windrunnertornado

Windrunner Doctrine Battle manual Sajuukthanatoskhar Leader of +10 Squad, Stratop Commander, Sovola Containment Officer, RusRus Containment Crew December 7, 2015

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Update History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Windrunner Tornados 1.1 Skill Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 The Fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.1 Generation 2 Standard Fit . . . . . . . . 1.2.2 The Wind Master . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 The Fleet setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3.1 Supporting ships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Flying WR Tornados . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.1 Default Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.2 Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.3 Scouts! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4.4 Supporting Tackle . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 What can you engage? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5.1 How WR Tornados die . . . . . . . . . . 1.5.2 Sneaky Stealth Bomber/Blops Scramble 1.5.3 Bombs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5.4 Command Destroyers . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Special Moves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6.1 Sobana Overrun . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6.2 Snapback Maneuver . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6.3 Bandsaw Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 Windrunner Claws 17 2.1 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3 Windrunner Hurricanes + HFIs 3.1 Skill Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 Fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2.1 Windrunner Hurricane . . . . . . . 3.2.2 Windrunner Hurricane Fleet Issue 3.3 Defense of the fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4 Supporting Ships for fleet . . . . . . . . .

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Fleet Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5.1 Jobs! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5.2 MJD Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5.3 Dscanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5.4 Local Watcher . . . . . . . . . . . . What can you engage . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6.1 Tackle Fleets . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6.2 EWAR Frigates . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6.3 Interdictors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6.4 Cruisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6.5 Battlecruisers and Battleships . . . . 3.6.6 Bombers and Command Destroyers . 3.6.7 Assault Frigates . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6.8 Lachesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Moves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7.1 Sobani Trample . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.7.2 Evasive Maneuvers! . . . . . . . . . 3.7.3 The E-bait-ive Maneuver . . . . . . Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Abstract In which we learn how to fly Wind Runner Tornados. But it’s really hard. And now I have to impart my wisdom on the subject before I become the latest lawn ornament in the French Alps at the hands of a suicidal jet-liner pilot.

Dedicated to Elise Randolph and Splinter 07’s Machariel

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Update History

Updated on the 3rd December 2015 for incoming changes to EVE regarding command destroyers.

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Chapter 1

Windrunner Tornados Wind Runner Tornados are a particularly special breed of the 1400mm fit that is known to most EFT warriors and theorycrafters as the particularly old and venerable alphafleet doctrine, one of the oldest strict ship doctrines known to EVEkind. The fit goes back to the roots of alphafleet battleship doctrines used by the then Clusterfuck Coalition, utilising the amazing alpha strike capabilities of the 1400mm howitzer artillery turret. It is then evolved into the current and expanding meta of tier 3 (attack) battlecruisers, where the hulls can fit battleship guns for maximum damage. The racial agility of the tornado is then exploited for fast aligns using inertia stabilizers with the final touch of hyperspatial warp speed rigs to increase its base speed from 2.7 to 4.69 or 5.07 AU/s with 8% warpspeed implants. The fleets that they go into are seen as a support fleet doctrine with definite shock doctrine elements added in. The hit and run tactics combined with powerful alpha enables them to headshot key ships and persons with ease. Their warp speed allows for special abilties such as ’snapback ’ and ’bandsawing.’

1.1

Skill Requirements

The fit has several variants for different reasons. This is mostly to do with skills affecting align speed. The minimum skills required to fly the Wind Runner Tornado in a fleet is Minmatar Battlecruiser 1 Large Projectile Turret 1 Evasive Maneuvering 4 Spaceship Command 4 This allows the align speed of a WR Tornado to be 5 seconds in a fleet with Skirmish Warfare trained to level 5. Wing Command 3 - 5 is recommended for the fleet commander as they need to give those agility bonuses to their fleet. Of course, to use all 8 guns without Reactor Control Units, Advanced Weapon

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Upgrades is needed, but guns can be turn off or not fitted at all - with reduced alpha as a result. The skills listed above do not list the necessary prerequisite skills and need to be trained as a result.

