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Posted - 2003.10.30 08:53:00 -
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Ok, besides the usual guns and missiles I need help with the support equipment with the mid/low slots.
High slots:
H-50 missile launcher, loaded with torps
M-12 missile launcher, loaded with heavy missiles
3 Medium laser/pulse lasers with varying freq crystals
1 Miner II mining laser
Mid slots:
2 x AB's
1 x medium shield booster
1 x shield booster enhancer
low slots
4 x 15% cargo expanders
I currently can hold my own against four pirates ranging in size:
1 x 10k pirate
1 x 8k pirate
2 x 6k pirate
I would like to optimize my Moa for combat. I had taken 50% shield depletion from the above skirmish and would like to know what else I can use to lower shield depletion. Thank you
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Posted - 2003.10.31 19:07:00 -
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Thanks guys. Really appreciate the replies. I was not too hot about using railguns because of the rapid ammo depletion. I added lasers and they just suck up a lot of Cap but 2 rounds with 3 medium lasers at optimal range and varying frequencies took out 6-10k rats no problem.
Also, I have added 2 H-50 missile launchers for my torpedos but they can only fit 2 torps a piece. I was wondering which launcher is the best for max torp loadout.
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Posted - 2003.10.31 20:46:00 -
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Kaylon,
Thanks for the reply. Finally starting to understand the concept of each race and their specialty for weapontry. I guess I will have to use Hybrids and Projectiles to maximize the ships configuration. That would greatly reduce Cap use, but it will increase ammo expenditures but it is well worth it if I can use the ships bonus.
But I still need to know is it worthwhile to add 2 launchers and load it with torps. Torps cause such a tremendous amount of damage but the rate of fire is slow.
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Posted - 2003.11.01 10:44:00 -
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Wow, Thanks for all the replies. I just recently replaced the (2) medium lasers with multi freq/X-ray crystals with (2) 250mm hybrids w/antimatter charges. I did notice that outside of 30km the damage was minimal, but once they got within 25km the damage was astronomical. Of course these were 2-3k pirates.
When I get off work in the morning I will try medium projectile weapons to see what works best for me.
As for the two launcher slots I have a H-50 for torps and a M-12 for heavy or lights. I was thinking about loading defenders on them since I run in to a lot of Pirates in 0.0 space that uses missiles.
In case you are wondering that is only 4 high slots, the other two are fitted with Miner II's. With the compliment of drones and Miners I can mine about 2-3 million worth of ISK of ore in an hour using giant secure canisters.
For combat I switch out the 2 miners and replace them with another (2) 250mm railguns.
I still do not have any tracking enhancers or hardeners and will just have to figure out what is best for the kind of pirates I go against.
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Posted - 2003.11.01 13:21:00 -
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I'm not combat mining, not really. I am in a 0.6 system and the occasional 2-3k rat comes along and I need to put him out of his misery. I am mining now for the next 3 weeks to get enough minerals to build my battleship. Also I want to know how much I can make in that time.
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Posted - 2003.11.01 13:26:00 -
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Fred0,
Thanks for your configuration on your Moa. Pretty interesting. And you say you have no problems handling 50k rats with it? I must try it after I mine enough ore for my battleship. Have you ever tried using projectile weapons on your Moa?
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Posted - 2003.11.01 20:27:00 -
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JarJar,
I totally agree that I have to learn Cruiser operation before I jump in to a Battleship. I am in no hurry but I have a BP and I needed the minerals to start the process. I was just wondering how long it will actually take me to compile all that ore. To tell you honestly I still like my Kestrel with 4 launchers fitted with torps and heavies over the Moa.
As for the type of railguns I have. I currently configured with stock 250mm and as I get more money I will eventually move up.
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Posted - 2003.11.01 22:03:00 -
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I was out in Stain for about an hour and every belt I went to had pirates ranging from 8k-10k and an occassional 20k thrown in the mix. Back then I was flying a Blackbird and was not really equipped to handle 4 or 5 pirates at the same time. I did at one time took out (8) 10k pirates at a belt and could not get any of the loot because they kept on respawning at such a fast rate  . I then decided to use my MWD to get in fast and snatch as much of the loot as possible. Like you I reuse all my pirate loot to equip my ship.
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Posted - 2003.11.02 20:22:00 -
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Thanks for all the replies, but I found out that I do not have the skills to use (2) launchers and (4) railguns at the same time. I just don't have the necessary skills yet . But working towards that as I speak.
But I was able to add (3) Miner II's and one H-50 launcher to do some "Combat mining" in a 0.6 system. Had no problems handling the 2-3k rats there with heavies.
And yes, definitely have to be proficient in Cruisers before even thinking about moving in to a battleship. Just chatting with you guys and seeing your configuration compared to mine has opened my eyes to some serious deficiency in my skills training. Just because I can fly it does not mean I am ready to move up a class.
Again, thanks for everyones help
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