STEALTH BOMBERS
[an introduction to the worst ship you’ll ever love]
by Chance Ravinne // WINGSPANTT
CEO, WINGSPAN Delivery Services
WHAT’S A STEALTH BOMBER,
ANYWAY?
Like their real-world inspiration, stealth bombers
are highly specialized covert ops strike craft.
They are annoying to skill into, difficult to operate correctly,
impossible to keep alive, and altogether a complete blast to fly.
PERFECT FOR CAPSULEERS WHO ENJOY
Stealth Gameplay – Nonconsensual PvP
Cloaky Camping – Tear Harvesting
Solo Operations – Fleet Operations
MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILL TRAINING
CPU Management II – Spaceship Command III
Power Grid Management II – Racial Frigate V
Electronic Upgrades V – Covert Ops I
WHY FLY STEALTH BOMBERS?
Stealth Bombers have cachet for a reason – or rather, four reasons.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES
With a covert ops cloak, stealth bombers can easily infiltrate
defenses, perform reconnaissance, and get into firing position.
SENSOR RECALI-WHAT?
Unlike other ships, bombers have no sensor recalibration delay.
They can lock and engage targets the second they decloak.
NUKE IT FROM ORBIT
Sometimes, the only way to be sure is giant, deadly explosions.
Bombers are unique in their ability to fit and launch bombs.
TORPEDOES AWAY!
Stealth bombers are massively bonused to battleship-class
torpedo weaponry that deliver big damage at extreme range.
WHAT ABOUT THE DOWNSIDES?
Flying stealth bombers isn’t all sunshine and explosions!
PAPER PLANES
Stealth bombers have the lowest survivability of nearly any ship.
They’re slow and heavy with little room for tanking modules.
LITTLE PACKAGES
All of a bomber’s weapons systems are designed for battleships.
As such, they fare very poorly against frigates, destroyers, etc.
THE BIG ASK
Although the on-paper requirements for these ships are low,
the necessary support skills, fitting skills, and practice are a not.
WAIT FOR IT…
The advantage of a covops cloak means choosing your targets.
The disadvantage means waiting, waiting, and more waiting.
SET YOUR ENEMIES UP THE BOMB
I
Bomb launchers are a weapons platform that only stealth bombers can carry.
Bombs have unique properties that present opportunities & challenges.
How to use bombs to bomb people w/bombs.
Congratulations – you’re now on a watchlist!
• Bomb Launchers are equipped to high power slot
• Bomb Launchers have steep fitting requirements
and increase your ships signature radius
• The Bomb Deployment skill reduces time
between your bomb launches
• The Bomb Deployment skill also makes various
bomb types available to you
• Choose among damage bombs, void bombs
(capacitor neutralization), and lockbreaker bombs
• The Covert Ops skill increases racial bomb
damage per level
• Bombs can only be launched in nullsec and
spooky space!
SET YOUR ENEMIES UP THE BOMB
II
Bomb launchers are a weapons platform that only stealth bombers can carry.
Bombs have unique properties that present opportunities & challenges.
I don’t have a second joke about bombs.
Let’s see you make a better PowerPoint.
• Bombs can be killed, usually by smartbombs and other
bombs of a different damage type
• If your bomb is destroyed, it has no effect
• If your ship is destroyed, the bomb has no effect
• Bombs apply damage that scales down with sig radius
• Bombs do not have an explosion velocity, unlike
torpedoes and all other missiles
• Bombs are untargeted and do not require a lock
• Bombs inflict AOE damage or effects on all objects
within their blast radius
• That includes your ship if you’re stupid intrepid enough
to MWD directly into it!
HOW TO BOMB IN A NUTSHELL
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30KM OUT!
ALIGN TO!
UNCLOAK!
LAUNCH!
WARP/TORP
!
ADDITIONAL BOMBING TIPS
• Coordinate bomb types
• Ship speed doesn’t matter
• Do not MWD into explosion
• Seriously don’t fuck this up
30KM DISTANCE
12 SECOND FLIGHT
15KM BLAST
RADIUS
INSTANT AOE
EFFECT
DAMN, THE TORPEDOES I
Don’t forget about stealth bombers’ massively bonused primary weapons!
Torpedoes are battleship-sized missile weapons capable of
inflicting massive, long-range damage, but only to large targets.
3.5k to 5.5k volley damage
40 km to 100 km range
300 to 1500(!) DPS
+100% velocity bonused
450 m explosion radius
71 m/s explosion velocity
DAMN, THE TORPEDOES II
Don’t forget about stealth bombers’ massively bonused primary weapons!
GOOD AGAINST
OKAY AGAINST
BAD AGAINST
Structures & Deployables
Unaware Explorers
Combat Frigates
Battleships & Battlecruisers
T1 Cruisers
Combat Destroyers
Miners, Haulers, Transports
Larger Droneboats
T2 or T3 Cruisers
NEMESIS
MANTICOR
E
HOUND
PURIFIER
WHICH BOMBER IS RIGHT FOR
ME?
5/3/3 slots – EM damage
5/3/3 slots – EX damage
5/4/2 slots – KN damage
5/4/2 slots – TH damage
450 scan resolution
500 scan resolution
375 scan resolution
425 scan resolution
300 m/s velocity
310 m/s velocity
280 m/s velocity
275 m/s velocity
305 tf CPU
310 tf CPU
315 tf CPU
330 tf CPU
45 ME PG
40 MW PG
38 MW PG
38 MW PG
355 GJ cap
285 GJ cap
315 GJ cap
355 GJ cap
1.75k HP
1.66k HP
1.72k HP
1.52k HP
6.16 sec align
5.99 sec align
6.19 sec align
6.07 sec align
260 m^3 cargo
255 m^3 cargo
265 m^3 cargo
270 m^3 cargo
40 m sig radius
38 m sig radius
41 m sig radius
42 m sig radius
60 km target range
55 km target range
70 km target range
65 km target range
Choose a hull based on fleet comp, fitting, and intended targets!
NEMESIS
MANTICOR
E
HOUND
PURIFIER
WHICH BOMBER IS RIGHT FOR
ME?
SIGNATURE & SPEED TANKING
MAXIMUM DAMAGE APPLICATION
SPECIALIZED DAMAGE PROFILES
GENERALIZED DAMAGE PROFILES
MSE & DCU OPTIONS
EWAR & SCRAM OPTIONS
SOLO COMBAT-READY SHIPS
SUPPORT & EXPLORER GANKING
Choose a hull based on fleet comp, fitting, and intended targets!
OPEN FOR QUESTIONS