The fleet was just awesome!!! We ended up ISK negative, but only because Coaxster's fleet killed 3 "our" Dominixes
We just started forming up when BatFC spotted 3 Domies and Augoror in PC9. At that time we had only 6 DD and 2 scouts, and barely any logy... While we formed up those Domies disappered (Coaxster converted them into wreks, that's why).
Just for the history:
https://zkillboard.com/kill/63244387/
https://zkillboard.com/kill/63244392/
https://zkillboard.com/kill/63244394/
https://zkillboard.com/kill/63244397/
The way I learned about these kills is by pulling standard zkill-analyzer, which included them into a report. I guess we should thanks Z0x who got into kills in Coaxster fleet.
Today I won't be analyzing fights deeply, it will take just TOO much time.
High level: we essentially had 1 ganks and 4 different big fights. Nice content!
Form-up was slowish, but eventually I got 4 logies, 2 scouts in ceptors, rest DDs. Majority in BLAP Caracals, few guys had points. Which was not according to doctrine but really helped us to catch a couple of kills.
Spoiler
Roam members (20) - NOTE: This section is NOT usually included in AARs.
Adoulin ap Io
Aisair
Arrek Lemmont
Barrett Chanlin
BatFC
Budda Sereda
Ca'ain
Calder Ormand
Dredd Valentine
Jason Eoner
Jim Electron
Keuthein
NotA Witch
Phaethonx Brutor
Professor Academiac
Rider Isleman
SketchyManDan Williams
Vors Voorhorian
Xana McBash
Z0X Ambrye
Ca'ain found a BNI (I believe he was flashy):
(02:49:26) Oulley
Caracal -36.16m - Somehow Arrek pulled too far from logies..
Brutix Navy Issue +210.98m
I believe we caught a non-flashy Slicer on the gate:
(03:10:03) Hikkoken
Imperial Navy Slicer +29.8m
1st fight:
We played with relatively big fleet. I warped us at tacktical BM, but somehow one of us was pointed by Malediction. I made mistake here and got fleet close to the gate to push the Malediction out, but at that time those guys jumped through. I decided to take the fight, but our logies were too close and died quickly, with many DDs. We could not break anything, so I called to scatter.
Mistake at my side, as a gesture of apology, logies please accept 10M additional SRP (will do tomorrow).
(03:17:03) Hikkoken
Osprey -8.9m
Osprey -9m
Caracal -28.1m
Osprey -20.71m
Caracal -14.65m
Caracal -13.75m
Caracal -29.37m
Osprey -17.23m
Capsule -0.01m
Gank did not work:
(03:26:25) Akidagi
Crow -32.55m
(03:33:50) Kedama
Capsule -0.01m
2nd fight: (https://youtu.be/KwRuQcU2tfY)
I believe it was a fight with few parties. Interesting thing is that quite a big part of the fleet we stayed with no logies and by controlling the range we were able to stay alive. Thanks to BLAP! Was quite interesting fight!
(03:55:00) Akidagi
Osprey -9.98m
Osprey -9.98m
Caracal -15.05m
Caracal -15.42m
Caracal -14.34m
Osprey -11.64m
Kestrel +3.81m
Taranis -29.61m
Crow +35.66m
Algos +6.51m
Capsule +3.77m
Merlin +2.49m
Maller +15.38m
Catalyst +3.16m
Caracal -31.92m
Caracal -42.3m
Caracal -28.31m
Osprey -9.98m
If you guys returning into the fight it would be good if you warp at tactical to the gate. This will let you decide whom to warp to. Because if you start 50-60AU warp across the system, situation can change before you land.
Random gank kill:
(04:16:24) Akidagi
Atron +2.79m
3rd fight:
Engagement with a small gank. We engaged small things, and, I don't remember for sure, but I do believe they dropped cyno and got few BSs on top of us: Raven, Rattlesnake, Nightmare. I was just ALPHAed. And should have called 'scatter', but did not really see a danger. We got unnecessary loses because I did not notice danger on time.
(04:28:11) Aivonen, Akidagi
Jackdaw +48.07m
Caracal -20.23m
Caracal -31.98m
Caracal -28.57m
Caracal -22.9m
Osprey -9.98m
Caracal -15.12m
Caracal -32.95m
4th fight: (https://youtu.be/w28xfJSk-bg)
We found 2 HFI on small plex, got on top of them, lost tackles quickly, but stayed on the grid and kept shooting small things as they landed and tried to play with us. That was a SUPER fun. In the middle of the fight, we get two unistas joining us and getting tackle on HFI so we could secure the kill!
It is unfortunate, we did not have many people left for this fight.
(04:52:13) Nennamaila
Crow -32.63m
Capsule -0.01m
Atron -13m
Talwar -6.59m
Caracal -35.12m
Osprey -9.98m
Thrasher +9.74m
Magus +99.15m
Thorax -35.91m
Hurricane Fleet Issue +221.73m
Caracal +36.09m
Bantam +1.73m
Tristan +3.8m
Crow -32.45m
Malediction +139.91m
Capsule +0.01m
Caracal -14.88m
Caldari Navy Hookbill -32.46m
Caracal -32.68m
While being in a pod I heard those guys are still fighting on plex, I put Adoulin in charge and asked them to warp at 100km. It looks like that was TOO much things and we just lost 5 caracals for nothing. That was a dumb move
(05:15:17) Nennamaila
Caracal -15.38m
Caracal -16.76m
Caracal -14.43m
Capsule -0.01m
Caracal -18.27m
Lessons learned:
1. As pilot, don't jump through the frigate/dessies gate camp in a cruiser
2. As FC, don't lose you mind when one of fleet mates tackled by Malediction. At some point I called fleet to warp at the relatively small range together with logy just because there were nothing on grid. And those guys jumped through the gate ... and should down logies quite quickly. Sorry guys. I will SRP 10M to logies for that fight. At least small compensation.
3. Don't warp fleet on grid with no scout: last 4 Caracals we lost because we wanted to join the fun going on the plex... But fleet was VERY quickly neuted and killed. that was unnecessary loses.
Many thanks from my side to:
- scouts (Ca'ain and Aisair)
- logies (BatFC, NotA Witch, Rider, Jason): with no your participation fleet would not happen!
Thanks to Adoulin ap Io for helping with anchoring: even though I admitted in the end I kind-of was ok being an anchor in last fights, you helped me to start the fleet!
Many thanks to all who showed up tonight!
I feel we are getting ready for arranged fleets...? Few more trainings and we will go!
Stats:
ISK Destroyed: 874,600,755.24
ISK Lost: 901,266,489.67
ISK Delta: -26,665,734.43
Efficiency: 49.249%
ISK negative, but so much fun!