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The '''Fuel Rats''' are a group of pilots who ~~help~~ ships that have run out of [[fuel]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/338 Community Spotlight: Kerenn and the Fuel Rats]</ref> They use [[Limpet Controller/Fuel Transferer|fuel transfer limpets]] to ~~transfer fuel~~.

The '''Fuel Rats''' are a group of pilots who provide free aid to ships that have run out of [[fuel]] and have no means to refuel themselves due to either lacking a [[Fuel Scoop]] or having insufficient fuel to reach a [[star]] via [[hyperspace]] or [[supercruise]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/338 Community Spotlight: Kerenn and the Fuel Rats]</ref> They primarily use [[Limpet Controller/Fuel Transferer|fuel transfer limpets]] to refuel these wayward ships, but they have also adopted [[Limpet Controller/Repair|repair limpets]]. They are represented by two minor factions: '''The Fuel Rats Mischief''' in Fuelum in the [[Core Systems]], and '''The Fuel Rat Colony''' in Rodentia in the [[Colonia Region]].

== ~~About the Fuel Rats~~ ==

== Background ==

The Fuel Rats are a hierarchy-less collective. That means they have no leader and no assigned jobs within the organization. Members who disagree about something work it out by listening to each other, suggesting solutions, and (hopefully) deciding collectively what to do. Not having leaders does not mean chaos; it is not the dog-eat-dog world of a nihilist/survivalist. "Our collective is more like the communes of the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus: they did not need government or leaders because they were basically in agreement about what needed to be done." The “collective” is more like a team, sharing a common goal. Military units have to resort to hierarchical command-structures in order to get people to do the right thing in a situation where disagreement is fostered by political pressure. The Fuel Rats prefer to expect people to do the right thing. If someone doesn’t fit in, they’ll get polite suggestions to find another hobby than Fuel Ratting.~~~~<ref>[https://www.fuelrats.com/about-the-fuel-rats/ About the Fuel Rats]</ref~~></sup~~>

The Fuel Rats are a hierarchy-less collective. That means they have no leader and no assigned jobs within the organization. Members who disagree about something work it out by listening to each other, suggesting solutions, and (hopefully) deciding collectively what to do. Not having leaders does not mean chaos; it is not the dog-eat-dog world of a nihilist/survivalist. "Our collective is more like the communes of the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus: they did not need government or leaders because they were basically in agreement about what needed to be done." The “collective” is more like a team, sharing a common goal. Military units have to resort to hierarchical command-structures in order to get people to do the right thing in a situation where disagreement is fostered by political pressure. The Fuel Rats prefer to expect people to do the right thing. If someone doesn’t fit in, they’ll get polite suggestions to find another hobby than Fuel Ratting.<ref>[https://www.fuelrats.com/about-the-fuel-rats/ About the Fuel Rats]</ref>

[[File:Fuel Rats ship.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats ship]]

The Doctrine of Individual Excellence is "If we do our best, individually, then collectively we’ll be awesome."

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[[File:Fuel_Rats_Decal_and_Paintjob.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats Decal With Orange Squadron Paint Job]]

The Fuel Rats are not a war guild. Yes, they'll equip good shields, fast ships, even guns, but it’s hugely unlikely that a Rat-pack will go to war. After all, many of the Rats are on different sides and factions. When they’re being Fuel Rats, they’re all on one side: The Fuel Rats. Otherwise… it gets complicated.

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==Timeline==

10 MAR 3306

* The Fuel Rats announce their 70,000th successful rescue.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FuelRats/comments/fgfzoa/the_fuel_rats_have_reached_70000_rescues_im_super/ r/FuelRats: The Fuel Rats have reached 70,000 rescues! I'm super proud to have been one of the two rats on rescue #70000! Here's the ratter I flew on that rescue.]</ref>

