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Incursion fleets rely on good resists and buffer supported by a logistics. There are simply too many enemies to be able to fit a strong enough local tank, not to mention that by sacrificing a small portion of your fleet to bring in logistics instead of more damage dealers, the rest of the damage dealers can fit more offensive modules and your fleet will perform better.
 
Incursion fleets rely on good resists and buffer supported by a logistics. There are simply too many enemies to be able to fit a strong enough local tank, not to mention that by sacrificing a small portion of your fleet to bring in logistics instead of more damage dealers, the rest of the damage dealers can fit more offensive modules and your fleet will perform better.
  
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Once you have a good enough tank, the rest of your spare slots should be used to augment your damage potential. While there's such a thing as under-tanked, being over-tanked is not only wasteful in incursions but even dangerous if done at the cost of offense.
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Once you have a good enough tank, the rest of your spare slots should be used to augment your damage potential. While there's such a thing as under-tanked, being over-tanked is not only wasteful in incursions but even dangerous if done at the cost of offence.
  
 
See [[Preparing for Incursions]] for more information about what skills are needed.
 
See [[Preparing for Incursions]] for more information about what skills are needed.
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== Omni damage ==
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== Omni damage and resists ==
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The Sansha incursion rats deal two types of damages, lasers (EM and thermal) and torpedoes (kinetic and explosive). As such, they hit across all four resist types and all incursion fits must reflect that. In general we use a rather erroneous term ''"70% resists across the board"'' when we tell people what their resists should be. It is important to know that there is more to it than that.
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The Sansha incursion rats deal damage in two ways, lasers (EM and thermal) and torpedoes (kinetic and explosive). As such, they hit across all four resist types. While you can sometimes compensate for a low kinetic resist by having a higher explosive resist, or get away with lower resists due to having a small signature and high speed, generally you don't have the luxury of having resist holes in incursions.
  
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First of all, it's more of an average resist per type of damage so you can often compensate one resist for the other. The Basilisk for example can leave a reasonable hole in its EM resist thanks to their high thermal resist and still stand up to the damage inflicted by lasers. It also means that most ships can have a slightly lower kinetic resist as long as their explosive resist is equally higher, averaging a solid 70% resist-profile for the damage inflicted by torpedoes.
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Just as they do damage across the board, the Sansha incursion rats have omni tanks as well. The only notable exception is the '''Lirsautton Parichaya''', it's a little weaker against thermal damage and stronger against explosive damage. So contrary to missions where Amarr and Gallente weapons are somewhat limited due to their set damage types, these weapons are not hampered by resists in incursions.
  
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Second, smaller ships take less damage from torpedoes than larger ships, especially if they are also faster. As such, logistics and strategic cruisers can often get away with slightly lower resists for kinetic and explosive, whereas battleships (especially those with huge signatures) would be better off pushing their kinetic and explosive resists a little bit higher to compensate for taking more damage from torpedoes.
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You can find out more statistics about the Sansha incursion rats on the [[Sansha's Manual]] page.
  
