Vengeance et alia v Hurricane

The hunt:

A small Tusker fleet had formed to do battle with a fleet of enemy battle cruisers. We were jumping and maneuvering around Jovainnon when we were joined in system by a neutral Hurricane. While my fleet mates were tracking the movements of the enemy fleet, I managed to scan down the neutral 'Cane. I jumped into his belt, and landed right on top of him.

I established point, and had to make a snap decision. On one had, I was pretty sure I could solo him; there did not seem to be a neut, and he couldn't hit me. On the other hand, the system was full of hostiles, and they could jump in at any minute.

Discretion being the better part of valor, I called for backup so we could finish the neutral quickly.

2011.07.23 16:36:00

Victim: Jason Hardwick
Corp: Nova Ardour
Alliance: NONE
Faction: NONE
Destroyed: Hurricane
System: Jovainnon
Security: 0.3
Damage Taken: 19101

Involved parties:

Name: Konig Dreizehn (laid the final blow)
Security: -9.6
Corp: The Tuskers
Alliance: NONE
Faction: NONE
Ship: Hurricane
Weapon: 425mm AutoCannon II
Damage Done: 5594

Name: Ronan Jacques
Security: -9.6
Corp: The Tuskers
Alliance: NONE
Faction: NONE
Ship: Harbinger
Weapon: Harbinger
Damage Done: 5484

Name: Suleiman Shouaa
Security: -10.0
Corp: The Tuskers
Alliance: NONE
Faction: NONE
Ship: Harbinger
Weapon: Harbinger
Damage Done: 4244

Name: Taurean Eltanin
Security: -9.8
Corp: The Tuskers
Alliance: NONE
Faction: NONE
Ship: Vengeance
Weapon: Caldari Navy Foxfire Rocket
Damage Done: 3031

Name: Serpentis Chief Watchman / Serpentis Corporation
Damage Done: 748

Destroyed items:

Invulnerability Field II
Damage Control II
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I, Qty: 2
720mm Gallium I Cannon, Qty: 5
Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Cap Recharger II
Shield Power Relay II
Power Diagnostic System II
Large Shield Extender II
Phased Plasma M, Qty: 6
Warrior II, Qty: 4 (Drone Bay)

Dropped items:
Gyrostabilizer II, Qty: 2
Tracking Enhancer II
720mm Gallium I Cannon
Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon I Microwarpdrive
Phased Plasma M, Qty: 30
Phased Plasma M, Qty: 9286 (Cargo)
Warrior II, Qty: 2 (Drone Bay)

Ironically, I missed out on the following fleet action; there was simply never a good time for the FC to call me in. All the BCs had long points, and it was a battle of maneuver. My Vengeance could not have kept up, and I would have been easy pickings for the long ranged guns of the enemy fleet.


Afterthoughts:

I have no doubts that I made the correct tactical decision regarding the 'Cane, but I do wish I had been able to solo it; I love those David v Goliath type fights.

More importantly, though, this episode beat me over the head with the fact that while the Vengeance is a fantastic solo hull, it's pretty dire when it comes to fleet actions. While I'm not going to deviate from my Vengeance skill plan, I will throw together a ship that can actually contribute in a fast moving fleet action. I will also make sure that the next ship I max out can participate fully in a fleet.