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Padma Sky
State War Academy
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Posted - 2007.03.05 10:43:00 -
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I'm quite confused by the sentries near the gates and stations in low sec systems. If a pirate attack me near gates (in 0.4 or 0.3) they will shot at the agressor or not? Im aware that concord will not come ( thats the reason they are called "low sec" :) ), but the sentried that are there? they defend just the gate or also the people passing?
If they defend travelers, what firepower they give? a BS can tank them( in a 0.4)? an inty can avoid the dammage enough time to pod a frigate? It's not a whine or a "just podded cry" ( nobody attacked me). I'm just asking to be elighted on how it works.
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infraX
Caldari
Finite Horizon
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Posted - 2007.03.05 10:48:00 -
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This is probably the wrong thread for this topic but I'll answer you. The sentry guns in 0.4 down to 0.1 will protect passers by at the gates or stations if someone aggresses an innocent passer by (someone with a sec status above -5). The sentry guns ignore the rules of tracking and will instapop frigates, shred cruisers rapidly but a decent bs or command ship can tank them for a few minutes. The guns switch targets if there is more than one aggressor and given enough ships, a small gang can tank sentries for a while if they are competent.
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Padma Sky
State War Academy
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Posted - 2007.03.05 10:53:00 -
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ok, tnx for the answer.
And yeah..
Probably i had u post somewhere else.
Sorry
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kill0rbunny
Chimera Intelligence Agency
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Posted - 2007.03.05 11:08:00 -
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There's no need for a command ship or bs, any well tanked tier 2 battlecruiser like the drake can tank sentries long enough to kill anything up to a cruiser.
If there's more than one they permatank sentries passive without any problems.
A plated thorax can tank sentries long enough to kill any hauler, grab the loot and warp away.
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Kehmor
Caldari
The Movement
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Posted - 2007.03.05 11:09:00 -
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Ok heres the low down. Sentries do a lot of damage, they provide real problems for any solo (non-capital) ship if he is being engaged by something else aswell. However they ls cycle, this means that if you have a gang, the damage is spread between you, its something like 45 seconds spent shooting at each target. Therefore you can tank it more or less indeffinately.
The tracking on the sentries is unreal, don't try it in a frig. The exception to this is if you have mates already tanking the guns, in that case a frig can get a cheeky pod kill before warping out.
As for what can tank the sentries you are looking at battlecruiser or better. Cruisers for a very short time, I.E. enough time to gank a t1 hauler. Command ships and battleships are best for it obviously. You need a mix of tank and locking speed as with WTZ the only targets you get re the ones jumping in unless you are smart bombing (see one of tiller's threads on this)
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Lucifer Fellblade
Ore Mongers
R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2007.03.05 11:54:00 -
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 Originally by: Kehmor
The tracking on the sentries is unreal, don't try it in a frig. The exception to this is if you have mates already tanking the guns, in that case a frig can get a cheeky pod kill before warping out.
I somehow managed it without anybody else on the gate except me and the pod, not sure how, sentries didn't even shoot me before I warped out.
Drake is the wtfpwn for tanking sentries really, I've seen them permatank gate sentries and only be at like 75% shields. :/
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zayanka
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Posted - 2007.03.05 12:09:00 -
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and do almost no damage
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R3dSh1ft
Caldari
FIRMA
Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.03.05 12:14:00 -
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since the hp boost sentries need a slight boost i feel as the relative increase in hp between ship classes means a solo cruiser can pop an industrial before the sentries get him :P hardly any risk in a t1 cruiser and potentially large reward
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Shaakis
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Posted - 2007.03.05 12:16:00 -
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Originally by: zayanka
and do almost no damage
and have nothing but tank in midslots and rigs ( for 75% for sure ) but its not proper to say that just shut youre eyes, ears and brains and scream "caldari wtf" :)
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Bellum Eternus
Gallente
CRICE Corporation
Lotka Volterra
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Posted - 2007.03.05 12:23:00 -
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Originally by: Shaakis
Originally by: zayanka
and do almost no damage
and have nothing but tank in midslots and rigs ( for 75% for sure ) but its not proper to say that just shut youre eyes, ears and brains and scream "caldari wtf" :)
I can permatank .4 sentries (the most powerful of any in low-sec) w/ my drake and idle at around 75% shields and still have 3 mids left for tackling, sensor boosters, webs, or whatever. Oh, and I'm hitting for 220+ per missile with my Scourge Furies from my 7x T2 heavy launchers. I should add a tractor beam so I can loot the player's ship wrecks faster.
Everyone is having a stupid contest, and you're in first place!
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50freefly
Caldari
Purify
Namtz'aar k'in
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Posted - 2007.03.05 12:32:00 -
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Originally by: Bellum Eternus
Originally by: Shaakis
Originally by: zayanka
and do almost no damage
and have nothing but tank in midslots and rigs ( for 75% for sure ) but its not proper to say that just shut youre eyes, ears and brains and scream "caldari wtf" :)
I can permatank .4 sentries (the most powerful of any in low-sec) w/ my drake and idle at around 75% shields and still have 3 mids left for tackling, sensor boosters, webs, or whatever. Oh, and I'm hitting for 220+ per missile with my Scourge Furies from my 7x T2 heavy launchers. I should add a tractor beam so I can loot the player's ship wrecks faster.
Oh, and if anyone ever actually fights back you die.
Originally by: Eight Ace
For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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