Fleet setup in Incursions: Difference between revisions

= Fleet Structure in Incursions =

Below are a few examples of how you can setup the fleet. Remember that each command position unlocks the use of a booster, but is not limited to being the booster themselves.  

 

== Basic fleet supporting a single wing booster ==

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_fleet_commander.png|16px|right|Fleet Commander (Fleet Command I needed for one wing)]]'''Fleet (13)'''<br>

Fleet Commander {{co|grey|(empty slot)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

| rowspan="6" valign="top" | This is the basic fleet setup we use for our community. It offers good flexibility for additional support roles as well as convenient use of fleet functions.

* Ability to utilize the [[Roles in Incursions#Wing Commander|Wing Commander]] to warp the entire fleet.

* Squad and Wing Commanders can invite people to fleet, in addition to the [[Roles in Incursions#Waitlist manager|waitlist manager]] who's the fleet boss.

* Only requires one person with '''Wing Command II''' (Wing Commander) and another with '''Leadership V''' (Squad Commander of the ongrid squad).

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_wing_commander.png|16px|right|Wing Commander (Wing Command II required for two squads)]]'''Wing (13)'''<br>

: Wing Commander {{co|slateblue|(warper and tagger)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_squad_commander.png|16px|right|Squad Commander (Leadership V required)]]'''Ongrid Squad (11)'''

: Squad Commander {{co|slateblue|(tagger)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

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[[image:icon_fleet_boss.png|16px|right|Fleet Boss (no leadership skills needed)]]Squad Member {{co|slateblue|(waitlist manager)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Squad Members

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_squad_commander.png|16px|right|Squad Commander (no leadership skills needed)]]'''Offgrid Squad (2)'''

: Squad Commander {{co|slateblue|(scout/picket)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

[[image:icon_wing_booster.png|16px|right|Wing Booster (no leadership skills needed)]]Squad Member {{co|slateblue|(wing booster)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

== Fleet supporting multiple boosters ==  

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]]<span style="float:right;">[[image:icon_fleet_commander.png|16px|Fleet Commander (Fleet Command I or II needed depending on how many wings you have)]] [[image:icon_fleet_booster.png|16px|Fleet Booster (Fleet Command I or II needed depending on how many wings you have)]]</span>'''Fleet (25)'''<br>

Fleet Commander {{co|slateblue|(fleet booster)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

| rowspan="8" valign="top" | By having a '''Fleet Commander''' you unlock the ability to give both Fleet and Wing Boosters to most of your fleet. This example is for a [[Nation Consolidation Network]]-capable fleet, but apart from the naming the same setup applies to any fleet as long as it stays within the limits of a single ongrid wing.

The most common use of this is to have both a Siege/Skirmish booster (with the Republic Fleet Warfare Mindlink implant) as well as a Armour/Information booster (with the Imperial Navy Warfare Mindlink implant), so you can get perfect boosts for both. Preferably you put the Siege/Skirmish booster as your Wing Booster to make sure that everyone gets the defensive bonuses, then the Armour/Information booster in the Fleet Command position (remember that the Wing Commander won't get his boosts).

** Move the [[Roles_in_Incursions#Hacker.2FScout|scout/hack]] into the main wing and remove the need for Fleet Command II.

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_wing_commander.png|16px|right|Wing Commander (Wing Command II required for two squads)]]'''Ongrid Wing (23)'''<br>

: Wing Commander {{co|slateblue|(warper and tagger)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_squad_commander.png|16px|right|Squad Commander (Leadership V required)]]'''Battleship Squad (11)'''

: Squad Commander {{co|slateblue|(tagger)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

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[[image:icon_fleet_boss.png|16px|right|Fleet Boss (no leadership skills needed)]]Squad Member {{co|slateblue|(waitlist manager)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Squad Members {{co|lightgreen|(snipers)}}<br>Squad Members {{co|lightgreen|(brawlers)}}

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_squad_commander.png|16px|right|Squad Commander (Leadership V required)]]'''Logistics/Cruiser Squad (11)'''

: Squad Commander {{co|slateblue|(tagger)}}

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[[image:icon_wing_booster.png|16px|right|Wing Booster (no leadership skills needed)]]Squad Member {{co|slateblue|(wing booster)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Squad Members {{co|lightgreen|(logistics)}}<br>Squad Members {{co|lightgreen|(cruisers)}}

