Rorqual

This page should be updated due to game changes.
Reason: Review for changes needed due to December 2021, Version 19.11 changes.
"Industrial Reconfiguration" pre-requisite, has already been modified to "Capital Industrial Reconfiguration" Attributes updated. Summary needs to be looked at.

 

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Rorqual

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Outer Ring Excavations Capital Industrial Ships Rorqual Class Can Use Command Bursts HIGHLIGHTS 1,000,000m³ Ship Maintenance Bay HIGHLIGHTS 40,000 m³ Fleet Hangar HIGHLIGHTS Can Compress Ore HIGHLIGHTS RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Rorqual on zKillboard Rorqual on EVE Workbench Rorqual on Janice Rorqual on EVE Ref

The Rorqual was conceived and designed by Outer Ring Excavations in response to a growing need for capital industry platforms with the ability to support and sustain large-scale mining operations in uninhabited areas of space. The Rorqual is notably capable of using a capital industrial core to substantially increase its industrial capabilities, while empowering its defenses during deployment in a static configuration. A key element of the industrial capacity unlocked by activating an industrial core is the ability to use compressor modules, with the Rorqual able to use the powerful and logistically impressive capital compressors. Additionally, the Rorqual is able to fit a capital tractor beam unit, capable of pulling in cargo containers from far greater distances and at far greater speeds than smaller beams can. It also possesses a sizeable drone bay, jump drive capability and the capacity to fit a clone vat bay. This combination of elements makes the Rorqual the ideal nexus to build deep space mining operations around. Due to its specialization towards industrial operations, its ship maintenance bay is able to accommodate only industrial ships, mining barges and their tech 2 variants. SHIP BONUSES Capital Industrial Ships bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to Mining Foreman burst effect strength and duration 3% bonus to Shield Command Burst effect strength and duration 5% reduction in fuel consumption for Capital Industrial Core 6% reduction in Drone ice harvesting cycle time 10% bonus to Drone hitpoints, damage, and ore mining yield Industrial Commandship bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus in Mining Foreman Burst range Role Bonus: 400% bonus to Capital Remote Shield Booster optimal range 90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue • Can fit Capital Industrial Core • Can fit Clone Vat Bay • Can operate 'Excavator' Drones • Can fit 3 Command Burst modules • Can fit one Pulse Activated Nexus Invulnerability Core module 50% bonus to command and mining foreman burst area of effect range 5x penalty to entosis link cycle time 900% bonus to Survey Scanner range 200% bonus to Cargo Scanners range Required Skills Capital Industrial Ships I1h 40m Advanced Spaceship Command V29d 15h 6m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m Industrial Command Ships III1d 11h 33m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m ORE Hauler III17h 46m Spaceship Command III4h 26m Mining Director I41m Leadership I8m Mining Foreman V11d 20h 26m Leadership I8m Capital Ships II11h Advanced Spaceship Command V29d 15h 6m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m Capital Industrial Reconfiguration I1h 6m Advanced Mass Production IV8d 9h 8m Mass Production V11d 20h 26m Industry III4h 26m Capital Ships II11h Advanced Spaceship Command V29d 15h 6m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m Jump Drive Operation I41m Navigation V5d 22h 13m Warp Drive Operation V5d 22h 13m Navigation I8m Science V5d 22h 13m Training Time what's this? 88d 20h 56m 54s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations none Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 420,000 MW CPU 1,200 tf Capacitor 67,500 GJ High 8 Launchers 0 Turrets 0 Medium 7 Low 4 Rig 3   capital Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 60 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.07 Warp Speed 1.5 AU/s Base Time to Warp 77.63 s what's this? Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects. Drones Drone Capacity 8,800 m³ Drone Bandwidth 125 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 200.00 km Max Locked Targets 7 Magnetometric Sensor 115 points Sig. Radius 11,500 m Scan Res. 75 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 300,000 HP Mass 800,000,000 kg Volume 14,500,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 40,000 m³ Mining Capacity 300,000 m³ Ship Maintenance Bay Capacity 1,000,000 m³ Fleet Hangar Capacity 40,000 m³ Fuel Bay Capacity 10,000 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 60,000 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 35 KIN 35 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 90,000 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

Before the Citadel Expansion the Rorqual was mostly a toy for Mining Forman Links and ore compression in the field. Nowadays it's a serious weapon for the industrial backbone of major nullsec alliances and also sees use as a PvP ship as well, using its high drone damage and capital tank to good effect.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Rorqual for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.

Tactics

Avoid using the Rorqual for mining command bursts - command bursts give the pilot a weapons timer, which inhibits his ability to refit off his Mobile Depot.

Notes

Rorquals are a group of whales of the family Balaenopteridae though the name is commonly used for fin whale or Balaenoptera physalus species.

• Rorquals cannot enter High Security Space.

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