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Ship for Sansh Rise of a Nation
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Luh Windan
green fish hat bang bang
#1 - 2011-10-02 16:21:34 UTC
I'm totally struggling even hitting the little sansha sods in rise of a Nation with my 'cane

I'm running something like this:

425 auto cannons * 6 - have also tried 650 siege cannons
Cloak (down in low sec right now)
Salvager

Large shield extender * 2 ( haven't got skills for the II )
(have tried ab or mwd instead of one of these as well)
Proton scattering II
Heat dissipation II

Shield power relay II * 3
Damage control II
Gyros II * 2

Core defence field purger I * 3

This has been fine for other things but just not coping with the rise of a nation rats. Do I need something bigger? Or am I doing something wrong?
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2011-10-02 17:42:47 UTC

Is "tracking" what your problem is ?

Are we talking frigate-rats here ?

If so,
try downgrading to 220mm or even Dual 180mm,
they have awesome tracking.
Orlacc
#3 - 2011-10-03 03:39:59 UTC
T2 light drones?

"Measure Twice, Cut Once."
Koniss
Advanced Technology
#4 - 2011-10-03 09:53:35 UTC
just fly in the same direction they do and with a similar speed this will solve all your tracking problem even with Large guns
if you stay still and they orbit you even a 180mm w/o a web would struggle to hit them.
ps: 650 arty are just terrible.
Skyly
Baba Yagas
The Initiative.
#5 - 2011-10-03 10:34:28 UTC
If the problem is tracking you could also train the "Motion Prediction" skill under Gunnery.
Luh Windan
green fish hat bang bang
#6 - 2011-10-03 17:32:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Luh Windan
Thank you for the advice

My motion tracking is at IV. I think I need to work on some of my other gun skills though - I notice I have a few serious holes

Drones were doing the job but I was losing them when I ran away if they didn't make it back in time and then where I was located there wasn't a decent shopping centre this side of places I was too scared to go.

Going to give smaller guns a go and see if that helps

Meantime I threw a drake together - nipped up to high sec during what seemed like a shift change in the gate camps (first time round on Eve I'd trained up to do level IVs with a Raven so it was easy enough) despite my better judgement. So the Drake easily tanked what my 'cane couldn't despite a similar shield tank and of course spat out missiles left, right and centre and did the job (until I decided I didn't like the look of the locals and shipped up). However not anywhere so much fun as the 'cane - I do like the "seat of the pants" experience.