======Stop The Thief, Level 4======

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Faction: Mercenaries
Mission type: Encounter
Space type: Normal space
Damage dealt: All types (Th=49.86%, Kn=25.36%, Em=16.85%, Ex=7.93%)
Web/scramble: Frigates (Shadow's Wingman, Mercenary Wingman)
Extras: None
Recommended damage dealing: Therm/Kin
Recommended ships: Sleipnir, Golem, CNR, Dominix
Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPAHdJd41hc - Nightmare


Initial Group aggros at warp-in.
**Killing the Mercenary Overlord battleship will trigger spawn.**
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**__Warning__**
- Normal space mission, no gate, you warp in near the initial position of the Mercenary Overlord battleship. When you kill it, the next wave with Web/scramble frigs and cruisers will spawn right on you.
- The six [[http://npc.elfarto.com/view.php?id=12835 "Shadow's Grunt"]] cruisers deal a high amount of EM damage.
- Spawn will NOT aggro drones, you can leave them out to deal with frigates.
- Possible safe tactic: Warp in, align, kill Overlord, instantly warp out before scrambles lock on, then warp back at 50-100km, make sure you're outside of cruiser's range. Then aggro and use mwd to separate frigs. Count on webbing if frigs come too close! After this keep aligning of course.
- Alternatively: Start warping in, cancel warp and then warp in at 50-100 km, kill all the inital ships except the Overlord. Kill the overlords and then pick off the spawn as they approach.
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===Initial Group:===
__Center (23km)__
1x Battleship (Mercenary Overlord - //**Trigger**//) **Scourge Heavy Missile**
__Left (90-100km)__
6x Frigates (Mercenary Wingman) **Web/Scramble**
__Right (123-128km)__
4x Cruisers (Mercenary Lieutenant) **Bloodclaw Light Missile**

===Spawn: (20-25km) ===
4x Frigates (Shadow's Wingman - Mercenary Wingman) **Web/Scramble**
6x Cruisers (Shadow's Grunt - Mercenary Commander) **Scourge Heavy Missile**
2x Battleships (Shadow's Goon - Mercenary Overlord) **Scourge Heavy Missile**
1x Battleship (Shadow - Mercenary Overlord) **Scourge Heavy Missile**

==Tips==
- To warp into this pocket at any distance : Warp to mission location, quickly cancel it and then select warp to your preferred distance.
- For Spawn : To reduce incoming DPS, eliminate the Mercenary Commanders first. Watch out for any scrambling frigates and shift your primary target accordingly.
- Mission is flagged completed after you have eliminated Shadow. Don't forget to loot the 1x Report dropped (needed to complete the mission).

==Blitz==
- Eliminate the Mercenary Overlord battleship to trigger the spawn. Watch out for any incoming Mercenary Wingman frigates that web/scramble.
- Eliminate Shadow. Loot the 1x Report dropped and warp out.
- Note : The Report is not a specific item. This mission can be closed using any Report sold by NPC corps on the market.

==Mining==
32 Roids = 279,059 Veldspar

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