Fuel Gauge

Guristas epic arc - Smash and Grab
Chapter 1 - For Fun and Profit
Previous mission: Miscommunication
Next mission: Knockout Punch

Type	Encounter
Objective	Destroy Fuel Depots structures
Faction	Caldari State
Best damage to deal	Kin Th
Damage to resist	Kin Th
Warp disruption	Elite frigates
Ship size limit	Limited to T1 destroyers and T1/T2 frigates
Rewards	6,000,000 + time bonus

Mission briefing

Thanks to your work back at the comms tower, we've discovered the locations of a budding Navy fleet. This Navy group is much larger than ones we've seen in recent times. It looks like they're trying to weaken our hold on the fringe systems and consolidate power in Venal. Not quite a bad plan on paper, to be completely honest. But they're becoming cocky, expecting to sneak up on us and take out our forces with ease. We'll do them one better, though, and surprise them. If we strike first, they won't be able to muster their forces enough to overwhelm us. And that's where you come in. The fleet is docked at a fueling station, preparing for their attack. They're sitting ducks, or fish in a barrel, or whatever cliché you want to use. What makes this a great opportunity for us is their fueling depots. Those silos have enough energy stored in them to take out three fleets, if they happen to catch on fire. And that's what you'll be doing. Destroy at least one of the fuel depots, which will cascade and destroy the surrounding ships. Ignore the big ships and go straight for the fuel depots. There may be some guards there, but your main targets are the fuel depots. This is way more bang for your buck than you were expecting, huh?

This mission can be accepted Remotely. You should not stay and fight, complete the objective and warp away ASAP.

Bliz: Destroy ships at warpin and go to first room. Destroy each depot and run away.

Warpin

The guards are split to two groups. You can attack one of them without getting aggro from the other.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Frigate Fueling Depot Guard
	1 x Destroyer Fueling Depot Guard
	1 x Sentry Caldari Stasis Tower

Room 1

3 battleship groups with frigates and destroyers near them. Destroying any of the Fuel Depot structures (Alpha, Beta and Gamma) will make all battleship class guards near that structure explode. Frigate and destroyer classes are not harmed by the explosions.

Some of the Fuel Depot Guard frigates might web and warp scramble your ship.

Fly to each Fuel Depot and blow them up fast. Warp off after last one blows up. Move fast to avoid frigates that web and point.

Initial defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
	7 x Frigate Fueling Depot Guard
	7 x Destroyer Fueling Depot Guard
	18 x Battleship State Tenkyu/Utaisho/Yojimbo/Zewn

Each battleship will drop Caldari Navy Vice Admiral Insignia I which are worth few millions. You should not try to loot the wrecks while the frigates are around as they will point and web. Instead bookmark the site and return after turning in the mission