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_wing_commander.png|16px|right|Wing Commander (no leadership skills needed)]]'''Offgrid Wing (1)'''<br>

: Wing Commander {{co|slateblue|(scout/hack)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

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[[image:icon_down_green.png|16px|left|link=]][[image:icon_squad_commander.png|16px|right|Squad Commander (no leadership skills needed)]]'''Offgrid Squad (1)'''

: Squad Commander {{co|grey|(empty slot)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;

= Improving fleet efficiency =

Gang links and utility modules offer tremendous effects for a fleet, easily capable of increasing efficiency for individual pilots or the entire fleet. Be that by pushing range of certain modules past a critical threshold to fleet-wide increases that allow you to operate effectively with fewer people, or simply be that much stronger with the people you already have.

Below are lists of skills required for and the effects of gang links, stacking penalties for webs and various utility modules and their effects.

Gang links, or so called ''"warfare links"'', are immensely powerful modules that improves the efficiency of ever single ship that receives their boosts. The links themselves boosts anything from armour and shield defenses, efficiency of remote repairs, electronic warfare, propulsion modules, locking ranges to reducing the signature radius of ships and making them harder to jam.

The combination of several links can create very powerful effects, like making logistics capable of operating with twice the efficiency thanks to the boosts. The combination of increased resists, reduced signature, faster cycle times etc all adds up.

=== Relevant skills ===

Below are the skills required to become an incursion booster. If you're only going to use one implant, it's enough to train just two of the specialization skills. The '''Fleet Command''' skills aren't strictly needed for one-boost setups, as you'll never be in the actual Wing Command position. But if you want to be use a two-boost setup one of the boosters will need to have those skills trained.

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! style="background:#222222;" | {{icon|warfare link|24|Warfare Gang Links}} Warfare Gang Links

! style="background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_ship_other.png|24px|Command Ships]] Command Ships

! style="background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_implant_mindlink_faction.png|24px|Warfare Mindlink implant]] Warfare Mindlink implants

! style="background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_fleet.png|24px|Fleet Command skills]] {{co|grey|Fleet Command}}

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Leadership V<br>

Armored Warfare V<br>

Information Warfare V<br>

Siege Warfare V<br>

Skirmish Warfare V<br>

<primary> Warfare Specialist V<br>

<secondary> Warfare Specialist V

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Mechanics V<br>

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Spaceship Command V<br>

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Science III<br>

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{{co|grey|Wing Command V}}<br>

=== Command Ships vs Strategic Cruisers ===

Below is a breakdown on the differences between running in Command Ships and Strategic Cruisers. Keep in mind that the Command Ship is slightly better than Strategic Cruisers and have a much easier time fitting 6-7 links while fielding a decent tank (to ward off suicide gankers).

The following will assume you have all the relevant skills trained to V and using tech two gang links, then show the difference between the various ships with or without (numbers in parenthesis) the appropriate mindlink implant. You can read more about warfare links and the details on the [[warfare links]] page.

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! Armour/Siege Links

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| Resists, cycle & cap

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| [[Claymore]] (skirmish)

| +32,34%<br>(+48,52%)

| -21,56%<br>(-32,34%)

| +18,75%<br>(+28,12%)

| align="left"| Federation webs go from 14km to 18,5 km (20,8 km).<br>True Sansha webs go from 15 km to 19,9 km (22,3 km).<br>Meta 4 reps go from 5 sec to 4,1 sec (3,6 sec).<br>Tech 2 reps go from 4,5 to 3,7 sec (3,2 sec).

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| [[Damnation]] (armour)<br>[[Vulture]] (shield)

| +28,13%<br>(+42,19%)

| -18,75%<br>(-28,12%)

| +21,56%<br>(+32,34%)

| align="left"| Federation webs go from 14km to 17,9 km (19,9 km).<br>True Sansha webs go from 15 km to 19,2 km (21,3 km).<br>Meta 4 reps go from 5 sec to 3,9 sec (3,4 sec).<br>Tech 2 reps go from 4,5 to 3,7 sec (3,0 sec).

