- Main article: Homefront operation
| Ashes of Tumur extremists have attacked a research facility. Salvage wreckage to secure Encrypted 'Istina' Data before the site's reactor explodes and they are lost forever. | |
| Operational Intel | |
|---|---|
| Objective | Salvage wrecks onsite before the timer runes out. |
| Time to complete | 20 minutes |
| Hostiles | Ashes of Turnur |
| Friendlies | None |
| Fleet Recommendations | |
| Fleet Size | 3 pilots |
| Roles | Salvagers, Enforcers |
| Module Types | Salvaging modules or drones for Salvagers |
| General information | |
| Ship Restrictions | T1 Frigate (including Navy and Faction), T1 Destroyer (excluding Navy or Faction), Venture |
| Best damage to deal |
 Ex Kin |
| Damage to resist |
 Th EM |
(In-game Opportunities page lists 15 minute time to complete, but the actual time limit is 20 minutes)
Salvage Research is a Homefront Operation site found throughout high-security Empire space. It is designed for a fleet of 3 pilots. There are no regional differences in the site’s enemies or layout.
Damage types & EWAR:
Th
EM
ECM
The operation takes place in a deadspace pocket with an acceleration gate that allows the following ships:
- T1 Frigate (including Navy and Faction)
- T1 Destroyer (excluding Navy and Faction)
- Venture
The pocket contains 30 wrecks that must be salvaged within 20 minutes. Mobile Tractor Units (MTU) and tractor beams are do not work on the wrecks—you must approach each wreck and use high-slot salvagers directly. Be aware that hostile ships can target and destroy salvage drones.
Hostile ships will spawn and engage you. These can be ignored if your tank is strong enough, speed-tanked if you’re fast, or destroyed depending on your fleet composition.
A Malfunctioning Werpost is located in the pocket. It can be activated with a Data Analyzer module; once online, it will attack enemy ships with its disintegrator weapon. For more info please read: Hacking.
Salvagers must have at least a 20% Access Difficulty Bonus to function (Salvaging IV or a rig is required). At 20%, these sites are quite difficult; 30–35% is recommended. For more info please read: Salvaging.
Optimal payout for a fleet of 3 pilots is 11,025,000 ISK per pilot upon timely completion of the mission. The 30 salvaged "Encrypted ‘Istina’ Data" items can be sold to NPC buy orders for an additional 3,000,000 ISK to be shared among the pilots.
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Malfunctioning Werpost -
Access Difficulty -
Encrypted 'Istina' Data -
Timer and wreck count
Hostile Fleet
A fleet of 8-10 frigates and destroyers will be in the site on arrival. They will focus on a single capsuleer ship at a time, starting with the first ship to land in the site, and will occasionally switch targets as a group.
Ships with the *Atgeir* name prefix, who will immediately begin shooting any drones that are launched.
Skald Bursts will remote shield repair their allies.
- Atgeir Thrasher: shoots drones
- Atgeir Rifter: shoots drones
- Blight Vigil: jams and deals damage
- Blight Wolf: jams and deals damage
- Blight Talwar: jams and deals damage
- Skald Burst: remote shield repairs
Malfunctioning Werpost
- Gold (medium difficulty) data hack
- Uses a Triglavian disintegrator type weapon with spooling damage
- Targets one hostile ship at a time and switches targets after a while (~1-2 minutes)
- Does not do enough damage to get through the reps of 4 Skald Bursts
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Landing in the site -
Landing in the site -
Werpost hacked -
Malfunctioning Werpost
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Access Difficulty
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Encrypted 'Istina' Data
