Shortly after my initial sortie, a call went out to an Infrastructure Hub siege, commonly referred to as a 'bash'.
Once a system is taken to a vulnerable state, the I-Hub structure becomes open to attack. The attacking force then spends a long time focusing fire on it to capture. I will write a Strategikon post on this later, once I am in a position to enact good strategies for this.
I flew to the bash. It was a relatively small group, but I was shown immediately that my Kontos Executioner is unsuited for the task. A mere 120dps was barely registering compared to the battlecruisers and stealth bombers hammering the structure.
Nevertheless, victory comes with taking systems, and so I set my frigate to hammering the station, whilst researching viable siege ships.
About half an hour into the bash, everything went bad.
The I-Hub was brought to 50% shield strength when a Minmatar fleet of missile cruisers and battle cruisers dropped in, scattering the Crusade's siege fleet.
I was caught unawares, but remembered my running orders. I picked a target, orbited and took him down, before warping out.
I very nearly escaped, but unfortunately, the frigate was lost to combined fire from many cruisers.
I escaped in my pod to a celestial, and retreated back to the staging area. The loss of my first Kontos Executioner is not a heavy blow. It was able to garner about 20,000 Loyalty Points before exploding. More than enough to cover it's cost, with some profit, and I still have 9 back at the staging area, ready to go.
Review
It was short-sighted of me not to notice the sudden increase of Minmatar militia in the system. I must keep an eye on local chat for sudden population increases.
Equally short-sighted is not having a ship ready for siege work. I will research this thoroughly, and have a ship waiting at my staging area for such tasks.
The siege was a failure due to the low firepower brought to the field. Strategies for bringing firepower must be found.
Once a system is taken to a vulnerable state, the I-Hub structure becomes open to attack. The attacking force then spends a long time focusing fire on it to capture. I will write a Strategikon post on this later, once I am in a position to enact good strategies for this.
I flew to the bash. It was a relatively small group, but I was shown immediately that my Kontos Executioner is unsuited for the task. A mere 120dps was barely registering compared to the battlecruisers and stealth bombers hammering the structure.
Nevertheless, victory comes with taking systems, and so I set my frigate to hammering the station, whilst researching viable siege ships.
About half an hour into the bash, everything went bad.
The I-Hub was brought to 50% shield strength when a Minmatar fleet of missile cruisers and battle cruisers dropped in, scattering the Crusade's siege fleet.
I was caught unawares, but remembered my running orders. I picked a target, orbited and took him down, before warping out.
I very nearly escaped, but unfortunately, the frigate was lost to combined fire from many cruisers.
I escaped in my pod to a celestial, and retreated back to the staging area. The loss of my first Kontos Executioner is not a heavy blow. It was able to garner about 20,000 Loyalty Points before exploding. More than enough to cover it's cost, with some profit, and I still have 9 back at the staging area, ready to go.
Review
It was short-sighted of me not to notice the sudden increase of Minmatar militia in the system. I must keep an eye on local chat for sudden population increases.
Equally short-sighted is not having a ship ready for siege work. I will research this thoroughly, and have a ship waiting at my staging area for such tasks.
The siege was a failure due to the low firepower brought to the field. Strategies for bringing firepower must be found.
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