combat specs and skills .

[Vicslav]

This is mostly aimed at taii and other long term players.

My level 2 agent gives me mostly courier missions [marketing 95% courier 5% combat]

However the combat missions give me a problem , i have a brutix [BC] fitted with rails , however it has no other equipment .

I ran into a missle battery the other day and er i had to run away bravely

As i have never done any combat up till now im a bit short of expertise

Can you tell me what skills to train up and what kit to fit please , im ok with drones as i have got that all trained to 4 and can use them ok .

Oh and are there special tactics as regards missle platforms ? [ i was half dead before i realised what it was that was firing at me ]

 

[Chick]

Oh and are there special tactics as regards missle platforms

Unload everything you have on them asap. Drones, rails, missiles... whatever you can find. Oh, and try not to get blown up

 

[Althorn]

a) lure the ships from around them away so you can detail with the ships first, and then come back and deal with the turrret on it's own.

b) once enemy ships down, shoot them from max range, requires having longer range than the turret obviously.

c) if you can't out range them, then you need to tank the damage while you close, to reduce the amount of damage you sustain make use of that afterburner, and resistances.

d) check the mission objectives, if it doesn't require toastage of the turret, leave it

e) keep an eye on what is "aware" of you - and engaging, or trying to - yellow [] and what is firing on you red [] - if it's yellow, it means it's "pissed" but you are out of range, or it's in the middle of locking you on.

f) If it's a missile platform consider loading and using defenders, never really got them to work myself - but worth investigating I suppose.

 

[Taians]

However the combat missions give me a problem , i have a brutix [BC] fitted with rails , however it has no other equipment .

This is more then likely your problem here. Lack of armour resists and armour repairers.

Look into getting some armour hardeners. Passive ones will probably do for level 2's. Get a armour repairer.

Regarding rails, right click and show info in space or in the fitting window. Whatever your optimal range is, gives your best chance to hit. Worth reading this to understand how tracking, optimal range and fall off works.

 

[Taians]

Also, the skill hull upgrades gives you 5% armour per rank.

 

[Chick]

i guess the options are:
(1) Abandon the mission. There's no faction / standing hit if you only abandon one per agent every 4 hours.
(2) Spend a few weeks learning gun & tank related skills secific to your ship and race.
(3) Radio in for air support. Many of GTE are rigged for combat and will happily pop over and kill for you.