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=== Logistics vs local tank ===

[[Logistics]] ships can be jammed, destroyed, or booshed off, and each one takes a pilot away from damage-dealing. They also require careful coordination. However, logistics ships provide more powerful active boosting or repairs than line DPS ships can manage with local tanks alone, and they provide a sustained tank that, if it holds, will last much longer than pure buffer tanks would. Organised fleets therefore often fly with a logistics wing, which could be anything from Tech 1 logistics frigates up to [[Force Auxiliaries|FAXes]]. Note that [[strategic cruisers]] can be configured as logistics ships: a [[Loki]] fleet might in fact consist of line DPS Lokis with remote shield-boost Lokis, and part of the fleet's strength will be opponents' inability to distinguish the two.

[[Logistics]] ships can be jammed, destroyed, or booshed off, and each one takes a pilot away from damage-dealing. They also require careful coordination. However, logistics ships provide more powerful active boosting or repairs than line DPS ships can manage with local tanks alone, and they provide a sustained tank that, if it holds, will last much longer than pure buffer tanks would. Organised fleets therefore often fly with a logistics wing, which could be anything from Tech 1 logistics frigates up to [[Force Auxiliaries|FAXes]]. Note that [[T3C|strategic cruisers]] can be configured as logistics ships: a [[Loki]] fleet might in fact consist of line DPS Lokis with remote shield-boost Lokis, and part of the fleet's strength will be opponents' inability to distinguish the two.

Assessing the presence or absence of logistics ships immediately tells you something about a gang or fleet. The specific kind of logistics ships, if present, reveals something about the gang's tank, and potentially about the nature of their fits in general: a fleet containing [[~~Scythes~~]], for instance, is likely to have some shield buffer fitted in the mid slots of its line DPS ships, which will reduce the amount of tackle and ancillary unbonused EWAR that those line DPS ships can carry, while freeing up low slots for damage modules and mobility modules.

Assessing the presence or absence of logistics ships immediately tells you something about a gang or fleet. The specific kind of logistics ships, if present, reveals something about the gang's tank, and potentially about the nature of their fits in general: a fleet containing [[Scythe]]s, for instance, is likely to have some shield buffer fitted in the mid slots of its line DPS ships, which will reduce the amount of tackle and ancillary unbonused EWAR that those line DPS ships can carry, while freeing up low slots for damage modules and mobility modules.

A logistics wing using cap-transfer logistics ships (e.g. [[Augoror]], [[Basilisk]]) will require more coordination and will also need to stay more physically cohesive than one which uses capacitor-independent ships (e.g. [[~~Exequoror~~]], [[Scimitar]]). A cap-transfer logistics wing will be more resistant to [[capacitor warfare]], but more vulnerable to booshing and jamming.

A logistics wing using cap-transfer logistics ships (e.g. [[Augoror]], [[Basilisk]]) will require more coordination and will also need to stay more physically cohesive than one which uses capacitor-independent ships (e.g. [[Exequror]], [[Scimitar]]). A cap-transfer logistics wing will be more resistant to [[capacitor warfare]], but more vulnerable to booshing and jamming.

A gang or fleet might also be "[[Spider tanking|spider-tanked]]", with every line DPS ship mounting a few remote logistics modules and the whole gang collectively repairing whoever is primaried by the enemy. This is most common for ships with utility high slots to spare for the relevant modules.

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 === Logistics vs local tank ===
-[[Logistics]] ships can be jammed, destroyed, or booshed off, and each one takes a pilot away from damage-dealing. They also require careful coordination. However, logistics ships provide more powerful active boosting or repairs than line DPS ships can manage with local tanks alone, and they provide a sustained tank that, if it holds, will last much longer than pure buffer tanks would. Organised fleets therefore often fly with a logistics wing, which could be anything from Tech 1 logistics frigates up to [[Force Auxiliaries|FAXes]]. Note that [[strategic cruisers]] can be configured as logistics ships: a [[Loki]] fleet might in fact consist of line DPS Lokis with remote shield-boost Lokis, and part of the fleet's strength will be opponents' inability to distinguish the two.
+[[Logistics]] ships can be jammed, destroyed, or booshed off, and each one takes a pilot away from damage-dealing. They also require careful coordination. However, logistics ships provide more powerful active boosting or repairs than line DPS ships can manage with local tanks alone, and they provide a sustained tank that, if it holds, will last much longer than pure buffer tanks would. Organised fleets therefore often fly with a logistics wing, which could be anything from Tech 1 logistics frigates up to [[Force Auxiliaries|FAXes]]. Note that [[T3C|strategic cruisers]] can be configured as logistics ships: a [[Loki]] fleet might in fact consist of line DPS Lokis with remote shield-boost Lokis, and part of the fleet's strength will be opponents' inability to distinguish the two.
-Assessing the presence or absence of logistics ships immediately tells you something about a gang or fleet. The specific kind of logistics ships, if present, reveals something about the gang's tank, and potentially about the nature of their fits in general: a fleet containing [[Scythes]], for instance, is likely to have some shield buffer fitted in the mid slots of its line DPS ships, which will reduce the amount of tackle and ancillary unbonused EWAR that those line DPS ships can carry, while freeing up low slots for damage modules and mobility modules.
+Assessing the presence or absence of logistics ships immediately tells you something about a gang or fleet. The specific kind of logistics ships, if present, reveals something about the gang's tank, and potentially about the nature of their fits in general: a fleet containing [[Scythe]]s, for instance, is likely to have some shield buffer fitted in the mid slots of its line DPS ships, which will reduce the amount of tackle and ancillary unbonused EWAR that those line DPS ships can carry, while freeing up low slots for damage modules and mobility modules.
-A logistics wing using cap-transfer logistics ships (e.g. [[Augoror]], [[Basilisk]]) will require more coordination and will also need to stay more physically cohesive than one which uses capacitor-independent ships (e.g. [[Exequoror]], [[Scimitar]]). A cap-transfer logistics wing will be more resistant to [[capacitor warfare]], but more vulnerable to booshing and jamming.
+A logistics wing using cap-transfer logistics ships (e.g. [[Augoror]], [[Basilisk]]) will require more coordination and will also need to stay more physically cohesive than one which uses capacitor-independent ships (e.g. [[Exequror]], [[Scimitar]]). A cap-transfer logistics wing will be more resistant to [[capacitor warfare]], but more vulnerable to booshing and jamming.
 A gang or fleet might also be "[[Spider tanking|spider-tanked]]", with every line DPS ship mounting a few remote logistics modules and the whole gang collectively repairing whoever is primaried by the enemy. This is most common for ships with utility high slots to spare for the relevant modules.