1.2

The Fit

The standard fit is the 2nd Generation Fit which improves on the versatility of the first fit by adding non-combat modules to the huge cargohold. These include cloaks, microwarp drives and reactor control units. Historically, the fit used Gallium meta 3 turrets but these were seen as irrelevant in the face of meta 4 ’Scout’ turrets.

1.2.1

Generation 2 Standard Fit

[Tornado, WindRunnder Gen 2 Std] Gyrostabilizer II Gyrostabilizer II Inertial Stabilizers II Inertial Stabilizers II Sensor Booster II Sensor Booster II Tracking Computer II Tracking Computer II Tracking Computer II 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm

’Scout’ ’Scout’ ’Scout’ ’Scout’ ’Scout’ ’Scout’ ’Scout’ ’Scout’

Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery

I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,

Domination Domination Domination Domination Domination Domination Domination Domination

EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP

Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Mobile Depot x1 Republic Fleet EMP L x800 Republic Fleet Phased Plasma L x800 Republic Fleet Fusion L x1000 Republic Fleet Titanium Sabot L x800 Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium L x500

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Republic Fleet Proton L x600 Republic Fleet Nuclear L x600 Republic Fleet Carbonized Lead L x500 Eifyr and Co. ’Rogue’ Warp Drive Speed WS-608 x1 This requires the bare minimum of skills to ensure the minimum align time of 5 seconds.

Figure 1.1: The Tornado has a warp speed of 4.69 AU/s, 5.07 AU/s using the implant Protip : You don’t need Astronautic Rigging to 4 to fit the tech II Hyperspatial rigs, you can do this without skills.

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1.2.2

The Wind Master

[Tornado, Wind Master 2nd Generation] Gyrostabilizer II Gyrostabilizer II Reactor Control Unit II Inertial Stabilizers II Sensor Booster II Sensor Booster II Tracking Computer II Tracking Computer II Tracking Computer II 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm 1400mm

Howitzer Howitzer Howitzer Howitzer Howitzer Howitzer Howitzer Howitzer

Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery Artillery

II, II, II, II, II, II, II, II,

Republic Republic Republic Republic Republic Republic Republic Republic

Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleet

EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP EMP

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Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Mobile Depot x1 Republic Fleet EMP L x800 Republic Fleet Phased Plasma L x800 Republic Fleet Fusion L x1000 Republic Fleet Titanium Sabot L x800 Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium L x500 Republic Fleet Proton L x600 Republic Fleet Nuclear L x600 Republic Fleet Carbonized Lead L x500 Eifyr and Co. ’Rogue’ Warp Drive Speed WS-608 x1 Quake L x1000 Tremor L x1000

This fit requires the pilot to have Evasive Maneuvering trained to 5 as well as Spaceship Command trained to 5, in order for them to align with the fleet. The align time bonus given by skirmish warfare related fleet bonuses implies that a Wind Master is a slow aligner when fighting solo and is especially vulnerable. However, they make up for the risks they take with their fit by

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having an increased alpha. Because of the reactor control unit, the need for Advanced Weapon Upgrades is null and void, but Large Artillery Specialization is required in its stead for the Tech II turrets. Overall this is a longer train for those with not much skillpoints in projectile weapons but have trained up for Heavy Assault Cruisers.

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The Fleet setup

The fleet setup for a basic wind runner fleet is simple. The FC must have Skirmish Warfare trained to level 5 or all of the squad commanders having trained it. The Squad Commanders must have Leadership trained to 5 to spread the bonuses to their squads. In addition, the Fleet Commander must have Wing Command trained to the how many squads they have of Tornados. If the fleet is bigger than 50 people in Tornados alone (1 Wing’s worth), the fleet commander will then need Fleet Command to how many wings they are going to use. This seems simple to remember, but people often forget, because that shit’s for nerds

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Supporting ships

Supporting ships includes triple target painter Vigils and small tackle. Interdictors maybe used for advanced grid control but can have an adverse effect to a fleet commander with too much on their plate. The Vigil fit is displayed below [Vigil, Windrunner] Signal Amplifier II Signal Amplifier II Target Painter II Target Painter II Target Painter II Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script 1MN Microwarpdrive II [empty high slot] [empty high slot] Small Particle Dispersion Projector I Small Particle Dispersion Projector I Small Particle Dispersion Projector I

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Wind Runner Tornado Fleets are exemplary at supporting other ship doctrines, especially the current 2014 - 2015 meta (Pre-Carnyx). With the way CCP is going, I expect this to be the case for remainder of the year. However, this irritates everyone because it takes people away from the mainline doctrine and puts them into another one that is different from the ’Meat Grinder’ meta.

