The Orca is a mining and fleet support capital-class industrial ship.
It’s primarily used to:

• Boost mining barges/exhumers with command bursts.
• Provide tank and cargo for mining ops.
• Operate drones (both combat and mining drones).

Orcas are very expensive, so survival is paramount.

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🛠 General Notes

• Boost Role:
  • Shield command bursts + mining foreman bursts give fleet-wide bonuses to shield, mining yield, and mining laser efficiency.
• Drone Options:
  • Combat drones for belt rat defense.
  • Mining drones for supplementing fleet yield.
• Rig/Module Notes:
  • Core Defense Field Extenders → boosts shield buffer.
  • Large Moon Ore Compressor → increases ore hold capacity.
  • Industrial Core → increases fleet boosts and drone bandwidth.
• Implants:
  • Yield → Highwall HX-series, Mining Foreman Mindlink.
  • Tank → Zainou Gnome Shield series.
  • Drone → Zainou ‘Slave’ Drone Navigation series.

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🚀 Orca Fits

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Orca – LSE Boost/Tank

[Orca, LSE – Orca – Boost/Tank]

Damage Control II
Reinforced Bulkheads II

Large Shield Extender II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
EM Shield Hardener II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II

Shield Command Burst II
Shield Command Burst II
Mining Foreman Burst II
Mining Foreman Burst II
Large Moon Ore Compressor I
Large Industrial Core II

Large Core Defense Field Extender II
Large Core Defense Field Extender II
Large Command Processor I

Hammerhead II x10
Mining Drone II x10

Shield Harmonizing Charge x2349
Shield Extension Charge x300
Mining Laser Field Enhancement Charge x1805
Mining Laser Optimization Charge x1806

✅ Role: Fleet booster + mining support.
✅ Survivability: Very high shield buffer for a mining support ship.
✅ Fleet utility: Maximizes mining foreman and shield bonuses.
⚠️ Yield comes indirectly; Orca itself mines slowly.
💡 Recommended in highsec fleet ops or nullsec/WH mining.

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Orca – LSE Drone Miner

[Orca, LSE – Orca – Drone]

Damage Control II
Reinforced Bulkheads II

Large Shield Extender II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
EM Shield Hardener II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II

Shield Command Burst II
Shield Command Burst II
Mining Foreman Burst II
Small Tractor Beam II
Large Moon Ore Compressor I
Large Industrial Core II

Large Drone Mining Augmentor II
Large Drone Mining Augmentor II
Large Core Defense Field Extender II

Hammerhead II x10
Mining Drone II x10

Shield Harmonizing Charge x2349
Shield Extension Charge x300
Mining Laser Field Enhancement Charge x1805
Mining Laser Optimization Charge x1806

✅ Role: Active drone miner + fleet booster.
✅ Mining yield: Optimized via Large Drone Mining Augmentors and T2 mining drones.
✅ Fleet utility: Boosts fleet mining and shields while actively mining.
⚠️ Still slower than dedicated Exhumers (Hulk, Mackinaw).
💡 Best use: Quiet highsec, fleet ops, or semi-AFK mining with Skiff/Procurer protection.

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⚖️ Orca Usage Recommendations

Role	Fit	Notes
Fleet booster	Boost/Tank	Maximizes shield & mining fleet bonuses; secondary mining.
Drone miner	Drone Mining	Actively mines with drones; boosts fleet; adds flexibility.