Warfare & Tactics

With the release of the Svipul, and the Artillery damage buff, I'm interested in building a ship for sitting on gates/station/plexes in an arty sniper of some kind, to quick target and alpha squishy enemy militia before they can warp off. I'll probably fit it without any propulsion jamming.

Anyone have any suggestions/reasons as to why I should choose one hull over another?

I'm most likely going to fit and try several... looking at Svipul, Thrasher, Wolf (maybe?), and even considering cruisers with small arty.

Does anyone do arty alpha sniping in low-sec? (Remember, FW so I'll be hunting WT and flashy, I know not to shoot neuts near gate guns). What would you recommend?

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Ah, I can definitely see the Svipul outperforming the Thrasher in pretty much every way in this role. It will be a fun addition to our GMVA Thirsty Thrasher Thursdays. One advantage that the Thrasher will continue to have though is its low price tag.

Welping a fleet of Cockbag Thrashers to get that one shiny kill in the enemy fleet is totally worth it... welping a bunch of Svipuls would be a lot more painful.

On an individual basis, your Rupture would be great. Cockbag Thrashers really shine in a fleet. In that context, a fleet of Ruptures becomes a more attractive target for gangs that would wreck such a specialized composition. And, as with the Svipul Fleet: welping Ruptures comes with a more painful loss of ISK.

Also Thrashers are more mobile than lager ships in terms of warp speed. That means that the Thrashers can move between systems and gates, responding more effectively to intel reports as well as getting more kills. Cruisers are slower, so you end up having more kills slip through your fingers.

Awesome thanks, I'm going to try this ASAP. Already have genos and a +3 PG.

Armor plates...



Moar EHP;
Moar speed;

Bit less Res scan.



Fits w/out implants.



Less EHP, more range - 29 km Optimal in Prop mode with TS loaded.

Wouldn't recommend flying it without good propulsion systems.

I think the best bet would be the shield nano gank fit. It can do the same role as most arty fits but have the ability of super nano speed as well which is a great asset.

No, I was asking about all arty platforms that could do this role, definitely specifically interested in the Svipul, and when someone posted a fit, I said thanks. I was actually the first one to mention a rupture, and I'm still considering building one for this.


.... so to summarize, what you really did was just post a reply lacking any constructive content related to the thread, just to be a jerk, because you troll the forums, read every thread, and dig deep for every possible place you can call someone stupid or wrong?

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