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.

Note: Always fit a Cynosural Field Generator with liquid ozone. Using T2 cargo rigs only add an extra 11,000m³ of cargo space, dont bother doing it. T2 rigs will not warrant additional reimbursement.

• Capital Industrial Ships I
  • Advanced Spaceship Command V
    • Spaceship Command V
  • Industrial Command Ships III
    • Spaceship Command V
    • ORE Industrial III
      • Spaceship Command III
    • Mining Director I
      • Leadership I
      • Mining Foreman V
        • Leadership I
  • Capital Ships II
    • Advanced Spaceship Command V
      • Spaceship Command V
        • Industry II
• Capital Ships II
  • Advanced Spaceship Command V
    • Spaceship Command V
• Jump Drive Operation I
  • Navigation V
  • Warp Drive Operation V
    • Navigation I
  • Science V

Role bonuses:

• 900% bonus to Survey Scanner range
• 200% bonus to Cargo Scanners range
• Can fit Industrial Core
• Can fit Clone Vat Bay
• Can use 3 Warfare Link modules simultaneously
• 90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue
• 5x penalty to Entosis Link cycle time

Capital industrial Ships bonuses (per skill level):

• 5% reduction in fuel consumption for Industrial Core
• 10% bonus in Mining Foreman links effectiveness when using Industrial Core
• 40% bonus to Capital Remote Shield Booster range
• 20% bonus to Drone hitpoints and damage

Rorqual Subsidy Fit <EFT>

[Rorqual, Rorqual POS takedown and deployer]

Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II

Cap Recharger II Cap Recharger II Thermic Dissipation Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II EM Ward Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Prototype 100MN Microwarpdrive I

Large YF-12a Smartbomb Large YF-12a Smartbomb Improved Cloaking Device II Heavy Unstable Power Fluctuator I Heavy Unstable Power Fluctuator I Cynosural Field Generator I

Large Cargohold Optimization I Large Cargohold Optimization I Large Cargohold Optimization I

Vespa EC-600 x5 Warrior II x5 Bouncer I x5 Medium Armor Maintenance Bot I x5 Vespa EC-600 x5 </EFT>

ReK's Fit <EFT> [Rorqual, Logibro]

Imperial Navy Heavy Energy Neutralizer Imperial Navy Heavy Energy Neutralizer Shadow Serpentis Large Plasma Smartbomb Capital Shield Transporter I Expanded Probe Launcher II, Sisters Combat Scanner Probe Dread Guristas Cloaking Device

Gist B-Type 100MN Microwarpdrive Cap Recharger II Cap Recharger II Cap Recharger II Cap Recharger II Cap Recharger II Cap Recharger II

Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II

Large Cargohold Optimization I Large Cargohold Optimization I Large Cargohold Optimization I

Vespa EC-600 x5 Warrior II x5 Bouncer I x5 Medium Armor Maintenance Bot I x5 Vespa EC-600 x5 </EFT>

BeffahCat

Battle Rorquals.

<EFT> [Rorqual, Super 1337]

Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I Beta Reactor Control: Capacitor Power Relay I Damage Control II

Cap Recharger II EM Ward Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Capital Shield Booster I Shield Boost Amplifier II Cap Recharger II

Heavy Energy Neutralizer II Heavy Energy Neutralizer II Capital Shield Transporter I Capital Shield Transporter I Large Plasma Smartbomb II Large Plasma Smartbomb II

Large Sentry Damage Augmentor I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I

Garde II x5 Hammerhead II x5 Warrior II x10 </EFT>

660DPS with Garde II's. 3000dps tanked.

Slowcat Rorqual <EFT>[Rorqual, Slowcat]

Damage Control II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II EM Ward Field II Thermic Dissipation Field II Kinetic Deflection Field II Omnidirectional Tracking Link II Omnidirectional Tracking Link II Omnidirectional Tracking Link II

Capital Shield Transporter I Capital Shield Transporter I Capital Energy Transfer Array I Drone Link Augmentor II Drone Link Augmentor II Drone Link Augmentor II

Large Core Defense Field Extender I Large Core Defense Field Extender I Large Core Defense Field Extender I

Garde II x5 Curator II x5 </EFT>