This page should be updated due to game changes. Reason: Review for changes needed due to December 2021, Version 19.11 changes. "Industrial Reconfiguration" pre-requisite, has already been modified to "Capital Industrial Reconfiguration"
Can Use Command Bursts
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1,000,000m³ Ship Maintenance Bay
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40,000 m³ Fleet Hangar
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Can Compress Ore
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The Rorqual was conceived and designed by Outer Ring Excavations in response to a growing need for capital industry platforms with the ability to support and sustain large-scale mining operations in uninhabited areas of space.
To that end, the Rorqual's primary strength lies in its ability to grind raw ores into particles of smaller size than possible before, while still maintaining their distinctive molecular structure. This means the vessel is able to carry vast amounts of ore in compressed form.
Additionally, the Rorqual is able to fit a capital tractor beam unit, capable of pulling in cargo containers from far greater distances and at far greater speeds than smaller beams can. It also possesses a sizeable drone bay, jump drive capability and the capacity to fit a clone vat bay. This combination of elements makes the Rorqual the ideal nexus to build deep space mining operations around.
Due to its specialization towards industrial operations, its ship maintenance bay is able to accommodate only industrial ships, mining barges and their tech 2 variants
SHIP BONUSES
Capital Industrial Ships bonuses (per skill level): 5% reduction in fuel consumption for Industrial Core 3% bonus to Shield Command Burst effect strength and duration 5% bonus to Mining Foreman burst effect strength and duration 10% reduction in Drone ice harvesting cycle time 10% bonus to Drone hitpoints, damage, and ore mining yield Role Bonus: 900% bonus to Survey Scanner range 200% bonus to Cargo Scanners range • Can fit Industrial Core • Can fit Clone Vat Bay • Can fit 3 Command Burst modules • Can fit one Pulse Activated Nexus Invulnerability Core module • Can operate 'Excavator' Drones 90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue 400% bonus to Capital Remote Shield Booster optimal range 50% bonus to command and mining foreman burst area of effect range 5x penalty to entosis link cycle time
Required Skills
Training Time what's this?88d 20h 56m 54s
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Grouping
▪ Variations none
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Ship Attributes
Fittings |
High 8
Launchers 0
Turrets 0
Rig
3
capital
Calibration 400
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Navigation |
Base Time to Warp 77.632 s what's this?
Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects.
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Drones |
Drone Bandwidth 125 Mbit/sec
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Targeting |
Magnetometric Sensor 115 points
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Structure |
Structure Hitpoints 300,000 HP
Ship Maintenance Bay Capacity 1,000,000 m³
Fleet Hangar Capacity 40,000 m³
Fuel Bay Capacity 10,000 m³
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Armor |
Armor Hitpoints 60,000 HP
Armor Resistances
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Shields |
Shield Capacity 90,000 HP
Shield Resistances
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Summary
Before the Citadel Expansion the Rorqual was mostly a toy for Mining Forman Links and ore compression in the field. Nowadays it's a serious weapon for the industrial backbone of major nullsec alliances and also sees use as a PvP ship as well, using its high drone damage and capital tank to good effect.
Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Rorqual for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.
Tactics
Avoid using the Rorqual for mining command bursts - command bursts give the pilot a weapons timer, which inhibits his ability to refit off his Mobile Depot.
Notes
• Rorquals cannot enter High Security Space.
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