The Fortress, Level 5

Last edited by DesmontMcCallock
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 07:00 UTC

Faction: Minmatar
Mission Type: Encounter (Normal)
Damage Dealt: Exp/Kin/Therm
Extras: Scramble, Web, Neut
Recommended Damage: Exp/Kin
Completed In: Onyx+Raven, Domi + Guardian (first spawn) CNR + Basilisk (second spawn)
Difficulty: Hard

Blitz: mission is complete once cap ship array is dead (good luck tanking!)

When you enter, you will get full aggro and be neuted. Taking out the cruise batteries first gets rid of annoying thermal damage.

The Republic Fighters are not to be underestimated. They tend to have their shots synchronized, so a group of 10 will do 7000+ alpha unresisted.

Single Pocket

Initial Spawn

8x Minmatar Energy Neutralizer Sentry III
4x Minmatar Sentry Gun III

8x Elite Frigates (3x chief republic ivan, 5x chief republic magni) (web/scram)
6x BC (4x republic tribal norn, 2x republic tribal nutia)
6x BS (4x republic tribal jotun, 2x republic tribal sigur)

Spawn 1

Triggered when the ship maint array gets into armor (or very low shields)

10x Republic Fighter (frigate icon but they hit like fighters)

Spawn 2

Triggered when the ship maint array gets into low armor

4x Elite Frigates (3x chief republic ivan, 1x chief republic magni) (web/scram)
6x Cruisers (6x chief republic pafi)
8x BS (8x republic tribal ymir)
4x Tower Sentry Minmatar III

Spawn 3

Triggered when the ship maint array gets below half hull

10x Republic Fighter

Loot

Capital Ship Maintenance Array: trade goods
Wrecks: Tags

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Clear all of initial spawn cept energy neuts. Spawns 1 and 2 on me, but not 3, tears through tank. RR domi with 4 stable cannot keep a drake up, resists 20/79/79/83 on drake. Either the damage is just that insane, or they are doing EM damage as well.

-- BrietteStark (2009-11-21 10:14:22)

I have my Matar damage profile set as 40/20/20/20...heavy on Explosive and everything else equally. So yes, I'm pretty sure they shoot EM.

-- KzinTee (2010-02-02 00:09:00)

Attention!!!!!
Spawn 2 : BS epublic tribal ymir - DAMAGE DEALT EM (turrets)!!! TOTAL - 320 DPS

-- ClansyV (2010-09-09 04:51:17)

EVE-Survival : Fortress5mi