Fleet Boosting ships provide the force multiplier for a fleet by making them a stronger force with boosts that would otherwise be unobtainable. Using a module called Command Burst these ships can give boosts to areas such as: armor, shield, skirmish, information, and mining.
Command burst modules can only be fitted to ships of the following categories:
The command burst modules come in five different variants, each with three different type of charges giving different effects, as well as a tech one and a tech two version of the command burst modules. The only notable difference between the Command Burst I and Command Burst II module is that the tech two module is +25% stronger and the tech two variant requiring the specialization skill.
Upon activation of a Command Burst module you will get a Weapon Timer for 60 seconds and the bonuses will spread amongst any and all fleet members within your area of effect range. Both the duration and area of effect range is highly influenced by your skills and if you're using any of the special command mindlink implants or industrial cores.
| Command Burst Modules | Command Burst Charges | Effect | Base | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Command | Armor Energizing | Armor Resistance bonus | +8% | +21.56% |
| Armor Reinforcement | Armor HP bonus | +8% | +21.56% | |
| Rapid Repair | Armor Repair Modules: Duration & Capacitor-use bonus | -8% | -21.56% | |
| Information Command | Electronic Hardening | Sensor Strength Bonus | +9% | +24.26% |
| Remote Sensor Dampener/Remote Weapon Disruption Resistance bonus | +18% | +48.52% | ||
| Electronic Superiority | Electronic Warfare modules: Range and Strength bonus | +9% | +24.26% | |
| Sensor Optimization | Scan Resolution Bonus | +9% | +24.26% | |
| Targeting Range bonus | +18% | +48.52% | ||
| Mining Foreman | Mining Equipment Preservation | Mining crystal volatility bonus | -15% | -57.13% |
| Mining Laser Field Enhancement | Mining / Survey module range bonus | +30% | +114.26% | |
| Mining Laser Optimization | Mining Modules: Duration & Capacitor-use bonus | -15% | -57.13% | |
| Shield Command | Active Shielding | Shield Repair Modules: Duration & Capacitor-use bonus | -8% | -21.56% |
| Shield Extension | Shield HP bonus | +8% | +21.56% | |
| Shield Harmonizing | Shield Resistance bonus | +8% | +21.56% | |
| Skirmish Command | Evasive Maneuvers | Signature Radius bonus Agility bonus | -6% | -16.17% |
| Interdiction Maneuvers | Tackle module range bonus | +12% | +32.34% | |
| Rapid Deployment | AB / MWD module speed increase bonus | +12% | +32.34% |
Numerous skills affect the effectiveness of command links. Training these skills is crucial for dedicated fleet boosting ships, especially command destroyers which do not have a role bonus for range. Ship-specific skills typically affect strength and duration for their faction's two racial command burst categories; Strategic Cruisers have 3 bonused categories, while the Porpoise is only bonused for mining.
| Attribute | Skill | Bonus per level |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | <Category> Command Mining Foreman | 10% |
| <Category> Command Specialist Mining Director | 10% | |
| Range | Leadership | 7% |
| Wing Command | 6% | |
| Fleet Command | 5% | |
| Reload time | Command Burst Specialist | -10% |
| Ship Class | Skill | Bonus per level |
|---|---|---|
| Command Ship | Command Ships | 3% |
| Command Destroyer | Command Destroyers | 2% |
| Supercarrier | <Racial> Carrier | |
| Strategic Cruiser | <Racial> Offensive Systems | |
| Carrier and Force Auxiliary | <Racial> Carrier | 1% |
| Rorqual | Capital Industrial Ships | 5% (mining) 3% (shield) |
| Orca | Industrial Command Ships | 3% (mining) 1% (shield) |
| Porpoise | 2% |
Mindlinks are slot 10 implants that improve the effect strength of command bursts by 25%. Because of this substantial increase, they should be used whenever possible when flying a dedicated fleet boosting ship. Each mindlink requires Cybernetics V plus the relevant Command Specialist V.
In addition to mindlinks for each of the 5 command burst categories, there are five faction mindlinks that provide a bonus to two categories each:
| Faction Mindlink | Affected Categories |
|---|---|
| Caldari Navy Command Mindlink | Shield Command, Information Command |
| Federation Navy Command Mindlink | Armor Command, Skirmish Command |
| Imperial Navy Command Mindlink | Armor Command, Information Command |
| ORE Mining Director Mindlink | Shield Command, Mining Foreman |
| Republic Fleet Command Mindlink | Shield Command, Skirmish Command |
Command burst organization is typically done in a dedicated in-game channel for alliance fleets.
As the fleet is forming, indicate the following information in channel:
For example:
> STRAT OP GOKU Shield Harmonizing Charge Shield Extension Charge cd5+ml
> Active Shielding Sensor Optimization cs5+navy ml
> Active Shielding Electronic Superiority cs4+shield ml
Coordinate with other pilots in the channel to ensure the desired boosts are covered. For typical fleets, all of the tanking, shield and skirmish boosts are desired, although the priority will vary. For capital fleets, both shield and armor boosts are desired, even for a purely shield fleet, as the off-tank buffer on capital ships is substantial.
During the fleet, if you are no longer able to provide boosts for the fleet, indicate as such along with what charges you were running. If a charge is no longer being covered, organize someone running another charge redundantly, or a lower-priority charge, to take it over if possible.