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Formup was excellent, great attendance as always, and a fantastic split between Doctrine DPS, Logi, and a few snowflakes. I deliberately took a few larger snowflakes (Command Dessie etc) knowing they couldn't slide novice plexes - but my aim with the fleet was always for larger targets anyway
FC: Breeze One
2IC: Z0x
Logi FC: Laser Skaron
Scout 1: Troven
Scout 2: Eddie Dante
Mighty Boosher: Decklin
We burnt fairly fast up to Black Rise, which was showing quite a bit of activity. Waiting on the Vli gate in Renarelle, scouts called eyes on two Hyperions. They lost them from D-Scan, but we suddenly got two gate flashes.
We grabbed the first one to enter, and Decklin called for points only. It took me a second to realise what he intended, but it was a great call, and I went with it. We booshed off the Hyperion and most of our DD and Logi, and got the gank with no losses. We did miss the second Hyperion due to distance. Great start, and fantastic work by Logi to keep everyone alive under gate guns.
Hyperion +289.08m
We got eyes at this stage on a Holy Cookie AHAC fleet in Vli. I want revenge on Cookie as much as anyone - but not this time . We dodged Cookie, but spotted a Raven who was also dodging them, warping towards the Oicx gate. I warped us there immediately, and we managed to catch him as he jumped through.
Decklin pulled the same trick with the boosh, and we took him out. This time the boosh missed several logi, and so we lost Jax's Crucifier sadly. I was slightly worried at this point as we knew Cookie were still in the area, and combat probes were nearby, so we scattered as soon as the kill went down and regrouped in system.
Crucifier Navy Issue -28.14m
Raven +260.23m
Capsule +18.48m
Fight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS5DUSZED1U&t=164s
In Eha, we saw Daredevil, Kestrel and a Tristan in a plex. I sent vanguard ahead (2x Punishers), but should have sent more. Eddie died before we landed, and B'aldrick was unable to hold the Daredevil (Punishers alone will get outpaced by any AB ship with a scram/web so no shame there)
It does appear though that the Kestrel and Daredevil died shortly after this, so they still appear on the fleet killboard
Punisher -8.85m
Kestrel +8.78m
Daredevil +72.59m
Hanging around in Akidagi, we tried to combat probe down an Exequeror Navy Issue. While Jax did his thing, an Algos warped into us. We killed him, but the Exeq got away while we were busy.
Algos +13.38m
Next, a Vexor gang with Logi support warped to our plex. We were already aligned out and I immediately warped us out instinctively - I didn't want to be surprised, and the intel when they had entered system was for multiple logi with them. It was pointed out afterwards that we might have a chance in the fight, and once I was able to calmly review the D-Scan, I agreed. They had 5x Vexors and I think 3x Logi. We warped back to the plex, and I gave instructions that if their Logi were set up at range, Decklin should immediate boosh us (and any nearby Vexors) off. We slid in, and as it happened they were all balled up - so I just called primary on one of the Logi. We were holding initially and they were slowly breaking.
Mindful of the lessons of the Cookie fight, I also told the fleet to lock a second Logi in preparation for any target switching/secondary if the primary went down. This was a mistake. The fleet immediately split their DPS between the two Logi, and the target we were breaking suddenly started holding.
At this point, Cookie's AHAC fleet began landing, having entered system while I was preoccupied calling targets. I called scatter. If Cookie had allied to us maybe together we could have taken it, but we were barely holding against the Vexors, and I'd had no real communication with Cookie's FC prior to them entering, and I was worried Cookie would simply wipe us all out.
We sadly lost Decklin who was tackled, but Cookie won the fight after we left, and so we did snag some killmails - although the fact we had any damage on these targets, neither of whom were called as either primary or secondary, does point to our issues with concentrating DPS.
Inquisitor -4.78m
Pontifex -121.92m
Vexor +32.72m
Vexor +33.2m
Vexor +35.1m
Fight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9YWiZZM8Eo&t=184s
Finally, scouting us out of system, Troven saw our friendly neighbourhood Phoenix who had welped Adrien's frigate fleet last week. Thos guy has been baiting and welping fleets for weeks now. A true criminal for our Policy Academy trainees! I convo'd the Holy Cookie FC and we agreed to a truce to take out the Phoenix. We all jumped gate and engaged. The Phoenix was still holding up under both our fleets (and Cookie had a hell of a lot more DPS than us!).....until Cookie cyno'd in 2x Supercarriers. Its nice to have powerful friends!
Phoenix +6002.45m
Fight Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYSR4YTOZI0
Hilariously, Eddie Dante actually ninja'd the loot! Almost 1bn ISK in loot. I'll be distributing between fleet members shortly.
Great end to the roam, and great start to THE POLICE ACADEMY! (I'm making this a thing guys)
Stats
ISK Destroyed: 6,766,017,903.09
ISK Lost: 163,682,207.95
ISK Delta: 6,602,335,695.14
Efficiency: 97.638%
Roam members (28)
Spoiler
B'aldrick Aivoras
Barbara Blast
Breeze One
Burak Oz
Crane Aideron
DeanSherman
Decklin Quark Reiger
Eddie Dante
Gatt2111
Jax Renalard
Kordun Naskingar
Koss Vha
Laser Skaron
Lexara Ellecon
Martins Semah
Mhzentul Lafarius
Noah Ather
Orillion Maxwell
Rezda Nardieu
Rider Isleman
Trillian Ituin
Trixie Lapin
Troven Smalvard
Union Pivo
Z0X Ambrye
Zana Fehrnah
Zeerse Solaris