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Sorrento
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Posted - 2006.03.12 15:31:00 -
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Are stealth bombers any good ?
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Laythun
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Posted - 2006.03.12 15:37:00 -
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 Originally by: Sorrento
Are stealth bombers any good ?
Yes.
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Norvys Kerens
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Posted - 2006.03.12 15:45:00 -
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Originally by: Laythun
Originally by: Sorrento
Are stealth bombers any good ?
Yes.
Particularly when you have a gang of them flying around, although i have a lot of fun flying solo in my hound as well, cruising around 0.0 and looking for frigates, haulers and the occasional cov ops flying without it's cloak on 
imho the Manticore and hound are probably the best bombers cause the manticore gets a third launcher and the hound gets a bonus to explosive missiles.
I like the look of the purifier but don't often fly it because it gets an EM damage bonus which i don't find altogether very useful (although you can stil one volley tech 1 frigs).
I've also found the Nemesis to be the most difficult to fit, i personally think it's in desperate need of a small powergrid increase. It's a shame really cause the tristan hull is my favourite frigate design in game.
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Mikesnail
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Posted - 2006.03.12 16:07:00 -
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I have a manticore and love it. To my suprise it is actually quite versatile in what you can do with it. From PVP to lvl4's ... i wouldnt hestitate to get one =)
The only downside to the manticore at least is that it can be a real pain to fit when you have 3 cruise launchers and a cloak fitted.
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Sorrento
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Posted - 2006.03.12 16:12:00 -
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Well, im wanting a fun ship for lev 3 missions and a spot of pvp....
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Norvys Kerens
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Posted - 2006.03.12 16:27:00 -
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Edited by: Norvys Kerens on 12/03/2006 16:31:18
Originally by: Sorrento
Well, im wanting a fun ship for lev 3 missions and a spot of pvp....
Well Stealth bombers are, in my opinion, fun ships for pvp but i've found the poor armour and low rate of fire makes them frustrating in missions, for level 3's i would recomend an assult frigate or a battlecruiser which are both very fun ships for mission running.
I have a great deal of fun taking on Angel battlegroups in my brutix and unleashing pure carnage and turning their fleets to dust in a very short time or using my Enyo to zip around quickly tearing up ships with blasters and rockets and taking virtually no damage due to the armour resists.
I suppose it all comes down to individual fighting style though so definitely try it, but watch your hit points, bombers aren't really built to absorb a lot of incoming fire.
Edit: also in deadspace missions you can't choose what range you warp in at and you can't always cloak due to the local environment (gas clouds, items in close proximity to warp in point etc). these factors equate to instant death in a bomber.
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Foulis
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Posted - 2006.03.12 18:15:00 -
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Can stealth bombers easilly one volley a frigate? How many for a cruiser?
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Zac Paris
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Posted - 2006.03.12 18:42:00 -
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Edited by: Zac Paris on 12/03/2006 18:42:55
Originally by: Foulis
Can stealth bombers easilly one volley a frigate? How many for a cruiser?
Yes, a Manticore with three cruise lauchers can pop a destroyer (rat) in one volley. For cruisers it can change, usually about 2-4 volleys.
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Norvys Kerens
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Posted - 2006.03.12 18:49:00 -
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Originally by: Foulis
Can stealth bombers easilly one volley a frigate? How many for a cruiser?
Well basically a bomber gets a bonus to missile explosion radius or something (not sure how the missile stuff works) so the cruises do full damage to frigs so a stealth bomber can do 600 damage per volley (+ extra damage for cov-ops skill and cruise missile skill and BCU's) and the manticore can do 900 per volley.
there aren't many tech 1 frigs that can absorb that kind of damage in one go. a bomber isn't really built for tackling so get some sensor boosters or passive targeters to lock and kill them before they can warp away.
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Henka
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Posted - 2006.03.12 19:04:00 -
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I got attacked by two punishers in my nemesis, took out the scrambling one and warped away with to little struct to feel confortable.
But, yeah, they are fun. Esp if you got a ore stealer in the system or just want to camp a belt or can (for instance someone that is hauling)..
okayis locktime coupled with cloak and nice hitting weapons. Slow ships cant lock it before you uncloak, fire, cloak. Missiles will go 25-30km without a active lock, so if you are close you can fire and cloak and wait for next salvo to "reload", good if you are 2-3 people... we are getting a bombersquad trained up, would be nice to be able to insta-gank cruisers or such..
Now if they just could fix Local :)
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