Technological Secrets (Level 3) (3 of 3)

Main article: Technological Secrets (Level 3)

Level	3
Type	Encounter
Objective	Destroy the Republic Fleet ships at the entrance to the research outpost. There are two groups of reinforcements on their way there, which you must also take care of once they arrive.
Faction	Minmatar Republic
Best damage to deal	Ex Kin
Damage to resist	Ex Kin
EWAR	Web (Republic Fleet C-1 Support Frigate) Target Painting (Republic Fleet D-1 Support Frigate, Chief Republic Kvarm)
Ship suggestion	Battlecruiser
Standing loss	-0.24 Minmatar Republic

Mission briefing
As I said earlier, something dire has come up. One of our biggest research outposts in <System> has been attacked. Its location is a secret, so someone must have been snooping around; I'm gonna take a shot and guess that it was those Thukker mercs you took care of. We've identified the attackers as agents of the Minmatar-Gallente alliance. They've certainly got balls if they've come this far into our territory, I'll give them that. But they must be eliminated before they board the outpost. We'll destroy it before we allow them to get their filthy hands on the stuff our scientists have been researching there. From the data I've received, there is a large force of Minmatar fighters at the doorstep of our research outpost already, fighting their way in. We are expecting reinforcements to arrive soon, as we spotted two separate groups of Republic ships heading their way already. So you must hurry before the reinforcements arrive, or you'll never be able to take them out.

Blitz: Kill Republic Fleet Rupture, then kill the 1st Reinforcement.

There appears to be an accelerationgate here, but it is non-functional.

Initial Group, 5-20km

		WD	EWAR	L
	2 x Frigate Republic Fleet C-1 Support Frigate
	1-2 x Frigate Republic Fleet D-1 Support Frigate
	4-5 x Frigate Republic Fleet Soldier
	1 x Cruiser Republic Fleet Detective
	1 x Cruiser Republic Fleet Rupture