Alcorak
Stealth Tactics and Reconnaissance Service
Rebel Alliance of New Eden
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Posted - 2014.02.20 21:46:00 -
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I just read a very interesting essay on the proliferation of slowcats, and capital warfare in general: http://themittani.com/features/slowcats-final-word
A major point of this piece is that a force of 800 alpha-maelstroms is not effective against a force of 100 archons. What ratio of BS to carrier is acceptable to constitute a 'fair fight'? I would say it is NOT 8:1, and certainly not worse than 8:1. A similar force of neut BS's was also said to be ineffective. Cap resistance is just too high, and reps are too strong. Marauders certainly aren't worth fielding as they aren't cost-effective and T2 insurance is awful. So what would work better?
I'm thinking something similar to the attack BCs (talos etc). Low EHP, yet very high mobility and dps for its class - expanded to a BS hull. XL guns are just too big to include as a logistical component for BS fittings though, so normal BS guns will have to do. Fully fitted I'm thinking: 70k EHP, 0 rep, ~3500 dps, no drones, 40km optimal, 80km falloff, cost: 350M. Role bonuses would, of course, be necessary to attain that DPS amount. To keep these from wiping subcaps off the field, a HUGE tracking penalty should also be included as a role bonus (yes, these would still be effective against sentry-domis that like to sit still).
However, low EHP and tracking would keep them from being effective against other BS hulls and smaller that ARE moving, and the low, BC-class EHP with BS-class sig would mean these are very killable by subcap fleets.
As such, a subcap would be created that would be wanted against caps and supers, that would also make other subcaps useful on-grid as a counter to them.
A second possible (and dare I say, dangerous) idea would be a BS EWAR module that reduced targets shield or armor resists by a very small percentage, limited to 1 per ship, such that a large BS force, as they are now, could reduce the EHP and rep effectiveness of an enemy carrier to manageable levels. |