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===Ships Used===

A variety of ships can be used in the rolling process.

* "Rolling 300 Battleship" - These are battleships that have 200,000,~~000kg~~ mass and are equipped with 100MN prop mods. When the prop mod is activated the ship gains another ~~100,000,000kg~~ mass, for a total of ~~300,000,000kg. These battleships are normally stored in communal hangar in ALI~~. They are equipped with a range of defensive/survivability modules including cloaking device, heavy energy neutralizers, micro jump drive, shield boosters, ECM drones and probe launchers. You should make yourself familiar with the operation of these modules and check they are all online before undocking a rolling battleship. ~~Communal~~ WHC battleships require 'Armor Layering' skill trained to at least III to be flown without modifications. If your skills are not high enough some of the additional plates might have to be put into offline mode to bring the mass of a battleship below ~~300,000,000kg~~ and allow it to jump with a prop mod on.

* "Rolling 300 Battleship" - These are battleships that have 200M (200,000,000) kg mass and are equipped with 100MN prop mods. When the prop mod is activated the ship gains another 100M kg mass, for a total of 300M kg. They are equipped with a range of defensive/survivability modules including cloaking device, heavy energy neutralizers, micro jump drive, shield boosters, ECM drones and probe launchers. You should make yourself familiar with the operation of these modules and check they are all online before undocking a rolling battleship. WHC 300 battleships require 'Armor Layering' skill trained to at least III to be flown without modifications. If your skills are not high enough some of the additional plates might have to be put into offline mode to bring the mass of a battleship below 300M kg and allow it to jump with a prop mod on.

* "Regular rolling Battleship" - ~~Pretty much any~~ battleship with or without a prop mod but definitely '''without''' the Higgs anchor. Regular rolling battleships are used when the hole we want to roll has already shrunk before we started rolling. This means we cannot accurately predict the remaining wormhole mass to ensure safety of everyone involved. Since WHC static wormholes could have just above ~~180,000,000kg~~ mass remaining and still not be critical, it is possible to jump a Rolling 300 battleship with prop mod off through a non critical wormhole and collapse it - leaving the ship stranded on the other side. In this scenario we jump out a battleship without a Higgs anchor and with prop mod off (mass should be around ~~100,000,000kg~~ and well under the ~~180,000,000kg~~ limit) and come back with prop mod on until the hole becomes critical and then move on to rolling HIC.

* "Regular rolling Battleship" - Any battleship with or without a prop mod but definitely '''without''' the Higgs anchor. Regular rolling battleships are used when the hole we want to roll has already shrunk before we started rolling. This means we cannot accurately predict the remaining wormhole mass to ensure safety of everyone involved. Since WHC static wormholes could have just above 180M kg mass remaining and still not be critical, it is possible to jump a Rolling 300 battleship with prop mod off through a non critical wormhole and collapse it - leaving the ship stranded on the other side. In this scenario we jump out a battleship without a Higgs anchor and with prop mod off (mass should be around 100M kg and well under the 180M kg limit) and come back with prop mod on until the hole becomes critical and then move on to rolling HIC.

* Heavy Interdiction Cruiser (HIC) - Sometimes a hole can end up crit, which means that it isn't safe to put large rolling ships through. Zero Point Mass Entanglers reduce ship mass by 80% and these reductions stack. A rolling HIC with 4 ZPME and prop mod off has less mass than a frigate. This should allow it to jump through a <span style="color:#FFFF40">Crit</span> hole with little chance of it collapsing. It can then jump back in to Innuendo with 100MN prop mod turned on, giving it a mass of 65,000,000kg. This (usually) kills the hole. (Note: Bubbles no longer reduce mass. Make sure you have ZPME fit instead on a rolling HIC.)

* Rolling cruiser - Using these is exceedingly rare. If there are no HIC pilots and you don't want to wait, a rolling cruiser can be used to try collapsing the hole. The rolling cruisers are fit with an oversized AB (100MN) and cloaks/probe launchers as there is a higher chance of getting stranded while jumping out, due to the fact that they can't reduce their mass like HICs can. The idea is to jump a rolling cruiser out with the prop mod off (around 15,000,000kg) and then come back with prop mod on (around ~~65,000,000kg~~) and hopefully collapse the hole

* Rolling cruiser - Using these is exceedingly rare. If there are no HIC pilots and you don't want to wait, a rolling cruiser can be used to try collapsing the hole. The rolling cruisers are fit with an oversized AB (100MN) and cloaks/probe launchers as there is a higher chance of getting stranded while jumping out, due to the fact that they can't reduce their mass like HICs can. The idea is to jump a rolling cruiser out with the prop mod off (around 15,000,000kg) and then come back with prop mod on (around 65M kg) and hopefully collapse the hole

* Loaner/Backup Rolling ships are generally available at ALI, but should not be the first choice for long term residents. WHC Campers should plan to purchase and maintain their own set of rolling ships after their first month in WHC. If you lose a rolling ship you are responsible for replacing it.

