THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Krill
Krill: C-19 C-20 C-21
Bounty: 43,000 44,000 45,000
Experience: 7000 7250 7500
Speed: 619 630 645
Shield/Armor: 5000k/1000k 5000k/1000k 5000k/1000k
Gun #/dmg/rng: 1/780k/3000m 1/780k/3000m 1/2950k/4500m
FeatherFire = 810k/2400m; Nova = 2800k/2555m; Shelter = 6009k
General
The Krill resembles no other conflux class out there. The Krill is weaker and has a much larger profile than the Prawn. It is the jaw
dropping maneuverability and acceleration that the Krill can draw upon when hit that makes this flux unique. When hit, it will veer
off at incredible angles, and if missed it will literally circle around a ship before blowing it apart.
Advantages
Extraordinary speed
Extraordinary maneuvrability
Excellent shield recharge rate
Disadvantages
Weak shields and armor
Low firepower (excepted c21)
Moderate profile
Tactics
Lasers: Lasers are the only safe weapons to attack a Krill with, because they can shoot a Krill from the funny angles that it often
attacks from, while taking advantage of the moderately large profile of the Krill. Also, missing in a joust with lasers will not be fatal
since the pilot can just turn around and whack the Krill even if it coming in a hi-velocity slide. When engaging multiple Krill, try to
either hit both Krill in a pass, or go into a fairly low velocity slide and deal with one krill at a time, driving one off, engaging the
other, driving it off, engaging the returning Krill, and driving it off, repeating until both are dead.
Ammo: Ammunition weapons can take on Krill, but multiple Krill are not advised, because mistakes are harder to deal with when
using ammo, and multiple flux compound those mistakes. Try to keep jousts as long as possible, so that you can engage krill at
favorable angles and ensure that you don’t miss and turn the fight into a hi-v circle, however, do be wary of the c21 plasma krill. Be
prepared to only hit once or twice per joust, since a Krill really dodges when hit.
Novas: Novas should not be used to hunt Krill. Although it is possible to kill a Krill with novas (and if you do it tends to come
quickly), it leaves you extremely vulnerable to error. A Krill, like a Prawn, will very quickly dodge novas that come near it, and in
doing so will transform the fight from a jousting situation into a hi-v circle (for the Krill, anyway. A standard TRI ship has to turret
just to keep a bead on a Krill at close ranges) which makes it all but impossible to hit the Krill with Novas. The hunter in this case
becomes the hunted, because he is completely out of options short of disengaging using multiple flashfires, or landing a lucky shot.
If you absolutely must use novas, get as straight a joust as you can, and open fire only when you know you can hit.
For more on how to joust, drift joust, turret, and circle fight effectively, read Ammo vs Lasers: The Duelist.
Fighting multiple krill is possible, but very difficult. See Multiple Targets for more info.
Missile Usage
Outruns all classes of missiles, although dive-bombing is possible, especially due to its large frontal profile.
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