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{{Mission Guide
|missionname=An Advantageous Catastrophe 
|missionnpc=[[Gallente]]
|missiondescription=A secret Gallente outpost nearby just suffered a catastrophic overload in its main power core. The resulting explosion obliterated the outpost. The Gallente navy is on its way there to look for survivors. 

We don't care about the Gallente civilians, but we do care about the massive amount of sensitive information that might be stored in the remnants of the outpost's central information core. That outpost was a communications hub routing vast amounts of data back into Gallente space. There's no telling what secrets we could uncover with that information core. 

We want you to go to the remnants of the outpost and sift through the debris until you find that central data core. Just pick it up and bring it back. 

This might sound easy, except that the Gallente Navy is already en route to the location. They likely won't be looking for the core themselves; they'll be picking up survivors. However, intelligence reports say that the rescue fleet is large, and they might not react favorably to Amarr vessels nosing around in the face of their tragedy. 

|missiontype=Combat
|missionlocation=Encounter
|missionlevel=4
|partofmissionchain=No
|missiongoal=Get in there and look for the Core, destroy those who oppose you.
|tipsandhelp=All the webbing and scrambling Elite Federation Manicas should be destroyed before reaching you. Also, focus on Federation Mataras as they are capable of dampening.

No Gallente standing loss incurred upon eliminating the Federation force.
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|additionalinfo=Mission Bounties: None [[ISK|ISK]]<br> Mission Reward: 883,000 [[ISK|ISK]] +3,655 LP<br>Time Bonus: 966,000 [[ISK|ISK]] (5 hours 38 minutes)<br>Mission Items: N/A<br>Structures: None<br>Mining: N/A

Mission Info Popup 1:<br>
''Warning Message''<br>
''As you're coming out of warp and approaching the station wreckage, you receive the following message from the fleet already in the area.''

''Unidentified vessel, transmit your identification codes immediately and leave the area. If you approach, you will be fired upon.''

''They appear to be a little agitated.'' 

{{Note|''LP points, Rewards & Bonus received are dependent on your standings and [http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Item_Database:Skills:Social social skills]. The values shown here are based on the amalgamation of the character contributions.''}}

|damagetype=EM/Therm
|resists=EM/Therm
|spawndetails='''Single pocket'''

Group 1, 40km
*4x Frigates (Federation Libertus, Manica)
*3x Destroyers (Federation Arcus, Pelekus) Trigger (last killed)

Wave 1, 40-50km
*3x {{ShipType|Frigate}} Elite Federation Manica/Libertus (Web/Scramble)
*8x {{ShipType|Destroyer}} Federation Pelekus/Arcus
*3x {{ShipType|Battlecruiser}} Federation Praktor Auxilia
*5x {{ShipType|Battleship}} Federation Covinus/Navis Longa/Praeses/Hexeris/Praktor Navis Praetoria
**Killing random BS triggers wave 2
**Killing last BS from wave 1 triggers wave 3

Wave 2, 20km
*3x {{ShipType|Frigate}} Elite Federation Matara Dampening
*4x {{ShipType|Battlecruiser}} Federation Praktor Arx/Bearcus/Quadrier
*3x {{ShipType|Battleship}} Federation Praktor Phanix, Praktor Magister (Last killed triggers mission complete)

Wave 3, 60km
*2x {{ShipType|Frigate}} Elite Federation Manica/Libertus (Web/Scramble)
*4x {{ShipType|Cruiser}} Elite Federation Mentes/Quadrieis
*3x {{ShipType|Battleship}} Federation Praktor Magister/Phanix

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