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=== Command Ships ===

~~These come in two classes, field command ships, which are basically just~~ stronger versions of the original Tech 1 ~~battlecruiser hull with a bit more DPS, more tank, and better resists; and fleet command ships. Fleet~~ command ships get ~~a bonus~~ to their racial warfare links, and in general have extremely good tanks with great resists. The racial links are: Armor for Amarr, Shield for Caldari, Skirmish for Minmatar and Information for Gallente, and there are three types of ~~links in each class~~. ~~If the command ship~~'s ~~pilot is in a leadership position in~~ the ~~fleet, everyone below him in the command chain (including normal members) get bonuses, assuming the command chain is complete~~.

In addition to being overall stronger versions of the original Tech 1 battlecruisers command ships get significant bonuses to the effectiveness of [[Warfare Link]] modules. Each race's bonus applies to two of the four link types.

Armor/~~Shield~~ links:

*Amarr command ships ([[Absolution]] and [[Damnation]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Armored_Warfare_Links | Armor]] and [[Warfare_links#Information_Warfare_Links | Information]] links

*Caldari command ships ([[Nighthawk]] and [[Vulture]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Information_Warfare_Links | Information]] and [[Warfare_links#Siege_Warfare_Links | Siege]] links

*Gallente command ships ([[Astarte]] and [[Eos]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Armored_Warfare_Links | Armor]] and [[Warfare_links#Skirmish_Warfare_Links | Skirmish]] links

*Minmatar command ships ([[Claymore]] and [[Sleipnir]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Siege_Warfare_Links | Siege]] and [[Warfare_links#Skirmish_Warfare_Links | Skirmish]] links

The effects of the links are only passed on to fleet members if the pilot of the command ship is assigned an appropriate boosting role in a fleet and the [[Fleet_Leadership | leadership]] roles up to and including the level of the boosting role are filled by appropriately skilled pilots.

The bonuses granted by each of the available links (excluding mining links) are described below.

Armor/Siege links:

#Armor/shield resist bonus ([[Stacking_penalties|stacking penalized]] with resist mods on the ship)

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#Boost the strength of EW mods, like ecm and damps

#Increase range of EW mods

#Increase sensor strength (possibly stacking penalized with ECCM)

#Increase sensor strength (possibly stacking penalized with ECCM) and lock range

The warfare links themselves only give a 2% or 3% boost, but that can be increased '''a lot''' by training relevant [[Skills|skills]], fitting the links on a fleet command ship (or a Tech 3 [[Strategic Cruiser|strategic cruiser]] with the proper subsystems), and by using the racial mind link implant. With all that taken into account, a 2% bonus is increased to 26%, and a 3% bonus become a 39% bonus. Fleet command ships can therefore have a huge impact on the outcome of a battle, despite doing very low DPS.

*[[Absolution]] (Amarr)

When used on an appropriately bonused ship flown by a properly skilled pilot who (optimally) has the appropriate warfare mindlink implanted warfare links are capable of acting as immense force multipliers that enable fleets to take and win fights that, without access to links, they would never be able to. The major hurdle to being able to benefit from this awesomeness is that getting the required [[Skills:Leadership | skills]] to the appropriate levels in order to provide good fleet boosts takes several months of focused training in order to use the links, in addition to all the other skills required to be able to sit in and effectively fly a command ship in PvP.

*[[Damnation]] (Amarr)

*[[Nighthawk]] (Caldari)

*[[Vulture]] (~~Caldari~~)

*[[~~Astarte~~]] ~~(Gallente)~~

*[[Eos]] (Gallente)

*[[Claymore]] (Minmatar)

*[[Sleipnir]] (Minmatar)

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 === Command Ships  ===
-These come in two classes, field command ships, which are basically just stronger versions of the original Tech 1 battlecruiser hull with a bit more DPS, more tank, and better resists; and fleet command ships. Fleet command ships get a bonus to their racial warfare links, and in general have extremely good tanks with great resists. The racial links are: Armor for Amarr, Shield for Caldari, Skirmish for Minmatar and Information for Gallente, and there are three types of links in each class. If the command ship's pilot is in a leadership position in the fleet, everyone below him in the command chain (including normal members) get bonuses, assuming the command chain is complete.
+In addition to being overall stronger versions of the original Tech 1 battlecruisers command ships get significant bonuses to the effectiveness of [[Warfare Link]] modules. Each race's bonus applies to two of the four link types.
-Armor/Shield links:
+*Amarr command ships ([[Absolution]] and [[Damnation]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Armored_Warfare_Links | Armor]] and [[Warfare_links#Information_Warfare_Links | Information]] links
+*Caldari command ships ([[Nighthawk]] and [[Vulture]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Information_Warfare_Links | Information]] and [[Warfare_links#Siege_Warfare_Links | Siege]] links
+*Gallente command ships ([[Astarte]] and [[Eos]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Armored_Warfare_Links | Armor]] and [[Warfare_links#Skirmish_Warfare_Links | Skirmish]] links
+*Minmatar command ships ([[Claymore]] and [[Sleipnir]]) receive bonuses to [[Warfare_links#Siege_Warfare_Links | Siege]] and [[Warfare_links#Skirmish_Warfare_Links | Skirmish]] links
+The effects of the links are only passed on to fleet members if the pilot of the command ship is assigned an appropriate boosting role in a fleet and the [[Fleet_Leadership | leadership]] roles up to and including the level of the boosting role are filled by appropriately skilled pilots.
+The bonuses granted by each of the available links (excluding mining links) are described below.
+Armor/Siege links:
 #Armor/shield resist bonus ([[Stacking_penalties|stacking penalized]] with resist mods on the ship)
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 #Boost the strength of EW mods, like ecm and damps
 #Increase range of EW mods
-#Increase sensor strength (possibly stacking penalized with ECCM)
+#Increase sensor strength (possibly stacking penalized with ECCM) and lock range
-The warfare links themselves only give a 2% or 3% boost, but that can be increased '''a lot''' by training relevant [[Skills|skills]], fitting the links on a fleet command ship (or a Tech 3 [[Strategic Cruiser|strategic cruiser]] with the proper subsystems), and by using the racial mind link implant. With all that taken into account, a 2% bonus is increased to 26%, and a 3% bonus become a 39% bonus. Fleet command ships can therefore have a huge impact on the outcome of a battle, despite doing very low DPS.
-*[[Absolution]] (Amarr)
+When used on an appropriately bonused ship flown by a properly skilled pilot who (optimally) has the appropriate warfare mindlink implanted warfare links are capable of acting as immense force multipliers that enable fleets to take and win fights that, without access to links, they would never be able to. The major hurdle to being able to benefit from this awesomeness is that getting the required [[Skills:Leadership | skills]] to the appropriate levels in order to provide good fleet boosts takes several months of focused training in order to use the links, in addition to all the other skills required to be able to sit in and effectively fly a command ship in PvP.
-*[[Damnation]] (Amarr)
-*[[Nighthawk]] (Caldari)
-*[[Vulture]] (Caldari)
-*[[Astarte]] (Gallente)
-*[[Eos]] (Gallente)
-*[[Claymore]] (Minmatar)
-*[[Sleipnir]] (Minmatar)
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