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Flying WR Tornados

Flying Windrunner Tornados is easy. You find your target, you move it into optimal and know what ammo you will use (TEST uses Republic Large Ammo by the way). You make a call and you kill what you broadcast. One target is only needed for the most part. For Fleet members : You dont need to align unless the FC says so (because they might be spooked). And it could kill you if you do as you land first before the fleet does and could put you in jeopardy of being shot.

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Default Scripts

Normally, sensor boosters are unscripted and tracking computers are optimal range script fit. Faction EMP or Titanium Sabot is fitted to ensure a decent alpha is supplied at a moments notice. Below are the ranges for the sensor booster scripts. Fleet Commanders must remember what ranges they are going to and should call the most appropriate ones. 0-70km Double Scan Resolution Scripts Sobana Overrun and Close Range Drive Bys 70-135km Unscripted Sensor Booster Flexible Up to 205km Double Target Range Scripts Killing Intercepters with no transversal Ammo Types used All ammo used is Republic Fleet. This is in the fits and is stressed that its use be made at every opportunity. It is also used for structure bashing Close Range Ammo Phased Plasma, Fusion, EMP (20 - 110km) 9.5k Alpha Tracking Mid-Range Ammo Nuclear, Titanium Sabot (90-160 km) 7k Alpha Sniping Ammo Proton, Carbonized Lead (150-240 km) 3-4k Alpha

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Bookmarks

Many Bookmarks around stations will give you an edge in fighting the same way it gave an edge to an alliance based on its number of supercarriers (circa 2011). Having many bookmarks around the place is a chore but as an FC, you should make them yourself instead of relying on others to share them with you - you don’t know if the enemy has them as well. Sobani Death Captain Protip: I use corporation bookmarks to share this easily between different characters!

Figure 1.2: Bookmarks on a station are very effective!

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Scouts!

Having scouts such as a covert ops alt is almost mandatory but you can use other people, but this may slow your fleet down. Scouts can do the job of probing down the enemy, finding what they are doing, scouting through space at a pace that is slightly faster than the Windrunner Tornado fleet itself. Sobani Death Captain Protip: I use my alts to do this part! It makes fleets very quick!

1.4.4

Supporting Tackle

Useful as small ship killers or perch generators for a more static grid position.

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1.5

What can you engage?

This is closely linked with the next chapter on how you welp Tornado fleets. Sobani Death Captain Protip: Read all of this. This is information I have learnt from FCing this doctrine. Some of these are lessons learnt the hard way. Battleship Doctrines Most if not all battleship doctrines are very slow and extremely susceptable to hit and runs. Missile battleships are extremely vulnerable. Battleships with short range weapons and scan resolution scripted sensor boosters may be able to alpha Tornados trying to pick them off at 60-90 km. Triage Support adds nothing to the lethality of any battleship doctrines but implies the subcapitals will be heavily tanked and for a small timezone, having around 25+ tornados will cut through Russian Dominixes. Sneaky Petes They have the range and alpha to take out Petes at any range (even Proton) but are susceptable to return fire. A WR Tornado fleet should not engage a Pete fleet head on. Sobani Death Captain Protip: Kill the FC for hilarious results! Fast Attack Frigate Fleets With probes, fleets like these are near impossible to kill due to warp and align speeds with a slight counter being the snapback maneuver, provided an interdictor hasn’t bubbled the old position that the Tornados are about to warp back to. Sobani Death Captain Protip: You can’t run from these very easily. They align and warp faster than you. You will need support or shelter. Unsupported T1 Cruiser Fleets Unsupported means no tackle. The cruisers themselves might have not have points but can be taken out at range. Furthermore, shield cruisers are subject to the Sobana Overrun technique. Sobani Death Captain Protip: Killing these fleets are good fun.