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The reason we still use the erroneous ''"70% resists across the board"'' term is that if you have 70% resists in all categories, you're good and there's no risk of anyone getting it wrong thinking you can combine a low EM resist with a high explosive resist.
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== Applied DPS ==
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One of the most important aspects to realize is that whatever DPS (damage per second) your favourite third party fitting tool tells you that you have, or whatever the fitting window ingame tells you, is worth nothing if you cannot apply that damage. Hence the term ''"applied DPS"'' as opposed to ''"paper DPS"'' which is basically just your potential damage.
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Your velocity, your target's velocity, approach vectors, your gun's signature resolution, your target's ship signature, locking speed, locking range, your weapon's optimal and falloff range and tracking all play a vital part in how much of your damage you'll be able to apply on your enemy. See [[Turret Damage|turret damage]] or the [[Gunnery Guide|gunnery guide]] for a more comprehensive introduction to the factors determining how much damage you'll end up doing when you undock and leave your theoretical bubble. Practically this means that utility modules often make or break fleets.
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We always use faction ammunition in incursions for the added damage compared to regular tech one ammunition. Certain tech two ammunition is used for specific ships or roles, like '''Null L''' for blaster boats or '''Scorch L''' for pulse lasers, but most of the time you'll be using faction ammunition since it does not suffer the tracking or range penalties most short range tech two ammunitions do.
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== Utility modules ==
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Utility modules refer to modules you fit that doesn't directly give you a higher dps in your favourite third party fitting program or on your fitting screen ingame. Instead they act as force multipliers of sorts making up for weaknesses or capitalize on strengths for increased efficiency. There are also modules that has no impact on your offensive capabilities, but are invaluable when things go wrong.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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! style="background:#222222;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px|Utility  midslot]] Utility medium slots
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! style="background:#222222;" | [[image:icon hi slot.png|24px|Utility highslot]] Utility high slots
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! style="background:#222222;" | [[image:icon drones.png|24px|Utility drones]] Utility drones
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| valign="top" style="padding:4px;" | {{icon|sensor resolution|24}} '''Sensor Booster II'''<br>[[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|24px|link=]] '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''<br>[[image:icon_tracking_computer_i.png|24px|link=]] '''Tracking Computer II'''<br>[[image:icon_target_painter_i.png|24px|link=]] '''Phased Weapon Navigation Array ...'''
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| valign="top" style="padding:4px;" | [[image:icon_shield_transporter_i.png|24px|link=]] Large S95a Remote Shield Booster<br>[[image:icon_remote_capacitor_transmitter_i.png|24px|link=]] Large 'Regard' Capacitor Transmitters<br>[[image:icon auto targeting system i.png|24px|link=]] Auto Targeting System I<br>[[image:icon_drone_link_augmentor_i.png|24px|link=]] Drone Link Augmentor I
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| valign="top" style="padding:4px;" | [[image:Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png|24px|link=]] Heavy Shield Maintenance Bot I<br>[[image:Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png|24px|link=]] Medium Shield Maintenance Bot I<br>[[image:Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png|24px|link=]] Light Shield Maintenance Bot I<br>[[image:Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png|24px|link=]] Light Armor Maintenance Bot I
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|}
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For vanguards we make sure we have at least one sensor booster and one web. If we have room for more midslots we primarily go for a second web first before looking into other modules. For assaults and up, once you've ensured that you have the locking range needed (potentially requires you to use a sensor booster) and fitted any required propulsion modules. For utility highslots, pick the most important one. So a capacitor transmitter if you run with Basilisks or need a cap chain and a remote shield booster if you run with Scimitars or have no need for a cap chain. Should you have the luxury of having more than one utility highslot, just bring both. If you have no use for either or lack the powergrid to fit them you could use an auto targeter for more locks, drone link augmentor for longer drone control range etc.
