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[[File:drifter-bb-under-attack.png|540px|thumb|right|Drifter battleship under attack by capsuleer fleet]]

There are currently 3 tactics to take down Drifter battleships including their possible Autothysian Lancer and sleeper support:

There are currently 3 tactics to take down Apollo, Artemis and Hikanta Drifter battleships including their possible Autothysian Lancer and sleeper support:

* Capitals and a few subcapitals (e.g. Paladin, Abaddon) are able to tank the doomsday at full health. This requires a very blingy tank on the primary and a support fleet with dps and logi.

* A swarm of cheap high burst dps ships (with webs) will take a Drifter down easily, but lose at least one ship in the process.

* Since the doomsday weapon has tracking and signature limits it is possible to survive the doomsday in a fast close orbit. ~~Typically~~ logistics ships with Halo implants are used ~~since they are typically primaried by the Drifter~~. A fleet of 20-30 ships (dps cruisers and ~~logi~~) can take down a drifter in seconds with careful piloting and timing.

* Since the doomsday weapon has tracking and signature limits it is possible to survive the doomsday in a fast close orbit with a small signature radius. Often logistics ships with Halo implants are used. A fleet of 20-30 ships (dps cruisers with logistics, tracking disruption and webbing support) can take down a drifter in seconds with careful piloting and timing and (mostly) without losses.

For more details on ships and tactics see [http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1607/SeyCon5_04_-_Drifter_Hive_Doctrines.pdf Drifter Hive Doctrines : History and Evolution (pdf)]

For more details on (slightly outdated) ships and tactics see [http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1607/SeyCon5_04_-_Drifter_Hive_Doctrines.pdf Drifter Hive Doctrines : History and Evolution (pdf)]

There are groups organizing public fleets to run sites in ~~Drifter~~ wormholes:

There are groups organizing public fleets to run sites in wormholes:

* The ingame channel "Consortium Operations" runs weekly open fleets with a doctrine around T1 cruisers. These fleets are PvE focused and newbie-friendly. The associated roleplaying channel is "Arataka Communications Router".

* The ingame channel "Consortium Operations" runs weekly open fleets in Drifter wormholes with a doctrine around T3 destroyers (Confessors) and T1 cruisers. These fleets are PvE focused and newbie-friendly. The associated roleplaying channel is "Arataka Communications Router".

* ~~The ingame channel "What Drifters?"~~ runs ~~NPSI~~ fleets ~~with~~ a doctrine around T3 destroyers (mainly Confessor). ~~This group is associated with Spectre Fleet~~ and also ~~looks for~~ PvP.

* A group named [http://vulfpeck.space vulfpeck] runs fleets into C5/C6 wormholes and runs sleeper sites including Drifter escalations. They are open to any pilot and use a doctrine around T3 destroyers (mainly Confessor) and T2 logistics (Guardians). Most Vulfpeck fleets focus on ISK making and avoid PvP - although there are also NPSI PvP fleets.

== Drifters in Known Space ==

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 [[File:drifter-bb-under-attack.png|540px|thumb|right|Drifter battleship under attack by capsuleer fleet]]
-There are currently 3 tactics to take down Drifter battleships including their possible Autothysian Lancer and sleeper support:
+There are currently 3 tactics to take down Apollo, Artemis and Hikanta Drifter battleships including their possible Autothysian Lancer and sleeper support:
 * Capitals and a few subcapitals (e.g. Paladin, Abaddon) are able to tank the doomsday at full health. This requires a very blingy tank on the primary and a support fleet with dps and logi.
 * A swarm of cheap high burst dps ships (with webs) will take a Drifter down easily, but lose at least one ship in the process.
-* Since the doomsday weapon has tracking and signature limits it is possible to survive the doomsday in a fast close orbit. Typically logistics ships with Halo implants are used since they are typically primaried by the Drifter. A fleet of 20-30 ships (dps cruisers and logi) can take down a drifter in seconds with careful piloting and timing.
+* Since the doomsday weapon has tracking and signature limits it is possible to survive the doomsday in a fast close orbit with a small signature radius. Often logistics ships with Halo implants are used. A fleet of 20-30 ships (dps cruisers with logistics, tracking disruption and webbing support) can take down a drifter in seconds with careful piloting and timing and (mostly) without losses.
-For more details on ships and tactics see [http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1607/SeyCon5_04_-_Drifter_Hive_Doctrines.pdf Drifter Hive Doctrines : History and Evolution (pdf)]
+For more details on (slightly outdated) ships and tactics see [http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1607/SeyCon5_04_-_Drifter_Hive_Doctrines.pdf Drifter Hive Doctrines : History and Evolution (pdf)]
-There are groups organizing public fleets to run sites in Drifter wormholes:
+There are groups organizing public fleets to run sites in wormholes:
-* The ingame channel "Consortium Operations" runs weekly open fleets with a doctrine around T1 cruisers. These fleets are PvE focused and newbie-friendly. The associated roleplaying channel is "Arataka Communications Router".
+* The ingame channel "Consortium Operations" runs weekly open fleets in Drifter wormholes with a doctrine around T3 destroyers (Confessors) and T1 cruisers. These fleets are PvE focused and newbie-friendly. The associated roleplaying channel is "Arataka Communications Router".
-* The ingame channel "What Drifters?" runs NPSI fleets with a doctrine around T3 destroyers (mainly Confessor). This group is associated with Spectre Fleet and also looks for PvP.
+* A group named [http://vulfpeck.space vulfpeck] runs fleets into C5/C6 wormholes and runs sleeper sites including Drifter escalations. They are open to any pilot and use a doctrine around T3 destroyers (mainly Confessor) and T2 logistics (Guardians). Most Vulfpeck fleets focus on ISK making and avoid PvP - although there are also NPSI PvP fleets.
 == Drifters in Known Space ==