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== i Hub ~~bash ==~~

== Attacking the infrastructure hub ==

~~25M~~ HP

[[File:Ihub-destroy-time.png|200px|thumb|right|Time to destroy an i-Hub.]]

i-Hub ~~bash: SB~~ does about 300-400 dps, battleship ~~600-800 dps,~~ tier 3 battlecruiser 600-800 dps

Attacking a system's [[Factional Warfare#Infrastructure_Hub|infrastructure hub]] ("i-Hub") is the final stage in capturing a star system for your faction. However, this is not something a solo player can do - the i-Hub has 25 million hit points (HP), and you need to do at least 1700 dps (damage per second) to break through its shield recharge rate.

~~add time vs~~ dps ~~graph~~

As illustrated by the graph on the right, a fleet will need to do about 4000 dps to destroy the i-Hub in under two hours (keeping in mind that's two hours of non-stop bombardment), 7500 dps to do it in an hour, and 14,000 dps to do it in half an hour. To make these numbers more concrete, a [[Stealth Bomber|stealth bomber]] does about 300-400 dps, and a [[battleship]] (or a tier 3 [[battlecruiser]]) does about 600-800 dps. Therefore, you would need over twenty stealth bombers (or ten battleships) firing non-stop for an hour to destroy an i-Hub.

Keep in mind that while your fleet is busy destroying the i-Hub, you also have to prevent enemy militia pilots from not only attacking your fleet, but also from capturing complexes in the system (as if they [[Factional Warfare#Capturing_systems|capture enough complexes]] to bring the system from "vulnerable" to "contested", any damage you have done to the i-Hub is reset). Medium-sized corporations will usually swarm it with stealth bombers, while larger corporations can afford to send in a fleet of battleships (supported by smaller vessels, as battleships on their own are very vulnerable). Some corporations will attack i-Hubs with [[dreadnought]]s - while this is the quickest way to destroy them (a deadnought in siege mode can do about 5000 dps), it requires a large supporting fleet to protect the valuable capital ships (not to mention the resources to even field multiple dreadnoughts!).

Therefore, as destroying i-Hubs requires a non-trivial amount of resources and organisations, star systems will often be left "vulnerable" until a large force can be mustered, which will then usually destroy a number of i-Hubs in the course of a few hours.

== Making money ==

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-== i Hub bash ==
+== Attacking the infrastructure hub ==
-M HP
+[[File:Ihub-destroy-time.png|200px|thumb|right|Time to destroy an i-Hub.]]
-i-Hub bash: SB does about 300-400 dps, battleship 600-800 dps, tier 3 battlecruiser 600-800 dps
+Attacking a system's [[Factional Warfare#Infrastructure_Hub|infrastructure hub]] ("i-Hub") is the final stage in capturing a star system for your faction. However, this is not something a solo player can do - the i-Hub has 25 million hit points (HP), and you need to do at least 1700 dps (damage per second) to break through its shield recharge rate.
-add time vs dps graph
+As illustrated by the graph on the right, a fleet will need to do about 4000 dps to destroy the i-Hub in under two hours (keeping in mind that's two hours of non-stop bombardment), 7500 dps to do it in an hour, and 14,000 dps to do it in half an hour. To make these numbers more concrete, a [[Stealth Bomber|stealth bomber]] does about 300-400 dps, and a [[battleship]] (or a tier 3 [[battlecruiser]]) does about 600-800 dps. Therefore, you would need over twenty stealth bombers (or ten battleships) firing non-stop for an hour to destroy an i-Hub.
+Keep in mind that while your fleet is busy destroying the i-Hub, you also have to prevent enemy militia pilots from not only attacking your fleet, but also from capturing complexes in the system (as if they [[Factional Warfare#Capturing_systems|capture enough complexes]] to bring the system from "vulnerable" to "contested", any damage you have done to the i-Hub is reset). Medium-sized corporations will usually swarm it with stealth bombers, while larger corporations can afford to send in a fleet of battleships (supported by smaller vessels, as battleships on their own are very vulnerable). Some corporations will attack i-Hubs with [[dreadnought]]s - while this is the quickest way to destroy them (a deadnought in siege mode can do about 5000 dps), it requires a large supporting fleet to protect the valuable capital ships (not to mention the resources to even field multiple dreadnoughts!).
+Therefore, as destroying i-Hubs requires a non-trivial amount of resources and organisations, star systems will often be left "vulnerable" until a large force can be mustered, which will then usually destroy a number of i-Hubs in the course of a few hours.
 == Making money ==