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| [[Loki]] (skirmish)

| +35,2%<br>(+52,7%)

| -23,4%<br>(-35,2%)

| +18,75%<br>(+28,12%)

| align="left"|  Federation webs go from 14 km to 18,9 km (21,4 km).<br>True Sansha webs go from 15 km to 20,3 km (22,9 km).<br>Meta 4 reps go from 5 sec to 4,1 sec (3,6 sec).<br>Tech 2 reps go from 4,5 to 3,7 sec (3,2 sec).

| [[Legion]] (armour)<br>[[Tengu]] (shield)'''

| +28,13%<br>(+42,19%)

| -18,75%<br>(-28,12%)

| +23,44%<br>(+35,16%)

| align="left"|  Federation webs go from 14 km to 17,9 km (19,9 km).<br>True Sansha webs go from 15 km to 19,2 km (21,3 km).<br>Meta 4 reps go from 5 sec to 3,8 sec (3,2 sec).<br>Tech 2 reps go from 4,5 to 3,4 sec (2,9 sec).

 

Velocity bonused ships like the '''Vindicator''', or any of the [[Serpentis#Unique_Ships|Serpentis]] shiplines, have a 50% stronger reduction in speed. This leads to velocity reductions of 90% and 82,5% respectively for the two faction webs. The practical differences of different web types and bonuses are enormous.

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! rowspan=2 style="background-color:#222222;" | Type of ship<br>[[image:icon_ship.png|24px|link=]]

! colspan=6 style="background-color:#222222;" align="center" | Effective speed for webbed targets with stacking

| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#222222;" align="center" | '''Practical effects of multiple webs'''<br>''(Given a base speed of 1000 m/s)''

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| {{icon|web|24|Web}}<small>x 1</small>

| {{icon|web|24|Web}}<small>x 2</small>

| {{icon|web|24|Web}}<small>x 3</small>

| {{icon|web|24|Web}}<small>x 4</small>

| {{icon|web|24|Web}}<small>x 5</small>

| {{icon|web|24|Web}}<small>x 6</small>

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| nowrap | '''Vindicator'''

| align="left" | Federation reduce speed to 100, 22, 11 and 8 m/s.<br>{{co|grey|True Sansha reduce speed to 175, 50, 26 and 20 m/s.}}

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| nowrap | Unbonused

| align="left" | Federation reduce speed to 400, 191, 126 and 104 m/s.<br>{{co|grey|True Sansha reduce speed to 450, 235, 161 and 136 m/s.}}

== Remote tracking computers and sensor boosters ==

Both remote tracking computers and sensor boosters can be a tremendous asset to your fleet. See [[Anatomy_of_Incursions#Making_the_most_out_of_remote_tracking_computers_and_remote_sensor_boosters|Anatomy of Incursions]] for more information about how best to spread these among your fleet members.  

; [[image:icon_tracking_computer_i.png|32px|Remote tracking computer]] Remote tracking computers

Remote tracking computers are extremely useful to push the range on weapons or give battleships a much needed boost to their tracking. Worth noting is that a max skilled '''Scimitar''' pilot gets a 50% bonus to remote tracking computer efficiency and range, which combined with the stronger [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Shadow_Serpentis_Remote_Tracking_Computer Shadow Serpentis] or [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Federation_Navy_Remote_Tracking_Computer Federation Navy] variants make quite a difference.

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! style="background-color:#222222;" rowspan=2 | Remote tracking<br>computers

! style="background-color:#222222;" colspan=3 | Scripted

! style="background-color:#222222;" colspan=3 | Unscripted

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| colspan=2 | Optimal

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| align="left" | '''Shadow Serpentis''' or '''Federation Navy'''<br>{{co|grey|Remote Tracking Computer II}}

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| align="left" | '''Shadow Serpentis''' or '''Federation Navy'''<br>{{co|grey|Remote Tracking Computer II}}

; [[image:icon_sensor_booster_i.png|32px|Remote Sensor Booster]] Remote sensor boosters

Remote sensor boosters aren't quite as good, but can still be useful to boost a battleship's scan resolution, allowing them to actually lock frigates in time or push targeting range for snipers. None of the ships used for incursions have a bonus to remote sensor boosters however.

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! style="background-color:#222222;" rowspan=2 | Remote sensor boosters

! style="background-color:#222222;" colspan=2 | Scripted

! style="background-color:#222222;" colspan=2 | Unscripted

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| align="left" nowrap | Remote Sensor Booster II

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| align="left" nowrap | {{co|grey|F-23 Reciprocal Remote Sensor Booster}}