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Harassment Gangs are not simply 'un-organized' gangs... they must be more organized due to the flexibility offered. Consequently they must also establish "360" and "local" pilots etc. (more to follow) More awareness leads to more kills and also greater safety... while everyone needs to watch local and 360, specific individuals do need to be appointed... as hard experience has indicated over and over! | Harassment Gangs are not simply 'un-organized' gangs... they must be more organized due to the flexibility offered. Consequently they must also establish "360" and "local" pilots etc. (more to follow) More awareness leads to more kills and also greater safety... while everyone needs to watch local and 360, specific individuals do need to be appointed... as hard experience has indicated over and over! | ||
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Essentially the available pilots form a gang however instead of heading out together as a group and following a route they use select staging points and confrontation points. | Essentially the available pilots form a gang however instead of heading out together as a group and following a route they use select staging points and confrontation points. | ||
| − | + | ==Staging Points== | |
| + | Staging Points are generally safe spots or off grid tacticals where non-cloaking ships can gather and align to a confrontation point. If deep safes are not available the stagging point must be rotated among a few different points to deter being ganked while waiting. For those that warp slowly, being aligned at off grid flyby's are also very helpful - ensure caution and maintain local and 360 scans at all times. Occassionally staging points can be in a station - but this is only recommended when at least one Agony Pilot has 'eyes-on' outside of station. | ||
| − | + | ==Confrontation Points== | |
| + | Confrontation Points are generally gates or belts. Quite simply this is where we plan to fight. When on a gate it is imperative that the gang has eyes on the opposite side. Confrontation points should be chosen that allow the enemy to feel like they are relatively safe. The Y4 - 6NJ gate is one of these locations. | ||
| − | + | ==Ship Selection== | |
| + | Ship selection is not critical however each pod pilot must make all decisions on his own. There is no gang lead that is calling the shots. Each pilot must determine what distance or location to warp into should there be an engagement and also when he should get out. This is even more critical for those ships who are scouting or acting as bait. As each pilot is entirely responsable for his own ship he / she must have a comprehensive set of BMs for the systems where the gang is operating. | ||
| − | Ship Roles | + | ==Ship Roles== |
*Trigger Ships | *Trigger Ships | ||
**Fishing Merlins, Tank-'n-Tackle Bait Ships, Tackling Cov-Ops, Trap Ships | **Fishing Merlins, Tank-'n-Tackle Bait Ships, Tackling Cov-Ops, Trap Ships | ||
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** Any combo of DPS or EWAR ready to head in an 'GANK' the target | ** Any combo of DPS or EWAR ready to head in an 'GANK' the target | ||
| − | + | ===Activities of Trigger Ships=== | |
*Trigger ships are the ships that 'set-up' or 'instigate' a fight. They can use many different tactics to do this and there is no effective limit to the methods or ships used. Some key points that trigger ships must take into account are survivability, ability to tackle and must look like a target not a tarp. | *Trigger ships are the ships that 'set-up' or 'instigate' a fight. They can use many different tactics to do this and there is no effective limit to the methods or ships used. Some key points that trigger ships must take into account are survivability, ability to tackle and must look like a target not a tarp. | ||
| − | + | ===Activities of Support Ships=== | |
*Support ships are the back-up, they are team that will come in to rescue the trigger ship and quickly destroy / neutralize the target. Some key points that they need to take into account are | *Support ships are the back-up, they are team that will come in to rescue the trigger ship and quickly destroy / neutralize the target. Some key points that they need to take into account are | ||
| − | + | ==Suggested / Useful Bookmarks== | |
*Safe Spots - where the support element can form up and align to the trigger ship or confrontation point | *Safe Spots - where the support element can form up and align to the trigger ship or confrontation point | ||
*Belt Tacticals - | *Belt Tacticals - | ||
*Flybys - while they might not be used for actual flybys they are very handy for smaller ships to zip around a gate with no bubble | *Flybys - while they might not be used for actual flybys they are very handy for smaller ships to zip around a gate with no bubble | ||
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| − | + | ==Common Scenarios== | |
*Fishing Merlin with backup - this greatly improves the survivability of the Frig and allows larger targets to be engaged | *Fishing Merlin with backup - this greatly improves the survivability of the Frig and allows larger targets to be engaged | ||
*Badger Bait - 2 plates in the lows with hardners and tackle gear, NOS in the highs. Is a very juicy bait target but locks back really slow. | *Badger Bait - 2 plates in the lows with hardners and tackle gear, NOS in the highs. Is a very juicy bait target but locks back really slow. | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 7 January 2008
Harassment Gangs (in progress)
Contents
General Info
Harassment Gangs are not simply 'un-organized' gangs... they must be more organized due to the flexibility offered. Consequently they must also establish "360" and "local" pilots etc. (more to follow) More awareness leads to more kills and also greater safety... while everyone needs to watch local and 360, specific individuals do need to be appointed... as hard experience has indicated over and over!
