Warfare & Tactics

Blob them. That's how you win in EVE.

Arbitrators! Killed a blaster prot in my arby not to long ago.

Anyway no specific hull counters t3. It depends on the type of t3 and how he is setup. I mean not all frigates are easily taken down by destroyers. some cruisers are great at smashing some frigates but not all, while some cruisers can't touch frigs at all.
Don't measure counters by ship class measure them by hull and setup. A shield brutix is a very different ship than an armor one. A fleet maelstrom isn't the same thing as a dual xasb one.

Some battleships can make mincemeat of frigates with the proper modules and weapon types.

I mean if a t3 is a fast type counter it with something fast, if its a mediocre speed brawler kite it or use a better brawler. Their are to many variants to name the counters for, but you don't list counters for a ship class you do it for a hull and setup type.

T3 nerf is coming. Just wait a while.

Well after reading the above posts.
There really isn't any counter to it is there?

E-War you say?
If you're 1v1 ing a t3 , that means your med slots are out and chances are they'll out run you ,
If you want to be practical with E-war that means you'll need backup, falling back again to the BLOB tactics .

Pick arbitrators you say?
Are you sure you're not just fighting a poorly skilled pilot in a poorly fi

considering tengus are about as common as T3 comes , and people are saying how other T3s are crap compared to it .
How do you kill a cruiser than can speed tank 2000+dps while dishing 600-700 omni dps ?

What t3 spottings really sound like on intel channels is

"OMG! EXPENZIV KILLMAILZ MUSTWHORE!"

Another t3.

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or failing that, any gang with the right type of ewar and a rapier/huginn/ashimmu.

There are plenty of ways to kill t3's And to be fair, most T3's don't do BS level damage, although some can fit BS sized tanks.

Proteus can do huge damage, has a big tank, but is very susceptible to kiting and neuts.

Tengu does so so damage at range, but can be hard to catch. Oh, and show me a fit that does 700dps omni damage (given the tengu only has a bonus to kinetic missiles).

Legion is very prone to neuts with lasers. It is a brick armor tanked.

Loki has dem long range webs. But generally seems the squishiest of the T3's


Given their pretty much guaranteed SP loss these days, they should be tougher than your average ship to counter.

lol, how quaint xD

It depends on the fit. Most Tech 3 that you will encounter in your space, if you live in null, are likely to be nullified and cloaky, wich leave little room to catch them. A skilled interceptor could be able to decloak and point them, maybe 1 time out of 5 , and since these set-up usually are a compromise between tank and dps, it shouldnt be an issue even for a single BC to kill them. If you encounter a Tech 3 wich is not nullified, then you will be able to catch it easilly but killing it will be harder, and you will likely need a gang/logi to support you. The easiest way is to use a tech 3 yourself so you can properly counter fit depending on what you want to fight. Soloing a tech 3 in anything else excepted in a tech 3 yourself is impossible if you want my opinion, unless you gank it with a faction battleship like a vindicator, but he would be stupid to engage that alone, wich if he do, mean he is a scout and you'r screwed.

If you want a clue of what fit your target is using, check his lost on evekill, and at least his kills to see if he is close or long range. Beside that, there is not a lot of thing you can do, cause it's the purpose of Tech 3: versatility.