Rapier FTW

I love toys, espesaly new once :D
My most beloved toy at the moment is my Rapier, at first I found it a bit hard to solo in it, but It's like all new ships, takes time to get used to.

But the last few days flying with my mates in the 22nd I found good usage for.
Valkyrie Ryche was forming a T1 Cruiser roam fleet, but I was in my Rapier and close by, so I thought, I join em.

I was told to scout Nennamaila(a know Gallente FacWar mission hub) for targets.
And there was a few WT, and a Open mission plex.
I warped to the plex, and started my short range scan, but alas,,, No targets.
Just as I was going to give the bad news to my mate, a Cerberus Heavy Assult Ship, form on my.
I imidiently drop my cloack and set my warp diable system hot, and sure enough, the Cerb apperars.
I rush my my uppgraded locking systems and shouts in joy to mates "I've GOT him".
As they enter system the Cerberus to my big suprise warps away... Warp Core stabilized? On a Long range vessel? But, that kills it's range! I could hardly belive my eyes...
Just as I bring the sad news to my fleet, my scanner systems fires up and shows me a Hurricane Battlecruiser class ship.
To my disbelief it appers on the acceleration gate, I hastly sving about, and primers my tackling systems, and capputres the Hurricane; "Point on cane" I shout to my mate as the rush for the Kill.
Just as the Hurricane explodes, To yet another disbeleif, The stabbed cerb comes back, and even better He lands at 0km from rest off my fleet.
Multiple where imidieltly called, And our fleet make short work off the poor Cerb.

As our fighting goes on, greedy Pirate eyes are watching, as we work on the final struckture off the cerb, they deside their T2 vessels are superior vs our t1 cruisers, and warps to same mission plex...

As the Cerb, blows up inn comes the pirates in a Ishtar Heavy Assult Cruiser and Evil Curse Recon ship.
Valkyrie, whom are in command of our small gang then decides that this is a GO for kills, and Barks out: "Primery the Ishtar"

As I starting to lock the Ishtar down, I, to my big consern sees that Both pirates are trageting my ship, and speews a hordes off drones after me.
As my poor ship is not made to deal with much force, and they drop my sheild to 50% I decide, I have to warp out...

I call out to valk, "I must bounce", I around my ship if there is any nearby plantes, as I find it, and engages my warpdrive, I look as I go with big consern for mate whom I leave behind.
I land safe at a planet, and imidiently fire up my thurster and plot in coordinates back to the plex, I hear distubing news on coms, one off our cruisers are lost.
I fire up my warp drives determen to drive theese pirate off.
As Im about to land I overheat my guns, and get my Drones ready to takes them down.
As I land 20km away from the and almost instenly lock the ishtar down, with guns blasting, drones fighting, we get rewaded with the explosion off The Pirate ship.
The final ship the Curse, is a worthy apponent, as he dranin cap and makes it hard to to use modules, we fight him a long time, but he was no match for our combidened ship and explodes in the end.

Very happy, we only lost 2 cruisers, we loot the wreacks to our heart content, as we loot and tries to get out as much we can, suddely a Gallete War Target Thorax Cruiser class ship landes beside us, I imidiently switch on my tackle, and he dies fast to our superior damage.

Sadly before we could loot all ships, a Drake Battlecruiser class ship comes, and now we know the Wartargets have backup. And we flee the mission site.

Very impressed how my mates handled their t1 cruisers, I congrat them on a job well done, As for me. I am very pleased in how my Rapier did in that fight.

But sadly I saw a few faults:

1: 1 Large Sheild Extender is not good enought tank, thoose drones hurt, but this means slower lock time...

2: 720mm Atry's does awsome alfha, but they missed a few shots on the Hurricane, and that is not good at all...

3: Cap is a big issue...

Working on another fit, this time It will be even more awsome...

The Last Roam...

When I first logged on today, all started good, I heard my mates in Tuskers need some aid, in hulmate vs some Battlecruisers.
As I jumped in there I notis that the fight was on a gate, and my Harpy was no good, tanking gateguns, but I also brought a new toy to Hulmate the other day, an this was perfect maiden Voyage for it.

I quickly warped to station, and rushed for my new toy.
When all my navigasion systems where online I undocked and punched in the destinajon to the gate and hit warp.

As was about to exit warp my Tusker buddy called out SitterXIV's Drake as Primarly Target, When my Rokh Battleship Class laned on the I imidiantly set my targeting systems online and my guns hot to get the Drake, As my guns when of I saw the The ships Sheild system melt and shorly after The Drake exploded in a glorious manner.

The 2 Other Battlecruiers Ships warped off in Horror as they saw my Mighty Rokh kill their mate.

But short after we hunted the Myrmidom down and he Meet his Fate as well.

Very pleased with my Rokh Performence, I returned Back to Harpy to begin my Roam.

Another good mate Caster Rom Wanted to taggle along in a Covert Ops Friggate, I gladly accetped, as I ejoy company, and might need a helping hand finding Good targets doing mission.

After a long roam, with few targets, and no luck catching them, me and Caster When Home into Verge Vendor.

Not satisfied with this as my Last Roam, My other good friend Leo Solunar logged on, and I had a new mate for aother roam.

As I was about to meet him In his home system Hevrive, I found a Ratting Rifter on my scanner, I quicky warped to the belt to protect the Poor NPC battleship with my scram hot, but alas, I landed 40km away from him. But to my suprise I saw the Rifter started to burn towards me, and he engaged. I set my warp jamming system on him, and started shooting him, short after I was rewared with nice explosion of the Rifter.

Me and Leo dicided to Go towards Minmentar space, to hunt for targtes.
After yet another long roam, with few targets, and little action, we decided to Move into Amamake and Dal.

The Lack of action made us take a fatal mistake by going after a experience pilot flying a Cyclone Class Battlecruiser, Our Assult Ships where no match, and poor Leo's Ishkur Paid the Price.

After this failure, and Real life calling, It was time for me Head back to Costolle.

So now Im moving in real life, so I will not be on eve for a good while.
Good hunting guys, and have an awsome summer...

/kruger81 "The Crazy Viking"

This is how it began...

After alot of hazzal from the Tuskers, I have finaly made a blog in english. :P

So guys; here; a blog made just for you.