An update - some losses and some kills.....

The valentine's day hunt was a lot of fun and I am looking forward to more challenges. The usual noobs keep the guns warmed up nicely and the killmail inbox nice and full. However, I have been hunting further afield for more marks. Still haven't quite given up on the punisher - it can certainly tank better than the rifter but does not do as much damage per second. Basically, if I can alpha strike someone then rifter is ideal but against a cruiser or something; the punisher is probably the better choice.

I pushed the punisher towards Metropolis once more and this time solo - LC was away in 0.0 so flying on my own once more; need to pick my targets more carefully. I headed back almost to my old stomping grounds in Auga but stopped short by one system at Dal. It had only three belts and all were off the scanner - so it was deep inside the system and away from the gates. I could see three pilots in local so decided to chance it.

Approaching the belt systems I activated the scanner and found a coercer there. An Amarr destroyer. Never took one of these on so decided, what the hell. I tried to narrow him down and managed to pin the Amarr ship into a belt. I then warped in. I knew even before arriving that he was there as the signs were all there: the slightly slower loading time and the feeling you have inside your stomach.

Popping out of warp I saw Aardwolfe and immediately locked him. I scrambled him and hit the orbit at 2000m with the x3 200mm autocannons spitting fury and fire. This coercer's shields were poor and were soon stripped. I got him down to hull very quickly and was preparing to snag his pod when two other pirates appeared in local. They were from the Shi Yah Tong corporation and I smelt trouble. One of the pirates soon warped in on me as I was taking down the coercer to 10% hull. His pod popped out just as the new pirate started to target me. I knew his mate would soon warp in afterwards so I hit the warp drive and jumped out.

Next thing I knew, I saw the pirate type in local:

"2 million for you pod Aardwolfe!"

Cheaky git had stolen my pod ransom!

Shrugging, I prepared to leave the system - the pirate's mate was in a hurricane so I had made the right decision.

Aarwolfe was podded as he refused to reply to the ransom.

Kill Mail:
2007.02.16 18:25

Victim: Aardwolfe
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Imperial Academy
Destroyed: Coercer
System: Dal
Security: 0.4

Involved parties:

Name: Angel Impaler / Archangels

Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -10.0
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Punisher
Weapon: 200mm AutoCannon I


Destroyed items:

Small Armor Repairer I
Medium C5-L Emergency Shield Overload I
Medium Pulse Laser I
Dual Afocal Pulse Maser I
Infrared S
Medium Pulse Laser I
Infrared S
Dual Afocal Pulse Maser I
Cargo Scanner I (Cargo)
Heavy Pulse Laser I (Cargo)
LADAR Backup Array I (Cargo)
200mm AutoCannon I
Thorn Rocket, Qty: 100 (Cargo)
Cap Booster 75, Qty: 10 (Cargo)
Small Capacitor Booster I (Cargo)
Infrared S
Medium Pulse Laser I
Expanded Cargohold I
Carbonized Lead S, Qty: 49


Anyway, I went back to Auga and the surroundings but the place was flat. Eggehelende was more fun and I played cat and mouse with a few would be pirates and pirate hunters but nothing significant and no kills. Much to my disappointment.

I decided to log and come back another day.

A few days later, with some new skills in my head; I made my way back towards Gusandall. LC was online and was recounting the BoB kills that the anti-BoB front were making. It sounded all quite exciting.

However, I wanted to kill something and in Arnstur I spied a ferox. Normally too big for me and with a six month pilot; it looked dicey but I went for it anyway. I found him ratting in a belt and landed about 3.5KM away - on came the scrambler and I pushed the punisher into a tight orbit. I made hardly a dent in his armour.

I was also scrambled too so had to fight my way out. Nope. His shields rarely went down below 75% while he gradually killed me with his drones and missiles. I should have moved further away from the ferox, drawn off the drones and killed the drones. However, my cap was running low too.

It was an ambitious attack but fun. I learnt some useful lessons.