19 DEC 3304

* The Fuel Rats undertake their most daring rescue yet in [[Oevasy SG-Y d0]]. CMDR Persera attempted to break the distance record from [[Sol]] by traveling to Oevasy SG-Y d0 and continuing to travel into deep space via [[supercruise]] for 48 hours, but she realized she had miscalculated her fuel consumption and would not be able to break the record or reach a star to refuel. The Fuel Rats were contacted and launched "Operation Beyond The Void", which reached CMDR Persera on December 23 and gave her enough fuel to jump to a scoopable star.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/25/16817700/elite-dangerous-fuel-rats-rescue-cmdr-persera Polygon: Elite: Dangerous 'Fuel Rats' pull off their biggest rescue ever, from beyond the galaxy's edge]</ref>

The ~~fuel rats go on~~ their most daring rescue yet. ~~65,659 lightyears away~~ from [[Sol~~/Earth|Sol~~]], is the ~~system of~~ [~~http~~://~~elite-dangerous~~.~~wikia~~.com/~~wiki~~/~~Beagle_Point Beagle point], The farthest system from Sol known to man as of yet. They did this~~ rescue ~~to help CMDR Persera, who after getting stuck in a non~~-~~scoopable system~~, ~~travelled for 48 hours straight on supercruise to reach her destination.~~

04 NOV 3304

* After almost 3.5 years and 52,116 cases, ~~we've successfully rescued 50,000 CMDRs with a~~ 95.9% ~~success rate (at 17:42 [[Universal Galactic Time]])~~.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9u5hjt/today_1742_game_time_the_fuel_rats_mischief_has/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/FuelRats/status/1059143797983055873</ref>

* The Fuel Rats announce their 50,000th successful rescue at 17:42 [[Universal Galactic Time]]. After almost 3.5 years in operation and 52,116 total cases, their success rate for rescues is calculated to be 95.9%.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9u5hjt/today_1742_game_time_the_fuel_rats_mischief_has/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/FuelRats/status/1059143797983055873</ref>

08 JAN 3303

* The Fuel Rats rescue their 20,000th Client and it does not look like they will stop at any time soon.<ref>[https://www.gamegrin.com/news/fuel-rats-rescue-20-thousand-pilots-in-elite-dangerous/ Fuel Rats Rescue 20 Thousand Pilots in Elite: Dangerous - Gamegrin]

