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=== Mobile Tractor Unit ===

[[File:Mobile_Tractor_Unit_image.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|A Mobile Tractor Unit bringing in the goods]]

These do exactly what they say, put it down and it will start to tractor in any tractorable items within a 125km radius at 1000 m/sec into its massive 27,000 m³ hold but can only target things one at a time. These units only take 10 seconds to deploy and will last 2 days. These units are more ~~specialised~~ and rare due to the increased cost and skills required but are still a worthwhile investment if you dont have access to a Noctis.

These do exactly what they say, put it down and it will start to tractor in any tractorable items within a 125km radius at 1000 m/sec into its massive 27,000 m³ hold but can only target things one at a time. These units only take 10 seconds to deploy and will last 2 days. These units are more specialized and rare due to the increased cost and skills required but are still a worthwhile investment if you dont have access to a Noctis.

Applications are few and far between but if used right it can be a godsend for time saving. Put one (maybe 2 or 3) down at the start of combat and keep the wrecks within 125km and you wont need to worry about slowboating towards each individual wreck as they will likely all be now clustered around the unit, just park up and let your salvager get to work. Other possible applications are within mining gangs who ~~dont~~ have access to say an Orca, put these down and jettison the ore for it to pick up and come back in a transport ship later on to pick up the goods.

Applications are few and far between but if used right it can be a godsend for time saving. Put one (maybe 2 or 3) down at the start of combat and keep the wrecks within 125km and you wont need to worry about slowboating towards each individual wreck as they will likely all be now clustered around the unit, just park up and let your salvager get to work. Other possible applications are within mining gangs who don't have access to say an Orca, put these down and jettison the ore for it to pick up and come back in a transport ship later on to pick up the goods.

These have seen some heavy use in missions, for those that had not historically spent much time looting and salvaging they provide an easy way to get most of the loot out of a mission with little to no effort. Coupling a MTU with one or two salvage drones can pick a mission clean roughly as fast as some missions are run. While the MTU doesn't do salvaging itself, by pulling the wrecks into a central location it can effectively improve the time efficiency of salvager drones by reducing their trvel time. Further, if your fit and mission do not require kiting or maneuverability at all, you can orbit the MTU and use a salvager in a utility slot to work through your wrecks as you run the mission.

Some systems have seen an increase in organized greifing centered on MTUs. Similar to [[Ninja_Salvaging_and_Stealing]] a group will take up residence in a high activity missioning area and scan down the MTUs. They will then agress the MTU attempting to bait the missioner into engaging them. As with Ninja Looters your options are limited. Engaging the griefer will set your engagement timer and their friends can warp in an finish you off. Not engaging the griefer will cost you not just your loot but the roughly 10M that the MTU cost. Orbiting the MTU at close range mitigates this heavily. As soon as you see them warp into your pocket you can empty the contents of the MTU into your hold and scoop the unit. They will be left with a mission pocket that you have already looted and are likely to move on.

It should be noted, MTUs do not loot wreks that are not yours. There are some griefers that prey on this misunderstanding. After having landed in your mission pocket they may drop an MTU of their own hoping you will engage it, presumably because you think that it will collect your loot for them. It is best to ignore these rogue MTUs as they won't effect you and even if the griefer warps out leaving it behind they can monitor you in local to see if your become a criminal and then warp right back in with friends.

=== Mobile Cynosural Inhibitor ===

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 === Mobile Tractor Unit ===
 [[File:Mobile_Tractor_Unit_image.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|A Mobile Tractor Unit bringing in the goods]]
-These do exactly what they say, put it down and it will start to tractor in any tractorable items within a 125km radius at 1000 m/sec into its massive 27,000&nbsp;m³ hold but can only target things one at a time. These units only take 10 seconds to deploy and will last 2 days. These units are more specialised and rare due to the increased cost and skills required but are still a worthwhile investment if you dont have access to a Noctis.
+These do exactly what they say, put it down and it will start to tractor in any tractorable items within a 125km radius at 1000 m/sec into its massive 27,000&nbsp;m³ hold but can only target things one at a time. These units only take 10 seconds to deploy and will last 2 days. These units are more specialized and rare due to the increased cost and skills required but are still a worthwhile investment if you dont have access to a Noctis.
-Applications are few and far between but if used right it can be a godsend for time saving. Put one (maybe 2 or 3) down at the start of combat and keep the wrecks within 125km and you wont need to worry about slowboating towards each individual wreck as they will likely all be now clustered around the unit, just park up and let your salvager get to work. Other possible applications are within mining gangs who dont have access to say an Orca, put these down and jettison the ore for it to pick up and come back in a transport ship later on to pick up the goods.
+Applications are few and far between but if used right it can be a godsend for time saving. Put one (maybe 2 or 3) down at the start of combat and keep the wrecks within 125km and you wont need to worry about slowboating towards each individual wreck as they will likely all be now clustered around the unit, just park up and let your salvager get to work. Other possible applications are within mining gangs who don't have access to say an Orca, put these down and jettison the ore for it to pick up and come back in a transport ship later on to pick up the goods.
+These have seen some heavy use in missions, for those that had not historically spent much time looting and salvaging they provide an easy way to get most of the loot out of a mission with little to no effort.  Coupling a MTU with one or two salvage drones can pick a mission clean roughly as fast as some missions are run.  While the MTU doesn't do salvaging itself, by pulling the wrecks into a central location it can effectively improve the time efficiency of salvager drones by reducing their trvel time.  Further, if your fit and mission do not require kiting or maneuverability at all, you can orbit the MTU and use a salvager in a utility slot to work through your wrecks as you run the mission.
+Some systems have seen an increase in organized greifing centered on MTUs.  Similar to [[Ninja_Salvaging_and_Stealing]] a group will take up residence in a high activity missioning area and scan down the MTUs.  They will then agress the MTU attempting to bait the missioner into engaging them.  As with Ninja Looters your options are limited.  Engaging the griefer will set your engagement timer and their friends can warp in an finish you off.  Not engaging the griefer will cost you not just your loot but the roughly 10M that the MTU cost.  Orbiting the MTU at close range mitigates this heavily.  As soon as you see them warp into your pocket you can empty the contents of the MTU into your hold and scoop the unit.  They will be left with a mission pocket that you have already looted and are likely to move on.
+It should be noted, MTUs do not loot wreks that are not yours.  There are some griefers that prey on this misunderstanding.  After having landed in your mission pocket they may drop an MTU of their own hoping you will engage it, presumably because you think that it will collect your loot for them.  It is best to ignore these rogue MTUs as they won't effect you and even if the griefer warps out leaving it behind they can monitor you in local to see if your become a criminal and then warp right back in with friends.
 === Mobile Cynosural Inhibitor ===