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==== Supporting short or long range setups ====
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The priority for certain utility modules change depending on your setup. If you're fighting mostly within web range, webs themselves end up giving you far more applied damage than tracking computers do. On top of that, they benefit everyone who's shooting that target and not just you. But if you're engaging primarily at range, outside web range, a web is utterly useless and you benefit more from a target painter or local tracking computers to improve your damage application. While sensor boosters are critical in [[Incursion_sites#Vanguard_sites|vanguards]], they are less important in [[Incursion_sites#Assault_sites|assaults]] and [[Incursion_sites#Headquarter_sites|headquarters]].
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Below are some examples of how you could change your midslots depending on your fleet composition for vanguards.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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! style="background:#111111;" colspan="2" | Short range
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! style="background:#111111;" colspan="2" | Long range
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! style="background:#222222;" | Flexible<small>&nbsp;<ref>If your fleet has a decent amount of webs already, a tracking computer to increase your tracking or extend your range will benefit you more than adding another web.</ref></small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Dedicated webber<small>&nbsp;<ref>If you're one of the few with webs, use as many as possible to capitalize on your role.</ref></small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Flexible<small>&nbsp;<ref>In fleets where you're shooting targets both at range and within web range, a mix might be beneficial if you don't have dedicated webbers.</ref></small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Alpha doctrine<small>&nbsp;<ref>In a setup where you rely on shooting things where they spawn, you need both the tracking and range as well as the ability to quickly lock targets up. In competitions the faster lock time is also advantageous.</ref></small>
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| valign="top" style="padding:4px;" | {{icon|sensor resolution|24}} '''Sensor Booster II'''<br>[[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|24px|link=]] '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''<br>[[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|24px|link=]] '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''<br>[[image:icon_tracking_computer_i.png|24px|link=]] '''Tracking Computer II'''
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| valign="top" style="padding:4px;" | {{icon|sensor resolution|24}} '''Sensor Booster II'''<br>[[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|24px|link=]] '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''<br>[[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|24px|link=]] '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''<br>[[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|24px|link=]] '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''
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| valign="top" style="padding:4px;" | {{icon|sensor resolution|24}} '''Sensor Booster II'''<br>[[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|24px|link=]] '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''<br>[[image:icon_target_painter_i.png|24px|link=]] '''Phased Weapon Navigation Array ...'''<br>[[image:icon_tracking_computer_i.png|24px|link=]] '''Tracking Computer II'''
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| valign="top" style="padding:4px;" | {{icon|sensor resolution|24}} '''Sensor Booster II'''<br>{{icon|sensor resolution|24}} '''Sensor Booster II'''<br>[[image:icon_tracking_computer_i.png|24px|link=]] '''Tracking Computer II'''<br>[[image:icon_tracking_computer_i.png|24px|link=]] '''Tracking Computer II'''<br>
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|}
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<small><references/></small>
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When in doubt, just follow the recommended fits on the [[Vanguard Incursion fits|Vanguard]] and [[Assault Incursion fits|Assault]] fitting pages or ask your '''fleet commander''' for advice. See [[Anatomy of Incursions]] for more information on how you can change these modules around for different tactics based on your fleet composition.
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== Drones ==
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Drones can be a tremendous asset, if you pick the right ones and use them intelligently. The sum of all the drones in fleet can easily amount to the equivalent of adding an extra pilot or two on grid, so it's not something to treat lightly. See [[Anatomy_of_Incursions#Utilizing_drones|utilizing drones]] for more information on how to make the most of drones.
  