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-The '''Fuel Rats''' are a group of pilots who help ships that have run out of [[fuel]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/338 Community Spotlight: Kerenn and the Fuel Rats]</ref> They use [[Limpet Controller/Fuel Transferer|fuel transfer limpets]] to transfer fuel.
+The '''Fuel Rats''' are a group of pilots who provide free aid to ships that have run out of [[fuel]] and have no means to refuel themselves due to either lacking a [[Fuel Scoop]] or having insufficient fuel to reach a [[star]] via [[hyperspace]] or [[supercruise]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/338 Community Spotlight: Kerenn and the Fuel Rats]</ref> They primarily use [[Limpet Controller/Fuel Transferer|fuel transfer limpets]] to refuel these wayward ships, but they have also adopted [[Limpet Controller/Repair|repair limpets]]. They are represented by two minor factions: '''The Fuel Rats Mischief''' in Fuelum in the [[Core Systems]], and '''The Fuel Rat Colony''' in Rodentia in the [[Colonia Region]].
-== About the Fuel Rats ==
+== Background ==
-The Fuel Rats are a hierarchy-less collective. That means they have no leader and no assigned jobs within the organization. Members who disagree about something work it out by listening to each other, suggesting solutions, and (hopefully) deciding collectively what to do. Not having leaders does not mean chaos; it is not the dog-eat-dog world of a nihilist/survivalist. "<em>Our collective is more like the communes of the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus: they did not need government or leaders because they were basically in agreement about what needed to be done</em>." The “collective” is more like a team, sharing a common goal. Military units have to resort to hierarchical command-structures in order to get people to do the right thing in a situation where disagreement is fostered by political pressure. The Fuel Rats prefer to expect people to do the right thing. If someone doesn’t fit in, they’ll get polite suggestions to find another hobby than Fuel Ratting.<sup><ref>[https://www.fuelrats.com/about-the-fuel-rats/ About the Fuel Rats]</ref></sup>
+The Fuel Rats are a hierarchy-less collective. That means they have no leader and no assigned jobs within the organization. Members who disagree about something work it out by listening to each other, suggesting solutions, and (hopefully) deciding collectively what to do. Not having leaders does not mean chaos; it is not the dog-eat-dog world of a nihilist/survivalist. "<em>Our collective is more like the communes of the ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Epicurus: they did not need government or leaders because they were basically in agreement about what needed to be done</em>." The “collective” is more like a team, sharing a common goal. Military units have to resort to hierarchical command-structures in order to get people to do the right thing in a situation where disagreement is fostered by political pressure. The Fuel Rats prefer to expect people to do the right thing. If someone doesn’t fit in, they’ll get polite suggestions to find another hobby than Fuel Ratting.<ref>[https://www.fuelrats.com/about-the-fuel-rats/ About the Fuel Rats]</ref>
 [[File:Fuel Rats ship.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats ship]]
 The Doctrine of Individual Excellence is "<em>If we do our best, individually, then collectively we’ll be awesome."</em>
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 [[File:Fuel_Rats_Decal_and_Paintjob.jpg|thumb|200px|Fuel Rats Decal With Orange Squadron Paint Job]]
 The Fuel Rats are not a war guild. Yes, they'll equip good shields, fast ships, even guns, but it’s hugely unlikely that a Rat-pack will go to war. After all, many of the Rats are on different sides and factions. When they’re being Fuel Rats, they’re all on one side: The Fuel Rats. Otherwise… it gets complicated.
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 ==Timeline==
+MAR 3306
+* The Fuel Rats announce their 70,000th successful rescue.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/FuelRats/comments/fgfzoa/the_fuel_rats_have_reached_70000_rescues_im_super/ r/FuelRats: The Fuel Rats have reached 70,000 rescues! I'm super proud to have been one of the two rats on rescue #70000! Here's the ratter I flew on that rescue.]</ref>
 DEC 3304
+* The Fuel Rats undertake their most daring rescue yet in [[Oevasy SG-Y d0]]. CMDR Persera attempted to break the distance record from [[Sol]] by traveling to Oevasy SG-Y d0 and continuing to travel into deep space via [[supercruise]] for 48 hours, but she realized she had miscalculated her fuel consumption and would not be able to break the record or reach a star to refuel. The Fuel Rats were contacted and launched "Operation Beyond The Void", which reached CMDR Persera on December 23 and gave her enough fuel to jump to a scoopable star.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/25/16817700/elite-dangerous-fuel-rats-rescue-cmdr-persera Polygon: Elite: Dangerous 'Fuel Rats' pull off their biggest rescue ever, from beyond the galaxy's edge]</ref>
-The fuel rats go on their most daring rescue yet. 65,659 lightyears away from [[Sol/Earth|Sol]], is the system of [http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Beagle_Point Beagle point], The farthest system from Sol known to man as of yet. They did this rescue to help CMDR Persera, who after getting stuck in a non-scoopable system, travelled for 48 hours straight on supercruise to reach her destination.
 NOV 3304
-* After almost 3.5 years and 52,116 cases, we've successfully rescued 50,000 CMDRs with a 95.9% success rate (at 17:42 [[Universal Galactic Time]]).<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9u5hjt/today_1742_game_time_the_fuel_rats_mischief_has/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/FuelRats/status/1059143797983055873</ref>
+* The Fuel Rats announce their 50,000th successful rescue at 17:42 [[Universal Galactic Time]]. After almost 3.5 years in operation and 52,116 total cases, their success rate for rescues is calculated to be 95.9%.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/9u5hjt/today_1742_game_time_the_fuel_rats_mischief_has/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/FuelRats/status/1059143797983055873</ref>
 JAN 3303
 * The Fuel Rats rescue their 20,000th Client and it does not look like they will stop at any time soon.<ref>[https://www.gamegrin.com/news/fuel-rats-rescue-20-thousand-pilots-in-elite-dangerous/ Fuel Rats Rescue 20 Thousand Pilots in Elite: Dangerous - Gamegrin]

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