Only a snubwhore would think that a Geb with 2 cerbs, which is traveling a curved trajectory and barely even able to fire backwards, will be able to keep itself at long range from a Marduk
(03-31-2016, 06:40 PM)Thunderer Wrote: Only a snubwhore would think that a Geb with 2 cerbs, which is traveling a curved trajectory and barely even able to fire backwards, will be able to keep itself at long range from a Marduk
I fight Gebs that TS. A Geb's primaries can only cover the upper-right-left sphere. To fire, the ship must turn to either of the sides, and to evade, it must occasionally switch sides in order to maintain the distance for as long as they can. When it switches sides, the Geb exposes its engine, which is a blindspot. Not only does it not fire for the duration, but it also has to wait for its turrets to turn 180° when it exposes the opposite flank. That takes about 5 seconds (prim rotation is ~35°/s), meaning that the ship has to leave the flank open for longer in order to deal damage. That forces it to lose distance much earlier than other light battleships. And as even the LNS caps know, or at least most of them, a Marduk at 1K from you means death.