a comprehensive listing of the various features and their calculations, but Halada has said it superbly in his [[Mining\|mining]] guide. Download a copy from [http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=434899 this thread]. Its second to none.	+	I was going to write-up a comprehensive listing of the various compression features and their calculations, but Halada has said it superbly in his [[Mining\|mining]] guide. Download a copy from [http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=434899 this thread]. Its second to none.

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