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Warfare Links are ship modules that provide specific bonuses to a fleet or wing that add to the combat or mining effectiveness of all fleet / wing members.  The item description for all Warfare Links states, ''"Warfare links are dedicated fleet command systems designed for use on battlecruisers and advanced command class ships. While only one of these units can normally be operated at any given time, certain advanced units allow the use of multiple systems."'' As noted, Warfare Links can be fit only on certain ships, and operating a warfare link requires training of advanced leadership skills.  Please refer to the [[Skills:Leadership]] and [[Fleet Leadership]] guides for more detailed information about those related topics.

# he has the Booster role, and

# the fleet chain of command is complete, and

# the pilot providing boosts and the required fleet command structure are in the same system, and

# the pilot providing boosts is not in warp (Warfare Links do not operate while the ship is in warp), and

# the pilot providing boosts is not inside a [[POS|starbase]] forcefield (Warfare Links do not operate inside a starbase forcefield, except for Mining Foreman links).

As of January 2012, Warfare Links became available in both [[Techs, Tiers and Meta levels|Tech 1 and Tech 2]] versions.  The key skill prerequisite for the Tech 2 links is {Type of Link} Warfare Specialist V (e.g., Armored Warfare Specialist V) as opposed to lower levels of training for that skill. Tech 2 Warfare Links provide greater Command Bonuses but require additional power grid and CPU for fitting purposes.

Provide bonuses to support armor-based defense of the fleet, including remote armor repair. For Armored Warfare Links, the command bonuses show as negative because they improve resists, increase repair speed, or lower capacitor need.The item descriptions for these modules state:

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Armored_Warfare_Link_-_Rapid_Repair Rapid Repair] -- Increases the speed of the fleet's personal and targeted armor repair systems.

The base Command Bonuses for the T1 and T2 modules are -4.8% / -6%, respectively.

Provide bonuses to improve the effectiveness of e-war and sensor strength of the fleet.The item descriptions for the Information Warfare Link modules state:  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Information_Warfare_Link_-_Electronic_Superiority Electronic Superiority] -- Boosts the strength of the fleet's electronic warfare modules.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Information_Warfare_Link_-_Recon_Operation Recon Operation] -- Increases range of modules requiring Electronic Warfare, Sensor Linking, Target Painting or Weapon Disruption for all ships in the fleet.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Information_Warfare_Link_-_Sensor_Integrity Sensor Integrity] -- Boosts sensor strengths and lock ranges for all of the fleet's ships.

* Electronic Superiority (to module strength):<br>

** Target Painting 6.4% / 8%<br>

** ECM 6.4% / 8%<br>

** Tracking Disruption 4% / 5%<br>

** Remote Sensor Dampening 4% / 5%<br>

* Recon Operation (to module range) 6.4% / 2.5%

* Sensor Integrity (to sensor strength and lock range) 9.6% / 12%

Provide bonuses to improve shield-based defenses of the fleet, including remote shield repair. For Siege Warfare Links, the command bonuses show as negative because they improve resists,  increase repair speed, or lower capacitor need. The item descriptions for the Siege Warfare Link modules state:  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Siege_Warfare_Link_-_Active_Shielding Active Shielding] -- Increases the speed of the fleet's shield boosters and decreases the duration of shield transporters.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Siege_Warfare_Link_-_Shield_Efficiency Shield Efficiency] -- Reduces the capacitor need of the fleet's shield boosters and shield transporters.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Siege_Warfare_Link_-_Shield_Harmonizing Shield Harmonizing] -- Boosts all shield resistances for the fleet's ships.

The base Command Bonuses for the Tech 1 and Tech 2 versions of each module type are -4.8% and -6%, respectively.

Provide bonuses to a fleet's speed, speed tanking, and tackling capabilities. The item descriptions for these modules state:  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Skirmish_Warfare_Link_-_Evasive_Maneuvers Evasive Maneuvers] -- Lowers the signature radius of ships in the fleet.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Skirmish_Warfare_Link_-_Interdiction_Maneuvers Interdiction Maneuvers] -- Boosts the range of the fleet's propulsion jamming modules, except for Warp Disruption Field Generators.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Skirmish_Warfare_Link_-_Rapid_Deployment Rapid Deployment] -- Increases the speed of the fleet's afterburner and microwarpdrive modules.

The base Command Bonuses for the Tech 1 and Tech 2 versions of each module type are:

* Rapid Deployment 5.6% / 7%

Provide bonuses to mining activity.The item descriptions for these modules state:  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Mining_Foreman_Link_-_Harvester_Capacitor_Efficiency Harvester Capacitor Efficiency] -- Decreases the capacitor need of mining lasers, gas harvesters and ice harvesters.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Mining_Foreman_Link_-_Laser_Optimization Laser Optimization] -- Decreases mining laser, gas harvester and ice harvester duration.  