Harassment Gangs are commonly used when Agony Pilots find themselves either out-numbered or out-gunned.
The gang can have many purposes and does not have to be limited to a single one. Contrary to the usual gang that has a defined purpose this type of gang commonly has no stated purpose. It is mainly a framework wherein the available pilots are setup to provide immediate mutual assistance should someone find a viable target. As this gang doesn't have to remain as one cohesive unit it allows Agony Pilots to cover as much territory as possible, thus increasing the potential for finding viable targets.
Some of the tactics that this type of gang can support are:
- Fishing
- Interdicting Haulers
- Sniping Small Ships
- Catching Traveling Pods / Shuttles
- Destroying / Interrupting Ratters
Essentially the available pilots form a gang however instead of heading out together as a group and following a route they use select staging points and confrontation points.
Staging Points
Staging Points are generally safe spots or off grid tacticals where non-cloaking ships can gather and align to a confrontation point. If deep safes are not available the stagging point must be rotated among a few different points to deter being ganked while waiting. For those that warp slowly, being aligned at off grid flyby's are also very helpful - ensure caution and maintain local and 360 scans at all times. Occassionally staging points can be in a station - but this is only recommended when at least one Agony Pilot has 'eyes-on' outside of station.
Confrontation Points
Confrontation Points are generally gates or belts. Quite simply this is where we plan to fight. When on a gate it is imperative that the gang has eyes on the opposite side. Confrontation points should be chosen that allow the enemy to feel like they are relatively safe. The Y4 - 6NJ gate is one of these locations.
Ship Selection
Ship selection is not critical however each pod pilot must make all decisions on his own. There is no gang lead that is calling the shots. Each pilot must determine what distance or location to warp into should there be an engagement and also when he should get out. This is even more critical for those ships who are scouting or acting as bait. As each pilot is entirely responsable for his own ship he / she must have a comprehensive set of BMs for the systems where the gang is operating.
Ship Roles
- Trigger Ships
- Fishing Merlins, Tank-'n-Tackle Bait Ships, Tackling Cov-Ops, Trap Ships
- Support Ships
- Any combo of DPS or EWAR ready to head in an 'GANK' the target
Activities of Trigger Ships
- Trigger ships are the ships that 'set-up' or 'instigate' a fight. They can use many different tactics to do this and there is no effective limit to the methods or ships used. Some key points that trigger ships must take into account are survivability, ability to tackle and must look like a target not a tarp.
Activities of Support Ships
- Support ships are the back-up, they are team that will come in to rescue the trigger ship and quickly destroy / neutralize the target. Some key points that they need to take into account are
Suggested / Useful Bookmarks
- Safe Spots - where the support element can form up and align to the trigger ship or confrontation point
- Belt Tacticals -
- Flybys - while they might not be used for actual flybys they are very handy for smaller ships to zip around a gate with no bubble
Common Scenarios
- Fishing Merlin with backup - this greatly improves the survivability of the Frig and allows larger targets to be engaged
- Badger Bait - 2 plates in the lows with hardners and tackle gear, NOS in the highs. Is a very juicy bait target but locks back really slow.
More to follow please feel free to add to this and sort out formatting - this is not an 'original' tactic I'm just putting down in words what we commonly do, all help appreciated.
Other articles on:
Traditional Gangs and Gang Lead Considerations to follow soon
