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=== How Do I Survive? ===

You must do two things to survive: Fit your ship properly, and use the correct tactics. ~~Note that~~ the ~~method I describe below~~ is ~~what worked for me; others~~' ~~experiences may vary~~.

You must do two things to survive: Fit your ship properly, and use the correct tactics. In missions up to this one most players will have been taking the approach of diving in to the enemy group and fighting them at short range, warping out if you bite off more than you can handle. In this mission the presence of warp scramblers and the large number of enemy ships makes this unlikely to work. The key tactic to this mission is one called "kiting", where you fit long range weapons and keep the enemy at range so that they can't damage you much, and to avoid being caught by warp scramblers and webs.

==== Fitting ====

The key here is to be fast, and to destroy the warp scrambling drones from outside their range (approximately 10 km). An afterburner is essential as these drones have a speed of 900 m/s. You should use long range weapons, aiming for a range of 15km. Tracking is not an issue~~, since you will be kiting the drones~~. As usual for rogue drones, EM and/or Thermal damage is preferable.

The key here is to be fast, and to destroy the warp scrambling drones from outside their range (approximately 10 km). An afterburner is essential as these drones have a speed of 900 m/s. You should use long range weapons, aiming for a range of 15km. Tracking is not an issue. As usual for rogue drones, EM and/or Thermal damage is preferable. If your ship has a drone bay then this will help a lot, since your drones can damage enemies up to 25k with no problems.

I managed to get this mission done in a Punisher with pulse lasers and long-range crystals (microwave or radio), but for other races you will want to fit either railguns or artillery to get the range you need. A destroyer with its range bonus and increased DPS (but reduced speed) may work better than a frigate. The choice is yours.

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 === How Do I Survive? ===
-You must do two things to survive: Fit your ship properly, and use the correct tactics. Note that the method I describe below is what worked for me; others' experiences may vary.
+You must do two things to survive: Fit your ship properly, and use the correct tactics. In missions up to this one most players will have been taking the approach of diving in to the enemy group and fighting them at short range, warping out if you bite off more than you can handle. In this mission the presence of warp scramblers and the large number of enemy ships makes this unlikely to work. The key tactic to this mission is one called "kiting", where you fit long range weapons and keep the enemy at range so that they can't damage you much, and to avoid being caught by warp scramblers and webs.
 ==== Fitting ====
-The key here is to be fast, and to destroy the warp scrambling drones from outside their range (approximately 10 km). An afterburner is essential as these drones have a speed of 900 m/s. You should use long range weapons, aiming for a range of 15km. Tracking is not an issue, since you will be kiting the drones. As usual for rogue drones, EM and/or Thermal damage is preferable.
+The key here is to be fast, and to destroy the warp scrambling drones from outside their range (approximately 10 km). An afterburner is essential as these drones have a speed of 900 m/s. You should use long range weapons, aiming for a range of 15km. Tracking is not an issue. As usual for rogue drones, EM and/or Thermal damage is preferable. If your ship has a drone bay then this will help a lot, since your drones can damage enemies up to 25k with no problems.
 I managed to get this mission done in a Punisher with pulse lasers and long-range crystals (microwave or radio), but for other races you will want to fit either railguns or artillery to get the range you need. A destroyer with its range bonus and increased DPS (but reduced speed) may work better than a frigate. The choice is yours.