The Fortress, Level 5
Last edited by DesmontMcCallock
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:59 UTC
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 06:59 UTC
Faction: Amarr
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal Space. No Gate
Web/Scramble: All Frigates
Extras: Amarr Energy Neutralizer Sentry IIIs
Damage dealt: EM 60% / Therm 40%
Recommended damage dealing: EM / Therm
Recommended ships: (1) Maelstrom w/ Passive Tank and (1) Maelstrom w/ Shield Transporters
Direct warp into Normal Space. No Gate
Warp-In
Ships 45-55km from warp-in unless you select to warp to a different distance. All ships aggro at warp-in
8 x Frigates (Divine Imperial Imran/Sixtus) orbits at 4km, Web/Scramble
6 x Battlecruisers (Imperial Templar Champion/Justicar) orbits at 10-22km
6 x Battleships (Imperial Templar Dominator/Ultara) orbits at 17-49km
4 x Tower Sentry Amarr III
4 x Amarr Cruise Missile Batteries
8 x Amarr Energy Neutralizer Sentry IIIs
Capital Ship Maintenance Array Spawns:
When the Maintenance Array is reduced to 40% Shields there spawns
10 x Fighters (Imperial Fighter) Capital Ship Maintenance Array Guards, orbit at 3km
When the Maintenance Array is reduced to 50% Armor, there spawns
4 x Frigates (Divine Imperial Imran/Sixtus) orbits at 4km, Web/Scramble
6 x Cruisers (Divine Imperial Ambrose/Basil) orbits at 7-19km, NOS
8 x Battleships (Imperial Templar Martyr) orbits at 49km
4 x Tower Sentry Amarr III
When the Maintenance Array is reduced to 50% Hull there spawns
10 x Fighters (Imperial Fighter) Capital Ship Maintenance Array Guards, orbit at 3km
Tips
- Use a Passive Tank and save time by not having to destroy Energy Neutralizer Sentries
- Maximum damage dealing of initial groups are 1,635hp/s (EM 60%, Therm 40%)
- Mission flagged complete Maintenance Array is destroyed, whether all ships are destroyed or not
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I accepted this reluctantly as I try to avoid faction missions, but it appeared blitzable, and it was in high-sec, so I bit the bullet and ran it. It wasn't too bad, but the dps was too high for my passive rattler, though not to a great degree. I popped all the frigates in the initial group to avoid possible scram and started on the Maint Array with T2 Wardens. The shields/armor melted, and I quickly got the first two spawns.
Much to my surprise the Array Guards are surprisingly tough for frigates. They are very fast, deal noteworthy dps and took surprisingly long to kill with T2 Hobgoblins. Here's the real kicker: **2.4% standings penalties for those ships!** Avoid killing if you care.
Upon realizing the dps was too great, I docked and podded to the site. I established BM 72km (T2 warden optimal) on both sides of the Array (e.g, "near" and "far" - "far" was the farthest from the bulk of ships). They were sufficiently far apart that I could warp between them.
So, I get back in the rattler, warped to "far", dropped the wardens and triggered the final spawn. I waited until shields hit 30% and warped to "near". Unfortunately, I didn't manage aggro, and one of the wardens got popped, but a quick recall and redeploy pulled aggro to the rattler. A few more volleys from the wardens, and the Array popped.
npc.elfarto.com reports the Array at 6k/5k/70k hp for shield/armor/structure. Based on the rate at which it popped under fire from the T2 wardens, I would have to say it's pretty close.
Confirm mission flagged complete once Array was popped.
Array dropped scraps and trade goods.