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The common use cases for local repair FAXs are:

*~~Provide~~ repairs in a wormhole brawl. Because the other side can’t escalate the fight at will, you usually do not have to deal with many hostile caps. For the use of FAXs in wormhole check the external links section.

*To provide repairs in a wormhole brawl. Because the other side can’t escalate the fight at will, you usually do not have to deal with many hostile caps. For the use of FAXs in wormhole check the external links section.

*As part of a QRF if a (super) carrier or rorqual is tackled by a fleet of subcaps.

*As part of a QRF if a (super)carrier or rorqual is tackled by a fleet of subcaps.

*To provoke a capital escalation in a subcap fight. If you have local rep FAX(s) on grid, which prevent the hostiles ~~to kill~~ anything, they might consider dropping dreads~~. Some groups desire that, as they enjoy dread brawls~~.

*To provoke a capital escalation in a subcap fight. If you have local rep FAX(s) on grid, which prevent the hostiles from killing anything, they might consider dropping dreads.

Besides the obvious option to apply more DPS than the FAX can tank, capacitor warfare is a good option to break a FAX’s tank. ~~While~~ FAXs rely heavily on cap boosters, strong neut pressure means they can only activate their reps and hardeners~~, when~~ they activate the cap booster at the same time. Because the activation time of a cap booster is usually longer than for a repair module this ~~means that~~ the FAX ~~can~~ tank less. If you only face a single FAX, the cap pressure can be further increase by not shooting the FAX but other ships in its fleet, because the remote reps are less cap efficient than the local reps. As an example, a T2 remote repairs on a ~~usual~~ active Apostle fit repair 6016 HP per 1087 GJ = 5.53 HP/GJ, while a local T2 repairs ~~local~~ 44069 HP per 2880 GJ = 15.30 HP/GJ. Even though the resists on other ships might be slightly better than on the Apostle itself they are not that much better~~. This means you should neut the FAX and shoot the other ships. If there are more FAXs on grid this changes of course~~.

Besides the obvious option to apply more DPS than the FAX can tank, capacitor warfare is also a good option to break a FAX’s tank. FAXs rely heavily on cap boosters, and so strong neut pressure means they can only activate their reps and hardeners if they activate the cap booster at the same time. Because the activation time of a cap booster is usually longer than for a repair module this results in the FAX being able to tank less. If you only face a single FAX, the cap pressure can be further increase by not shooting the FAX but other ships in its fleet, because the remote reps are less cap efficient than the local reps. As an example, T2 remote repairs on a standard active Apostle fit repair 6016 HP per 1087 GJ = 5.53 HP/GJ, while a local T2 repairs 44069 HP per 2880 GJ = 15.30 HP/GJ. Even though the resists on other ships might be slightly better than on the Apostle itself they are not that much better.

Because neut pressure is the most common way to fight local repair FAXs, they usually fit a lot of cap ~~boosters. Often~~ also cap batteries ~~are fitted~~ to provide neut resist. As their function is neut resist and not extra cap, you usually use subcap faction or abyssal batteries with high neut ~~resists~~.

Because neut pressure is the most common way to fight local repair FAXs, they usually fit a lot of cap boostersand often also cap batteries, to provide neut resist. As their primary function is the neut resist and not the extra cap, you usually use subcap faction or abyssal batteries with as high a neut resist as possible. Because these are all midslot modules, armor FAXs like the Ninazu and Apostle can be fitted more neut resistant than the shield FAXs. The Ninazu performs especially well under neut pressure as it has the most midslots. Conversely, the Lif is the most difficult to fit for neut pressure.

~~As those~~ are midslot modules, armor FAXs like the Ninazu and Apostle can be fitted more neut resistant than the shield FAXs. ~~Especially, the~~ Ninazu performs ~~best~~ under neut pressure as it has ~~one midslot more than~~ the ~~Apostle~~. ~~The~~ Lif is the most difficult to fit for neut pressure. Because the local tank of a FAX doesn’t matter a lot for the fleet type and the Ninazu and Lif both have the same bonuses to remote reps, the Lif is currently the weakest FAX. (Be aware that this is only in relation with the other FAXs. Any FAX is a very powerful ship.)

Because the local tank of a FAX doesn’t matter a lot for the fleet type and the Ninazu and Lif both have the same bonuses to remote reps, the Lif is currently the weakest FAX. (Be aware that this is only in relation with the other FAXs. Any FAX is a very powerful ship.)

