Althorn
Full Member
I've gained access to a friends account, and he has a Badger II
So I've been doing a bit of mining using my Osprey to pull the ore out of the 'roids, dropping it in a can and then hoovering it up with his Badger.
He also has invested signifcantly in industrial so can process the ore really well (97% or there abouts)
Anyways, as I'm doing this in high sec space, I'm not too worried about getting attacked and the npc pirates are no match for my 2 standard launchers.
But the only problem I have is my can has been accosted a number of times, normally this isn't a problem as I'm only using it to transfer ore, and only keep 1 unit in it to keep it open.
However a couple of times, typically when the Badger is out of the belt droping a load off, I carry on mining and then they can get some ore as I have to stick some in the can so I can mine non stop.
I've been tempted to shoot at the thief but havn't been arsed over the small amounts that have been taken, I suspect they are just baiting me and soon as I open up they will run off and switch ships.
However I have a cunning plan, if I fit a tractor beam to my ship, I could run off with my can in tow, so the big question is, how fast is the beam and can I keep a lock while moving and would it be fast enough?
So I've been doing a bit of mining using my Osprey to pull the ore out of the 'roids, dropping it in a can and then hoovering it up with his Badger.
He also has invested signifcantly in industrial so can process the ore really well (97% or there abouts)
Anyways, as I'm doing this in high sec space, I'm not too worried about getting attacked and the npc pirates are no match for my 2 standard launchers.
But the only problem I have is my can has been accosted a number of times, normally this isn't a problem as I'm only using it to transfer ore, and only keep 1 unit in it to keep it open.
However a couple of times, typically when the Badger is out of the belt droping a load off, I carry on mining and then they can get some ore as I have to stick some in the can so I can mine non stop.
I've been tempted to shoot at the thief but havn't been arsed over the small amounts that have been taken, I suspect they are just baiting me and soon as I open up they will run off and switch ships.
However I have a cunning plan, if I fit a tractor beam to my ship, I could run off with my can in tow, so the big question is, how fast is the beam and can I keep a lock while moving and would it be fast enough?