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calling all bomber pilots

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Influence Powers
Red Sky Morning
The Amarr Militia.
#1 - 2014-06-10 15:29:54 UTC
So I am training up to fly a manticore, and I was looking for people to share their glorious wins and first losses in their stealth bomber
what do you like to do in your bomber and how do you fit it for that role?

Wait... I was supposed to bring sexy back?!?!
De'Veldrin
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2014-06-10 15:33:48 UTC  |  Edited by: De'Veldrin
Influence Powers wrote:
So I am training up to fly a manticore, and I was looking for people to share their glorious wins and first losses in their stealth bomber
what do you like to do in your bomber and how do you fit it for that role?


I like to destroy mackinaws and then die to Ishtars.

I use Torps and a covert cloak.

Also, Ships and Modules -->

Edit to be more serious:

The highs are pretty standard across the board: 1 Cloak, 1 Bomb Launcher, 3x Torp launchers
Mids: Generally a long point, some kind of prop mod, and ewar (I tend to fit sensor damps and/or taget painters).
Lows: Nano, Ballistic Control Unit, Damage Control.

But seriously, watch out for Ishtars.

De'Veldrin's Corollary (to Malcanis' Law): Any idea that seeks to limit the ability of a large nullsec bloc to do something in the name of allowing more small groups into sov null will inevitably make it that much harder for small groups to enter sov null.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#3 - 2014-06-10 15:35:01 UTC
When Im not Wabbit Hunting explorers, I like to randomly fire bombs at nullsec gatecamps for lulz

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Rin Valador
Professional Amateurs
#4 - 2014-06-10 15:39:58 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
When Im not Wabbit Hunting explorers, I like to randomly fire bombs at nullsec gatecamps for lulz


Lock breaker bomb when someone is about to fall into their web can be quite humorous if the one getting caught is aware enough to warp away when the camp loses lock.

"There will be neither compassion nor mercy; Nor peace, nor solace For those who bear witness to these Signs And still do not believe." - The Scriptures, Book of Reclaiming 25:10
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#5 - 2014-06-10 15:40:59 UTC
Rin Valador wrote:
Ramona McCandless wrote:
When Im not Wabbit Hunting explorers, I like to randomly fire bombs at nullsec gatecamps for lulz


Lock breaker bomb when someone is about to fall into their web can be quite humorous if the one getting caught is aware enough to warp away when the camp loses lock.


That is true too

+1

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Kijo Rikki
Killboard Padding Services
#6 - 2014-06-10 15:48:54 UTC
My first and only bomber success story. When will the bomber on bomber violence end???? Cry

http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_related&kll_id=18491863

You make a valid point, good Sir or Madam. 
Erica Dusette
Division 13
#7 - 2014-06-10 15:48:57 UTC
Influence Powers wrote:
So I am training up to fly a manticore, and I was looking for people to share their glorious wins and first losses in their stealth bomber
what do you like to do in your bomber and how do you fit it for that role?

Obligatory link to polletjepikhaar's killboard for solo-bomber inspiration.

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Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#8 - 2014-06-10 16:00:14 UTC
If you look at my kill board(hilariously red btw) th he last two thing that happened on are a stealth bomber derping his transveal at the wrong moment and the my loss of the ship that I was flying at least the time

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Influence Powers
Red Sky Morning
The Amarr Militia.
#9 - 2014-06-10 16:02:14 UTC
This is great stuff +1 to all if you

Wait... I was supposed to bring sexy back?!?!
Galison
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2014-06-11 14:55:29 UTC
As has been said fits don't have a lot of room their basicly standards useage 1 never MWD at something to bomb it without an aligned to warp threw you can't stop nor turn in time. 2 outside lock breakers 1 bomb will 99% of the time do nothing. Very little outside a mwding t1 frig and bomber will die to a single bomb.3 anything small will eat you easy so choose what and when to attack stuff is important to learn. I've sat and watched my fleet die horribly at time because uncloaking to try and help would end in nothing but a free km. Beyond that I've dine anoms in them and belt rat in them.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#11 - 2014-06-11 14:57:10 UTC
If you arent using them like technicals with a grenade launcher, you can use them to scan, WH, light rat, explore, ninja salvage etc etc etc

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#12 - 2014-06-11 15:05:29 UTC
One of my more hilarious losses was on this character. Warped in at range on somebody, landed directly on a rat and was decloaked and killed.

