Warfare & Tactics

I do not yet have the ability to use a tech 2 cloaking device, so I'm using a Prototype Cloaking Device and a MWD on an industrial. I have found that I get better warp times when I turn off my cloak half way through the MWD cycle. The reason is that after that point, the -90% speed from the cloak overwhelms the +600% speed from the MWD, and I wind up further and further from my 75% speed for warp initiation. So if I turn it off half way through, I get into warp sooner than letting it run its full cycle.

However, that means my MWD is still running after my cloak disengages, which increases my signature by 500%. So I make a HUGE target, while getting into warp sooner.

Which is better? To let my MWD finish and reduce my signature but take longer to warp? Or get into warp faster, while making it easier for a gate camper to target me during the available time?

t2 cloak is da way ....

I will have to check EFT, but IIRC, the mammoth can fit a 10mn MWD + T2 cloak if you fit a rcu or something.

It's just an Iteron Mark III. No rigs. 1MN MWD, that's all it is.

I will work toward that, the tech 2, and the blockade runner. However, the setup I have now does work fairly well. I would say about 90% of the time someone tries to target me, I evade. The other 10% means I lose about a ship every two weeks.

So I wouldn't say that's not going to work at all. But I understand your point.

Because their icon on my overview is flashing. Unless I'm mistaken, that means they are in the process of targeting me. Some may not try to target me, sure, but some do. Some don't try. Some don't get a chance due to the timing of my cloak/warp. Some do initiate targeting but can't finish the lock. Some do finish, but don't do enough damage before I warp out. Some destroy my ship.



Very interesting point. Is there a way to calculate how much speed benefit you'll get from a MWD - other than just fitting one and taking it for a test drive? It says 500%, 600%, etc., but I assume the mass of the ship "weighs" in on the calculation? ;)

Huh, I thought while it was glowing/flashing, they hadn't yet secured a lock, but were in the process of achieving a lock - then the box goes solid when the lock is achieved. But at any rate, that's how I know they are targeting me, and thus know that I am evading them.



I will give that a try. Does an afterburner work just like a MWD with cloaking devices in that you can activate it simultaneously/right after activating the cloak?

I don't yet understand the affect Mass has on MWD/ABs. I assume it has to do with thrust? The thrust in "N" is much greater on AB than MWD.

Which box?

Only the left most icon on the overview will change. When it flashes yellow you are locked. When it flashes red you are being engaged.



The thrust stat for identical-sized MWDs and ABs is the same - it affects how much of an agility penalty you take. The thrust is higher on the 10mn AB because it is a cruiser-sized module. Try fitting a 1mn AB and see how much faster you go (hint: It won't be very). That's because it's a frigate-sized mod and indies are closer to cruisers.

You can activate both MWDs and ABs for one cycle while cloaked.