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===Bandwidth===

The other important ship attribute is its "bandwidth" ~~(which you can also check in~~ the ~~Attributes tab of your ship's Show Info window), which represents your~~ ship's ability to control ~~your~~ drones, and is measured in Mbit/sec. ~~Bigger and more powerful drones require more bandwidth, and you~~ can only deploy ~~(ie use in space)~~ as many drones as you have available bandwidth on your ship. Many ships (particularly dedicated drone ships) can carry many more drones in their drone bay than they can deploy at once; this allows you to selectively deploy different types of drones to best match your enemies, or ~~to replace drones which are destroyed in combat~~.

The other important ship attribute is its "bandwidth". This is the ship's ability to control drones in space and is measured in Mbit/sec. You can only deploy as many drones as you have available bandwidth on your ship, and bigger drones require more bandwidth. Your ship's bandwidth is fixed, and is not affected by skills or modules.

However, irrespective of your ship's bandwidth, you can only only have as many drones in space at once as you have levels in the {{sk|Drones}} skill (up to 5 drones at level V). The only exception to this limit is the very rare [[Guardian-Vexor]] cruiser, ~~but in every other case~~ you ~~can~~ only ~~ever have at most~~ five drones in ~~space at once~~.

Many ships (and especially [[Drone Capable Ships|dedicated drone ships]]) can carry many more drones in their drone bays than they can deploy at once; this allows them to selectively deploy different types of drones, or to replace drones which are destroyed in combat.

However, irrespective of your ship's bandwidth, you can only only have as many drones in space at once as you have levels in the {{sk|Drones}} skill which allows up to 5 drones at level V. (The only exception to this limit is the very rare [[Guardian-Vexor]] cruiser.) This means that with high bandwidth you might be able to deploy five heavy or five light drones, while with lower bandwidth you may only be able to put out five of the light ones. With the exception of [[fighters]] (which are only used by capital ships) and special limited edition drones, a drone's bandwidth requirements (in Mbit/sec) is always the same number as its volume (in m<sup>3</sup>).

{{example|The Tristan's bandwidth is 25 Mbit/s, allowing it to deploy, at most, five light drones in space at once (they need 5 Mbit/s each), but only if the pilot has trained the {{sk|Drones}} skill to level V. If it's carrying a mixture of light and medium drones, it could deploy up to two medium (10 Mbit/s each) and one light drone at once, assuming the pilot has trained Drones III.}}

With the exception of [[fighters]] (which are only used by capital ships) and special limited edition drones, a drone's bandwidth requirements (in Mbit/sec) is always the same number as its volume (in m<sup>3</sup>). Your ship's bandwidth is fixed, and is not affected by skills or modules.

As one Medium drone deals less damage than two Light drones, and one Heavy drone deals less damage than 2.5 Medium drones, it is often best to field a total of 5 drones (using as much bandwidth as possible), even if their sizes vary.

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 ===Bandwidth===
-The other important ship attribute is its "bandwidth" (which you can also check in the Attributes tab of your ship's Show Info window), which represents your ship's ability to control your drones, and is measured in Mbit/sec. Bigger and more powerful drones require more bandwidth, and you can only deploy (ie use in space) as many drones as you have available bandwidth on your ship. Many ships (particularly dedicated drone ships) can carry many more drones in their drone bay than they can deploy at once; this allows you to selectively deploy different types of drones to best match your enemies, or to replace drones which are destroyed in combat.
+The other important ship attribute is its "bandwidth". This is the ship's ability to control drones in space and is measured in Mbit/sec. You can only deploy as many drones as you have available bandwidth on your ship, and bigger drones require more bandwidth. Your ship's bandwidth is fixed, and is not affected by skills or modules.
-However, irrespective of your ship's bandwidth, you can only only have as many drones in space at once as you have levels in the {{sk|Drones}} skill (up to 5 drones at level V). The only exception to this limit is the very rare [[Guardian-Vexor]] cruiser, but in every other case you can only ever have at most five drones in space at once.
+Many ships (and especially [[Drone Capable Ships|dedicated drone ships]]) can carry many more drones in their drone bays than they can deploy at once; this allows them to selectively deploy different types of drones, or to replace drones which are destroyed in combat.
+However, irrespective of your ship's bandwidth, you can only only have as many drones in space at once as you have levels in the {{sk|Drones}} skill which allows up to 5 drones at level V. (The only exception to this limit is the very rare [[Guardian-Vexor]] cruiser.) This means that with high bandwidth you might be able to deploy five heavy or five light drones, while with lower bandwidth you may only be able to put out five of the light ones. With the exception of [[fighters]] (which are only used by capital ships) and special limited edition drones, a drone's bandwidth requirements (in Mbit/sec) is always the same number as its volume (in m<sup>3</sup>).
 {{example|The Tristan's bandwidth is 25&nbsp;Mbit/s, allowing it to deploy, at most, five light drones in space at once (they need 5&nbsp;Mbit/s each), but only if the pilot has trained the {{sk|Drones}} skill to level V. If it's carrying a mixture of light and medium drones, it could deploy up to two medium (10&nbsp;Mbit/s each) and one light drone at once, assuming the pilot has trained Drones III.}}
-With the exception of [[fighters]] (which are only used by capital ships) and special limited edition drones, a drone's bandwidth requirements (in Mbit/sec) is always the same number as its volume (in m<sup>3</sup>). Your ship's bandwidth is fixed, and is not affected by skills or modules.
-As one Medium drone deals less damage than two Light drones, and one Heavy drone deals less damage than 2.5 Medium drones, it is often best to field a total of 5 drones (using as much bandwidth as possible), even if their sizes vary.
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