An Advantageous Catastrophe
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An Advantageous Catastrophe is a Level 4 mission involving combat against the Gallente Federation.
| Type | Encounter |
| Faction | Gallente |
| Best damage to deal |  Th Kin |
| Damage to resist | Kin Th |
| Warp disruption | Yes (Elite Federation Manica/Libertus) |
| EWAR | Sensor dampening (Federation Praktor Navis Praetoria, Elite Federation Matara) |
| Ship size limit | ? |
| Ship suggestion | Battleship/Command Ship/Strategic Cruiser |
Details
No aggro on warp-in. The mission objective is marked as complete once the last battleship in Wave 3 has been destroyed.
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4 x Frigate Federation Libertus/Manica | |||
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3 x Destroyer Federation Arcus/Pelekus 
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Killing a random battleship will trigger Wave 2, and killing the last battleship in Wave 1 will trigger Wave 3.
The Federation Hexeris orbits at 50-55km, and has an optimal range of 45km.
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| Wave 1, 40-50km | ||||
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3 x Elite Frigate Elite Federation Manica/Libertus | 
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8 x Destroyer Federation Pelekus/Arcus | |||
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3 x Battlecruiser Federation Praktor Auxilia | |||
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5 x Battleship Federation Covinus/Navis Longa/Praeses/Hexeris | |||
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1 x Elite Battleship Federation Praktor Navis Praetoria | 
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| Wave 2, 20km | ||||
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3 x Elite Frigate Elite Federation Matara |
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4 x Battlecruiser Federation Praktor Arx/Bearcus/Quadrier | |||
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3 x Battleship Federation Praktor Phanix/Magister | |||
| Wave 3, 60km | ||||
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2 x Elite Frigate Elite Federation Manica/Libertus |
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4 x Elite Cruiser Elite Federation Mentes/Quadrieis | |||
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3 x Battleship Federation Praktor Magister/Phanix 
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The Elite Federation Mataras and Elite Federation Manicas should be dealt with first, as their sensor dampening and web/scram capabilities can greatly reduce both a ship's combat effectiveness and ability to escape.
Blitz
- Kill all Destroyers upon warp-in (spawns wave 1).
- Kill battleships until Wave 3 spawns.
- Kill all battleships from Wave 3.
Loot
This mission can potentially drop large numbers of officer tags along with various other loot, and the numerous enemy ships can also provide a large amount of salvage.
Possible Tag Drops
- Federation Navy Fleet Captain Insignia I
- Federation Navy Fleet Colonel Insignia I
- Federation Navy Fleet Colonel Insignia II
- Federation Navy Fleet Major Insignia I
- Federation Navy Fleet Midshipman Insignia I
- Federation Navy Fleet Sergeant Insignia I
- Federation Navy Fleet Sergeant Insignia II
- Federation Navy Fleet Sergeant Insignia III
