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Showing posts with label Rogue Squadron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rogue Squadron. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 01, 2016
Aideron and RDRAW vs Snigg and Friends Video
Two small fights from Sunday Night Fleet.
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Friday, June 19, 2015
Gallente Battlecruiser Conumdrum
Being in Aideron Robotics where we concentrate ship doctrines primarily on Gallente in order to focus skill training and pilot experience, I continually run into a frustration that irks me like an itch I can't reach.
Battlecruisers.
Our Rogue Squadron doctrine applies to frigates, destroyers, and cruisers very nicely. For a quick refresher, check out this infographic:
Sometimes, though, we run into situations where just a bit more power is called for. We have a Vexor Navy Issue loadout and even an Ishtar loadout, but it would be nice to be able to slot in a cheaper yet bigger ship that lends itself to natural training progression at a slightly lower cost. A Vexor Navy issue is 60+ million, but a Tech 1 Brutix is around 45 million, or a Myrmidon for 50 million. Not a huge savings but could potentially open up some interesting possibilities...
Except BOTH combat battlecruisers for Gallente have a big old bonus to Armour Repairer amount.
The issue lies in wasted opportunity. I want a ship that I can slot into Rogue Squadron cruiser sized fleet which make use of logistics for survivability, thus implying a good solid buffer armour tank. While one can make that work with the Brutix or Myrmidon, you are essentially wasting the bonus to armour repair amount. While that bonus is great if you are running active tanks, its not what I want in this case.
Why not the Talos, you ask? The attack battlecruiser comes with baggage such as a higher price tag than even the Vexor Navy Issue and battleship sized weaponry which I am not really looking for at this point.
What I want, what I really want, is a drone combat battlecruiser with a bonus to buffer armour tanking in the Gallente line. Since I can't have that, I'm going to take a look at the Amarr ships.
Battlecruisers.
Our Rogue Squadron doctrine applies to frigates, destroyers, and cruisers very nicely. For a quick refresher, check out this infographic:
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| From last year so may have some inaccuracies now |
Sometimes, though, we run into situations where just a bit more power is called for. We have a Vexor Navy Issue loadout and even an Ishtar loadout, but it would be nice to be able to slot in a cheaper yet bigger ship that lends itself to natural training progression at a slightly lower cost. A Vexor Navy issue is 60+ million, but a Tech 1 Brutix is around 45 million, or a Myrmidon for 50 million. Not a huge savings but could potentially open up some interesting possibilities...
Except BOTH combat battlecruisers for Gallente have a big old bonus to Armour Repairer amount.
The issue lies in wasted opportunity. I want a ship that I can slot into Rogue Squadron cruiser sized fleet which make use of logistics for survivability, thus implying a good solid buffer armour tank. While one can make that work with the Brutix or Myrmidon, you are essentially wasting the bonus to armour repair amount. While that bonus is great if you are running active tanks, its not what I want in this case.
Why not the Talos, you ask? The attack battlecruiser comes with baggage such as a higher price tag than even the Vexor Navy Issue and battleship sized weaponry which I am not really looking for at this point.
What I want, what I really want, is a drone combat battlecruiser with a bonus to buffer armour tanking in the Gallente line. Since I can't have that, I'm going to take a look at the Amarr ships.
Monday, April 06, 2015
We Will Blot Out The Sun With Our Drones
The warzone is hopping! And not just because its Easter...
Last night I took out the famous (infamous) Aideron Rogue Squadron fleet doctrine and got into some serious trouble... the good kind.
First we were hanging around Nagamanen and while trying to decipher what a war target fleet and some pirates were up to while socializing on the IHUB we were surprised to see the enemy fleet warping to us. The enemy fleet had a couple griffins, 5 merlins, and assorted other ships. We gladly engaged with our own Tristan fleet supported by a few Navitas and our own griffin when suddenly a wild Navy Issue Drake appears! And then a Guardian!
Expecting to get slaughtered as we assumed the faction battlecruiser was fitted with rapid light missile launchers, we redoubled our assault on the frigates to try and remain ISK positive. No glory like Death-Glory! However we were surprised to see our tanks holding and the enemy get vanquished until I ordered points on the Guardian and Drake and we took them out in short order.
Then we looked at the killmail. Oh my.
On the upside, we got over a hundred million in loot to cart back to base!
Not all the idiots are on the Caldari Militia side though... Later on we went up to Kehjari looking for trouble in our Algos Rogue Squadron fleet and there were intel reports of bad guys mucking about on station (as our brave Navitas scout told us... sigh). We jumped in chasing one war target and I was concerned about a confusing fight under the sentry guns so I had the fleet warp to a medium plex that was open. As we landed outside I did a short scan and saw nothing but Algos destroyers, and I assumed that the ones with no range were just some of my fleet still not on grid yet. "Slide in!" I called.
And we landed inside the plex right on top of the hostile Algos Fleet.
To my credit I didn't freeze but instead accepted we were going to either die or survive and I started calling targets. We started losing our navitas logi wing (three guys and a beer) but as we tore into their DPS ships we tilted the balance in our favour, and even with reinforcements landing from the other side (including a scary Rapid Light Missile Launcher Caracal and a Moa near the end) we managed to hold the field.
Lucky old man.
Last night I took out the famous (infamous) Aideron Rogue Squadron fleet doctrine and got into some serious trouble... the good kind.
First we were hanging around Nagamanen and while trying to decipher what a war target fleet and some pirates were up to while socializing on the IHUB we were surprised to see the enemy fleet warping to us. The enemy fleet had a couple griffins, 5 merlins, and assorted other ships. We gladly engaged with our own Tristan fleet supported by a few Navitas and our own griffin when suddenly a wild Navy Issue Drake appears! And then a Guardian!
Expecting to get slaughtered as we assumed the faction battlecruiser was fitted with rapid light missile launchers, we redoubled our assault on the frigates to try and remain ISK positive. No glory like Death-Glory! However we were surprised to see our tanks holding and the enemy get vanquished until I ordered points on the Guardian and Drake and we took them out in short order.
Then we looked at the killmail. Oh my.
On the upside, we got over a hundred million in loot to cart back to base!
Not all the idiots are on the Caldari Militia side though... Later on we went up to Kehjari looking for trouble in our Algos Rogue Squadron fleet and there were intel reports of bad guys mucking about on station (as our brave Navitas scout told us... sigh). We jumped in chasing one war target and I was concerned about a confusing fight under the sentry guns so I had the fleet warp to a medium plex that was open. As we landed outside I did a short scan and saw nothing but Algos destroyers, and I assumed that the ones with no range were just some of my fleet still not on grid yet. "Slide in!" I called.
And we landed inside the plex right on top of the hostile Algos Fleet.
To my credit I didn't freeze but instead accepted we were going to either die or survive and I started calling targets. We started losing our navitas logi wing (three guys and a beer) but as we tore into their DPS ships we tilted the balance in our favour, and even with reinforcements landing from the other side (including a scary Rapid Light Missile Launcher Caracal and a Moa near the end) we managed to hold the field.
Lucky old man.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Rogue Squadron Infographic
For our newer pilots, our Direction Asherothi created this awesome infographic to help them out for training into our main fleet doctrine, Rogue Squadron:
In related news, I'll be running another low sec roaming Open Fleet on Sunday night, starting around 0115 Eve time in Fliet. Join Aideron Robotics public channel and ask for in invite when you see me there.
In related news, I'll be running another low sec roaming Open Fleet on Sunday night, starting around 0115 Eve time in Fliet. Join Aideron Robotics public channel and ask for in invite when you see me there.
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