It was incredulously funny.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Chopper Rollins
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2014-06-11 15:40:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Chopper Rollins
happy bomber tales
-killed the same guy twice after deccing his corp, he was in a maller, both times he decided to brawl and died. Then he took it to the evemail arena but couldn't turn that into much win either.

-saw a bomber on dscan, found him in a belt bashing a BS rat, picked an asteroid and a good celestial to warp in from. Waited 5km from him until rat died, decloaked and killed him, scooped all the things.

-creeping around the EBOLA bubble camp on first jump into GW. Waiting for their pvp Mach to appear at his perch so i could sidle up. Get bored, throw bomb while accelerating to warp after decloak (decloak launch align is fail) wait what was that sparkly thing i saw?
Warp back cloaked and see that a harpy had hit the mwd to catch me, discovering the quality laughs to be had from the mwd sig bloom when a bomb is flying at your face.

-Ninja bomber roam discovers neuts killing a pos and many BS on a gate. Get asked to lead bombing run because everyone else new to this. Spend one hot minute directing slot layout so f1 f2 = decloak launch, get everybody aligned to warp out past gate, feeling good about this, three deep breaths, on my mark decloak n launch, getting ready to warp us out OMG WHY SO MUCH TIDI?
I kid you not at that exact same moment TEST Alliance had warped in a bombing gang and launched. Didn't notice them spike local due to already high numbers.
Bombs all over the place. Every. BS. Died. Bombers warping in all directions. Professionalism dissolves in laughter and highfives, local fills up with 'we accidentally your BS' etc

Yeah i ♥ bombers.

Goggles. Making me look good. Making you look good.
Armtoe
Arton Yachting and Angling Club
#14 - 2014-06-11 16:17:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Armtoe
when i was a young toon I did this:
http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=8121718 I was so young at that time, I didnt know what I was shooting - only that it was flashy yellow.

Many years later after CCP changed the bounty system, he posted nearly a bil isk bounty against me as revenge for the orca. As I see it, its like I killed his orca all over again.
Lady Areola Fappington
#15 - 2014-06-11 16:18:56 UTC
Me, I like flying out in bomber groups to cause some havoc.

Just remember, a bomber fleet is like an orgy. The more the merrier, but don't invite too many people if you don't know what you're doing.

7.2 CAN I AVOID PVP COMPLETELY? No; there are no systems or locations in New Eden where PvP may be completely avoided. --Eve New Player Guide
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#16 - 2014-06-11 16:23:00 UTC
Lady Areola Fappington wrote:
Me, I like flying out in bomber groups to cause some havoc.

Just remember, a bomber fleet is like an orgy. The more the merrier, but don't invite too many people if you don't know what you're doing.


Plus, if you get too close, you are guaranteed to get other people's messes all over you

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Soldarius
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#17 - 2014-06-11 17:14:42 UTC
It is also entirely acceptable to fit a core probe launcher instead of a bomb launcher on your bomber if you are going into w-space.

http://youtu.be/YVkUvmDQ3HY
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#18 - 2014-06-11 17:15:43 UTC
Soldarius wrote:
It is also entirely acceptable to fit a core probe launcher instead of a bomb launcher on your bomber if you are going into w-space.


Why not remove a torp instead?

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Netan MalDoran
Hail To The King
The Silent Syndicate
#19 - 2014-06-11 20:01:41 UTC
My first time with a Manty, I thought i could go against sleepers...you can guess the rest, but I deployed the bomb though! Big smile

"Your security status has been lowered." - Hell yeah it was!

Falcon's truth
Klatu Satori
Shadows of the Black
#20 - 2014-06-11 22:03:52 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Soldarius wrote:
It is also entirely acceptable to fit a core probe launcher instead of a bomb launcher on your bomber if you are going into w-space.


Why not remove a torp instead?


Oh my... [head slap]

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