Originally by: Lucius Ventrue

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Which skill lets you equip all 3 launchers for the Manticore? Friend just got his, only can fit 2 of the launchers, running into power issues (Engineering IV)

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9. Fight npcs

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Originally by: TuRNeY Minadad

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Hey guys,

First of all, this is my setup as of now:

High Slots:
3xArby Cruise 1
1xPrototype Cloaking 1

Med Slots:
3x f-90 Sensor Boosters
1x Passive Targeter 1/Cold-Gas Arcjet Aft Burner

Low Slots:
2xMAPC

Now just to clerfiy things here...this is solo build...i use this build to ne thing from 1.0-0.1 belts with and have killed some unsuspecting people with it.
The 3 sensor boosters allow me to target from well over 200km...almost 250 actually and with pretty decent missle skills (range skills at lvl 4) i am able to shoot almost 150km. I personally do not care for the claoking device as i only use it to hide ne ways...never really found myself travelling long distances claoked (except for moving the ship after vollies) and with lvl 3 covert ops it gives me 75% to speed while claoked ne ways so i cant complain. As for the passive targeter...makes the ship even more stealthy as the unsuspecting ships dont even know there being targeted until their locked. The afterburner works well when solloing because u r able to get away from ships that are mad at u...yes u r still travelling dealthly slow...but scaring the **** out of the person ur bombarding. The MAPC are a must have for the mant because, well, for me ne ways, i dont have engi V yet so my build wuld not be able to put on without them. If u can fit a good build with one then i suggest a BCU for added damage. As for tactics...warp in at 100km...cloak...turn around and point yurslef towards the station that u wuld warp to if in trouble and begin flying in that direction...uncloak...hit the passive targeter...target...fire - now heres where u have descision...if u did bring the passive targeter then maybe just a volley then recloak wuld suffice but if u did bring an afterburner...the u shuld hit the afterburner being carefull to not let it run too long as u will
a) get to far away from yur target or
b) drain yur cap ( the mant has NO cap!)and without ca the boosters turn off and ur screwed cuz u cant hit ****.
Im not a vet mant flyer on ne thing but i have ****ed off alot of people and feel free to add to this build with ne suggestions of ur own...it works well with me and for those who believe that the mant cannot solo...u r wrong...u can take out up to a BC with A mant...i have not dared to try ne thing bigger than that but with 2 mants...me and my buddy are able to take out a BS ( NPC of course) i have not had the oppurtunity to do much pvp and when i have it has been against unsuspecting frigs...barges or haulers, most of which die of course. Oh yes and with my current skills the explosion radius on my wrath cruises is 50 m which is just a smidgion under that of a frig (due to the "secret" sig bonus) so some serious dmg can be dished out with these babies.

Fly safe and fun.

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Originally by: Hammering Hank

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Can anyone tell me how the bonuses to the cruise missiles work? I am new to the Manti, and am baffled how the calcs work. For each Firg level, the Manti gets 19.65% powergrid reduction. That is 98.25% reduction. The Manit then gets 5% more reduction to each Covert level. Most cruise launchers take 1250 powergrid, before the reductions.

I currently have frig to level 5 (required) and covert to level 4. Each Cruise launcher is taking 12.25 pwergrid (according to fitting info). If I take 1250 - (1250*20%) = 1000, then 1000 - (1000*98.25%) = 17.5 powergrid. If I take 1250 - (1250*98.25%) = 21.875, then 21.875 - (21.875*20%) = 17.5. {{I know I would have got the same answer based on Algebra, but someone would have asked for both ways.}}

Can someone tell me how I am getting 12.25 for each launcher? I can't find any other skill that would be influencing it, but I could be missing one. Any help is very appreciated.

(T)Hank(s)

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Originally by: Jonathan Xavier

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Advanced Weapon Upgrades will impact this as well.

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Originally by: Suberus

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Im looking to get a Covert Ops purely as a Scout ship for Corp events etc.

Any advice would be greatly received. Im training for Caldari ships.

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Originally by: Dahak2150

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Well, it has a niche, but you have to use it in that niche or you'll get ripped apart.

Buddy of mine has a mantie, he asked me if he could test it.

I agreed, I was in my punisher at the time. I figured "Cruise missiles, I'm in a frig, big whoop."

And I was right.

He warped in at 80km, and fired as soon as he could. All the way I just casually repped myself now and then, cruises have horrible explosion radii. I only move at 622 m/s with my T2 AB (only T2 piece of equipment I had, and I was toting a 200 plate)

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