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 ===Ships Used===
 A variety of ships can be used in the rolling process.
-* "Rolling 300 Battleship" - These are battleships that have 200,000,000kg mass and are equipped with 100MN prop mods. When the prop mod is activated the ship gains another 100,000,000kg mass, for a total of 300,000,000kg. These battleships are normally stored in communal hangar in ALI. They are equipped with a range of defensive/survivability modules including cloaking device, heavy energy neutralizers, micro jump drive, shield boosters, ECM drones and probe launchers. You should make yourself familiar with the operation of these modules and check they are all online before undocking a rolling battleship. Communal WHC battleships require 'Armor Layering' skill trained to at least III to be flown without modifications. If your skills are not high enough some of the additional plates might have to be put into offline mode to bring the mass of a battleship below 300,000,000kg and allow it to jump with a prop mod on.
+* "Rolling 300 Battleship" - These are battleships that have 200M (200,000,000) kg mass and are equipped with 100MN prop mods. When the prop mod is activated the ship gains another 100M kg mass, for a total of 300M kg. They are equipped with a range of defensive/survivability modules including cloaking device, heavy energy neutralizers, micro jump drive, shield boosters, ECM drones and probe launchers. You should make yourself familiar with the operation of these modules and check they are all online before undocking a rolling battleship. WHC 300 battleships require 'Armor Layering' skill trained to at least III to be flown without modifications. If your skills are not high enough some of the additional plates might have to be put into offline mode to bring the mass of a battleship below 300M kg and allow it to jump with a prop mod on.
-* "Regular rolling Battleship" - Pretty much any battleship with or without a prop mod but definitely  '''without''' the Higgs anchor. Regular rolling battleships are used when the hole we want to roll has already shrunk before we started rolling. This means we cannot accurately predict the remaining wormhole mass to ensure safety of everyone involved. Since WHC static wormholes could have just above 180,000,000kg mass remaining and still not be critical, it is possible to jump a Rolling 300 battleship with prop mod off through a non critical wormhole and collapse it - leaving the ship stranded on the other side. In this scenario we jump out a battleship without a Higgs anchor and with prop mod off (mass should be around 100,000,000kg and well under the 180,000,000kg limit) and come back with prop mod on until the hole becomes critical and then move on to rolling HIC.
+* "Regular rolling Battleship" - Any battleship with or without a prop mod but definitely  '''without''' the Higgs anchor. Regular rolling battleships are used when the hole we want to roll has already shrunk before we started rolling. This means we cannot accurately predict the remaining wormhole mass to ensure safety of everyone involved. Since WHC static wormholes could have just above 180M kg mass remaining and still not be critical, it is possible to jump a Rolling 300 battleship with prop mod off through a non critical wormhole and collapse it - leaving the ship stranded on the other side. In this scenario we jump out a battleship without a Higgs anchor and with prop mod off (mass should be around 100M kg and well under the 180M kg limit) and come back with prop mod on until the hole becomes critical and then move on to rolling HIC.
 * Heavy Interdiction Cruiser (HIC) - Sometimes a hole can end up crit, which means that it isn't safe to put large rolling ships through. Zero Point Mass Entanglers reduce ship mass by 80% and these reductions stack. A rolling HIC with 4 ZPME and prop mod off has less mass than a frigate. This should allow it to jump through a <span style="color:#FFFF40">Crit</span> hole with little chance of it collapsing. It can then jump back in to Innuendo with 100MN prop mod turned on, giving it a mass of 65,000,000kg. This (usually) kills the hole. (Note: Bubbles no longer reduce mass. Make sure you have ZPME fit instead on a rolling HIC.)
-* Rolling cruiser - Using these is exceedingly rare. If there are no HIC pilots and you don't want to wait, a rolling cruiser can be used to try collapsing the hole. The rolling cruisers are fit with an oversized AB (100MN) and cloaks/probe launchers as there is a higher chance of getting stranded while jumping out, due to the fact that they can't reduce their mass like HICs can. The idea is to jump a rolling cruiser out with the prop mod off (around 15,000,000kg) and then come back with prop mod on (around 65,000,000kg) and hopefully collapse the hole
+* Rolling cruiser - Using these is exceedingly rare. If there are no HIC pilots and you don't want to wait, a rolling cruiser can be used to try collapsing the hole. The rolling cruisers are fit with an oversized AB (100MN) and cloaks/probe launchers as there is a higher chance of getting stranded while jumping out, due to the fact that they can't reduce their mass like HICs can. The idea is to jump a rolling cruiser out with the prop mod off (around 15,000,000kg) and then come back with prop mod on (around 65M kg) and hopefully collapse the hole
+* Loaner/Backup Rolling ships are generally available at ALI, but should not be the first choice for long term residents. WHC Campers should plan to purchase and maintain their own set of rolling ships after their first month in WHC. If you lose a rolling ship you are responsible for replacing it.
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