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Multirole Crane in bomber fleet
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Exotic Matters
Fried Liver Attack
#1 - 2015-06-20 10:05:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Exotic Matters
So my corp has a bunch of rather inexperienced bomber pilots that decided to go practice making bombing runs. We operate somewhere in nullsec. Since I can't fly a bomber, I agreed to follow along in a Crane so they have a ready supply of bombs for reload.

While I was sitting there in space, getting bored watching my friends learning by bombing anything including rookie ships, a silly idea came to me. Using the Crane offensively by installing combat probes and generating warp in points for the fleet's bombers. I came up with the following fit:

[Crane, 007 Trucker]
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II

50MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
EM Ward Amplifier II
EM Ward Amplifier II
Upgraded Explosive Deflection Amplifier I

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher, Sisters Combat Scanner Probe

Medium Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Medium Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I

Scorch Bomb x30



If we had any covert ops guru's in my corp I would ask there. Alas, we are still learning this part of the game so I will ask here. Am I being clever, or is this the stupidest idea ever. I imagine it is one extreme or the other.

If this is workable at all, how should I use it tactically. So I scan down a ship for my friends to bomb, how best to set them up for a bombing run while exposing the blockade runner to the least amount of risk. I can also dual-box with the other character flying either a Malediction or a Victorieux Luxury Yacht.

Can you warp a fleet to location without the character with the bookmark warping.
Tiddle Jr
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2015-06-20 10:21:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Tiddle Jr
The realy best thingnyou could do is go and try all those questionable actions you've described. And probably you would be exited with answers. Own experience is very important.

"The message is that there are known knowns. There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know" - CCP
Exotic Matters
Fried Liver Attack
#3 - 2015-06-20 10:30:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Exotic Matters
Tiddle Jr wrote:
The realy best thingnyou could do is go and try all those questionable actions you've described. And probably you would be exited with answers. Own experience is very important.


No doubt, unless I think of a reason this is totally misguided, I will do so. But since I have a week before we form this kind of fleet again, I would rather be prepared, this forum is just part of my research.

I am also sharing an idea, isn't this the whole idea of a forum in the first place???
Harrison Tato
Yamato Holdings
#4 - 2015-06-20 13:48:18 UTC
You can put a couple of target painters on it an whore on the kills :0
Lane Wyeth-XXVI
Perkone
Caldari State
#5 - 2015-06-21 04:55:37 UTC
this isnt the worse idea and i cant say if fleets can warp to a bookmark like you want...
but i do know (as you should) cloaked ships cant decloak another cloaked ship so if you arent able to warp via bookmarks you can jump yourself at a slightly farther distance and have them warp to you then fly to the target decloak and bomb them then warp off


sorry i wasnt more helpful with your actual question about the bookmark but atleast i found a compromise that is going to wo
Gh0stBust3rs
Templars HIghsec
Stellar Fusion
#6 - 2015-06-21 06:12:11 UTC
honestly probing is best done from a FC cov ops. using the bomb truck ends up being too risky as one defensive bubble and your fleet just lost all their reloads.




Ideally if your bombing for fleet engagements you want spare bombs and your own taxi home(blops BS)

cov ops probes out the hostile fleet and sets up a position. If the fight is on a tower the fleets might be stationary otherwise probe warp decloak bomb warp off cloak regroup