It's a Tarp!

Action Summary

Task: Save a hapless newbie Drake tackled in a belt by an Ares.

Problem: No problem, we just need to save him. (But wait, cool shit happens.)

Enemies: One Ares, but you'll soon discover more.

Friendlies: A Rupture and a Rook.

My ship of choice: Cynabal.

Reasoning for choice: A Cynabal is fast, agile, has great first-on-field tackle capabilities, extremely long point, great damage projection, etc. Overall an amazing ship. The point of this AAR is not ship choice, but intelligence. Read on!

Killmails

Drake kill: http://redc.eve-kill.net/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=13268217

After Action Report

A despondent newbie in a PvE Drake posted up in intel that he was tackled by a hostile Ares in a belt in T22 and needed assistance. He was in a Drake though, so we had a bit of time. The Rupture, Rook and I were a few jumps out roaming, and we began heading back to throw rocks at the Ares and make it run away. I invited the newbie Drake into our fleet so we could get warpins when we arrived.

On the way there, we noticed another member of the Ares pilot's corporation with us. I was a bit ahead of the pack, and saw a Drake on D-scan who disappeared (along with the pilot in local) as I landed on each gate. Obviously this guy was burning to his friend in the Ares in hopes of a juicy newbie Drake kill.

I jumped into T22 right behind the hostile Drake and saw him warp off in the direction of the belt, and immediately warped to our poor newbie. I landed on grid immediately after the hostile Drake, and pointed him nearly instantly. The Rupture and Rook then landed and we all had some good laughs while poking the hostile Drake to death with sharp sticks.

The hostile Drake pilot left us a "nice catch" in local. Newbie Drake survived. Ares left, tail between his legs.

Lessons Learned

Pay attention to local. The hostile Drake pilot had about 3 systems to realize that he was being followed, and also had a Cynabal on scan as he was leaving each system. This is a clear example of someone getting hasty and not paying attention to local/D-scan. If he had been paying attention, he would have told his Ares to disengage and he would have warped off himself, knowing that hostile backup was on the way.

Also, the Cynabal is an amazing ship. Despite having just killed one two days ago, I just got my own today and it is an absolute joy to fly. For anyone who's considering training PvP, T2 medium autocannons are the best investment for your time, hands down.

Well, that's all for tonight. Hopefully more goodfites tomorrow. :)

Take care, and fly safe!

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-Sarah "Numi" Ichinumi