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Aamrr
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Posted - 2011.08.23 19:17:00 -
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Deep space transports are pointless. They can't warp in a bubble, and the warp stabs don't do anything against a hictor's infinipoint.
If you want to haul something safely, you don't really have a choice. It has to be a cloaky hauler.
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Aamrr
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Posted - 2011.08.23 21:08:00 -
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One thing to consider is that the deep space transports have enough powergrid to fit a MWD naturally. You'll still need a scout until you get to empire space, but the MWD+Cloak trick helps protect you once you get there.
The point remains though: Don't use a DST below 0.5 sec status without a scout. And just because your scout didn't see anything doesn't mean that there wasn't a cloaky on grid waiting for something tastier (this is especially common in w-space).
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Aamrr
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Posted - 2011.08.23 22:09:00 -
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Fitting a MWD to an itty 5 requires at least two T2 RCUs and a T1 ACR. So fitted, an Itty V gets 20.6k m3. A fully expanded occator can hold 35.5k m3, and can fit a MWD while doing so without issue.
Are you sure the Itty V gets more cargo space in a cloak/MWD configuration?
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Aamrr
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Posted - 2011.08.23 22:30:00 -
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A well-run lowsec camp can and should catch anyone trying the MWD+cloak trick. Irrelevant of the ship you're using, it gives an interceptor 10 seconds to fly to your last coordinate and uncloak you. Sensor boosted hictor makes quick work of any warp stabs you might have, built in other otherwise. Sentries won't protect you from the interceptor, since the interceptor doesn't need to shoot you to uncloak you.
Fortunately, there aren't many "well-run" lowsec camps, so you could probably get away with it. I wouldn't make a habit of it, however.
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Aamrr
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Posted - 2011.08.24 06:04:00 -
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Last I had tested it, that didn't do the trick -- but then, my skills were significantly worse back then. If you're having trouble with not being fully aligned when your MWD clicks off, try training spaceship command, evasive maneuvers, or acceleration control.
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Aamrr
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Posted - 2011.08.24 21:42:00 -
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A DST warps in 10 seconds with a MWD. An Orca warps in 10 seconds with a MWD. A DST, in theory, should have enough EHP to dissuade people from shooting it. An Orca drops nothing when it gets ganked, and has more EHP than the DST anyway.
The DST has precisely two advantages: It can align while cloaked, and it has a smaller mass so you don't rip wormholes a new one every time you do a fuel run.
Outside the very specific application of w-space hauling, I'm not exactly seeing a compelling argument for the DST here -- particularly not in hisec.
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