* [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Mining_Foreman_Link_-_Mining_Laser_Field_Enhancement Mining Laser Field Enhancement] -- Increases the range of the fleet's mining lasers, gas harvesters and ice harvesters.

The base Command Bonuses for the Tech 1 and Tech 2 versions of each module type are:

* Mining Laser Field Enhancement 13.6% / 17%

Warfare Link modules can only be fit on [[Battlecruiser]]s (Tiers 1 and 2 only), [[Command Ships]], [[Orca|Industrial Command Ships]], [[Rorqual|Capital Industrial Ships]], [[Strategic Cruiser]]s, [[Carrier]]s, [[Supercarrier]]s, and [[Titan]]s. This is enforced by all the listed ships having a role bonus of 'Can fit warfare link modules' or 'Can use 3 Warfare Link modules simultaneously' and all warfare link modules having a 'Can be fitted to' attribute.

*Supercarriers - 1 active Warfare Link plus 1 per level of the Carrier skill.  

''Note: Strategic Cruisers can only operate a Warfare Link when configured with the Defensive Subsystem - Warfare Processor subsystem.''

Any of these ships may fit a [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Command_Processor_I Command Processor I] (mid slot module) which, when fit, allows the ship to activate one additional Warfare Link. In fact, as long as the ship has sufficient CPU, a pilot can fit as many Command Processors as he wishes and activate that many additional gang modules at once. Typically, one or more [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/CO-processor_II co-processor] modules will be required to fit multiple Command Processors on a ship.  Using a Command Processor also requires the skill {{sk|Leadership|Warfare Link Specialist|V}}.

Select ships among this eligible ship group provide additional bonuses to Warfare Links.  These are discussed in the next section.

As noted previously, the base Command Bonus of any Warfare Link appears to be insignificant. By itself, it is. Typically, Command Bonuses are multipled by the boosting pilot's skills, his ship bonuses, and one of his implants.  This section demonstrates the potentially powerful effects of Warfare Links when bonuses are compounded in this manner.

Four different bonuses are incorporated into the total bonus provided by a Warfare Link (or group of Warfare Links). These are the:

*Mindlink implant bonus.

These bonuses are multiplicative, not additive, so the formula for the total fleet boost is:

:Bonus = Specialist Skill bonus * Warfare Link Specialist bonus * Ship bonus * Mindlink bonus

An example of the bonus calculation is woven into the bonus descriptions below.

Two advanced leadership skills (known as "specialist" skills) significantly impact the bonuses provided by any Warfare Link.  The first is the level of training for the related link itself (e.g., Siege Warfare Specialist). The other related skill is {{sk|Leadership|Warfare Link Specialist}}.  Throughout this section, the Siege (shield) bonuses using a T2 Warfare Link and all Level V skills are calculated for illustrative purposes.  To determine the actual bonuses of any one pilot, substitute the appropriate bonuses for the module used and his skills into the formulas provided here.

The Siege Warfare Specialist states that it "Boosts the effectiveness of siege warfare link modules by 20% per skill level." The module requires level 1 of this specialist skill to fit it at all, and with that the Tech 1 module only provides a -5.76% (-4.8 * 1.2) Command Bonus (T2 module not available to this pilot). At level 2 the skill would give a 40% bonus to the base 4.8% effect, resulting in a -6.72% Command Bonus. The actual formula becomes obvious:

:Actual Command Bonus = Base Command Bonus * (1 + 0.2 * Level of Specialist skill).

A pilot with {{sk|Leadership|Siege Warfare Specialist|V}} using a Tech 2 Siege Warfare Link would therefore provide an actual Command Bonus of:

:Bonus = -6% * 2 = -12%

Remember that siege bonuses are negative. Other specialist skill bonuses will be positive.

The Warfare Link Specialist skill "boosts effectiveness of <u>all</u> warfare link and mining foreman modules by 10% per level." This is added as a percentage of the initial Command Bonus, as calculated above. A pilot with Warfare Link Specialist V receives a 50% increase.

:Bonus = Actual Specialist Skill Bonus * (1 + 0.1 * Level of Warfare Link Specialist Skill), which in this example is:

:Bonus = -12% * 1.5 or  -18%

*{{ship|Damnation|tolltip}} and [[Absolution]]: 3% bonus to effectiveness of Armored Warfare and Information Warfare Links per level  

*[[Legion]]: 2% bonus to effectiveness of Armored Warfare, Information Warfare, and Skirmish Warfare Links per subsystem skill level

* [[Vulture]] and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Nighthawk Nighthawk]: 3% bonus to effectiveness of Siege Warfare and Information Warfare Links per level