Nation Commander Stronghold

From EVE University Wiki
Revision as of 18:47, 10 September 2014 by Cassiel Seraphim (talk | contribs) (Long overdue update for the NCS, to bring it in line with the other pages.)
Jump to: navigation, search

Objectives

Force required
Assault sites Fleet of 20 - 21 pilots (up to 30 in low/null)
3 - 4 logistics needed
5 - 10 snipers needed
Sites take about 10 - 20 minutes
Military information
Incursions sansha transmission.png Your objective is to locate the Nation commander and assassinate them. Once you have separated the commander from the rest of the Sansha fleet they will scatter and flee.
Background information

Intelligence and other supporting evidence have revealed that this facility is being used as a rally point for senior capsuleer commanders within Sansha's Nation. When one of these leaders is killed in combat or their forces routed by capsuleer counterattack, this is where they are re-cloned, and where they retreat to.

In light of this functionality, the strategic value of these outposts must be considered. By directly attacking the nexus of pro-Nation leadership, capsuleers will be able to limit the level of coordination and efficiency amongst attack squads.

Synopsis from ISHAEKA-0079. DED Special Operations.
Authorized for Capsuleer dissemination.

Enemies

Below is a list of enemies that spawn in this site. See Sansha's Manual for a full list of the incursion rats.

NameSig [1]Speed [2]Orbit / Speed [3]Damage / Volley [4]Range [5]Effective HP [6]
3 Icon red cruiser.png Antem Neo
Antem Neo [7]
184 Signature 184 m 1350 Velocity 1,350 m/s 60000 60 km Orbit 205 m/s 168 168 dps Turret damage 840 hp 176000 146 - 176 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 87717 88k ehp 87,717 effective hit points (26,250 raw hit points)
3 Icon red cruiser.png Arnon Epithalamus
Arnon Epithalamus Jamming - 12 strength at 32+36 km range
215 Signature 215 m 1300 Velocity 1,300 m/s 50000 50 km Orbit 210 m/s 164 164 dps Torpedo damage 900 hp 112500 < 113 km Effective range 65415 65k ehp 65,415 effective hit points (24,255 raw hit points)
3 Icon red cruiser.png Auga Hypophysis
Auga Hypophysis Warp disruption - 2 strength at 9 km rangeWebbing - 60% speed reduction at 10 km range
325 Signature 325 m 1100 Velocity 1,100 m/s 6000 6 km Orbit 170 m/s 480 480 dps Turret damage 2,400 hp 20000 12 - 20 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 51597 52k ehp 51,597 effective hit points (31,185 raw hit points)
5 Icon red battleship.png Citizen / Slave
Citizen / Slave [8] Warp disruption - 1 strength at 20 km rangeEnergy neutralizing - 360 GJ every 12 seconds at 12 km rangeTarget painting - 37,5% strength at 45+90 km range
540 Signature 540 m 850 Velocity 850 m/s 12000 12 km Orbit 118 m/s 818 818 dps Torpedo damage 4,500 hp 45000 < 45 km Effective range 179075 179k ehp 179,075 effective hit points (73,150 raw hit points)
5 Icon red battleship.png Deltole Tegmentum
Deltole Tegmentum Warp disruption - 1 strength at 20 km rangeEnergy neutralizing - 360 GJ every 12 seconds at 12 km rangeTarget painting - 37,5% strength at 45+90 km range
540 Signature 540 m 850 Velocity 850 m/s 12000 12 km Orbit 118 m/s 818 818 dps Torpedo damage 4,500 hp 45000 < 45 km Effective range 179075 179k ehp 179,075 effective hit points (73,150 raw hit points)
1 Icon red frigate.png Eystur Rhomben
Eystur Rhomben
49 Signature 49 m 3360 Velocity 3,360 m/s 11000 11 km Orbit 560 m/s 120 120 dps Turret damage 600 hp 12000 10 - 12 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 9067 9k ehp 9,067 effective hit points (4,375 raw hit points)
5 Icon red battleship.png Intaki Colliculus
Intaki Colliculus Remote Shield Booster - 380 hp every 5 sec for up to 3 targets at 25 km range
320 Signature 320 m 980 Velocity 980 m/s 50000 50 km Orbit 140 m/s 282 282 dps Torpedo damage 2,256 hp 148050 < 148 km Effective range 315598 316k ehp 315,598 effective hit points (138,600 raw hit points)
3 Icon red cruiser.png Mara Paleo
Mara Paleo Remote Shield Booster - 700 hp every 5 sec for up to 3 targets at 70 km range
65 Signature 65 m 2050 Velocity 2,050 m/s 60000 60 km Orbit 310 m/s -1 (no weapons) -1 (no weapons) 29505 30k ehp 29,505 effective hit points (8,085 raw hit points)
1 Icon red frigate.png Niarja Myelen
Niarja Myelen Jamming - 6 strength at 32+36 km rangeEnergy neutralizing - 450 GJ every 10 seconds at 18 km range
53 Signature 53 m 2760 Velocity 2,760 m/s 15000 15 km Orbit 405 m/s -1 (no weapons) -1 (no weapons) 3786 4k ehp 3,786 effective hit points (2,575 raw hit points)
5 Icon red battleship.png Ostingele Tectum
Ostingele Tectum
530 Signature 530 m 850 Velocity 850 m/s 40000 40 km Orbit 118 m/s 528 528 dps Turret damage 2,640 hp 65000 45 - 65 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 289853 290k ehp 289,853 effective hit points (105,000 raw hit points)
1 Icon red frigate.png Renyn Meten
Renyn Meten Webbing - 60% speed reduction at 15 km range
33 Signature 33 m 2550 Velocity 2,550 m/s 9000 9 km Orbit 410 m/s 192 192 dps Turret damage 960 hp 12000 10 - 12 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 8898 9k ehp 8,898 effective hit points (3,388 raw hit points)
3 Icon red cruiser.png Romi Thalamus
Romi Thalamus
200 Signature 200 m 1520 Velocity 1,520 m/s 18000 18 km Orbit 205 m/s 320 320 dps Turret damage 1,600 hp 33000 23 - 33 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 105551 106k ehp 105,551 effective hit points (43,750 raw hit points)
1 Icon red frigate.png Schmaeel Medulla
Schmaeel Medulla Warp disruption - 1 strength at 30 km rangeWebbing - 60% speed reduction at 15 km range
36 Signature 36 m 4000 Velocity 4,000 m/s 12000 12 km Orbit 640 m/s 50 50 dps Turret damage 252 hp 20000 12 - 20 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 9234 9k ehp 9,234 effective hit points (5,775 raw hit points)
1 Icon red frigate.png Tama Cerebellum
Tama Cerebellum Warp disruption - 1 strength at 24 km range
39 Signature 39 m 2100 Velocity 2,100 m/s 12000 12 km Orbit 355 m/s 300 300 dps Torpedo damage 2,700 hp 70200 < 70 km Effective range 8103 8k ehp 8,103 effective hit points (5,390 raw hit points)
5 Icon red battleship.png Yulai Crus Cerebi
Yulai Crus Cerebi [9]
400 Signature 400 m 800 Velocity 800 m/s 60000 60 km Orbit 118 m/s 397 397 dps Turret damage 1,984 hp 210000 160 - 210 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 117850 118k ehp 117,850 effective hit points (57,750 raw hit points)