Usually, FAX pilots use implant sets. For local repair FAXs the genolution set is common for its increase in fitting space, capacitor, and buffer.

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 The common use cases for local repair FAXs are:
-*Provide repairs in a wormhole brawl. Because the other side can’t escalate the fight at will, you usually do not have to deal with many hostile caps. For the use of FAXs in wormhole check the external links section.
+*To provide repairs in a wormhole brawl. Because the other side can’t escalate the fight at will, you usually do not have to deal with many hostile caps. For the use of FAXs in wormhole check the external links section.
-*As part of a QRF if a (super) carrier or rorqual is tackled by a fleet of subcaps.
+*As part of a QRF if a (super)carrier or rorqual is tackled by a fleet of subcaps.
-*To provoke a capital escalation in a subcap fight. If you have local rep FAX(s) on grid, which prevent the hostiles to kill anything, they might consider dropping dreads. Some groups desire that, as they enjoy dread brawls.
+*To provoke a capital escalation in a subcap fight. If you have local rep FAX(s) on grid, which prevent the hostiles from killing anything, they might consider dropping dreads.
-Besides the obvious option to apply more DPS than the FAX can tank, capacitor warfare is a good option to break a FAX’s tank. While FAXs rely heavily on cap boosters, strong neut pressure means they can only activate their reps and hardeners, when they activate the cap booster at the same time. Because the activation time of a cap booster is usually longer than for a repair module this means that the FAX can tank less. If you only face a single FAX, the cap pressure can be further increase by not shooting the FAX but other ships in its fleet, because the remote reps are less cap efficient than the local reps. As an example, a T2 remote repairs on a usual active Apostle fit repair 6016 HP per 1087 GJ = 5.53 HP/GJ, while a local T2 repairs local 44069 HP per 2880 GJ = 15.30 HP/GJ. Even though the resists on other ships might be slightly better than on the Apostle itself they are not that much better. This means you should neut the FAX and shoot the other ships. If there are more FAXs on grid this changes of course.
+Besides the obvious option to apply more DPS than the FAX can tank, capacitor warfare is also a good option to break a FAX’s tank. FAXs rely heavily on cap boosters, and so strong neut pressure means they can only activate their reps and hardeners if they activate the cap booster at the same time. Because the activation time of a cap booster is usually longer than for a repair module this results in the FAX being able to tank less. If you only face a single FAX, the cap pressure can be further increase by not shooting the FAX but other ships in its fleet, because the remote reps are less cap efficient than the local reps. As an example, T2 remote repairs on a standard active Apostle fit repair 6016 HP per 1087 GJ = 5.53 HP/GJ, while a local T2 repairs 44069 HP per 2880 GJ = 15.30 HP/GJ. Even though the resists on other ships might be slightly better than on the Apostle itself they are not that much better.
-Because neut pressure is the most common way to fight local repair FAXs, they usually fit a lot of cap boosters. Often also cap batteries are fitted to provide neut resist. As their function is neut resist and not extra cap, you usually use subcap faction or abyssal batteries with high neut resists.
+Because neut pressure is the most common way to fight local repair FAXs, they usually fit a lot of cap boostersand often also cap batteries, to provide neut resist. As their primary function is the neut resist and not the extra cap, you usually use subcap faction or abyssal batteries with as high a neut resist as possible. Because these are all midslot modules, armor FAXs like the Ninazu and Apostle can be fitted more neut resistant than the shield FAXs. The Ninazu performs especially well under neut pressure as it has the most midslots. Conversely, the Lif is the most difficult to fit for neut pressure.
-As those are midslot modules, armor FAXs like the Ninazu and Apostle can be fitted more neut resistant than the shield FAXs. Especially, the Ninazu performs best under neut pressure as it has one midslot more than the Apostle. The Lif is the most difficult to fit for neut pressure. Because the local tank of a FAX doesn’t matter a lot for the fleet type and the Ninazu and Lif both have the same bonuses to remote reps, the Lif is currently the weakest FAX. (Be aware that this is only in relation with the other FAXs. Any FAX is a very powerful ship.)
+Because the local tank of a FAX doesn’t matter a lot for the fleet type and the Ninazu and Lif both have the same bonuses to remote reps, the Lif is currently the weakest FAX. (Be aware that this is only in relation with the other FAXs. Any FAX is a very powerful ship.)
 Usually, FAX pilots use implant sets. For local repair FAXs the genolution set is common for its increase in fitting space, capacitor, and buffer.