Warfare & Tactics

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drake blob

Its easy, you just use them for highsec wars.

5 feroxes is too much for the average highsec alliance to take on.

5 Ferox? More like wonder why they aren't flying Drakes instead.

Keep it simple, BC's are the most used ship hull in the game for PVP for a very good reason. They preform very well in the widest rage of circumstances and as such tend to be the best ship for the most occasions.


5 person gang is a little too small to worry about logistics IMHO and it's really kinda small to add in a Rapier/Arazu tag team. However it might be worth while to use either an Arazu or a Rapier for your scout and initial tackle. In that matter I guess you could use a Falcon instead if you wanted to push the limits a bit of what you can engage, but then you wold need to use one of the BC's as the tackle.

Regardless you want to rest of your gang in BC's.. either 4 Drakes or 4 Canes. If you go Canes use the 720 arti fits and if using Drakes go with a nanno/HML. It might also be worth trading 2 of the BC's for the new Tornados to really dish out the DPS. IMO it would be very temping to have 2 of those new BC's and the other 2 BC's as heavy tackle, but I'm just going by the stats I've seen as I haven't flown them yet. (just came back to the game)

Also it would help this gang out a lot if you have one guy with good leadership skills to fit the bonused point/web link.

Hahaha. Such a dumbass answer but i love it

Technically you only have 20 bots since you cannot repair yourself with them.

Unorthodox is not the same as a well purposed fleet. OP mentioned perfectly viable fleets.

Battlehulks/baders have their place (yummy bait and "WTF!?" factor.

Maybe armor buffer and shield logi, but that would just be stupid.

How about this
3 sentinels
2 keres

Keres keep em at bay and sensordamp and the sentinels disrupt and the drones eat the enemy up. Pick enemies with turrets, you're fast enough to run anyway.

Then go with Rapier, Arazu & 2x Stealth Bomber and a Dramiel. I've used this gang set up before but the Rapir needs to fit 3x Webs (it doesn't need tackle the 3rd web is to keep a second threat at bay). The Arazu should fit 3x sensor Damps & 1 long point.

The bombers should go with typical "low sec" damage fits "without bomb launchers".. The Arazu & Rapier as well as the Dram will be on grid so no need trying to bomb.

The basic idea is the Arazu & Rapier tackle/web from max range and at the Arazu uses range damps to pretty much make the targets locking range next to nothing (Arazu becomes a poor mans Falcon being the target can't lock you if you keep range). The Bombers then apply the DPS from 40 to 50km way out side locking distance of the target that has damps being applied to him. The Dramiel is just there as a fast tackle as well as keeping other frig pilots away. If there is a frig on the field the bombers should be cloaked.

This is a nice little null sec gate camp gang to use with drag bubbles off gates. However it tends to be limited to just 1 ship at a time but has the ability to keep a second ship at bay (hence the reason for the 3rd web/damp on the Rapier/Arazu.

Also if fit correctly the Bombers can add a little EW to the mix by either fitting ECM or more damps or target painters.

First time I took this gang out we killed a pie Dommi & a Astarte on a low sec gate. So it'ts possible to take on 2 targets but you have to play it smart.

The reason I posted Drakes & Canes though is because 99% of the time they will be the better choice. I've used the above cloaky gang several times but it has it's limitations and almost always, we had to pass up fights we could have done had we been in BC's only to sit around bored in the cloakys.

maybe not too unorthodox but why not just 1 of each cloaky recon plus bait t3?