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== Logistics == | == Logistics == | ||
Each race does it a bit differently here, but overall these ships increase the survivability of a fleet in one way or another. | Each race does it a bit differently here, but overall these ships increase the survivability of a fleet in one way or another. All of these ships also have very high damage resistances, and small signature radii, making them difficult targets to destroy. | ||
Gallente and | Gallente, Amarr, and Triglavian repair armor. Caldari and Minmatar repair shields. | ||
Amarr and Caldari gain 2 high slots compared to Minmatar & Gallente, but lose 2 lows/mids. They also get a cap transfer bonus instead of the tracking link bonus that Gallente and Minmatar have. What this means is that Guardian (Amarr) and Basilisk (Caldari) usually use either one (Logistics V) or two (Logistics IV -- and don't fly a logistics ship with less than that) large energy transfers in their extra highs to create cap from nowhere and some ECCM, tank and speed in the low/mid slots. Their reliance on energy transfer exchanges with their partners mean that these ships are especially vulnerable when jammed by ECM. | Amarr and Caldari gain 2 high slots compared to Minmatar & Gallente, but lose 2 lows/mids. They also get a cap transfer bonus instead of the tracking link bonus that Gallente and Minmatar have. What this means is that Guardian (Amarr) and Basilisk (Caldari) usually use either one (Logistics V) or two (Logistics IV -- and don't fly a logistics ship with less than that) large energy transfers in their extra highs to create cap from nowhere and some ECCM, tank and speed in the low/mid slots. Their reliance on energy transfer exchanges with their partners mean that these ships are especially vulnerable when jammed by ECM. | ||
The Scimitar (Minmatar) and Oneiros (Gallente) doesn't have this weakness since they rely on rigs, capacitor power relays and cap rechargers to keep themselves running with their extra lows and mids. However, that locally-generated capacitor energy is not enough to run as many reppers as the cap-transferring logistics ships can. | The Scimitar (Minmatar) and Oneiros (Gallente) doesn't have this weakness since they rely on rigs, capacitor power relays and cap rechargers to keep themselves running with their extra lows and mids. However, that locally-generated capacitor energy is not enough to run as many reppers as the cap-transferring logistics ships can. | ||
The Zarmazd (Triglavian), similar to the Scimitar and Oneiros, relies on its own local capacitor regen to power its single heavy armor repairer. The Zarmazd can only repair a single target at a time, and is only efficient when allowed to stick to repairing one target for an extended time. This makes it good as a secondary logistics ship, but not good at being a fleet's only logi. In addition to its single repairer, the Zarmazd also has a significant drone bay to provide damage support, and multiple utility High slots, commonly used for defensive [[Smartbombs]]. | |||
This ship type is probably the one that is affected most by training the ship skill itself up. The reason for this is how the bonus works: you get a very large reduction in cap use, and the lower you get, the more that bonus helps. With logistics 1, you only save 15% of the cap (100 -> 85 cap use), but taking it from 4 to 5 reduce the cap use from 40% to 25%. That means that someone with logistics 5 use 37.5% less cap to run a remote transfer/repper then someone with logistics 4 does. | This ship type is probably the one that is affected most by training the ship skill itself up. The reason for this is how the bonus works: you get a very large reduction in cap use, and the lower you get, the more that bonus helps. With logistics 1, you only save 15% of the cap (100 -> 85 cap use), but taking it from 4 to 5 reduce the cap use from 40% to 25%. That means that someone with logistics 5 use 37.5% less cap to run a remote transfer/repper then someone with logistics 4 does. | ||
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* {{icon|isis gallente|22}}[[Oneiros]] | * {{icon|isis gallente|22}}[[Oneiros]] | ||
* {{icon|isis minmatar|22}}[[Scimitar]] | * {{icon|isis minmatar|22}}[[Scimitar]] | ||
* {{icon|isis triglavian|22}}[[Zarmazd]] | |||
= Strategic Cruisers = | = Strategic Cruisers = | ||