Not every War Target hides

It had been a long day roaming around Essence region for war targets. Its not that I couldnt find any but more that I couldnt get any to come out and play. After getting frustrated with things when a "spacial annomolie" hit me on undock while I was chasing a target out of station. I docked up and went for a much needed bio break.

Returning sometime later there were calls for more pilots to rough up afew War Targets all the way over in Poinen. So I loaded up the NavComm and took a look. Oh great 19 jumps this wont be a rapid responce then. After afew jumps reports came back of smack talk been used against us for once along with reports of a rifter loss vs a BattleCruiser. The choice was made for those that could to up ship and bring some pain back the other way. As luck would have it my newly bought Cane was sitting in a staging point still waiting to be moved. So after a 2 jump detour I was undocking the Cane and heading towards its first ever sight of combat. While creating a safe point close to the Poinen Jumpgate a War Target entered system in what on dscan showed to either be a Loki or Prophecy. Worried I'd been busted and that our build up was now know i warned the others but no movement had been seen other that this 1 Target.


One of our fearless Nutcase killjunkies decided he was coming in to try and see what it was and catch it if possible. They passed at the gate meaning a quick turn around was needed. Afew seconds passed tho if felt like hours then the call of Phrophecy Tackled came over the comms and we all sprang into action. With the Cane already been aligned getting to warp was quick and without delay. Upon jumping in I found I'd been placed opposite side of the gate and needed to cover some distance. Pulsing the Microwarpdrive I was soon in place and adding my point as the others all started arriving on grid. A Ferox which had been responcible for the earlier kill came to the pilots aid along with a raven which warped in at about 50 from us. The Ferox seemed to start ripping into me while the Prophecy was trying to get Zodiac off him. So the guns were switched accross to the Ferox while I kept the point on the Prophecy. It was around this pont that Zodiac went down and thee Prophecy turn on me aswell. Determind to out last them I started overheating longer and on far more units. At this point it all got abit blurry with micro managing all the systems but one of them poped  as I started into structure. Afew seconds later and I'd managed to overheat my guns and was warping out with about 20% structure left. Whilst warping to station a Drake was reported on grid. A quick repair later and I was heading back into the field however while I warp others started withdrawing aswell. Landing back on field showed just a Harbinger on the field about 20km away. As I closed the gap on him my Shileds melted fast as hell and without back upIi withdrew.  Shortly after the field was clear and we cleared the loot.

A little while later the Prophecy pilot came out started off yet another fight after been caught near the gate. All landing right on top we started ripping into him and POP. Just before he went down 2 ravens landed 50km away and the long burn to them began. As we closed 1 started to align way before the closer one could manage to get out he was scrammed and taking fire. The Harbinger then returned along with the other Raven. First raven went down we then moved onto the second. He went down just as well then it was the Harbingers turn. Unlike my last encounter it was him that suffered and down he went aswell.

GF's were exchanged in local and i must say i was good to see what most would call carebears bringing a decent fight and not been in any LOLfits. Now if only all the WarTargets would do the same.

Heres the fight board for those that want it!

Also it seems the Cane really is as good as the hype alot of people give it(atleast first time out) I'll just have to test it abit ore before I'll truely back what one firend said mind. "Its the Rifter but Bigger"