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A '''doctrine''' is a set of one or more types of ship with predesigned fits that complement each other, increasing the overall effectiveness of a fleet and its chances of winning fights or achieving other goals. Most doctrines are designed for PvP combat, but players sometimes also use doctrines for more advanced types of PvE combat such as [[Incursions]] and more challenging sites in [[Wormholes|wormhole space]].
  
=Introduction=
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Each fit in a doctrine is designed to fulfill a specific role within one unifying concept. Organised player corporations or alliances typically maintain several doctrines; more exclusive corporations sometimes expect applicants to be able to fly some of their doctrines, or at least to be willing to "train into" them. Typically, the choice of doctrine rests with a fleet commander ("FC") or with the inner circle of a group's strategic leadership, but the choice of specific ships within the doctrine rests with individual players.
Because of the Unique nature of the University’s demographics, we will never be able to have a true doctrine like many more specialized PVP corporations. However, we can try to have fleet compositions that are more focused and geared towards PVP than a "kitchen sink" or "bring whatever you want" fleets.
 
These compositions are put forth as possibilities, but not requirements.
 
  
=Goals=
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==Benefits==
FCs can call for these types, or continue to call for "bring what you want" fleets, or other variations not listed. This is merely a list of fleets to provide a shared culture and understanding, in order to simplify the jobs of not just the FCs, but also the students when selecting which ships to stock and fit.
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Our goal is to provide basic fleet frameworks for a couple of main fleet types that will allow every University student to fly with the fleet and be useful with a minimal amount of extra training, while having more focused and coordinated fleets than we have historically used.
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Doctrines create relatively uniform performance across all the ships within a fleet's various sub-units.
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This uniform performance eases tactical decision-making for fleet commanders: if an FC knows that their fleet has 50 damage-dealers who deal X DPS with an ideal engagement range of 100 km, and that allowing for [[Electronic Countermeasures|jams]] and other disruption, the [[Logistics|logistics]] team can keep those damage-dealers alive when receiving up to Y DPS, then the FC can much more easily work out where on grid they would like their fleet core to be, what kind of DPS they can safely expose their fleet core to, and what types of opposing fleet composition they can and cannot reasonably engage.
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If, on the other hand, a fleet gives free rein to its pilots to bring anything (so-called "kitchen sink" fleet composition), the same FC might have the same 50 damage-dealers dealing an unknown amount of DPS at ranges from 15 to 100 km, with an uncertain survivability profile, and potentially the wrong kind of tank for the type supported by the logistics team—who might themselves have different ranges and variable repair rates.
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Doctrines tend to be most central, and most rigid, when very large numbers of players need to be melded together into one reliable unit that one FC can wield effectively in very large-scale fleet battles of the sort sometimes fought in [[Sovereignty|sovereign]] nullsec. This doesn't mean that doctrines have no use in smaller fleets or in small gang PvP, however. Individual players tend to have much more initiative in small gang PvP, but they will still form a more effective group if they have at least a working sense of their gang-mates' capabilities.
  
=Structure=
 
 
==Fits==
 
==Fits==
When you look at the fittings for many ships, you will see a new player friendly fit, that has low skill requirements, and a veteran player fit, with much higher skill requirements.  These two extremes are used to show the progression a ship fit will take as you gain in skills and can fit better modules for that specific role. It is perfectly allowable, and in fact encouraged, to fit ships that are in between these two sample fits, and are more in line with your specific skills and wallet balance. Just make sure to maintain the same role and major module types for your ship.
 
  
==Uni Basic Fleet Setups (Tackle and E-War)==
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The details of the doctrine fits used by different corporations and alliances will vary widely depending on their goals, likely opponents, resources, typical pilot skill profile, and location. A small group who live in wormhole space—with ship size limits, no intel from the Local chat channel, and a constant reliance on probe scanning—will differ from a large sovereign alliance—operating supercapital and capital ships alongside subcapital support fleets—who will, in turn, have different doctrines to a corporation used to fighting in high security space, where collateral damage is a consideration.
We begin with a section for general tacklers and ewar. These ships are designed to be used by players that may not have skilled into the specific shield or armor doctrine ships, but would like to accompany the fleet. The generic tacklers and ewar can accompany either fleet and provide necessary support and fleet capacity. Different ships may be brought with FC permission.
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To accomplish the desired uniformity, all fleet members should ideally fly their selected ships with the exact fits that are established in the doctrine. However, the natural variation in trained skills between different players can be an obstacle. To overcome this, many groups in EVE open to newer players maintain doctrines with '''Standard''' fits and a '''New Player Friendly''' variants to accommodate new players with lower levels of trained skills.
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==Roles==
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Some doctrines are unusual and include niche roles, but the most typical fleet roles for which fits might be designed are as follows:
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*'''DD:''' Damage Dealer; high DPS to destroy enemy ships
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*'''[[Logi]]:''' Logistics; repairs friendly ships' armour or shield and may provide capacitor boosts
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*'''[[Tackling Guide|Tackle]]:''' Prevents hostile ships from warping away to ensure their destruction
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*'''[[EWar]]:''' Electronic Warfare; manipulates the electronic capabilities of hostile ships making them less effective or useless
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*'''[[Scouting|Scouts]]:''' Move one or more systems ahead of the fleet ''(and sometimes behind the fleet)'' for recon. Typically a Tackle Frigate, an Interceptor, or a [[Frigate#Covert_Ops|Covert Ops]] cloaky ship
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*'''Vanguard:''' A mini fleet that engages hostiles before the rest of the fleet joins the fight typically to trick the enemy into underestimating the actual fleet size and force
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*'''Anchors:''' With the rest of the fleet ''Approaching'' or ''Keeping at Range'', anchors are responsible for manually piloting their ships to maintain the fleet's optimal range and tactical positioning. Typically DD and Logi have separate anchors.
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==Doctrines in EVE University==
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[[EVE University]] maintains a core set of doctrines, though different communities tend to use some doctrines more often, because of the specific qualities of their local space. University members' attention is drawn to the [https://auth.eveuniversity.org Alliance Authentication doctrine section].
  