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Eagle Fleet and Railgus Brave’s Eagle fleet represents a massive danger to Wind Runner Tornados. Railgu’s are the same story. Do not engage at close range and use hit and run. Sobana Overrun not recommended unless fleet commander is dead or weak. 10MN Microwarpdrive Ishtar Fleets, Vexor Navy Issues and Vexors Whilst being watchful for interdictors and tackle, a Tornado fleet can easily wreck fleets like these with only 20 people with vigils in tow. Killing the FC and anchors will make them retreat momentarily. Killing Logistics or Recons without scoring any kills on the Tornado fleet will result in full retreat. If tackle is dead, can be subject to Sobana Overrun as current fits in the meta dictate no warp disruption on the Ishtars. Otherwise, hit and run tactics only. Gilas Same as Ishtars, but their drones have to travel to kill your fleet. Their missiles make them highly susceptable to hit and run attacks. Sobana overrun not recommended. Battlecruiser Doctrines Rail Nagas will fire back and kill Tornados. Do not engage. Pulse Oracles, Blaster Taloses, AC Tornados are easy prey with Titanium Sabot or Nuclear. Solo Capitals Can kill. Use Bandsaw for maximum effect. Not a threat. Triaged/Sieged Capitals You need a substantial amount of Tornados to rip through a triage capital even if it’s by itself. In groups, its best to bubble them and concentrate on other targets. Not a threat. Carrier Groups Can refit multiple sensor boosters and point a tornado if they get too close. Treat these like you would a immobile ishtar fleet. Sobana Overrun is not recommended. Supers Not recommended to engage but represent no threat at 50+ km. Bubbles from friendly fleets tackling the enemy supers will hamper your movement. Support the mainfleets and kill off support fleets coming to save the super group. Solo supers are easy prey, even with bubbles on them. Titans represent no threat to Tornado gangs. 11

Interdictors Most interdictors aren’t fit for align and warp speed. You can outrun these but you have to get individuals to burn to a destination. The shorter the warps, the better. Starbases Small guns will cause issues but bandsawing can eliminate them quickly and effectively. Bandsawing must be used and setup prior to the fleet landing on the grid. Deathstars are easy prey to bandsawing. Manual Turreting versus a bandsawing fleet represents constant retargetting of individual guns on individual tornados that warp off after 5 seconds, which is the time it takes for most small guns to lock and therefore represent no threat.

1.5.1

How WR Tornados die

Subcap Wrecking Ball Formations These have never been implemented as formations are too hard. GG CCP. Warp Disruption Bubbles These put Tornados in an awkward position at best and in a catastrophic one at worst with the results being total fleet welps. A tactic to get around Dictor bubbles is to simply smartbomb them with something fast but deployables and heavy interdictor cruisers have high amounts of EHP with low sigs for Hictors. Interdictors with probes are a menace but warp too slowly. Constant Dscanning and warping will prevent welps. Watch out for cloaky dictors as they dont need to target you to use their bubbles! Intercepters with probes These are one of the threats alongside a dictor with an increased warp speed + improved agility can end a fleet. In fact, a group of rifters with spreaded points can destroy an entire wing of Tornados. Constant D-scanning will prevent welps like this.

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Sneaky Stealth Bomber/Blops Scramble

This can easily be done by tracking the warpins of the Wind Runner Tornados and then sitting a sizeable fleet of insta-locking scrambling stealth bombers or Black Ops Battleships near it. They will decloak and scramble Tornados as they warp off, leaving friends to die. However this can end badly for solo bombers as Tornados, if their warp isn’t too long, can snapback and alpha the bomber in a glorious save from death.

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POCOS, Ihubs, POSes and Forcefields All of these are incredibly dangerous. Try to avoid them like a Warp Disruption Bubble. FC Ego or Laziness Don’t get too big of yourself when moving around. You aren’t safe until you are in a POS Shield or a station. Fleet members should be dscanning for probes to ensure sneaky dictors and bombers don’t try to take you down. Losing one person means 10k less alpha.

