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Taking down Interbus POCOs
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Tenchi Sal
White Knights of Equestria
#1 - 2012-06-11 16:45:45 UTC
so i have 4 accounts. all my accounts can field dreads/carriers. i dont want to field any of these. it'll be like a gank pinata. is there a good sub-cap 4 player combination that would be ideal for taking down POCOS? i tried shooting one yesterday.... oh god.. i mananged to it down to 99% shield.
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
#2 - 2012-06-11 16:56:17 UTC
They've got 14 million + total hitpoints.
At peak, the shields regenerate about 500 hp/second. Shields constitute a much greater % of the total HP than armor or structure.

Figure out how long you are comfortable sticking your neck out in low, and see how much DPS you would need to burn down an interbus station in that timeframe.

I have no experience in burning down POCOs myself, but from what I've seen, Lasers are the weapons of choice... both because lasers are the most effective against the shield, and they cost you less in ammo to fire them for long extended periods of time.

In the cat-and-mouse game that is low sec, there is no shame in learning to be a better mouse.

Toramt
Bifrost Light Industries
#3 - 2012-06-11 19:35:52 UTC
Why have 4 dreads if you can't use them? No 4 subcaps are going to make efficient work of downing a POCO.
Derath Ellecon
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2012-06-11 19:40:15 UTC
Last fall i was living in a C1. All I had handy was a dominix (built inside) 2 sentry rigs, T2 gardes, full rack of blasters, damage mods, no tank

and 2 drakes.

Took about 3.5 hours to drop one Poco.
Tenchi Sal
White Knights of Equestria
#5 - 2012-06-11 20:23:11 UTC
Toramt wrote:
Why have 4 dreads if you can't use them? No 4 subcaps are going to make efficient work of downing a POCO.


because i live in VERY hostile space. i dont think they would care about a poco but i am sure they would do anything for cap kills

i was thinking maybe using 4 Oracles? they all use lasers and can carry battleship sized weapons.
Tierius Fro
Coronado's Cross
#6 - 2012-06-11 21:29:13 UTC
I took mine down with two tier-3 BC's, and it also took about 3 to 3 1/2 hours each.

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Drew Solaert
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2012-06-12 17:05:51 UTC
If I *was* going to use 4 subcaps, it'd be 4 Domi's with neutron blasters, 3x mag stabs, 3x drone stabs and sentry drone damage rigs.

For the cost they do a hideous amount of DPS

I lied :o
Gumby Ambraelle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2012-06-12 19:13:32 UTC
we took one down with and oracle, 2 talos and a naga and 5 hob 2

took 1.5 hrs
Master Kent
Sons Of Korhal
#9 - 2012-06-13 06:30:21 UTC
get 3-4 oracles and you'll do it in less than an hour