Presenting Operation: Dread Intrusion, a fleet going to VFK.

Yes, it's a blog link. I originally wrote it there, and I'm not dicking around trying to fix the formatting after a copy-paste.

- People who fail to read the plan, but post an opinion on it anyway, will be ignored.
- People blatantly trolling will be reported for it.

If you have a comment on the plan, leave it here, not on the blog, please. It makes it easier to keep all the responses etc. in one place =)

o/
Jace

Cool, now we just have to make sure Goonswarm doesn-¦t learn about it to conserve the surprise element....



Oh...

While Goonswarm cannot be prevented from learning of the operation, a certain element of uncertainty regarding exact timing and deployment routes could be the key to success.

hahahahahaha

worst plan ever

step #1: get bigger supercapital fleet

...plan over

From the plan:

Read harder plz.

How long will this take? I can't devote too much time to this because I'm just a casual player and I have to mine for at least 4 hours a day to pay for a plex.

The barbarians are at the gate only they're awful.

The idea is that each ship's trip to VFK takes place over several days to avoid easy detection, logging off in empty systems or rally points as needed. I'm afraid if you need to be at a specific place (i.e. mining) during the course of the operation, you'd need to use an alt for one of the activities.

And how is my alt supposed to pay for his plex if he is off galavanting around goon space? Sheesh some people are so pushy. If I wanted to be ordered about by ego maniacs I would be in a 0.0 alliance.

Why does your character have a blog and twitter account?

Well. I didn't think anyone could possibly have a dumber idea than PL, NCdot, Evoke and Raiden did when they invaded VFK last year.

Good job OP. You have one upped Billy Merc when it comes to mindless stupidity.

Now to tell you where the plan falls down:

Cyno jammers.

That was covered in the plan. They're going to shoot the jammers wtih Stealth bombers. They most definitely aren't going to die to the POS guns next to that jammer though!

what would happen to this capital fleet when they arrived in VFK?

lol

This is like the Eve version of The Bay of Pigs invasion.

How'd that one turn out?

I hear the last battleship fleet to try this got eaten by an NC frigate gang

That was covered in the plan. They're going to shoot the jammers wtih Stealth bombers. They most definitely aren't going to die to the POS guns next to that jammer though!

Isn't the point of a plan of attack to keep the plan of attack secret, to avoid the enemy from countering the attack?

On a less-trollish note, I'd totally join you in this, just for ***** and giggles. Send me a mail.

Well. I didn't think anyone could possibly have a dumber idea than PL, NCdot, Evoke and Raiden did when they invaded VFK last year.

Good job OP. You have one upped Billy Merc when it comes to mindless stupidity.

Now to tell you where the plan falls down:

Cyno jammers.

Making you plan public has worked in several instances.

The Ice Interdictions
Burn Jita
HAG

All come to mind.

Were those organized by highsec dwellers?

Goonswarm Federation has grown rich. Powerful. Arrogant. Complacent

A ragtag fleet of capsuleer ships, equipped with cloaking devices, jammers, and cynosural field generators, will infiltrate to the heart of GSF space: VFK-IV, in Deklein.

On the way, cyno frigates trailing the advance guard will deploy at regular intervals, allowing a capital or supercapital fleet owned by a competing alliance to keep pace with the fleet.

Having arrived in VFK-IV, the advance guard will form a jammer-wall to defend the main cyno ships, likely cruisers or battlecruisers for tanking ability. These will allow the capital fleet's vanguard and additional cyno ships to jump in.

First, however, a takedown of any cynosural jamming fields present must be effected. This must be carried out by ships infiltrated individually: a simple brute-force attack would likely be unsuccessful- and would also defeat the purpose of the objective. Stealth bombers or heavy gunships may need to be deployed for this stage. Again, a jammer-wall will also probably be needed, to lessen the effect of any defensive actions.

Once the capital fleet is in VFK-IV, the fleet may either assist the capital fleet, or run for home, depending on individual preference.

Cheap, but effective, fittings are encouraged. Many ships will probably be lost: numbers and replacement ability are vital.

While nullsec pilots are welcome, and perhaps needed for some roles such as, you know, understanding sovereignty and cyno warfare, the advance guard is intended to be composed mainly of highsec pilots. After all, it's no fun if everyone's a leet peeveepee-er.

The original fleet's flagship will be the Punisher Zero Point when I'm in it, and whatever the hell the FC is flying when I'm not. The flagship serves no real purpose, but any fleet should have a flagship, really. (The flagship pilot and the FC are not the same person when I'm flying the Zero Point.)

Priority should be given to ECM ships at all times, and DPS ships during any siege combat that occurs. Slots should also be reserved for allied capital pilots during cyno operation: the cyno ship and the jumping ship need to be in the same fleet.

Oh well, good luck. Maybe you can get lucky and exceed their attention span or something.

dbrb's attention span is measured in weeks not hours

goonswarm wins wars by losing every single battle - they just continue to show up until one day you don't

The barbarians are at the gate only they're awful.

