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Deva Star
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Posted - 2009.02.15 12:26:00 -
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IŠve never flown stealth bomber, and i got 4 questions about them:
1. Launcher has 150m3 space and 1 bomb takes 75m3 space so i can load 2 bombs into the bomb launcher. But whats up with the reactivation delay? If i fit 3 bomb lauchers into my bomber, do i fire 1 volley of 3 bombs or 2 volleys, before i need to wait for the reactivation delay?
2. Can i cloak right after iŠve launched the bombs? Afaik the cruise missiles wont hit if you cloak while they are still in flight. Bombs have very limited range, 18km, and 15km AoE. So waiting for the bomb to hit, 15sec flight time, near hostiles seems really a suicide job?
3. Can bombs be used in high/low sec? Firing bombs would result swift concordonkked/sentry fire, i guess... Are they 0.0 only?
4. Profit?
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Adaera
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Posted - 2009.02.15 12:43:00 -
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Originally by: Deva Star IŠve never flown stealth bomber, and i got 4 questions about them:
1. Launcher has 150m3 space and 1 bomb takes 75m3 space so i can load 2 bombs into the bomb launcher. But whats up with the reactivation delay? If i fit 3 bomb lauchers into my bomber, do i fire 1 volley of 3 bombs or 2 volleys, before i need to wait for the reactivation delay?
2. Can i cloak right after iŠve launched the bombs? Afaik the cruise missiles wont hit if you cloak while they are still in flight. Bombs have very limited range, 18km, and 15km AoE. So waiting for the bomb to hit, 15sec flight time, near hostiles seems really a suicide job?
3. Can bombs be used in high/low sec? Firing bombs would result swift concordonkked/sentry fire, i guess... Are they 0.0 only?
4. Profit?
1. one bomb at a time 2. not sure 3. nullsec only afaik 4. not by a long way ___________________
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Neyro7830
Gallente Axxeon
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Posted - 2009.02.15 12:52:00 -
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Originally by: Deva Star Afaik the cruise missiles wont hit if you cloak while they are still in flight.
Actually you can, they still travel for 2 or 3 seconds after you cloak, which is a fair bit of distance with the right skills in place.
As for the rest, no idea. ^_^ Oh god how did this get here I am not good with computer |
Deva Star
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Posted - 2009.02.15 12:58:00 -
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So its basicly uncloaking 16km from hostiles and screaming "Allah Akbar!!"
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.02.15 13:30:00 -
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Originally by: Deva Star So its basicly uncloaking 16km from hostiles and screaming "Allah Akbar!!"
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35km but yea you have the general idea.
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Sombike
Caldari Enterprise Estonia Cult of War
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Posted - 2009.02.15 13:40:00 -
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Can fit only 1 launcher on bomber ... W8 cloaked in a safe untill u can activate another, reload, repeat bombingruns :) Yes u can cloak, u can even warp off, bomb will still travel 18km and make a boom dmging everything in its radius (Tested in Sisi) 0.0 space only ...
Only good use for bombs is taking out Normal or Sentri drones though, gos they wont do any reasonable dmg to battleships.
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Avan Sercedos
The Tuskers
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Posted - 2009.02.15 13:43:00 -
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See, the thing is, in the time before your bomb goes off, you will probably die, meaning your bomb doesn't detonate :(
Assuming your bomb does go off... all small ships will be able to get away in time, unless tackled (then they're dead anyways) and big ships will yawn noticeably at the tiny scratch in their armor/shields/whatever
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Deva Star
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Posted - 2009.02.15 14:03:00 -
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Originally by: baltec1
Originally by: Deva Star So its basicly uncloaking 16km from hostiles and screaming "Allah Akbar!!"
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35km but yea you have the general idea.
35km? So the bomb travels 18km and explodes... But how do you aim them? Like normal missiles? Lock target and activate launcher? Or is it same like firing moon probes? Manually aling to the targets and launch bomb when at range?