2007.02.18 23:08

Victim: flashfresh
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Destroyed: Punisher
System: Arnstur
Security: 0.1

Involved parties:

Name: Zelgris (laid the final blow)
Security: -1.5
Alliance: NONE
Corp: New Justice Technologies
Ship: Ferox
Weapon: Havoc Heavy Missile

I will have my revenge!!!

Well that was the last of the punishers in my hangar. No more left unless I get another delivery. I am getting better at knowing how this ship works and to be honest, I should have killed his drones asap.

Back into the rifter we go and into everyone's favourite hunting grounds: Eifer.

I got two kills: a rifter and a bellicose. The latter is my first.

2007.02.19 23:06

Victim: Zorue
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Native Freshfood
Destroyed: Rifter
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4

Involved parties:

Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -10.0
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: Gremlin Rocket

Name: Angel Defacer / Archangels


Destroyed items:

Kinetic Deflection Amplifier I
EMP S, Qty: 100 (Cargo)
Upgraded 'Limos' Standard Missile Bay I
'Malkuth' Standard Missile Launcher I
Nuclear S, Qty: 13
Sabretooth Light Missile, Qty: 16


2007.02.19 23:07

Victim: Zorue
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Native Freshfood
Destroyed: Capsule
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4

Involved parties:

Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -10.0
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 150mm Light Carbine Repeating Cannon I

And..........................

2007.02.19 23:21

Victim: nephalimtwenty3
Alliance: NONE
Corp: The Republic Navy
Destroyed: Capsule
System: Eifer
Security: 0.4

Involved parties:

Name: flashfresh (laid the final blow)
Security: -10.0
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Ship: Rifter
Weapon: 150mm Light Carbine Repeating Cannon I

Yes, yes - the rat got the ship kill mail though I did 99% of the damage!! Grrrrrr.

I sat at the SS and waited for the timer to run out. I did spot a few more likey targets and went for them - I actually had one in my sights but then Redblack Frietas uncloaked his force recon cruiser; much to my dismay, and I got out there asap. Redblack failed to get the rifter I was chasing too.

Anyway, once the flag was gone I came back into Gusandall. I saw a thrasher and thought...why not. I jumped into a belt but it was empty - was sure she was here. She was - and jumped in after me. I locked and scrambled here and took her shields down v quickly but this thrasher managed to get a few good hits in and repped some of her damage. I was now running low on cap and soon was out....just as me and the thrasher were into 25% hull. My webber turned off as did the afterburner. I kept on firing as did she and for a moment, the screen froze - I thought I had the killing blow but alas, it was me - her howitzer got in a good hit that pulverised my hull. With no cap to run the repper: i was dead.
Damn.

She was down to about 10% hull too! I warped out just as an EOS and Brutix came into local. I safespotted and waited. Cursing my bad luck and bad judgement. Should have turned off the disruptor once I knew the thrasher was going to fight back. That would have saved my cap and maybe given me an extra rep cycle....which is all I needed. Have learnt.

2007.02.19 23:40

Victim: flashfresh
Alliance: NONE
Corp: Independent Pilots
Destroyed: Rifter
System: Gusandall
Security: 0.4

Involved parties:

Name: Drusilla Lux (laid the final blow)
Security: 0.6
Alliance: Astral Wolves
Corp: TuBular Enterprises
Ship: Thrasher
Weapon: 280mm 'Scout' Artillery I

Name: Angel Shatterer / Archangels


Destroyed items:

Small Armor Repairer I
Gyrostabilizer I
Rocket Launcher I
Monopropellant I Hydrazine Boosters
Warp Disruptor I
200mm Reinforced Steel Plates I
150mm Light AutoCannon I (Cargo)
150mm Light AutoCannon I (Cargo)
Shield Power Relay I (Cargo)
Shield Power Relay I (Cargo)
Overdrive Injector System I (Cargo)
Arch Angel Nuclear M, Qty: 959 (Cargo)
Proton S, Qty: 360 (Cargo)
Valkyrie I (Cargo)
250mm Light Artillery Cannon I (Cargo)
650mm Artillery Cannon I (Cargo)
Small 'Notos' Explosive Charge I (Cargo) Gremlin Rocket, Qty: 14 EMP S, Qty: 55