==Main Fleet Types (Uni Armor Fleet & Uni Kiting Shield Fleet)==
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EVE University does ''not'' require that members train towards its doctrines, and they are designed to have ships and roles suited to low-SP characters. Pilots attached for a time to a particular community might, though, find they can participate in more [[EVE Lexicon#Content|Content]] if they are trained for at least one or two of the doctrines used most often at that community.
Those are the major backbone of the fleet doctrine, a framework for two main fleet types.  One is a close range armor tanked setup and the second a longer ranged shield tanked fleet. Each of these fleet types lists the main types of ships that will be included, such as DPS, Logistics, or specialized E-War fits. Each is also well complemented by ships from the generic tackle and ewar section.
 
  
==Secondary Fleet Types (Uni Hydra Destroyer Fleet & Uni Alpha Fleet)==
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[[Category:Fleets]]
Here you will see specialty fleet types, examples of which are the hydra destroyer fleet and the alpha fleet. These fleet types are much more narrowly focused on a few hulls, and are meant to be used in very special circumstances. They are not guaranteed to have representative ships from all races.
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[[Category:Doctrines]]

Latest revision as of 19:14, 22 July 2024

A doctrine is a set of one or more types of ship with predesigned fits that complement each other, increasing the overall effectiveness of a fleet and its chances of winning fights or achieving other goals. Most doctrines are designed for PvP combat, but players sometimes also use doctrines for more advanced types of PvE combat such as Incursions and more challenging sites in wormhole space.

Each fit in a doctrine is designed to fulfill a specific role within one unifying concept. Organised player corporations or alliances typically maintain several doctrines; more exclusive corporations sometimes expect applicants to be able to fly some of their doctrines, or at least to be willing to "train into" them. Typically, the choice of doctrine rests with a fleet commander ("FC") or with the inner circle of a group's strategic leadership, but the choice of specific ships within the doctrine rests with individual players.

Benefits

Doctrines create relatively uniform performance across all the ships within a fleet's various sub-units.

This uniform performance eases tactical decision-making for fleet commanders: if an FC knows that their fleet has 50 damage-dealers who deal X DPS with an ideal engagement range of 100 km, and that allowing for jams and other disruption, the logistics team can keep those damage-dealers alive when receiving up to Y DPS, then the FC can much more easily work out where on grid they would like their fleet core to be, what kind of DPS they can safely expose their fleet core to, and what types of opposing fleet composition they can and cannot reasonably engage.

If, on the other hand, a fleet gives free rein to its pilots to bring anything (so-called "kitchen sink" fleet composition), the same FC might have the same 50 damage-dealers dealing an unknown amount of DPS at ranges from 15 to 100 km, with an uncertain survivability profile, and potentially the wrong kind of tank for the type supported by the logistics team—who might themselves have different ranges and variable repair rates.

Doctrines tend to be most central, and most rigid, when very large numbers of players need to be melded together into one reliable unit that one FC can wield effectively in very large-scale fleet battles of the sort sometimes fought in sovereign nullsec. This doesn't mean that doctrines have no use in smaller fleets or in small gang PvP, however. Individual players tend to have much more initiative in small gang PvP, but they will still form a more effective group if they have at least a working sense of their gang-mates' capabilities.

Fits

The details of the doctrine fits used by different corporations and alliances will vary widely depending on their goals, likely opponents, resources, typical pilot skill profile, and location. A small group who live in wormhole space—with ship size limits, no intel from the Local chat channel, and a constant reliance on probe scanning—will differ from a large sovereign alliance—operating supercapital and capital ships alongside subcapital support fleets—who will, in turn, have different doctrines to a corporation used to fighting in high security space, where collateral damage is a consideration.

To accomplish the desired uniformity, all fleet members should ideally fly their selected ships with the exact fits that are established in the doctrine. However, the natural variation in trained skills between different players can be an obstacle. To overcome this, many groups in EVE open to newer players maintain doctrines with Standard fits and a New Player Friendly variants to accommodate new players with lower levels of trained skills.

Roles

Some doctrines are unusual and include niche roles, but the most typical fleet roles for which fits might be designed are as follows:

  • DD: Damage Dealer; high DPS to destroy enemy ships
  • Logi: Logistics; repairs friendly ships' armour or shield and may provide capacitor boosts
  • Tackle: Prevents hostile ships from warping away to ensure their destruction
  • EWar: Electronic Warfare; manipulates the electronic capabilities of hostile ships making them less effective or useless
  • Scouts: Move one or more systems ahead of the fleet (and sometimes behind the fleet) for recon. Typically a Tackle Frigate, an Interceptor, or a Covert Ops cloaky ship
  • Vanguard: A mini fleet that engages hostiles before the rest of the fleet joins the fight typically to trick the enemy into underestimating the actual fleet size and force
  • Anchors: With the rest of the fleet Approaching or Keeping at Range, anchors are responsible for manually piloting their ships to maintain the fleet's optimal range and tactical positioning. Typically DD and Logi have separate anchors.

Doctrines in EVE University

EVE University maintains a core set of doctrines, though different communities tend to use some doctrines more often, because of the specific qualities of their local space. University members' attention is drawn to the Alliance Authentication doctrine section.

EVE University does not require that members train towards its doctrines, and they are designed to have ships and roles suited to low-SP characters. Pilots attached for a time to a particular community might, though, find they can participate in more Content if they are trained for at least one or two of the doctrines used most often at that community.