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=== Drones ===

Mining drones (~~see Drones page~~). Combat drones~~: usually need 1~~-2 for ~~highsec~~. ~~Maybe~~ a salvage drone?

There are several common drone configurations used by miners in [[Mining Barges]] and [[Exhumers]]:

* A full flight (five) of [[Drones#Mining Drones|mining drones]] to maximise ore yield. This is most commonly used in mining fleets, where one flight of combat drones (flown, for instance, from an [[Orca]]) is enough to provide protection from rats for the whole fleet, allowing the mining ships to concentrate on maximising their yield. The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II; the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10 Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5 Mbit/s for the other mining drones) is very slow and obscenely expensive, and is therefore rarely used. Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum.

* A mixed flight of [[Drones#Combat Drones|light scout combat drones]] and mining drones, which is a compromise between mining yield and defence against [[rat]]s. One or two combat drones is almost always enough to defend against belt rats in [[hisec|high-sec]], so this is a common setup for solo high-sec miners. Exhumers and the Covetor can use their larger drone bay (50 m3, compared with 25 m3 for the Procurer and the Retriever) to fly five mining drones, but also carry a full flight of light scout drones in reserve (which are deployed when rats show up).

* Miners who are worried about being [[gank]]ed sometimes carry a full flight of [[Drones#ECM_(EC)|light ECM drones]], which can disrupt the targeting of any ships attacking them and hopefully allow the miner to escape.

* Some miners (particularly mining ships with larger drone bays, who therefore have more flexibility) carry one or two [[Drones#Salvage_Drones|salvage drones]] to salvage the wrecks of belt rats.

[[Venture]]s, due to their much smaller drone bandwidth and drone bay (10 Mbit/s and 10 m3) generally carry two light combat drones for defence against rats.

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 === Drones ===
-Mining drones (see Drones page). Combat drones: usually need 1-2 for highsec. Maybe a salvage drone?
+There are several common drone configurations used by miners in [[Mining Barges]] and [[Exhumers]]:
+* A full flight (five) of [[Drones#Mining Drones|mining drones]] to maximise ore yield. This is most commonly used in mining fleets, where one flight of combat drones (flown, for instance, from an [[Orca]]) is enough to provide protection from rats for the whole fleet, allowing the mining ships to concentrate on maximising their yield. The most commonly used mining drones are the Mining Drone I and the Mining Drone II; the Harvester Mining Drone (which can only be flown effectively by Exhumers and the Covetor, as it needs 10&nbsp;Mbit/s of drone bandwidth, compared with 5&nbsp;Mbit/s for the other mining drones) is very slow and obscenely expensive, and is therefore rarely used. Keep in mind that all drones need to travel between your ship and the asteroid they are mining, so move as close as possible to the asteroid to keep their travel time down to a minimum.
+* A mixed flight of [[Drones#Combat Drones|light scout combat drones]] and mining drones, which is a compromise between mining yield and defence against [[rat]]s. One or two combat drones is almost always enough to defend against belt rats in [[hisec|high-sec]], so this is a common setup for solo high-sec miners. Exhumers and the Covetor can use their larger drone bay (50&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>, compared with 25&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> for the Procurer and the Retriever) to fly five mining drones, but also carry a full flight of light scout drones in reserve (which are deployed when rats show up).
+* Miners who are worried about being [[gank]]ed sometimes carry a full flight of [[Drones#ECM_(EC)|light ECM drones]], which can disrupt the targeting of any ships attacking them and hopefully allow the miner to escape.
+* Some miners (particularly mining ships with larger drone bays, who therefore have more flexibility) carry one or two [[Drones#Salvage_Drones|salvage drones]] to salvage the wrecks of belt rats.
+[[Venture]]s, due to their much smaller drone bandwidth and drone bay (10&nbsp;Mbit/s and 10&nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>) generally carry two light combat drones for defence against rats.
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