Tactical Ground base Combat Pilot (Thargoids)
11 Apr 2023Foxtrot Echo One
Vortex Squadron builds combat vessels for a very specific purpose. All-round ships are nice, but we prefer to build ships for a single task. Lately we have been focused on combat with the Thargoids. Specifically, we have created ships for ground stations for a couple of reasons. One is that there are no swarms in the ground zones, and second is that the landings are flat instead of dealing with a mail slot entry. This enemy is very different to deal with than other human types you will find out in the Bubble.Thargoids remind me of Kaiju from old Japanese fiction movies. They have tiers of Goid, each tier becoming increasingly harder to kill. I still don't think we have seen the largest that they have to offer from the Maelstrom anomalies. There are still many unanswered questions, and we have been working diligently to find clues and options to fight these things with a small group. Time will tell if our efforts will make a difference, but for now we are doing our part to resolve this conflict, dangerously.
Many of us use top tier Guardian weapons and armor because they are the most effective for taking down several tiers of Goids. Guardian tier gear doesn't require as many parts to build and no engineering required. Typically we will clean out the smaller Goids, until the Hydras appear and then let the larger squads come in and clean up the rest. The profit is very nice for this type of combat, and there is nothing more satisfying than a Thargoid exploding.
We are hopeful we will get to a point where our small squad can more easily deal with a Hydra. Either with different gear, or technology, we will find a way to destroy these monsters efficiently. Hopefully, it won't involve hours of chasing materials or engineering.
That's about it for now. Stay tuned for more updates as we learn more.
-Foxtrot Echo One