The Maelstrom is the Minmatar T1 battleship with a tank bonus as such it has a bonus to shield boosters; further it’s bonused for projectile turrets.
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The Maelstrom is the final word in artillery sniping, invariably fit with a full rack of 1400mm guns and a shield tank. Before the advent of micro jump technology, the prevailing battleship doctrine was the "alpha fleet". This technique relied on massed Maelstroms to delete enemy battleships in a single overwhelming volley, allowing no time for logistics ships to intervene.
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