4 : Intercept the Saboteurs (Amarr Empire)

[BarmaLINI]

Mission Name : Intercept the Saboteurs
Agent Level : 4
Enemy : Amarr Empire
Mission Type : Kill

Link : http://eveinfo.com/missions/319

Briefing :
Our spies discovered that a few convoys of Amarrian ships carrying the new gas form of Vitoc are heading to one of the planets in ***, with the intention of carrying out a biological attack on the populace! They must not be allowed to release the toxin into the planet's atmosphere! I desperately need you to find and intercept the convoys before they finish their mission. I can supply you with bookmarks to their last sighting, I
just hope you can find them in time.

Be careful though, we suspect that they have an interceptor or two guarding the convoys as well as other nasties. But I'm sure that's no problem for a seasoned pilot like yourself.


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[Shurikane]

Different spawns as of Revelations:


STEP 1
SPAWN 1
-3x Imperial Templar Forian - Frigate
-1x Imperial Templar Caius - Destroyer
-1x Imperial Crusader - Destroyer


STEP 2
SPAWN 1 (Left side)
-1x Imperial Bataivah - Battleship
-2x Imperial Tamir - Cruiser
-1x Imperial Justicar - Battlecruiser
-1x Imperial Avenger - Battlecruiser
-1x Imperial Templar Caius - Destroyer
-1x Imperial Crusader - Destroyer

SPAWN 2 (Right side)
-1x Imperial Origen - Battleship
-3x Imperial Tamir - Cruiser
-1x Imperial Justicar - Battlecruiser
-1x Imperial Avenger - Battlecruiser
-2x Imperial Crusader - Destroyer

SPAWN 3 (Center)
-3x Amarr Transport Ship - Industrial
-1x Imperial Ultara - Battleship
-3x Divine Imperial Imran - Frigate
-6x Imperial Templar Forian - Frigate
-3x Divine Imperial Sixtus - Frigate
-2x Imperial Justicar - Battlecruiser
-2x Imperial Templar Agatho - Cruiser
-3x Imperial Templar Caius - Destroyer
-2x Imperial Templar Muzakir - Cruiser
-3x Imperial Templar Paladin - Frigate


The spawns in this step stick extremely close to each other - attack one and the others will respond, effectively provoking a very overwhelming fight at first glance. I don't consider my spawn layout all that reliable since the center rats freely visit the other spawns as they patrol, therefore confusing things quite a bit...

Prod a rat, then run away and take down the ships that follow you.

I attacked SPAWN 2 first and SPAWN 3 joined the aggro as well except for a few frigs...

Keep your cool; it's not as hard as it looks. Take down the ships from smallest to largest to clear up the field a bit and to avoid being webbed. If you keep flying away from the rats, you'll have more than enough time to shoot down more than your fair share of bogeys before needing a repair job. Once you get down to only the battleships, it should be safe for the average pilot to turn around and start collecting the loot left behind while tanking the stragglers.

Once again, don't panic. Their bark is worse than their bite.