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Evan Gotabor
Prima Gallicus
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Posted - 2014.02.17 08:49:00 -
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If you want to fly an Incubus rail, be advise that even with that kind of firepower, it will be very difficult to destroy maddys and armor tanks in general.
The best solution I have find is to have a tank partner to play with.
Long story short, you are the condor, so you know where tanks are, your friend attack him from the ground and you help him from the air.
Or you can bait the ennemy tank so he target only your dropship and then your allied tank can come from behind and deliver a critical blow.
Anyway, play it with a partner, it is safer for both of you and very funny if you both have a mic.
Gallente logistic dropsuit / Dropship pilot
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Komodo Jones
Chaotik Serenity
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Posted - 2014.02.17 08:54:00 -
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CommanderBolt wrote:The Railgun can be pretty good on the Incubus VS tanks or so I hear. As for the blaster - that's not too good at all on a dropship though I am sure some crazy fools try and use it.
I personally like the missiles. Just remember - Assault drop-shipping is expensive and can often lead to you swearing at the TV screen.
I experienced this earlier, first dropship I lost was to a random forge gunner or rail tank on the other end of the map before I even got to get in, second one I lost to the MCC....don't ask.
I would never use a blaster as the main turret but maybe a railgun will do if I get some decent aim, I will however try to run with a gunner because I got a guy who likes to use the gunner's seat and I'm a guy who likes to fly :) He's a good shot and if he's on a stable platform and doesn't have the nose of a ship blocking his view it would work out pretty well either using a blaster or a railgun, I think we could make that work.
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Komodo Jones
Chaotik Serenity
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Posted - 2014.02.17 09:00:00 -
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Evan Gotabor wrote:If you want to fly an Incubus rail, be advise that even with that kind of firepower, it will be very difficult to destroy maddys and armor tanks in general.
The best solution I have find is to have a tank partner to play with.
Long story short, you are the condor, so you know where tanks are, your friend attack him from the ground and you help him from the air.
Or you can bait the ennemy tank so he target only your dropship and then your allied tank can come from behind and deliver a critical blow.
Anyway, play it with a partner, it is safer for both of you and very funny if you both have a mic.
I'm not even gonna bother with most tanks, unless there's AV on the field I'm just gonna leave them alone, they're too powerful for any small turret to handle. I'd say best case scenario is I have a gunner and we both have railguns and I just point him towards the tank when I need to reload or cool down, just put him under constant fire. Otherwise I don't see how there's much we could do unless I put on a damage mod.
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Evan Gotabor
Prima Gallicus
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Posted - 2014.02.17 09:19:00 -
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You would be surprise how fast you can destroy a sica with a small rail turret 
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Komodo Jones
Chaotik Serenity
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Posted - 2014.02.17 16:34:00 -
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I would be surprised since i can't aim right now lol
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RemingtonBeaver
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.02.17 18:59:00 -
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Tried running a proto rail turret on my incubus.
Whoever says that this is good is a tanker that is trolling ADS pilots. It's garbage. Doesn't work. All the tanker has to do is move and it's impossible to stay on target with the rail shots.
Don't do it. Missile are still the only viable ADS weapon.
We can pickle that.
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Evan Gotabor
Prima Gallicus
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Posted - 2014.02.17 20:53:00 -
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Remember that missiles are far differents from rails :
Missiles are in some ways like the mass driver, they can deliver critical blows or be used as a suppressing weapon to make sure infantry stay hidden in some buildings Their only "disadvantage" is their slow firerate. Plus they have a good targeting system (the cross) and militias missiles are by far now more powerful than their older prototype counterpart. (which is the main reason we only use and see 80% of ADS with them). They are simply to OP in comparison of the other small turrets.
Rail turrets target are vehicles, they compensate their lack of area effect by a better firerate. In short, they have the better DPS, but to aim with them can be very tricky as we only have a SINGLE LITTLE WHITE PIXEL as a targeting system.
Also, remember that a rail is no missile so you have an overload system. If you don't watch it, it is more than probable than your target will survive.
Blaster turrets are broken and can't be used on an ADS, a rain of metro tickets would be by far more effective than them...
RemingtonBeaver wrote:Tried running a proto rail turret on my incubus.
Whoever says that this is good is a tanker that is trolling ADS pilots. It's garbage. Doesn't work. All the tanker has to do is move and it's impossible to stay on target with the rail shots.
Don't do it. Missile are still the only viable ADS weapon.
If you find difficult to target a running HAV, I suggest you try to pursue a running LAV, they have the same speed as you, and are damn harder to destroy than any other target. And I include infantry as targets...
To my mind, missile turrets espcially since 1.7 have ruined the ADS. As they are far too powerful and able to destroy both infantry and vehicles.
Let them as they are for the moment, and beetween 1.8 and 2.0 you will see more ADS than tanks in 1.7...
Gallente logistic dropsuit / Dropship pilot
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Zirzo Valcyn
Kameira Lodge
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.02.17 21:16:00 -
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there are some gunners that are very good with rail. i have 1 incubus fit with a nose rail for fighting other DS
i fly a gorgon/cru to test the map if it looks ideal i land, recall/call incubus
u can ban the troll out of the forums but u can't ban the forums out of the troll.
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Scheneighnay McBob
Learning Coalition College
4077
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Posted - 2014.02.17 21:44:00 -
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Komodo Jones wrote:
Does anyone actually use an assault dropship with a blaster or railgun turret on the front? Or in general a blaster or rail turret on the sides of any dropship (provided you have gunners that are actually effective and can provide you feedback)? I've only seen it done effectively like once before and that was a while back but it seems like there's very few out there.
Railgun yes, blasters no. Not only are blasters impossible to aim with on an ADS, but they're super weak with short range. They have the range and DPS of a gallente assault rifle.
Komodo Jones wrote:What kind of fits do you guys use? What are the other turrets good for or do they hold any advantage over missile turrets whatsoever?
I only really use railguns when other dropships are bothering me. I run all kinds of fits, from hit and run and transports to extended assaults.
Komodo Jones wrote:What kind of dropships or skills are good for raining death upon infantry? vehicles? other dropships? Is there even a way to kill other dropships besides ramming them or catching them when they're on the ground? I've seen very few dogfights taking place since 1.7 hit.
Missiles- anti infantry. Rails- vehicles.
Komodo Jones wrote:What kind of dropships/fits are good for tanking tons of damage so you don't get shot down immediately by redline railgun tanks? Ones that are good for evading shots?
Either fit a hardener (OP as hell), or fit tank armor/shields on it.
Everything can evade shots well, especially with an afterburner.
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