The Blockade (Angel Cartel) (Level 4)

The Blockade

Level	4
Type	Encounter
Objective	Eliminate the leader of the pirates blockading the stargate. You will be informed when he has been dispatched, his demise should disperse the pirate gang eventually.
Faction	Angel Cartel
Best damage to deal	Ex Kin
Damage to resist	Ex Kin Th
Warp disruption	Stasis tower, Elite Frigates
EWAR	Target Painter
Ship suggestion	Battleship, Command Ship, Strategic Cruiser, HAC

Mission briefing

Pirates have set up a blockade near a hidden stargate in Ivar, and are swarming over any passersby, which are mostly merchants and civilians. Pirates tend to create these temporary blockades at ill-defended stargates, usually ones which have been set up by civilians and are not guarded by our forces. But we still have an obligation to protect the citizens of Odengsolf. Therefore I want you, Erwin Madelung, to fly to the stargate and eliminate the illegal blockade. Declining a mission from a particular agent more than once every 4 hours may result in a loss of standing with that agent, except in the case of special missions that clearly state otherwise in their description.

Video: [Dominix], [Raven (T2 fit)]

May [Fleet] warp at preferred distance. Best to set drones to passive.

Single Pocket

Initial Group (30km):
Auto aggro.

1x Starbase Stasis Tower
4x Destroyer (Gistior Trasher)
4x Battleship (Gist Throne)
1x Battleship (Gist Malakim/ Gist Nephilim) Trigger

1st Spawn (45- 85km):
2x Interceptor (Arch Gistii Ruffian/ Nomad) Web/ Scramble
2x Destroyer (Gistior Defacer)
5x Heavy Assault Cruiser (Arch Gistum Phalanx/ Smasher) Target Painter
2x Battlecruiser (Gistatis Praefectus)
3x Battleship (Gist War General)
1x Battleship (Gist Nephilim/ Malakim) Trigger

2nd Spawn (50- 90km):
1x Destroyer (Gistior Seizer)
1- 2x Interceptor (Arch Gistii Ruffian) Web/ Scramble
3x Battleship (Gist War General/ Throne)
1x Battleship (Gist Malakim/ Nephilim) Trigger

3rd Spawn (75- 90km):
3x Destroyer (Gistior Shatterers)
3x Heavy Assault Cruiser (Arch Gistum Smashers) Target Painter
3x Battlecruiser (Gistatis Legionnaire)
3x Battleship (Gist Warlords)
1x Battleship (Gist Malakim) Trigger

4th Spawn:
3x Interceptor (Arch Gistii Outlaw) Web/ Scramble
5x Battleship (Gist Throne/ Malakim/ Seraphim)

• • Or** (very rare)

4x Interceptor (Arch Gistii Rogue) Web/ Scramble
6x Battleship (Domination Commander/ Gist Malakim/ Seraphim)

Tip:
A good Explosive resist tank and MJD is recommended. As with all Blockades the mission starts with one tight group including a stasis tower, followed by 4 spawns, triggered by certain ships. The waves are picked randomly out of a pool of several types of waves. The trigger ship is hard to document as it varies with the type of wave you get. The waves spawn in groups so you should observe the spawns you get and try to spot a unique battleship in one of the groups. This is most likely the trigger.

Optional Approach:
1) Maintained optimal range and used Titanium Sabot for targets between 50- 100km and then EMP for targets under 50km. Since everything aggro as soon as it spawns use that to your advantage especially when in a gunboat. Pick off the smaller vessels first and then take out the Battleships. 2) Sniper fit may warp to preferred distance and bookmark it. Kill the Stasis Tower first, then the spawns as they approach starting with the web/ scramble Frigates. Slow boat away from the Stargate if needed. If NPCs swarm, warp to one of the structures in the pocket. Again kill the spawns while kiting them, if needed warp to your bookmark. Repeat. This way the mission is doable with a minimum tank (300 dps angel specific tank is enough if you kill real fast).

Structure:
Spaceport drops general commodities.

Loot and Bounty:
Bounty: ~21 mil.