Petrus Blackshell
Scrap Metal Squadron
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Posted - 2015.01.13 17:03:10 -
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While interdictors might have somewhat lower absolute tank amounts, they have far, far better resist profiles, and usually have more slots to dedicate to tank than destroyers do. For this reason, interdictors often end up being far more tanky.
Since they have their bubble role, and because they are much more expensive, they typically take on very different roles from destroyers.
Radimir Dvornikov wrote:
-Are Interdictors commonly used to destroy frigates or just for their bubbles?
Both, but predominantly for their bubbles. Frigates are not always available to kill, and when they are, two properly equipped frigates can likely destroy an interdictor (a destroyer, too, but the interdictor is 50x more expensive).
Dictors can be used in a few contexts in nullsec:
- Solo (or small group) camping. The point is to catch soft targets coming in through a gate or out of warp, and blow them up. Dictors catch stuff well, and apply good damage, so they're good at this.
- Small gang roaming. This also involves hitting soft targets, except when it doesn't. When the targets can fight for themselves, the dictor will probably be a primary target due to it having very little tank relative to its cost and usefulness. In this case, the dictor is better served by leaving the main fight and trying to catch support ships (ewar ships, logistics ships, etc). Even if it doesn't, the distance gap between it and its enemies is a good way to catch the enemy frigate tackle in a spot where it doesn't have bigger ships helping it.
- Fleet ops. Dictors are the primary tackle when there are far too many things on grid to scramble/disrupt. They get shot a lot though, so it's really touch-and-go, with a high probability of exploding horribly.
Radimir Dvornikov wrote:
-Let's say we have an Interdictor against a T1 Cruiser. Can the Interdictor be able to orbit fast enough to escape the tracking speed of medium sized blasters / beam lasers / auto cannon in general?
Unless it has a special setup to do so (armor tank, afterburner, tracking disruptor), no. Both T1 and T2 destroyers melt when a cruiser points its guns at them, especially if that cruiser has webs.
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