Have not 1 but 4 Phobos ships patrolling the Penati system
Shoot them?
There are four strategies I know.
Long range bombardment: match velocity with them while they are following you, shoot backwards from outside their range. It's not very fair, and works on many capships.
Raw firepower: You need some timing. Get close enough for them to open fire with the lightning turrets and dodge until the capacitors run out. Now get in close enough to blast it with whatever weapons you have, the bigger the better. Start dodging again when the capacitors have charged again, resume shooting when they run out, and always be ready to dodge the plasma archcannon. Be prepared to take some damage if you get too close or fail to dodge a barrage of lightning turret fire, or a shot from the plasma archcannon, good shields and armor are highly suggested.
Domina powers: this is similar to the "raw firepower" method, but using domina powers to compensate for a weaker ship, or for convenience. P.S. a shielded phobos can survive a shatter and take only minimal damage... hit it with the circle of wrath too, then strengthen on your best weapon to finish it off if it survives. I haven't actually used this one myself, except to use defend and strengthen to finish it off from right in its face, but there is no reason it won't work.
Leading/Trap: get it to follow you to a powerful friendly station, like ringers. Let you friends do the hard work, but be aware that a phobos is deadly to more than just ships, that archcannon is an excellent basebuster, and the turrets fire off a lot of shots, not unlike a super-lancer.
What equipment do you have on your ship, and what ship are you flying?
There are four strategies I know.
Long range bombardment: match velocity with them while they are following you, shoot backwards from outside their range. It's not very fair, and works on many capships.
Raw firepower: You need some timing. Get close enough for them to open fire with the lightning turrets and dodge until the capacitors run out. Now get in close enough to blast it with whatever weapons you have, the bigger the better. Start dodging again when the capacitors have charged again, resume shooting when they run out, and always be ready to dodge the plasma archcannon. Be prepared to take some damage if you get too close or fail to dodge a barrage of lightning turret fire, or a shot from the plasma archcannon, good shields and armor are highly suggested.
Domina powers: this is similar to the "raw firepower" method, but using domina powers to compensate for a weaker ship, or for convenience. P.S. a shielded phobos can survive a shatter and take only minimal damage... hit it with the circle of wrath too, then strengthen on your best weapon to finish it off if it survives. I haven't actually used this one myself, except to use defend and strengthen to finish it off from right in its face, but there is no reason it won't work.
Leading/Trap: get it to follow you to a powerful friendly station, like ringers. Let you friends do the hard work, but be aware that a phobos is deadly to more than just ships, that archcannon is an excellent basebuster, and the turrets fire off a lot of shots, not unlike a super-lancer.
What equipment do you have on your ship, and what ship are you flying?
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