Warfare & Tactics

Once the pos is in reinforced it cannot be repaired. You have to wait for reinforced to end then repair it and re-stront it.

Did you go to the wrong pos? Was it definitely reinforced?

I guess the only option is to repeat it and screen shot it being re-inforced with date/time and then go back before it ends and do the same.

Maybe you got your timing wrong?

Was the timer definitely 1 day and 17 hours?

The timer is not fixed, that is simply it's maximum, it depends on how much Strontium they had inside the tower. If they took some of the Stront out they could have dropped the timer down to say 7-8 hours then repped it when you were offline.

Are you sure it isn't actually still reinforced? I think you can still drop new guns or repair those which are damaged if you still have the cpu/grid.

You didn't warp to a second tower of theirs?

When it reaches 0 it comes out of reinforced, you can continue shooting it, they can start repairing it.
If they repair shields above 50% they can add more Strontium which means it will go into reinforced again at 25%.

They can also offline/unanchor modules if they get it above 50% shields, so if they have a lot of expensive modules or assets in sma/hangar you can bet they'll be hauling it to the nearest station asap.

If they don't get shields above 50% they can unfortunately still access silos/hangars/labs and scuttle any assets or materials inside, so don't get your hopes up for anything expensive dropping if you do blow the tower up.

This is how an online POS ideally shoot goes.

1. Incapacitate any guns/EWar batteries. (Optional)
2. Shoot the shields until they hit 25%, at which point the tower is reinforced.
3. Wait out the reinforcement timer (assuming the owners loaded Stront).
4. Finish shooting the POS. (No, the structure doesn't really have 99% resists, they have 0% when you shoot them.)
5. Loot the juicy bits inside the former shield, either by shooting them and taking what drops, or by unanchoring/scooping them for sale.

Some random things to know:

While the tower is in reinforced mode, any array/battery requiring CPU ceases to function. This includes hardeners, industry arrays, EWar batteries, etc.

Gun batteries that are functional will still shoot at valid targets while the tower is reinforced. Yes, reinforced towers can still shoot you.

The defenders can repair any of the defensive batteries that you incapacitated while the tower is reinforced. They can also anchor new ones. They can put these batteries online and use them against you once the tower comes out of reinforced (or immediately if they don't take CPU). Smart defenders will anchor more defensive mods than they can use at once and put new ones online to replace incapacitated ones.

The defenders cannot add Stront for another reinforcement cycle until the POS shields get above 50%. It's in their best interest to do so immediately, and in yours to prevent them from doing so.

All weapon battery ranges/tracking calculations are done based on the tower, not the battery itself. This opens up some interesting tactics for unwebbed, AB-fit stealth bombers.

Non-faction weapon batteries hit one class up in terms of tracking and signature resolution. Faction batteries get a boost to damage and fitting, but also get a huge reduction in their signature resolution which greatly improves their applied damage.

Projectile batteries are currently the best weapon battery to use in all circumstances. They are better, even unbonused, than any other weapon battery, even with their racial bonus. Beam lasers on Amarr towers are the only exception, but even then not in all circumstances. Missile and hybrid batteries are crap, as are pulse batteries. Projectile batteries on Minmatar towers are to be feared.