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Posted - 2012.01.09 03:48:00 -
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Regarding the question of tossing a single gang link on a field CS, yes this can be done...to varying degrees of success.
For Astarte's you need to drop in an RCU and/or a ACR rig to fit the link...and pre-Crucible it meant Electrons or Ions...but nowadays you'd probably get Ions on there. You would only do this if you were in an armour BC gang situation, you couldn't fly an Abso, and/or you knew 100% you'd be facing Because of Falcon. Then you'd use the sensor integrity link. Only one.
The Abso manages to fit pulses and a link with respectable buffer using one RCU. You would have to um and aah over the flavour of link you'd use, but it would be an effecive small gang booster for people who lack two accounts and a T3 booster alt, and who wanted 700-ish DPS to go with a buff to the logis.
The Sleipnir can fit a link and 220's with a decent tank, all for the cost of 1 RCU. It is probably the most able to do this of all the field command ships and still remain viable. The cost is a gun (DPS) and a gyro or TE. But, the benefit is very much worthwhile as you'd get 15% extra point range, or MWD speed. With only one link to choose from, not much point using the sig reduction link.
Nighthawk...forget it. You basically already need a RCU to make this an acceptable ship, so plumping for a gang link would leave your tank seriously deficient, or your DPS gimped. Plus you basically need 2 RCU's to get anything good out of this. Definitely not recommended.
As for doing this cheap, I have had great success rolling an RCU'd arty cyclone with a skirmish warfare link (and 2 x standard launchers to fill the slots). Usually I go for the rabid deployment link so everyone goes faster than a greyhound with a chilli up its arse. You'd also have great success with the Ferox and Prophecy because you hardly get primaried and hardly anyone suspects these ships of being the FC's or fleet boosters'. Brutix, you don't have the spare utility in your role to pull this off and you'd be at 2km melting face and being primaried.
You can also do a gang link quite easily on a cane, drake and myrm, with the Myrm being the standout choice here so you can drop your drones and fade into the background to preserve your bonus-spewing for as long as possible. The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man. Sun Tzu
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