Cut-Throat Competition

Level	3
Type	Encounter
Faction	Mercenaries (Caldari-type ships, dropping Caldari Navy tags, but no Caldari standings penalty)
Best damage to deal	Kin Th
Damage to resist	Kin Th
EWAR	ECM

Tips:

• Use two Sensor Boosters with ECCM scripts to reduce chances of being jamed. (Only if needed, sometimes jammers never spawn.)
• Kill the Recon Ships (Jammers) before triggering the third wave.

Blitz:

• Destroy ships in first wave (Blackbirds only, not the Moa) and destroy the repair outpost.
  
• If second wave is triggered, continue to focus on Blackbirds until mission completes.
  

Enemy cruisers stay at 35km range.

Warp in

		WD	EWAR	L
	5 x Cruiser Blackbird

Pocket

• Either the Moa or the last ship is the trigger for the second wave.
• The Moa has been observed to not spawn.
• When you first warp in, if there is no Moa, the trigger will be one of the two ships that are a different type from the rest. Usually it is the two that are the first to aggro.
• There are at least 3 subsequent waves, but they vary in composition and order. Consider the following as examples of what you might encounter.

Wave 1

		WD	EWAR	L
	1 x Cruiser Blackbird
	1 x Cruiser Moa

The recon ships jam, a lot. The last Caracal triggers the third wave. Kill the jamming ships before triggering the third wave.

Wave 2

		WD	EWAR	L
	5 x Cruiser Caracal
	2 x Elite Cruiser Rook

The last BC or the last ship triggers the next wave.

Wave 3

		WD	EWAR	L
	2 x Elite Cruiser Cerberus
	5 x Battlecruiser Ferox

Wave 3

		WD	EWAR	L
	5 x Battlecruiser Ferox