1.5.3

Bombs

2 purifier covops 5 EM bombs are enough to take out the entire fleet. Not only would it be embarrasing, it also means you weren’t moving the fleet around as you should’ve. The Windrunner fleet should not be still if bombers are in system.

1.5.4

Command Destroyers

The new Tech 2 Destroyer class presents theoretical problems to WR Tornado fleets. This comes in the form of the revolutionary Micro Jump Field Drive • Moving Dictors around. • Moving Dictor bubbles around, changing battlefield terrain • Moving the Windrunner Fleet into bubbles. Given that Command Destroyers are looking to be shield tanked for the most part and cannot easily carry a combat probe launcher, they represent little threat to veteran Windrunner Commanders.

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Special Moves

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Sobana Overrun

This should only be done when the fleet commander is sure the group being chased will not fight back at close range or with points. A Sobana Overrun is done by a confident FC who chases down enemy fleets slower than their own that can’t really fight back. This includes T1 Cruiser fleets and ships with no points. Because of the speed of the Wind Runner Tornado, the FC can kill a person as they catch up and jump through the gate, wait out the aggression timer and then keep up chasing the fleet. 1. The Tornados must be fitted up with Scan Resolution scripts on both sensor boosters. 13

2. The Tracking Computers should be fitted with Tracking Speed Scripts 3. Your tackle must be close by to support the killing of any destroyers or frigates that may still be with them 4. Titanium Sabot will hit Shield Cruisers. Reserve EMP or Fusion for heavier tanked opponents. The Sobana Overrun must never be done with an enemy interdictor present.

1.6.2

Snapback Maneuver

Figure 1.3: Snapback made easy with GIMP!

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This one of the more subtle maneuvers of the Wind Runner Tornado and is used in the case of probing enemies. The fleet is sitting at a bookmark at a station, the enemy probes the Tornados down and warps to them, the FC wing warps somewhere else on grid to safety. As the enemy lands, they activate another probe scan or are bewildered at the fleet’s agility. This is the prime opportunity to ’snap back’ by warping back to the bookmark at optimal and snipe the frigate with relative ease. This can be done to probing interdictors as they rather not bubble themselves but this is a high risk scenario as the fleet can get dragged in by the bubble of the interdictor if the fleet warp and bubble are dropped on the same tick.

1.6.3

Bandsaw Mode

This particular special move has raised eyebrows around many military circles in nullsec. It is more effective on structures and those who don’t have Minmatar Battlecruiser trained up. Essentially, bandsawing seemingly exploits the resetting of cycle timers on artillery turrets and the very quick warp speed of the Wind Runner Fleet. The general idea is that the fleet warps between two points that are spaced at a distance so that they can be warped at 100km each time. The setup is the same in most situations with large tower forcefields forcing the increase of this by 10km on each band. Here is how it is done. 1. Get two frigates (for optimal setup time), select your target and tell them to setup 130km from this target (Large Towers are 140km due to forcefield). 2. The two frigates must be in a straight line from each other and must be around 250-260km from each other and not move for the duration of this. Alternatively, you can bookmark their spots or do this process using a covert ops. This cannot be done speedily on a Deathstar POS. 3. You fleet warp to the first warp point at 0m. This means that when you warp to 100km to the second point or ship, you will warp from that first point in a straight line and not be less than 150km from the next warp in. Protip: If you are using actual people - you should add to watchlist as you don’t have to wait to come out of warp for the ’wing warp’ option to become available in your right click menu. Be careful, you may leave one or two people behind. 4. Shoot your target after you land. For the FC: You will wing warp THEN fire on your target. Your fleet has to survive killing a deathstar POS without being warpscrambled or alpha’d by medium guns. 5. You keep doing this until the battlefield changes or your target is dead. You may need a broadcaster to help you choose targets to do this so you concentrate on bandsawing 15

The downside to bandsawing is that you will have to force you fleet to F1 the target at each warp but because of the speed of the warp if the fleet warping is done quickly, the DPS of the fleet will be on par with a sieged dread for every 10 Tornados.

