# Are lowsec smatbombing BS still a thing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Crime & Punishment\ **Created:** [February 13, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267 "2021-02-13T09:58:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bron\_Helstrom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/bron_helstrom/32/256387_2.png) [@Bron\_Helstrom](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Bron_Helstrom)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/1 "2021-02-13T09:58:08Z")
I’m recently back from 9 years AFG (Clear Skies showed up in my Youtube recommendations). I have some stuff to move around. In my day, it was somewhat common for a Disco BS to sit on a gate on a common lowsec route and light up as a ship landed on its way out. I once had a Rokh with officer smartbombs put my Ishkur into structure, so I figure it could kill a blockade runner. Is this still a thing? Do the mechanics work the same way? Can smarties hit you if you warp-to-gate-and-insta- jump? Do people actually do it, or is it all highsec suicide ganks now? If it is still a thing, will hitting the gate from the other side (using bookmarks) help? I remember stories of industrial-scale smartbombing in Rancer, wrapping the gate in disco BS to cover all angles, which would imply that changing angles worked otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Zoiie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zoiie/32/292363_2.png) [@Zoiie](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zoiie)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/2 "2021-02-13T09:58:41Z")
ahh highsec smartbombing battleships doing missions, sneak up next to them in a cov ops… priceless Those were the days The irony here is they’re called “smart” bombs ---
**Author:** ![Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/uriel_the_flame/32/490165_2.png) [@Uriel\_the\_Flame](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Uriel_the_Flame)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/3 "2021-02-13T10:08:52Z")
They are very smart they can solve chess puzzles and complex mathematical equations. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Daichi\_Yamato](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/daichi_yamato/32/252995_2.png) [@Daichi\_Yamato](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Daichi_Yamato)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/4 "2021-02-13T13:18:06Z")
This is still a thing yes. > **[Prospect | Grom Ciao | Killmail](https://zkillboard.com/kill/90689611/)** > > Grom Ciao (Nyx Enterprise Inc.) lost their Prospect in Onatoh (The Citadel). Final Blow by trashone (Hijab Is My Choice) flying in a Machariel. Total Value: 357,690,838.86 ISK Check your route on [zkillboard.com](http://zkillboard.com) Use a scout/pings or warp to a celestial within dscan range of the out gate. ---
**Author:** ![Shipwreck\_Jones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/shipwreck_jones/32/274382_2.png) [@Shipwreck\_Jones](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Shipwreck_Jones)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/5 "2021-02-16T05:36:04Z")
Evegatecampcheck is another good intel tool. ---
**Author:** ![Algathas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/algathas/32/397229_2.png) [@Algathas](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Algathas)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/6 "2021-02-18T05:53:09Z")
Yes they are still a thing especially because some interceptors are nullified. In many cases smartbombs are the only way to kill them. I smartbomb quite often and every so often the ceptors have a nice surprise or juicy pod. ---
**Author:** ![Xuixien](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/xuixien/32/416896_2.png) [@Xuixien](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Xuixien)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/7 "2021-02-21T22:52:04Z")
Nobody has been Santo Trafficante’d since 2017, sadly. ---
**Author:** ![Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/iceacid_frostpacker/32/505689_2.png) [@Iceacid\_Frostpacker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Iceacid_Frostpacker)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/8 "2021-02-25T22:56:54Z")
[https://i.imgur.com/z9C0ucB.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/z9C0ucB.jpg) 365days since my last smartbomb encounter. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-lowsec-smatbombing-bs-still-a-thing/295267/9 "2021-05-26T22:57:06Z")
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