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Bronson Hughes
Caldari
Knights of the Wild
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Posted - 2007.01.10 15:10:00 -
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Edited by: Bronson Hughes on 10/01/2007 15:08:16
The Blackbird is one of the best small gang PvP ships available and I also think one of the most underestimated. Aside from the ECM bonuses, it's got 6 mid-slots, the most of any T1 cruiser. The Caracal and the Celestis have 5 and all the rest have 4 or less. That's a ton of room for EW/tackling gear. I actually prefer to use my Blackbird in a heavy tackler role and I still love it even though i don't use the ECM bonus at all.
Also, good ECM != permajam. Even after the ECM nerf, you can jam ships sometimes, and that's often enough to turn the tides in your favor.
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Bronson Hughes
Caldari
Knights of the Wild
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Posted - 2007.01.10 16:24:00 -
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Edited by: Bronson Hughes on 10/01/2007 16:21:06
 Originally by: Xsag
well i can completely agree with you there but it doesnt work well well for solo pvp at all - it doesnt have the dps needed to take down any half decent pie  sure the ecm is fine against npc's but thats not really much help....
The Blackbird is a support ship, not a solo ship. Fly it as such and you'll find yourself very happy. If you want to solo PvP in a Caldari cruiser, go for a Caracal, they're much better suited for it and require the exact same skills.
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Bronson Hughes
Caldari
Knights of the Wild
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Posted - 2007.01.10 20:50:00 -
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Edited by: Bronson Hughes on 10/01/2007 20:47:27
Originally by: Jas Dor
Nice. Would replacing those missile launchers with rails be effective / fitting possible. To much time spent flying gallente...
You can fit rails* on a Blackbird, but if you want to do more damage than missiles you'll need to mount 250mm ones. Doing that will gimp your tank (no grid left) and make you more vulnerable to frigates (slow tracking), especially since you can't carry drones. You may also have some cap issues with all those mid-slot modules running.
In short, you can do it, but I don't recommend it.
Assault Missile Launchers really are some of the best support weapons available. Since the Blackbird is a support ship, they seem to be a good match to me.
* I'm assuming that you mean medium rails. Light rails to deal with frigates are easy to fit, but not the best choice.
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Bronson Hughes
Caldari
Knights of the Wild
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Posted - 2007.01.10 20:50:00 -
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Edited by: Bronson Hughes on 10/01/2007 20:47:27
Originally by: Jas Dor
Nice. Would replacing those missile launchers with rails be effective / fitting possible. To much time spent flying gallente...
You can fit rails* on a Blackbird, but if you want to do more damage than missiles you'll need to mount 250mm ones. Doing that will gimp your tank (no grid left) and make you more vulnerable to frigates (slow tracking), especially since you can't carry drones. You may also have some cap issues with all those mid-slot modules running.
In short, you can do it, but I don't recommend it.
Assault Missile Launchers really are some of the best support weapons available. Since the Blackbird is a support ship, they seem to be a good match to me.
* I'm assuming that you mean medium rails. Light rails to deal with frigates are easy to fit, but not the best choice.
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