Figure 1.4: Bandsawing as illustrated with GIMP!

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Acknowledgements

Special thanks to Kenshin Woo and TEST MilDir in March 2015 for letting me use this as a serious doctrine. Thanks to Naliao Vee for FCing this with me for the first time. Biggest thanks and credit for the fleet concept goes to Securitas Protector.

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Chapter 2

Windrunner Claws This fleet type is covered on the TEST wiki. I might put something here for you guys.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Pandemic Legion for showing how these worked, Reaver squad from Imperium for validating their use and Durrhurrdurr, who screeched about their greatness. Thanks to CCP for Apocrypha.

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Chapter 3

Windrunner Hurricanes + HFIs Windrunner Hurricanes are the bridge between hitler amounts of firepower and range offered by the Tornado, but the agility, turret signature and tracking required to deal with fast and small fleets.

3.1

Skill Requirements

These ships have the same requirements as Windrunner Tornados, except you need medium projectile turrets to maximum level as possible. Since the fit uses tech 2, Medium Projectile turret 5 and artillery specialisation will help out alot.

3.2 3.2.1

Fit Windrunner Hurricane

Windrunner Hurricanes have one main fit, spread across 3 different subfits on two ships. Near perfect or Perfect Navigation skills fit This is for those who have Evasive Maneuvering to 4+ and Spaceship Command 5 [Hurricane, WR Hurricane] Gyrostabilizer II Gyrostabilizer II Inertial Stabilizers II Inertial Stabilizers II

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Reactor Control Unit II Tracking Enhancer II Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script Medium Micro Jump Drive Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Hornet EC-300 x5 Hornet EC-300 x3 Quake M x900 Republic Fleet EMP M x900 Republic Fleet Nuclear M x900 Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M x900 Republic Fleet Proton M x1020 Republic Fleet Titanium Sabot M x900 Republic Fleet Carbonized Lead M x900 Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M x900 Optimal Range Script x4 Tracking Speed Script x2 Targeting Range Script x2 Scan Resolution Script x3 Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile x200 Junior Fit For those who don’t have evasive maneuvering to 4 and Spaceship command to 5... [Hurricane, WR Hurricane] Gyrostabilizer II Gyrostabilizer II Inertial Stabilizers II Inertial Stabilizers II

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Inertial Stabilizers II Reactor Control Unit II Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script Medium Micro Jump Drive Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Hornet EC-300 x5 Hornet EC-300 x3 Quake M x900 Republic Fleet EMP M x900 Republic Fleet Nuclear M x900 Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M x900 Republic Fleet Proton M x1020 Republic Fleet Titanium Sabot M x900 Republic Fleet Carbonized Lead M x900 Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M x900 Optimal Range Script x4 Tracking Speed Script x2 Targeting Range Script x2 Scan Resolution Script x3 Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile x200

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Windrunner Hurricane Fleet Issue

[Hurricane Fleet Issue, WR HFI] Gyrostabilizer II Gyrostabilizer II Gyrostabilizer II Inertial Stabilizers II Inertial Stabilizers II Gyrostabilizer II 20

Medium Micro Jump Drive Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M 720mm Howitzer Artillery II, Republic Fleet EMP M Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Medium Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Hornet EC-300 x5 Hornet EC-300 x5 Quake M x800 Tremor M x800 Republic Fleet EMP M x920 Republic Fleet Fusion M x800 Republic Fleet Nuclear M x800 Republic Fleet Phased Plasma M x800 Republic Fleet Proton M x800 Republic Fleet Titanium Sabot M x800 Republic Fleet Carbonized Lead M x800 Republic Fleet Depleted Uranium M x800 Optimal Range Script x5 Tracking Speed Script x2 Targeting Range Script x1 Scan Resolution Script x1 Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile x200

3.3

Defense of the fit

The fit for this is almost parallel to the Windrunner Tornado. However, the differences are that they have half the range, half the damage but about 5x the chance to hit against small targets due to signature radius and tracking speed. The MJD allows for fighting against fleets with bubblers at the expense of extreme ranges that the medium artillery can’t reach anyway. The Hurricane and HFI have about 4x as much tank and are not fragile like the Claw or