At the end of the site you'll have several other ships potentially spawning:

NameSigSpeedOrbit / SpeedDamage / VolleyRangeEffective HP
5 Icon red battleship.png Outuni Mesen
Outuni Mesen [10] Warp disruption - 1 strength at 24 km rangeEnergy neutralizing - 3,000 GJ every 24 seconds at 25 km rangeWebbing - 60% speed reduction at 20 km range
400 Signature 400 m 790 Velocity 790 m/s 18000 18 km Orbit 110 m/s 352 352 dps Turret damage 1,760 hp 65000 45 - 65 km Effective range (from optimal up to double falloff) 215104 215k ehp 215,104 effective hit points (92,400 raw hit points)
3 Icon red cruiser.png Vylade Dien
Vylade Dien Warfare Links - 20% increased shield resists for all friendly NPC
422 Signature 422 m 170 Velocity 170 m/s 60000 60 km Orbit 170 m/s -1 (no weapons) -1 (no weapons) 274918 275k ehp 274,918 effective hit points (73,150 raw hit points)
  1. ^ While using their propulsion module, they suffer the same signature bloom as players.
  2. ^ This is the speed of the ship while they try to get within orbit or as they try to chase after you, suffering the same signature bloom as players do with the propulsion module on. They will turn off any propulsion modules once they get close to their preferred orbit.
  3. ^ Preferred orbit range and regular speed while orbiting, which is their regular speed without the propulsion module turned on.
  4. ^ Damage per second as well as damage per volley. Unless stated otherwise, turrets do an equal amount of EM and thermal damage while torpedoes do an equal amount of kinetic and explosive damage.
  5. ^ This is the effective range of this ship, presented with two values for turrets, optimal and optimal + double falloff, as well as a single range for torpedoes.
  6. ^ This is the amount of damage this ship can take, taking into account their resists. All ships, except the Lirsautton Parichaya have omni tanks. Hover over the icon for information about raw hitpoints.
  7. ^ The Antem Neo does 29% EM and 71% thermal damage with its turrets.
  8. ^ This is a combined entry for the randomized spawn in the end that spawns either Citizen Astur, Slave 32152, Slave Endoma01, Slave Heavenbound02 or Slave Tama01. These are identical to the Deltole Tegmentum in all but the name.
  9. ^ The Yulai Crus Cerebi does 63% EM and 38% thermal damage with its turrets.
  10. ^ The Outuni Mesen does 82% EM and 18% thermal damage with its turrets.

Priorities

This is a generic kill order that works no matter what fleet you're running. Certain special doctrines or fleet compositions could change some things in order to optimize their fleet efficiency, so this isn't necessarily the only kill order, but it works.

As a general rule of thumb, if you cannot shoot the highest priority target due to low damage projection, move on to the next target you can actually hit. Just remember to switch back to a higher priority target if it moves into range later on.

