Quickest Way to Destroy a Hegemon

[Slartibartfast]

Razors are quite awful when it comes to energy consumption, don't need math to know that. (AND you'd use 3/2 pulses for the shield, wouldn't you...)

Also, snac on a transport shield is somewhat of a waste except on a heavy bomber with a nova -maybe-. Bomber guns are much, much more efficient to down the shields at the least.

[mwerte]

Yes, but having a SNAC is so nice for when the hedgie doesn't have armor. Free ore in space!

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[aerelm]

Eh, I used to insta armorless Heges around Dublin with a Nuke-ram + SN combo, once their shield was down, there was no way they could survive such damage... But funny how even having AU1 would save them from that!

But yeah, back to thread's main point: GB Turrets in ganeral (Compared to Snipe turrets like Razor and Pulse) have more DPS if you manage to keep on target all the time, so they're mainly good only for when you're chasing someone or the other ship is slow enough for you to glide around it. In any other case, I prefer Cerb + Pulse loadout... Works much better than any other loadout for me, in any situation.

P.S:

Yes, but having a <strike>SNAC</strike> Scorpion is so nice for <strike>when</strike> the hedgie <strike>doesn't have armor</strike>. Free ore in space!

Fixed.

[hypermauler]

Good, that tactic should work againt indy miners. Try to do the math againt 2 hydra, and 3 nyx defending a mining area.

Good day !

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[Zeb Harley]

Hribek once made a tool to calculate stuff like this. Here's the link to his original post:



The tool takes everything into account except counterfire and evasive maneuvers.

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for those who missed it: the moral of it all is ----> traders with teeth are fun for pirates. - within reason.

[DarthBindo]

How about 6 barghests with dual nova torpedos?

Irrelevant to the equations.

Did you account for shield recharge?

yes.

Optimum usage of bats / bots?

maybe.

The effect train CDs have on fleeing ships?
Hegemon can travel 13.3k in 95 seconds under thrust, assuming nothing messes with his thrusting / EK-ing

i assumed constant thrusting for ease.

Barghest has snac and nova. Heges go down fast.

But not fast enough. The whole point of the exercise is to find the quickest way, so those damn miners cant flee to the essex.

Edit: also the regens are subject to armor upgrade multiplier

What? Really? Comeon. Throws my equations right off. No wonder cap 8 heges take so long. I was looking and looking, and something just didnt jive. Man.

Good, that tactic should work againt indy miners. Try to do the math againt 2 hydra, and 3 nyx defending a mining area.
Good day !

Irrelevant, GTFO.





Hribek did it already? Man, now im not cool.

:cool:

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gone four years, first day back: Zoners still getting shot in Theta :|

[Primitive]

Using the extensive power of math, i have proven that the quickest way to kill a Hegemon is with basic gunboat turrets.

Next Up, which turret is best.

Methodology follows.

Out of Choices A)Barghest with a Snac, B) Rogue Gunboat with triple Razors, and C) Rogue Gunboat with all Basics, C is demonstrably better.

Link to spreadsheet.

All my math is there, but all the relevant conclusion figures are to the right.

When fighting a CAU VIII Hegemon, a rogue gunboat with all basics, assuming 100% accuracy, will destroy the hegemon in 95 seconds.

The Hegemon, in that time, can travel 19.06 kilometers in a straight line using constant thrust.

Compared to the SNAC or Razors, it is demostrably better, as both of those suffer from massive energy consumption problems, which i corrected for by increasing the rate of fire.

Thus, all ye pirates, use basic turrets!

You're so smart, I wish I had elementary school math knowledge.

A bomber is generally better, because a GB dies in seconds when <strike>ganked</strike> it goes like an idiot into lawful trap. You can dodge in a bomber.

There fixed it for you.

[Reacher]

Fastest way is to call Deffy.

[Govedo13]

Take One pirate transport, add 6 type 2 turrets with 250 more dps each then GB basics(2800 to 3050) and add 2 shield busters - 2 tizonas 3500 shield damage and saving the energy at the same time.... a bit of chain-fire a bit of weapon groups....
And then you can get the job done in 15k and at the end you can even pick the loot and go to sell it. :crazy:

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Official faction players that are often accused of elitism, never deploy them and have those weird, immersion killing "fair fight/dueling" suicidal hobbies. (yes, i've seen enough of those lolduels, where house military with overwhelming force on the field willingly loses a pilot in a duel. ffs.)

[dodike]

Also you should do the number-crunching for transports. PTrans will be faster than a GB.

Edit: ninja'd:(