Edited by: Patri Andari on 07/07/2010 03:20:16You should avoid mining during the event, especially if you can not afford the loss. That being said, I set out to find a setup using Hulks with an Orca in the fleet to provide Maximum logistics.
First. This is theory crafting and EFT wizardry.
Second. I am sure there is away to defeat the setup, but if there are easier prey around it might just make someone looking for a fast and easy gank move on to some one less prepared.
Logistics Orca:[Orca, Orca - Trojan Protektor]
Reinforced Bulkheads II
Damage Control II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Large S95a Partial Shield Transporter
Siege Warfare Link - Shield Harmonizing
Large S95a Partial Shield Transporter
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Light Shield Maintenance Bot II x5
Light Shield Maintenance Bot II x10
Hulk:[Hulk, Staying Alive]
Mining Laser Upgrade II
Internal Force Field Array I
Phased Muon ECCM Caster I
Remote Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
Invulnerability Field II
Survey Scanner II
Modulated Strip Miner II, Veldspar Mining Crystal II
Modulated Strip Miner II, Veldspar Mining Crystal II
Modulated Strip Miner II, Veldspar Mining Crystal II
Medium Core Defence Field Extender I
Medium Core Defence Field Extender I
Medium Armor Maintenance Bot II x5
The theorycraft is to arrive at the belt and target each other. Once you have rat aggro, the Hulk(s) put armor bots on the Orca. The Orca targets the Hulk(s) and drinks beer.
Projected Eccm is there to make it hard(er) to jam the Orca.
Remote sensor boosting is there so the Orca can re lock faster just in case he is jammed.
Have a hauler to pickup ore from the hangar every so often and enjoy the fireworks all around you.
Who knows, just might work.
P.S. I <3 teh Orca!
EDIT:The posts below citing the use of high alpha BS gangs are spot on.
I had in mind that the majority of participants in this event would be in smaller craft and smallish gangs when I conjured up this tactic.
Needless to say that with enough alpha (arty or TP + torps) this set up could fall apart sharpish as the damage a LARGE fleet could muster would out perform the repair rate an Orca could provide. (although good luck killing the Orca b4 Concord arrives unless you have SUPERIOR numbers)
That being said, I still would like to get feed back on this or similar setups in hostile environments. Say in a C1-C2 mining fleet. Of course one would most likely have to build the Orca in the hole.
As for the "why not just use an Osprey?" posts.
Well, lets just say an Orca has a
tiny bit more tank than an Osprey. Also, I hear the Orca
might just have some gang assist benefits in a mining fleet that an Osprey does not posses.
Why waste a pilot in a repair Osprey when he could be boosting the fleet, eliminating the need for jet cans, AND doing logistics?
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Originally by: Annubi
Here I was thinking this was mostly for luls.
