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Stealth Bomber for ratting?
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Coraline Sparks
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2013-07-24 01:01:18 UTC
Someone told me I could clear nullsec rats in a Stealth Bomber. But I've been there before and noticed that the battleships are never alone, and always have a pair of frigates with them.

So my question is, is it possible to rat using a bomber? If so, how do people deal with the frigates? Would torps really be enough to kill them before they get to me in time?
Radius Prime
Tax Evading Ass.
#2 - 2013-07-24 01:32:43 UTC
Not advisable..

Reopen the EVE gate so we can invade Serenity. Goons can go first.
Alternate Poster
Zerious Fricken Biziness
#3 - 2013-07-24 01:41:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Alternate Poster
It's what I use, soloed a target worth 4.5M before, groups of 1-2M bounty battleships are cake.
But...
You can only reliably damage larger ships and most of your tank is speed.
Don't engage mobs that contain frigs, you'll have trouble damaging them and you're dead in the water if they web or scram. I get plenty of mobs in Curse that have no frigs, sometimes just 3 battleships.
Don't engage single targets worth 20M, if they manage to hit you they'll one shot you.
Stay well away from the 'roids, the bounding boxes often don't match the appearance, if you get stuck in one you're very quickly dead.
Klymer
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2013-07-25 10:37:50 UTC
I used to use this fit for ratting in Angel space, Caldari was the only SB I was trained for at the time but it worked out ok as kinetic was usually their second weakest resist behind explosive. I always stayed out past 30-40km while fighting and never lost a ship. The dual painters and rigors let me kill the smaller stuff when I wanted to. I had a faction cruiser once but the best score was a triple BS spawn that included a Domination Throne. I ended up making about 35m off the kill with salvage. You want Guided missile Precision and Target Navigation Prediction to IV minimum and preferably V. You also want to use the slot 8 GMP and slot 9 TNP implants, best ones your willing to lose. Know the rats your up against, use the Chruker ship database to get an idea of what they're specs and capabilities are.


[Manticore, Torp Hunter v2]

Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Phased Muon Sensor Disruptor I, Targeting Range Dampening Script
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Experimental 1MN Afterburner I

Prototype 'Arbalest' Torpedo Launcher
Prototype 'Arbalest' Torpedo Launcher
Prototype 'Arbalest' Torpedo Launcher
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Salvager I

Small Warhead Rigor Catalyst I
Small Warhead Rigor Catalyst I
Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-07-25 18:42:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Eram Fidard
Guristas = no

Serpentis = yes

Angels = maybe

Sansha = yes

Blood Raiders = yes

In any case, stay away from the frig waves and you should do ok. Eliminate battlecruiser/cruiser spawns first, keep your angular velocity up, and watch out for the elite cruisers (cruiser-class rats that have higher resistances and damage than normal, usually they are ~130k-250k in bounty).

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