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Thread: whats the best countermeasure to use against blasters?
Message Edited by SheenaBrelya on 02-07-2005 04:07 PM
Ezis wrote:
Well, if you want to laugh at an Imperial Pilot for soloing the Vette last night without using Bomber Strike, feel free. I called in the Bomber Strike, and it failed, of course, but I went in anyways. Managed to pull it down to nothing but the bridge by the time the mission holder finally got into kessel to start blasting it. Don't go and say I know nothing about the firing arcs because I prefer to use BS on the Corvette instead of go in with a higher risk of dying. Last night, I proved I could do it without the use of a bomber strike, so feel free to say "no imperials can do this without Bomber Strike."
If you can't figure out the arc of the turrets on your first pass, and which ones need to go down when, then you must not have a mind able to comprehend simple physics/geometry, but yeah, go ahead, tell me I know nothing.
Bit contradictory there, but anyway.
I don't think bomber strike is best used to actually do anything on this mission,its there to make a mass of targets for the gunboats while you go about the business of hitting the 'vette. While they are getting blown up, you are getting a job done.
One other thing I have found is junking missile launchers for bigger guns is well worth it, especially RE'd reward guns. No target on the vette can handletwo 2.5k plus damage guns on it for more than a couple of seconds.
Burt
Ezis wrote:
Well, if you want to laugh at an Imperial Pilot for soloing the Vette last night without using Bomber Strike, feel free. I called in the Bomber Strike, and it failed, of course, but I went in anyways. Managed to pull it down to nothing but the bridge by the time the mission holder finally got into kessel to start blasting it. Don't go and say I know nothing about the firing arcs because I prefer to use BS on the Corvette instead of go in with a higher risk of dying. Last night, I proved I could do it without the use of a bomber strike, so feel free to say "no imperials can do this without Bomber Strike."
Eziz, Shona said that he/she laughs at imperials using B-Strike to take out the vette because you gave that advise, so don't feel attacked because you said you used it.
Most imperials that tried an IMP pilot and now do the neutrals agree that the IMP NPC ships are a lot tougher, harder to hit and additionally some fire to the rear (why does the y-wing not do that as NPC??)as the rebel NPC's.
And alltho one Aggressor is not really a problem for a half decent pilot, a group of fighters, 2 aggressors and the vette with her gunboats ARE a problem 
Take the 4 days it needs to master a second profession and go corsec or smuggler and try popping the Star Ravager alone, you'll end black barred and most probably without the time to stop the darn thing before it jumps.
I managed to wipe the escort alone one time, but that was luck and it tooktoo long so the vette jumped.
Smallest group Itookthat thing out was 3 people: 2 masters (Rebelwith B-Wing and 2 Mark5 SB's and me in a Krayt)1 tier 4 pilot in an x-wing and we all got pretty black barred. 
*Edit* btw if anyone is on Chimaera and needs a hand to take out the Star Ravager just send a tell to Tzimovo, I helped quite a few peeps to get their badge up there and have a little howto with the wp's I can send around
Message Edited by Ewene on 02-08-2005 02:48 PM
I apologize if what I wrote seemed like a person attack against you or your flying abilities. I did not mean it that way. The text that prompted my remarks was this:
If you read that I hope you understand from where I'm coming. The tactics you advocate are essentially to become an Imperial and use Bomber Strike. I like to inform people that there are other options available. You seem to be capable with out BS, but your original post did not attempt to mention any other way.
if you're imp, use bomber strike before going in, the vette will aggro the strike team you called and free you up for one pass. This pass, you want to launch everything you've got at it , and target the second half numbers of the turrets, this will insure their destruction.
Easy enough after the turrets are gone, hide from the guboats and drop the shields, when you down the engines wait a bit for the gunboats to leave, and you're in the clear.
If you're neut, IFF scramble is your friend to drop the aggro. If you're rebel, can't help ya.
Last night, I proved I could do it without the use of a bomber strike, so feel free to say "no imperials can do this without Bomber Strike."
I never meant to say anything like that. As far as I know I never did say anything like that. I'm sorry if you wereso offended by me that you feel I said something like that.
For a little bit of perspective: I went up the Imperial Inquisition path to Master pilot and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Squint and Advancedwill always be a couple of my favorite ships. Sadly, I did not stay devoted long enough to try out an Oppressor. I did, though, take some trips to Deep Space and blew through half of the Rebel fleet. Alone. I understand what Imperial craft are capable of, just as well as I understand what Freelance (CorSec and SA)and Rebel (went Vortex there) craft are capable of.
Sorry to have wasted everyone's time readed this, just didn't want to let him come back and try to write off my post as an attack against him, his abilities, his ships, his Faction, and his wingmates.
Shona