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Vasques Kroegler
Minmatar SuX ltd. Axiom Empire
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Posted - 2009.02.15 20:46:00 -
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They travel in a straight line where your ship is pointing to. So don't forget to stop the ship or turn around or warpoff cause you probably will only blow yourself to the nearest clonestation. *|||| Fleet Commander SuX ltd
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Wannabehero
Absolutely No Retreat
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Posted - 2009.02.15 23:36:00 -
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Originally by: Deva Star 1. Launcher has 150m3 space and 1 bomb takes 75m3 space so i can load 2 bombs into the bomb launcher. But whats up with the reactivation delay? If i fit 3 bomb lauchers into my bomber, do i fire 1 volley of 3 bombs or 2 volleys, before i need to wait for the reactivation delay?
2. Can i cloak right after iŠve launched the bombs? Afaik the cruise missiles wont hit if you cloak while they are still in flight. Bombs have very limited range, 18km, and 15km AoE. So waiting for the bomb to hit, 15sec flight time, near hostiles seems really a suicide job?
3. Can bombs be used in high/low sec? Firing bombs would result swift concordonkked/sentry fire, i guess... Are they 0.0 only?
4. Profit?
1) Fitting more than one bomb launcher is pointless, unless you plan on deploying a cr*p-load of bombs and need the extra cargo space of the bomb launchers (not practical really). Once you launch a bomb, the reactivation delay applies to all bomb launchers on your ship, so it still is only one bomb every 2 minutes at best.
2) Cloaking disables all missiles or bombs in flight, they will still continue to travel, but apply no damage once they reach their target/destination. Due to lag, it is possible to have a bomb or missile fired still apply damage ~3 seconds after you cloak, though it is variable depending on the server state (sometimes more, sometimes less)
3) Bombs can only be launched in 0.0
4) Not currently no. Stick to collecting underpants. --
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JVol
Amarr The IMorral MAjority
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Posted - 2009.02.16 00:01:00 -
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Originally by: Wannabehero
Originally by: Deva Star 1. Launcher has 150m3 space and 1 bomb takes 75m3 space so i can load 2 bombs into the bomb launcher. But whats up with the reactivation delay? If i fit 3 bomb lauchers into my bomber, do i fire 1 volley of 3 bombs or 2 volleys, before i need to wait for the reactivation delay?
2. Can i cloak right after iŠve launched the bombs? Afaik the cruise missiles wont hit if you cloak while they are still in flight. Bombs have very limited range, 18km, and 15km AoE. So waiting for the bomb to hit, 15sec flight time, near hostiles seems really a suicide job?
3. Can bombs be used in high/low sec? Firing bombs would result swift concordonkked/sentry fire, i guess... Are they 0.0 only?
4. Profit?
1) Fitting more than one bomb launcher is pointless, unless you plan on deploying a cr*p-load of bombs and need the extra cargo space of the bomb launchers (not practical really). Once you launch a bomb, the reactivation delay applies to all bomb launchers on your ship, so it still is only one bomb every 2 minutes at best.
2) Cloaking disables all missiles or bombs in flight, they will still continue to travel, but apply no damage once they reach their target/destination. Due to lag, it is possible to have a bomb or missile fired still apply damage ~3 seconds after you cloak, though it is variable depending on the server state (sometimes more, sometimes less)
3) Bombs can only be launched in 0.0
4) Not currently no. Stick to collecting underpants.
1. You cant fit more than one launcher
2. You CAN cloak as long as your far enough from your bomb to cloak. You will get full damage from your bomb as long as you are on grid when it detonates, cloaked or not cloaked
3. How can I get some of this underpants profit
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baltec1
Antares Shipyards
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Posted - 2009.02.16 00:20:00 -
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Originally by: Deva Star
Originally by: baltec1
Originally by: Deva Star So its basicly uncloaking 16km from hostiles and screaming "Allah Akbar!!"
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35km but yea you have the general idea.
35km? So the bomb travels 18km and explodes... But how do you aim them? Like normal missiles? Lock target and activate launcher? Or is it same like firing moon probes? Manually aling to the targets and launch bomb when at range?
