Saddling Up...

...And bringing the proverbial kitchen sink

Although the smart play would be to test out the new Medium Tower POS before loading up the really fun gear, I am feeling flush with all of the ISK in my account and I have a few ships that I have been wanting to test out in W-Space. First off, here is my standard Class 2 package:

• Dominix (Repper and Drone DPS)
• Drake (Primary DPS)
• Cormorant (Salvage)
• Helios (Primary probing)
• Badger Mark II (Transport)

In addition to the standard ships I typically bring in, a couple of factors are driving me to experiment with some additional ships. First off, I am going to take a shot at some mining (both gas and roids). I have skilled up to level 5 in nearly all of my mining skills and have a Rokh that has been gathering dust for nearly 6 months that is a good choice. I can fit 7 Miner II's and switch to 5 Gas Harvesters on that sucker and have a tank and drone DPS to cover any sleepers that may come calling. Will be nice to see that behemoth put to use.

NOTE: There is something about the Rokh - I think it is one of the coolest looking ships in EVE. Every time I fly it I end up wasting time simply gawking at it from different angles. I literally bought it because I wanted to own one - I have never really used it, until now... Cannot wait until I can post a good screenshot of it in a packed roid site!

The other ship I want to bring in is my old Caldari Navy Raven missioning ship. I have fitted it for Omni-tank and I want to see how it's extra firepower with the Wrath Fury Cruise Missiles makes mincemeat of Sleeper BS's. Again, that ship has been gathering dust for a LONG time, so better to try to get some more action out of it.

Here would be the additions to my hangar:

• Rokh (Gas and Roid Mining)
• Raven Navy Issue (swap out occasionally with my Drake for testing)
• Iteron Mark IV (to help transport all of these new POS defenses)

So the only newly-purchased ship was the Iteron - a relatively tiny investment, even with the T2 Cargo Expanders and MWD.

Now I have my LightTraveler character training for the Orca. 20 Days for Mining Barge 5 and 11 Days for Mining Foreman 5 make up the bulk of the remaining 42 days and counting...

BTW - Who was the genius that decided these EW Batteries would by 4,000 m3? Turns a handful of transport trips into a 3 hour affair!!!

Safe flying!