*Paging General Akbar*

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That's not a plan, that's fan fiction.

it's all ninja and sneaky

Words Words Words...

LET'S GO FULL RTARD, GUYS.
THEY'LL NEVER SEE IT COMING.

- I've never done sov or null warfare before -
True, but I gotta start somewhere.

At OP: I hope you succeed, truly. However I will be placing my isk on the goons.

Have you ever lead a fleet and.or operation of this magnitude before? What makes you think you have even the slightest chance to succeed???

How many dedicated pilots are you hoping to acquire from a post in General Discussion???? How many pilots do you think you'll need??? How many spies do you think you will end up with???

How are you going to coordinate all of this?? Command structure ect?

It's all well and good to say "hey let's all get together and go blow up VFK, we'll use ECM and caps and ****". A lot more difficult to successfully implement.

... Have you led stuff before?...

1. I have not. 2. I don't really expect it to work, but I've tried to plan it so it might. Given the general reaction to the plan though, I think my planning abilities leave much to be desired

... numbers and spies?...

1. I was hoping for at least 20 direct from the post, with those probably telling other people who don't read the forums about it. I was also hoping to pick up 5 or so via Twitter, who might also tell others. Unfortunately it looks like I'm not going to be anything like that lucky. 2. I estimate 200+ in order to bring down structures in a reasonable timeframe. 3. A **** ton, but the idea is that we won't let the obvious ones in, at least.

...organization?...

I intend to create a chat channel, and those who can may want to create a TS3/Vent/Mumble channel if there's sufficient demand. More tactical communication would obviously happen in the fleet channel (movement orders etc. included).

The command structure would be: me in charge to start with, since someone's gotta create the fleet (and it is my plan after all :P), then when I log off, I pick someone who understands the plan and knows what they're doing to take charge. When I get back, they stay in charge. If they have to log off, the same thing should happen, and if all else fails, a guy from the backing alliance gets called in.

Proof this will end well:

http://eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=11911041

You may want more than 200 to take and hold the field - for boredom relief ops to go kill IRC super cap building POS, we tend to get ~400 mixed sub caps from our various doctrines. They're far from invincible tactics, but they tend to do well against even numbers of most types of sub caps.

It's still probably the most fun I've had any week in my year of EVE, and I hope for for experiences like it in the future. Pandemic Legion staging right next door, with IRC, NCdot, EVOKE, White Noise, Raiden, and others all chomping at the bit led to a great 1300 man brawl and a lot of protracted fighting. Get organized, get out here, and make some memories.

More attention for Goonswarm is not the answer, but have fun with the fleet while you feed the endless ego.

Presenting Operation: Dread Intrusion, a fleet going to VFK.

Yes, it's a blog link. I originally wrote it there, and I'm not dicking around trying to fix the formatting after a copy-paste.

- People who fail to read the plan, but post an opinion on it anyway, will be ignored.
- People blatantly trolling will be reported for it.

If you have a comment on the plan, leave it here, not on the blog, please. It makes it easier to keep all the responses etc. in one place =)

o/
Jace

The best part will be when this fleet awoxs itself.

OP, hold your breath i am in route.

This is like the Eve version of The Bay of Pigs invasion.

How'd that one turn out?

Don't do anything stupid just yet nothing actually happening until next weekend earliest.

Are you saying to hold onto our stupid until next weekend?

i've decided your plan is poorly planned.

At OP: I hope you succeed, truly.

However I will be placing my isk on the goons.

Have you ever lead a fleet and.or operation of this magnitude before? What makes you think you have even the slightest chance to succeed??? I'm not trolling, just asking. How many dedicated pilots are you hoping to acquire from a post in General Discussion???? How many pilots do you think you'll need??? How many spies do you think you will end up with??? How are you going to coordinate all of this?? Command structure ect?

It's all well and good to say "hey let's all get together and go blow up VFK, we'll use ECM and caps and ****". A lot more difficult to successfully implement.

Good luck.

Also, if/when this goes down, please let me tag along, I'll even bring a ship with guns.

(I do freely admit though, it's not a good plan. Worth a try though.)

If it's not a good plan, it's not worth a try. You need to come up with a better plan.

How is that infiltration working out for you by the way?

Do you remember the episode of Star Trek where Picard and crew first encounter the Borg? Where they're walking around inside the cube, confused, while the Borg completely ignore them?

This plan is going to go a lot like that.

Listen, I managed to get a carrier into VFK-IV. Lasted all of two minutes, as well. This will go better.

Update? Did the plan work?

Well, TBH I was expecting more people to turn up for an event that mainly consists of shooting things. Oh well.

Operation report:

Pilots present: 1 (Jace Errata)
Mission status: Failed
Goals reached: Cloaked starship in VFK-IV
Goals failed: Multiple cloaked starships in VFK-IV, sovereignty disruption, cynosural jammer disruption, cynosural flare deployment, capital/supercapital hotdrop

Comment: Nobody ******* turned up.

End result: Operation abandoned. **** y'all, I'm going to Delve to see what's happening over there.