Tagami Wasp
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Posted - 2009.04.09 05:14:00 -
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I am not a Falcon pilot, nor did I expected ever to be. I was training for Flycatcher and Onyx, since I prefer to fly into the midst of the enemy, lock him down and try to help my gang kill as many as possible.
I live in 0.0, I have participated in a lot of fleet fights, a lot of gang fights and some soloing (being Caldari, I mostly died).
The problem, when you fly Caldari, has always been that you cannot dictate the tactical situation, the ships are slow to move, slow to lock and do delayed damage (I am looking at you Cerberus). If you try to get near the target (to scram and web), in order to minimize missile travel time and increase damage, you get scrammed/webbed, the target's friends arrive and not being able to put distance between you and them, you die.
If he hasn't any friends or didn't scram you he just puts all his damage on you, your signature is huge (MWD, right? AB is not for solo work and not even in fleet is looked upon favorably), you disengage or die. Not really what you were trying to do.
Looking at the reconfiguration of the Falcon, I now see the first Caldari boat capable of solo missions.
I will let you figure the fitting out (half the fun) but taking into consideration the proposed changes, I can see a Falcon operating deep into enemy territory, zooming around under cover of the cov ops cloak and looking for solitary targets. Consider this scenario:
Since you are warping cloaked, the target does not see you as you warp cloaked within 20Km (Fit a MWD to get into position if you need it, it is quite of use). Uncloak, lock, scram, jam, apply dps through guns and drones. I'd take out any drones first and make sure I can cloak if anyone comes, since my target will not be able to lock me, right? A couple of Multiracials with 2x SDA at 20 Km will mean he won't be locking anything.
If the target was ratting, his drones will probably be on the rats, not on you. If he deploys them after you tackled and jammed him, TAKE THEM OUT FIRST.
By the way, a Falcon fitted this way will have a tank close to a Navy Caracal and similar to a Vagabond's. Surprised?
If friends come to save him, warp out (he can't hold you there, can he?)and cloak as you warp and keep moving. If his friends don't come, loot his wreck, warp cloaked to the gate, avoid the gatecamp (they din't see you coming, did they?)and go sell the loot. Profit.
Now, this boat will be very skill intensive and only really hardened pilots (still trying to get there) will be able to fly it this way, but it makes me quiver in anticipation for it's arrival.
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