How strong is the max boost of a Rorqual?
You can simulate such things in Pyfa, which is a great tool I recommend trying.
Alternatively the EVE uni wiki has a page on this: Command Bursts - EVE University Wiki
There you can see a max level Rorq with mindlink and industrial core turns a -15% mining cycle duration mining command burst into a -61.52% version, which is 4.1 times as strong as the default command burst with zero bonuses.
Such a cycle time duration boosts the yield of all ships in fleet by a factor 1/(1-0.6152) = 2.6, or 160% extra yield.
This is only the cycle time bonus, the Rorqual also improves mining crits which adds even more yield to the fleet.
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Out of curiosity, how does this compare to a level 5 Orca?
Orca tops out at -46.50% cycle time bonus, or 87% yield bonus.
(And a Porpoise at -41.60%, or 71% yield bonus.)
Yield under a Rorqual is therefore a factor 2.6/1.87 = 1.39 better than the Orca. It’s a huge bonus, but also a bigger risk in many situations.
You could also consider not to siege your Rorqual and get a -43.95% cycle time bonus, or 78% yield bonus without being stuck on grid. It’s much less than the Rorqual’s sieged bonus and only slightly better than a sieged Porpoise, but you can do so aligned and could try to immediately warp to the safety of a POS when hostiles appear.
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I did that in Fountain Space (wrong time zone) align to POS hulks web Rorqual have Higgs fitted use fleet hanger for Hulks to store ore and only compress at POS.