# Targets for the entire fleet Reason
Brawler targets [1] Sniper targets [2] Small targets [3]
1 Citizen / Slave Warp disruptingEnergy neutralizingTarget painting Killing the Citizen / Slave when it spawns ends the site.
2 Arnon Epithalamus Jamming Niarja Myelen JammingEnergy neutralizing The Arnons and Niarjas because they jam.
3 Auga Hypophysis Warp disruptingWebbing
Deltole Tegmentum Warp disruptingEnergy neutralizingTarget painting
Mara Paleo [4] Remote shield booster
Intaki Colliculus [4] Remote shield booster
Tama Cerebellum Warp disrupting
Schmaeel Medulla Warp disruptingWebbing
Renyn Meten Webbing
Augas because they web and warp disrupts and have weak tanks, Deltoles because they neut, target paints and warp disrupts.

The Mara before the Intaki because they have stronger reps and less hit points.

Tamas due to their high damage and warp disruption, then Schmaeel before Renyn due to its ability to warp disrupt in addition to webbing.

4 Ostingele Tectum
Romi Thalamus
Yulai Crus Cerebi
Antem Neo
Eystur Rhomben Ostingeles before Romis as they are easier to hit and do more damage.

Yulais before Antems as they are easier to hit and do more damage.

Eysturs pose no specific threat.

  1. ^ These targets are usually larger, cruisers or battleships and suitable for ships with normal damage projection, like battleships with large guns.
  2. ^ Sniper targets are enemies that stay up to 150km away, requiring you to have increased locking range and extreme damage projection. Once you run out of sniper targets, change to short range ammo and follow regular targets.
  3. ^ Smaller targets, like frigates or extremely fast or small cruisers. Ideally the primary targets for strategic cruisers, Vindicators or the dronebunny as a last resort.
  4. ^ a b Both the Mara and the Intaki can be ignored if you have enough firepower on grid to simply power through them. In that case it could be safer to at least remove the Yulais before starting in on the Mara and the Intaki.

Triggers

The last enemy killed triggers the next wave, so there is no risk of accidentally triggering the next wave before you finish your current one. The only exception is the Citizen / Slave, see below.

Special requirements

Snipers This site requires you to have snipers in your fleet.
(able to lock and apply good damage up to 120 km)
Anchor This site benefits greatly from having an anchor.
(a ship people can anchor up on to stay together)
Cut off the head of the snake ... Focus on the Citizen / Slave in the end.
(the remainder of the last wave will warp off)
Snipers

Several ships in the first wave will initially sit at sniper ranges up to 160 km away from where you land. They will approach you however, and in combination with your fleet moving further into the site it's not critical to have a lock range of 150 km. Having just 120 km will be doable, even if you'll initially have to wait a little for things to come into range.

Anchor

In order to keep the fleet together, everyone within remote shield booster range and so forth. Appoint someone to be your anchor then have the rest of the fleet anchor up on him and use keep at range 2,500 m to make sure they always remain with the anchor (except logistics who would orbit at 5,000 m instead). That way only the anchor needs to know where to move and the rest of the fleet would follow suit.

As for where to go, the Snake Shaped Asteroid is a good compromise for a fleet without propulsion modules. If you approach it until you're within 10 km from it, you'll be in a good position for all the remaining spawns.

Citizen / Slave

Killing the Citizen / Slave that spawns in the fifth and final wave will finish the site and force the remaining forces to warp off. As such there is no need to focus on any other ships in the last wave, just kill the commander as quickly as possible and be done with it.

The commander will be named either Citizen Astur, Slave 32152, Slave Endoma01, Slave Heavenbound02 or Slave Tama01. It is identical to the Deltole Tegmentum in all but the name.

Hints & tips

  • There are five waves in this site, identifiable by the Yulai Crus Cerebi in the first wave, Ostingele Tectums in the second, Antem Neos in the third, Arnon Epithalamus in the fourth and the Citizen / Slave in the fifth and final wave.
    • The first wave spawns 160 km from the beacon, behind the Snake Shaped Asteroid to the right.
    • The second wave spawns 60 km from the beacon, between the L-shaped buildings and the Snake Shaped Asteroid.
    • The third wave spawns 150 km from the beacon, behind the Snake Shaped Asteroid to your left.
    • The fourth wave spawns 20 km from the beacon, a little to the right.
    • The fifth and final wave spawns 50 km from the beacon, to the right side of the L-shaped buildings.
    • The different waves are slightly randomised. The same type of ships will spawn in each wave, but the number of each is randomised. So you will encounter the same type of ships in each site, but the number of ships per type in each individual wave will be slightly different. There will Outuni Mesen however.
  • Moving is not strictly required in this site, but it helps a lot. See Anchor above for an example of how you can move into a more preferred position near the Snake Shaped Asteroid. Should you sit still near the beacon the distance to the first and third wave would remain 150+ km off.
  • Remember to keep an eye on your capacitor if you have prolonged attention from a bunch of Deltole Tegmentums. While their individual neuting is rather small, it adds up. The same goes if you get a lot of Outuni Mesen spawning in the end, along with the Citizen / Slave.