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Tornado, but if caught by a scrambler, can’t move very fast anyway, even with a MWD or MJD. The FC can manage the timers of the MJD by being smart where the exit point of the micro jump drive will be. This is easy to govern with aligns. The fleet linemembers in hurricanes need to be on their toes to ensure they can do the thing and give people, like FEIGN Alliance, the juice at 100km with proton. The EC-300’s are a last resort for when the Hurricane pilot is tackled and is trying to escape the inevitable death that comes to all Windrunner ships. Sobani Death Captain protip : The fit I use on my 10 year old Main is the junior fit. The other fit, despite having the same EFT measured align of the HFI fit using my skills, is still one tick slower. Useful fitting tip: Meta 4 Guns can be used in place of T2. They do slightly less damage.

3.4

Supporting Ships for fleet

Windrunner Vigils are excellent still. Regular Tackle is also good to have.

3.5

Fleet Setup

The fleet is setup like a Windrunner Tornado fleet but is more interactive for its members.

3.5.1

Jobs!

Everyone likes jobs to do!

3.5.2

MJD Timer

The FC can’t keep track of the Fleet MJD that is sometimes needed. The best person for the MJD Timer role is the person who knew he was last in the cycling of their MJD.

3.5.3

Dscanner

This is probably most of the fleet when they have nothing better to do. Watch out for Scanner Probes!

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3.5.4

3.6 3.6.1

Local Watcher

What can you engage Tackle Fleets

Scrambling Tackle fleets are a nightmare. Disruptors are hilarious but don’t forget that they can reach out to 25km overheated. Be cautious and watch for their mainfleet. Engage at long range.

3.6.2

EWAR Frigates

Fragile and can be shot at with from whatever range is easiest, depending on their main fleet’s position.

3.6.3

Interdictors

With or without probes, interdictors lose alot of their shine when placed against a WR Hurricane fleet. Engage with zeal. A double MSE fit sabre will die quickly to 10-15 Hurricanes using proton at 100km. Logistics frigates might hamper your progress alot.

3.6.4

Cruisers

Cruisers can be shot at quite easily, escaping them is harder if you are close range. Some cruisers will be quite tanky and in the presence of logistics, can be impossible to kill. Stragglers are fine to deal with. Heavy Assault Cruisers’s are out of the question unless caught isolated from their fleet.

3.6.5

Battlecruisers and Battleships

Engage with caution or don’t bother.

3.6.6

Bombers and Command Destroyers

Priority Targets. They lack the EHP to tank artillery effectively but need to spotted quickly, as their roles allow for total fleet destruction.

3.6.7

Assault Frigates

These are slow and easy to kill. Some fleets, like Harpies and their railguns, are to be shot at long range with, due to their own range. You might still get hit.

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3.6.8

Lachesis

This, in lieu of your MJD timer, is your arch nemesis. Most will not be scramble fitted but have enough tank to deal with your DPS until support arrives to grind your health down.

3.7

Special Moves

3.7.1

Sobani Trample

This is exactly the same as the Tornado’s Sobani Overrun, but the micro jump drive gives you the ability to evade bubbles you land in and continue to chase your prey down. Be mindful of your MJD cooldown.

3.7.2

Evasive Maneuvers!

The WR Hurricane fleet is fitted with a micro jump drive. The FC will instruct you when to use this.

3.7.3

The E-bait-ive Maneuver

Windrunner doctrines shouldn’t be tackled with a bubble, due to their lack of propulsion module. However, WR Hurricane fleets can be bubbled and MJD out. A cunning FC who has eyes on dscan will know when to use the micro jump drive just before an interdictor lands and bubbles them so as to appear 100km away from the enemy when they land with their tackle. This opens up the opportunity for the fleet to open fire with proton and easily wipe out stragglers. Even better, you can almost use and abuse the (lack of) EHP the Hurricane has and leave one guy behind, so you can tear apart the enemy as they come in.

3.8

Acknowledgements

Thanks to TEST’s GMT +10 Squad for testing these out.

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