That is my general range for cruise missiles as it lets me cloak up instantly after launching. I have never fired a bomb as they suck for pvp but from what I gather you must be pointing towards your target as they are a dumb fire misssile.
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Wannabehero
Absolutely No Retreat
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Posted - 2009.02.16 01:12:00 -
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Originally by: JVol
Originally by: Wannabehero 1) Fitting more than one bomb launcher is pointless, unless you plan on deploying a cr*p-load of bombs and need the extra cargo space of the bomb launchers (not practical really). Once you launch a bomb, the reactivation delay applies to all bomb launchers on your ship, so it still is only one bomb every 2 minutes at best.
2) Cloaking disables all missiles or bombs in flight, they will still continue to travel, but apply no damage once they reach their target/destination. Due to lag, it is possible to have a bomb or missile fired still apply damage ~3 seconds after you cloak, though it is variable depending on the server state (sometimes more, sometimes less)
3) Bombs can only be launched in 0.0
4) Not currently no. Stick to collecting underpants.
1. You cant fit more than one launcher
2. You CAN cloak as long as your far enough from your bomb to cloak. You will get full damage from your bomb as long as you are on grid when it detonates, cloaked or not cloaked
3. How can I get some of this underpants profit
1. I was under the impression that you could, but offlined. I may be in err, can't check right now (work computer)
2. Every bomb I've ever launched doesn't work if I cloaked more than 3 seconds before detonation.
3. Step one is to collect underpants. --
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JVol
Amarr The IMorral MAjority
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Posted - 2009.02.16 01:53:00 -
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Cloaking works, try opening your log and minimizing it before launching. Even if you get podded it will keep all the damage to you or your foes. Most of the time I warp off to an ongrid SS, ive probly launched and cloaked 20 times in the last cpl months tho, all w/damage.
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Seven Ball
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Posted - 2009.02.16 02:18:00 -
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Edited by: Seven Ball on 16/02/2009 02:18:30 Eve fails =( or maybe i do
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SpaceBall 7
Heaven's Avatars
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Posted - 2009.02.16 02:19:00 -
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Originally by: Avan Sercedos Edited by: Avan Sercedos on 15/02/2009 13:53:03 See, the thing is, in the time before your bomb goes off, you will probably die, meaning your bomb doesn't detonate :(
Assuming your bomb does go off... all small ships will be able to get away in time, unless tackled (then they're dead anyways) and big ships will yawn noticeably at the tiny scratch in their armor/shields/whatever
EDIT:
I assume there's only one of you. I guess if there's a swarm of SBs dropping bombs, you might pop some BSes, but tbh you'd be better in a ship that has more versatility.
Noob =)
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Wannabehero
Absolutely No Retreat
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Posted - 2009.02.16 02:23:00 -
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Originally by: JVol Cloaking works, try opening your log and minimizing it before launching. Even if you get podded it will keep all the damage to you or your foes. Most of the time I warp off to an ongrid SS, ive probly launched and cloaked 20 times in the last cpl months tho, all w/damage.
Allrighty, I'm gonna be doing some testing tonight, see what I did wrong before. --
Don't harsh my mellow |
Avan Sercedos
The Tuskers
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Posted - 2009.02.16 03:25:00 -
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Originally by: SpaceBall 7
Originally by: Avan Sercedos Edited by: Avan Sercedos on 15/02/2009 13:53:03 See, the thing is, in the time before your bomb goes off, you will probably die, meaning your bomb doesn't detonate :(
Assuming your bomb does go off... all small ships will be able to get away in time, unless tackled (then they're dead anyways) and big ships will yawn noticeably at the tiny scratch in their armor/shields/whatever
EDIT:
I assume there's only one of you. I guess if there's a swarm of SBs dropping bombs, you might pop some BSes, but tbh you'd be better in a ship that has more versatility.
Noob =)
shh, you're not supposed to tell anyone Did I sound like I knew what I was talking about though?
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