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markulem |
Posted - 2007.08.17 12:33:00 - [ 1]
Edited by: markulem on 17/08/2007 12:33:15
Hey folks,
I have been training hard to get my carrier combat ready. Now I have seen that most people put two smartbombs on carriers to defend against enemy fighter attacks.
I think that's quite useful as the attacker will either lose its fighter or retract them.
Of course you need to make sure you are not blowing up your own drones but with some practice that seems to work fine.
Now my question is what faction bomb works best? (read what dmg type is best against fighters)
And what range do I really need?
I noticed both the Shadow Serpentis Large Plasma Smartbomb and Dread Guristas Large Graviton Smartbomb being pretty affordable (<100M -ish).
So I bought two of each but not sure which ones to put on.
Thanks for your help :)
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NoNah |
Posted - 2007.08.17 12:36:00 - [ 2]
EM and thermal. |
Shiken Kan |
Posted - 2007.08.17 12:38:00 - [ 3]
use plasma, it's good versus all fighters. |
Sokratesz
Rionnag Alba
Northern Coalition. |
Posted - 2007.08.17 12:45:00 - [ 4]
Edited by: Sokratesz on 17/08/2007 12:48:58
With alot of different fighters and drones attacking you, damage type is not really relevant. Damage amount versus cap use and especially range are much, much more important.
True Sansha Medium EM Smartbombs are only 20Mil, deal 150 damage for 49 cap and reach out 6km, plus have very easy fittings (valuable CPU) compared to large ones. Seeing as carrier engagements typically last several minutes if not up to 5 - 10, DPS is not really important, but a sustainable fit is. Hence why these are my choice. |
DarkElf
Veto.
Veto Corp |
Posted - 2007.08.17 13:06:00 - [ 5]
Tbh smartbombs on carriers are mainly for taking ou enemy drones. it takes a helluva long time for 2 smarties to kill a fighter.
Thermal sb's are probably the best because thermal drones are most common and i think overall they are about best for taking them out.
DE
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karumba |
Posted - 2007.08.17 13:18:00 - [ 6]
Edited by: karumba on 17/08/2007 13:18:44
I think Thermal and Kinetic are the best damage types,
not sure how much damage a medium bomb does compared to a large.
on a ship with capital shield boosters/reppers the cap usage of smartbombs should be peanuts. |
Mordorg
Gallente
Aliastra |
Posted - 2007.08.17 22:15:00 - [ 7]
Also consider that each damage type has its own range when it comes to faction. With EM having the largest range. And EM will also start doing armor damage the quickest, which has to be repaired, as opposed to shield which will auto refill if they recall. |
Pottsey
Enheduanni Foundation
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Posted - 2007.08.17 22:18:00 - [ 8]
Dont forget T2 smartbombs are out and reach out to 6km for 300 damage. If you have the skill to use them they work well. |
lalarky |
Posted - 2007.08.18 12:07:00 - [ 9]
The faction bombs do about 310-350 dmg at 6.25 - 7 km range making them perfect.
EM is nice but most fighters have slightly larger armor than shield so I prefer Kinetic and Explosive faction bombs.
They are cheap and kill fighters fast :) |
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