How many lockpicks to rob a blackfish

[Slippy8]

Hi I am grinding away daily to save up enough for a blackfish but I am slightly nervous when I do buy it that’s hours and hours of work down the drain if it gets robbed.

1) Can the blackfish be stolen/scrapped?

2) Someone said you can steal it but need loads of lockpicks if this is true how many do you need ?

3) How long does it take to lockpick it approx? 
 

4) How easy is it to be disabled for example I land at a mine and a gang say if you fly away your engines will be disabled will I have enough time to get away ?

Many thanks

 

[Riz]

1) It can not be stolen/scrapped at a scrapyard by rebels - but it can be scrapped by police if involved in illegal activity.

2) You can lockpick it and use it until you crash it, or until restart. It requires just as many as any other vehicle and depends on luck.

3) It takes the same amount of time as any other vehicle really, if not a bit more. I'm not sure about the approximate time.

4) You can not really disable a blackfish as a rebel - The closest thing you can do is shoot the pilot out through the side window, and this usually requires 7.62+. You could probably disable it in some rare situations such as if you have a 50cal, etc, but you are very unlikely to be able to disable it without ripping the pilot out. The police can get a ghosthawk out - but ultimately the blackfish severely outspeeds it.

 

[Ciaran]

3) It takes the same amount of time as any other vehicle really, if not a bit more. I'm not sure about the approximate time.

Almost right, the chance of lockpicks working are decreased for some vehicles, including the Blackfish. Plan to bring at least double the amount of lockpicks you would for a regular vehicle!

 

[Nate]

Just so you know if you are worried about it being lockpicked, their are vehicle upgrades you can get which increase the time it takes to lock pick and therefore makes it harder to lock pick.