Warfare & Tactics

With Inferno upon us the face of factional warfare in general and the Amarr/Minimatar specifically has been forever changed.
With no shortage of threads or people complaining about the changes I will sum up my thoughts on the subject with a few select words.

The only constant in the universe is change.

Bearing the above in mind it is time to shine some light on the evolving tactics those of us on the Amarr side have taken as of late. Hoping that this insight will be considered by the newer pilots that have recently joined the folds of the Amarr and the few that have left (or become less active), in the hopes to see the much needed experience and leadership come back into the folds of the remaining Amarrian soldiers still fighting the Minimatar.

Guerrilla Warfare

As a numerically inferior force I am reminded of my earlier days in the Caldari Gallente war where the Gallente had a complete choke hold over the Caldari. The Caldari adapted by implementing guerrilla warfare tactics. Slowly but surely I am seeing more and more Amarrian pilots and corporations adapting these tactics as they are best suited for the current situation.

While the minmatar control the majority of the warzone this has in turn left them with way to much ground to possibly protect equally. The way of guerrilla warfare demands hitting the unguarded flanks with speed and avoiding head on confrontation with the numerically superior Minimatar.

More and more space is being slowly but surely nipped away by slow but steady contesting. Places like the Sifilar-Tzvi pipe, The Ashged ring and Metropolis are slowly but surely being contested more and more on a daily basis. Rest assured this tactic works as they minmatar cannot be everywhere all the time.

On the other hand the Amarrians have much less space to worry about and more focus can be put into concentrated defense of key systems. While the Amarr have a vast choice when it comes to space to plex in, the minmatar are being forced into ever extending battle grounds. Forcing minmatar pilots to move ships farther and farther away from their original headquarters, adding a logistical disadvantage the closely huddled amarr systems are free of.

The evolving guerrilla warfare tactics are replacing the old Amarrian ways of overwhelming firepower and staying power of fully fledged Battleship and support ships fleets to fast moving hard hitting frigates cruisers and the occasional battle cruiser. Catching the Minimatar fleets off guard when they are most vulnerable hitting hard hitting fast and rarely being in one place for too long.

Mental Warfare

While the minmatar have a clear numeric advantage, pound for pound it is my opinion that one of our pilots is worth three or four of the minmatar pilots. Best part of this is the fact that deep down inside the average minmatar pilot knows this. Thus safety in numbers is the order of the day as more and more I have found out in direct engagements with ‘good’ minmatar pilots that they have allowed their ways of thinking become their worst enemy.

Insiders know that while the minmatar are mostly split into two factions (the Late Night Alliance and Iron Oxide), they both operate and fight in very similar ways. They are overly reliant on numerical advantage and neutral fleet boosting. This in turns makes it very clear where they will engage us as any minmatar fleet is preceded by well known booster alts making it VERY clear.

The above puts a significant disadvantage to the upcoming minmatar pilots as they learn less and less with each engagement where they rely on numerical superiority whereby I have been in more than one engagement where my Amarrian copilots relied on better positioning and field movement to overcome a fleet larger and ‘on paper’ should have won.
Minmatar FC’s have become extremely predictable if not complacent with a particular fighting style that, at least in my personal view, has not changed since Inferno.

Another very effective tactic against the larger forces is killmail denial. No one wants to get into a fleet and jump 5 or 6 jumps only to see their potential targets vanish when they arrive. It is my opinion that the average minmatar pilot is convinced that the more killmails he gets the better. i.e. they seek quantity not quality so denying the larger ‘blob’ of killmails when and if possible does wonders to the morale of the opposing force.

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For Les Grossman

RAWWWWR.


ITT: Imaginary Boosting Alts, Imaginary # Deficits, Cleverly Disguised Tears.

OMG ! Are they really using gang liks for ... well, gangs ?

Sploit, call in ze devs.



Generally known as running away ?


Pro tip : Another very effective tactic against the larger forces is better ships, better skills, better pilots.

I think the people replying to this thread are missing the point of the thread. This is meant for the newcomers to Amarr Militia and the ones still hanging on to the old way of Amarr PvP.

No where in my post do I accuse the minnies of exploiting because they use boosters. It is a valid tactic.

What I do find funny is when I am in a Hookbill capturing a Minor and in come TWO (I swear this is true) booster alts, three to five thrashers, one or two firetails and an SFI or two for good measure.

@Lockout: Let me put it this way. You are in a system with three or four of your friends. In comes a 'KNOWN' opposing militia booster alt. Without alt tabbing to your neutral eyes 9 out of 10 times there is a OMG swarm on the other side of the adjacent system. and woah and behold here comes the bait.

This is only meant to warn to new comers to the tired old tactics the minnies run.

@Dead Pirate Pete
Come to Sahtogas or Oyo I assure you will get some 'fleet action'

Would there be something wrong if that were, in fact, what he was saying?

Confirming I donated a couple hundred griffins to Fweddit for mass ECM blobs.

Posting in a 7nth Ego Thread.

The amarr/Minny front to me in one word. FUN

I Plex like a mofo when online.

If WT's try to stop me then I shoot them, if I can't take them on then I keep them busy till they leave me alone because while more than one is dealing with me they are not dealing with the guys plexing elsewhere.

When I'm fleeted keep constant comms for quick support.

When solo stick to minors/mediums and ensure the WT's need to take me on in superior numbers to get rid of me.