Originally by: Thenoran

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Gang fights are a lot of fun, but I also want to be able to go at it solo from now on.
More than once do I find myself ready to find some targets only to learn no-one else is available.
I'd go solo in another ship, but I do like cloaks and being sneaky, so I'm going for a Pilgrim.

Now because I'm still training Amarr Cruiser to V, I got some time to kill.
One of the things I found out that might help me get kills is if I could probe out ships.
Expanded Probe Launchers do however eat a lot of CPU, but I won't wait till I get Recon V till I use the ship.
I'll start flying the Pilgrim when I get Recon IV, training it to V straight after.
As I'll still be new to using a Pilgrim, I'll stick to hunting Frigs and Dessies (as training) till I get Recon V.

The setup I got so far:

[Pilgrim, Solo Recon IV]
Internal Force Field Array I
1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Dark Blood Adaptive Nano Plating
Dark Blood Adaptive Nano Plating
Co-Processor II

10MN Afterburner II
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype I Engine Enervator
Small Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I, Cap Booster 200
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution

Covert Ops Cloaking Device II
Expanded Probe Launcher I, Combat Scanner Probe I
Medium Energy Neutralizer II
Small Energy Neutralizer II

Targeting Systems Stabilizer I
Targeting Systems Stabilizer I

Hammerhead II x5
Hobgoblin II x5
Warrior II x5
Vespa EC-600 x5

I've got a +3% CPU Implant and it all fits, albeit it only just.
As for rigs, the stabilizers reduce the recalibration time to 4 seconds.

I've heard you can start locking before the recalibration is over, you just can't make the actual lock.
This would mean if it take 4.5 seconds to lock a Frigate, the recalibration delay would have no effect on me at 4 seconds.

A few questions:

Is the above true above sensor recalibration and decloaking?
How much more kills/action would I get with an Expanded Probe Launcher probing out ships?
Which drones would be best to use against webbed Frigates, Hobgoblins or Hammerheads?

Thoughts, comments, critics?

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Originally by: TimMc

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Originally by: Constantine Arcanum

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covert ops cloaks have no recalibration timer.

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um... Yes they do.

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