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Those Prisoners Need Savin'! : Let's talk about the Navy Raven

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Lyris Nairn
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-03-21 18:54:26 UTC
Hello space friends.

I am a null sec pilot with Racial Battleship V, and I am looking at the possibility of making a bait ship which can also throw out a lot of damage on unwary targets mistaking it for a ratter. The obvious choice for me is the Navy Raven, because it is a misshapen bird thing, and misshapen bird things are very near the top of my list with regards to preferred ship designs. I am of the opinion that the seven launcher hardpoints and the capacity for a respectable shield tank will allow for a durable and hard-hitting gank boat, and that the same attributes can be turned towards baiting.

I would like to hear stories, peruse fittings, and in general talk about the Navy Raven as used in creative PVP endeavours.

Cheers!

Sky Captain of Your Heart

Reddit: lyris_nairn Skype: lyris.nairn Twitter: @lyris_nairn

Katrina Oniseki
Oniseki-Raata Internal Watch
Ishuk-Raata Enforcement Directive
#2 - 2012-03-21 19:09:24 UTC
Rocket Raven with lots of ECM and armor tank. Works every time for my level 1 missions.


[Raven Navy Issue, Raven Navy Issue fit]

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Heavy Energy Neutralizer II

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II
Stasis Webifier II
Warp Disruptor II
100MN MicroWarpdrive II

Damage Control II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I


Warrior II x5
Hammerhead II x5
Hornet EC-300 x5

I don't know to be honest. I've never considered using it this way. I suppose you could go with torps, but you'd only be able to hit BS or BC with bloated sigs. Anything smaller would give you issues. I figure this would suffer the same drawbacks as a regular Raven. It's just a little tougher with more DPS.

Katrina Oniseki

Alua Oresson
Aegis Ascending
Solyaris Chtonium
#3 - 2012-03-21 19:26:26 UTC
I'd go with more of a torp fitting. Make sure you fit target painters on though. At least 2. Raven can be fairly scary up close.

http://pvpwannabe.blogspot.com/

MeBiatch
GRR GOONS
#4 - 2012-03-21 19:46:43 UTC
best bait setup i ever saw was a bud who flew a raven/falcon combo... that thing killed so many vegas back in the day...

There are no stupid Questions... just stupid people... CCP Goliath wrote:

Ugh ti-di pooping makes me sad.

Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#5 - 2012-03-21 22:55:22 UTC  |  Edited by: Petrus Blackshell
Stop having excellent thread titles, Lyris. You're making me jealous.

Accidentally The Whole Frigate - For-newbies blog (currently on pause)

Mike712
Tenth Plague of Egypt
#6 - 2012-03-22 00:24:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Mike712
If it's a bait ship you're after, a navy scorp is a far better option, the navy ravens tank is pretty feeble if you start compromising the tank by fitting important stuff like tackle, prop mod and damage mods.

Sadly though it's less misshapen and allot less likely to be mistaken for a ratter, but the CNR would likely die before friends turned up.

[Scorpion Navy Issue, Bait navy Scorp]
Damage Control II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

100MN MicroWarpdrive II
Warp Scrambler II
Stasis Webifier II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Photon Scattering Field II
Invulnerability Field II
Invulnerability Field II

Siege Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Torpedo
Siege Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Torpedo
Siege Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Torpedo
Siege Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Torpedo
Siege Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Torpedo
Siege Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Torpedo
Medium Nosferatu II

Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Core Defence Field Extender I
Large Core Defence Field Extender I


Vespa EC-600 x5
Warrior II x5


172k EHP

871 DPS

Nos to run your tackle is neuted.

Great resists across the board.

Regards, Mike712 The BattleClinic Team

Nex apparatu5
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#7 - 2012-03-22 02:51:32 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
Stop having excellent thread titles, Lyris. You're making me jealous.


Came here just because of the title. Great reference.