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=== Hauler Type Comparison === | === Hauler Type Comparison === | ||
The best hauler is situational; it depends on where you are (high, low, null security space) combined with how large and valuable the cargo is. For example, using an Occator to move a cargo small enough to fit in a Viator is sub-optimal, as is using a Viator to move large amounts of | The best hauler is situational; it depends on where you are (high, low, null security space) combined with how large and valuable the cargo is. For example, using an Occator to move a cargo small enough to fit in a Viator is sub-optimal, as is using a Viator to move large amounts of tritanium around in high sec. | ||
Below are the optimal ships for each task, assuming that the area that you're going to/through is not a place where it's a clearly bad idea to bring such a ship type. As soon as moving through either null or low sec is required, you are strongly encouraged to switch to a Viator ( | Below are the optimal ships for each task, assuming that the area that you're going to/through is not a place where it's a clearly bad idea to bring such a ship type. As soon as moving through either null or low sec is required, you are strongly encouraged to switch to a Viator (blockade runner) or jump freighter. | ||
* Small cargo of any value: Blockade | The Orca is also a very interesting option for high security space. It offers cargo capacity somewhere between the T1/T2 industrials and jump freighters, while being able to travel almost as quickly as the smaller ships by fitting a 100mn micro warp drive and activating it for 1 cycle while aligning to the next gate or station. | ||
* Large cargo of low value: T1 | |||
* Large cargo of medium value: Deep | * Small cargo of any value: Blockade runner | ||
* Large cargo of high value: Blockade | * Large cargo of low value: T1 industrial, deep space transport or Orca | ||
* Huge cargo below ~350k m^3: Jump | * Large cargo of medium value: Deep space transport or Orca | ||
* Huge cargo above ~350k m^3: Jump | * Large cargo of high value: Blockade runner (even if you may get the job done faster with a DST, getting it there at all is better then not getting it there due to being ganked) or Orca. You can hide 40k m3 of cargo in its corp hangar, which cannot be scanned and won't drop if you die | ||
* Huge cargo below ~350k m^3: Jump freighter (it aligns faster then a Freighter) | |||
* Huge cargo above ~350k m^3: Jump freighter or freighter depending on the environment | |||
== Hauling Skills == | == Hauling Skills == | ||