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== Resist profiles ==
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When selecting drones you need to factor in how to get the best mix of microwarpdrive and orbital speeds, tracking and optimal range for the type of fleet and sites you run. Amarr drones generally provide the best mix for most situations except for headquarter sites. Below are the drones we recommend within our community.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! style="background:#222222;" | Recommended drones/site
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! style="background:#222222;" | Light drones
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! style="background:#222222;" | Medium drones
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! style="background:#222222;" | Heavy drones
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! style="background:#222222;" | Sentry drones
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align:left;" | [[image:incursions vanguard icon.png|18px|Vanguard sites]] [[Incursion sites#Vanguard sites|Vanguard sites]]
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| '''Acolyte II'''
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| <small>{{co|grey|Not recommended}}</small>
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| <small>{{co|grey|Not recommended}}</small>
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| {{co|slateblue|'''Garde II'''}}<small> <ref>{{co|slateblue|(Situational)}} Unbonused sentries have considerably lower tracking and needs to operate at range or stay on cruisers..</ref></small>
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| style="text-align:left;" | [[image:incursions assault icon.png|18px|Assault sites]] [[Incursion sites#Assault sites|Assault sites]]
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| '''Acolyte II'''
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| '''Infiltrator II'''
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| <small>{{co|grey|Not recommended}}</small>
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| {{co|slateblue|'''Curator II'''}}<small> <ref>{{co|slateblue|(Situational)}} In order to use '''Curator II''' drones you need to remain stationary more often than not. The extra range of curators is needed for the 35 - 65 km engagement range.</ref></small>
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|- valign="top"
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| style="text-align:left;" | [[image:incursions headquarter icon.png|18px|Headquarter sites]] [[Incursion sites#Headquarter sites|Headquarter sites]]<small> <ref>Drones are often put on stationary objects in headquarter sites, thus focus shifts from '''Amarr drones''' (speed and application) to '''Gallente drones''' (maximum damage).</ref></small>
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| '''Hobgoblin II'''
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| '''Hammerhead II'''
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| '''Ogre II'''<small> <ref>If cost isn't an issue, '''Gecko''' or ''''Augmented' Ogre''' drones are preferred due to increased speed and better damage application.</ref></small>
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| <small>{{co|grey|Not recommended}}</small>
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|}
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<small><references/></small>
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== Rigging choice ==
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[[image:albert_einstein.jpg|thumb|200px|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein ''"It’s all relative, you might say."'']]]
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It's very easy to dismiss the importance of the rig selection when buying a new ship. While it's usually not something a new pilot needs to worry about when getting any of the minimum fits posted on the wiki, it's extremely important for people looking to get a new ship as it heavily influences your options in terms of flexibility and utility slots (which is everything in incursions). Don't spend too much ISK on a temporary setup, either go for a cheap ''"good enough"'' setup while you're saving up for your ideal setup, or just wait until you can afford the whole setup you want in the end.
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==== Electromagnetic or thermal rig ====
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In general the electromagnetic rig will free up more midslots, but tends to require fancier deadspace modules to compensate for the overall lower resists. The thermal rig gives you a stronger and more flexible tank without having to rely on the high-end deadspace modules, at the cost of not being able to free up as many midslots.
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==== Defence or offence ====
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Going for offence means that you're limited to a single tech one resist rig in combination to your burst rig, due to the high calibration cost of the tech two damage rig. Choosing a more defensive setup will allow you to fit a tech two resist rig as well as making full use of the other two rigs. The offensive rigs are usually much cheaper than the defensive ones, but since the offensive setup usually has to up the quality of their deadspace modules to get a comparable resist profile, they're often forced to use higher tiered deadspace mods.
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==== Flexibility vs efficiency vs cost ====
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Given the different needs for tank and utility modules between the different type of sites, most incursion communities go for the most efficient rig setup for the kind of sites they are running. A community running vanguards exclusively often have different setups than those who run headquarters only. Communities that push for high-end fits with expensive deadspace modules usually have different rig selections too, since those stronger modules opens up for a few more options.
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Going for the most efficient setup is of course always going to be the strongest way to do it, but sometimes you have to be practical. In our case, within our community, we factor in flexibility and cost a lot more. We want our members to be able to use the same ship for any type of site without having to resort to spending billions on faction and deadspace modules. That doesn't stop people who want to from doing it, but it does mean that some of our recommended fits will differ quite a lot from that of public communities.
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== Faction and deadspace upgrades ==
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There are many ways to use faction and deadspace modules to vastly improve the efficiency of your incursion ship. Some of these modules are cheap and might not be too much of a concern or downright required (like the '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier'''), but others are worth quite a bit of ISK and a second thought is warranted if you consider getting them. The cost of improving your efficiency rises exponentially as well, so while the first round of upgrades might be very cost-efficient, taking it one step further will quickly put you in a position where you're literally throwing ISK away for minor improvements.
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Consider the actual benefit you will get from upgrading a certain module. Getting a deadspace hardener is useful for most ships as it frees up a midslot and potentially a lowslot as well. But a faction tracking computer or a sensor booster might make sense for public fleets built to compete, but for our community that is hardly a worthwhile investment.
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==== What do you get in return? ====
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To put this into perspective you need to factor in [[stacking penalties]]. If you're just using one module to a given effect, it's easy to calculate and see the difference, but when you have more intricate combinations where things end up 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th in the stacking hierarchy, it might be a little harder to see what you get out of it.
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==== Worthwhile investments ====
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Here's a list of some modules that are worth upgrading. While some give a larger effect, they all contribute enough to warrant their cost. That said, just because the A-type is very efficient doesn't mean everyone should get one, as you can often get by with a B- or even a C-type for certain fits.
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{| class="wikitable"
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| [[image:Icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|64px|link=]]
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| 1 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field}} is {{co|lightgreen|35,42%}} stronger than an {{co|grey|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II}} (top of the hierarchy<small>&nbsp;<ref name="top">The modules are on the top, meaning the first module gets 100% effect, second 86,9%, third 57,1% all according to normal [[stacking penalties|stacking penalty rules]].</ref></small>)<br>1 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field}} is {{co|lightgreen|45,83%}} stronger than an {{co|grey|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II}} (top of the hierarchy<small>&nbsp;<ref name="top"></ref></small>)<br>1 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field}} is {{co|lightgreen|46,875%}} stronger than an {{co|grey|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II}} (top of the hierarchy<small>&nbsp;<ref name="top"></ref></small>)
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| [[image:Icon_tracking_computer_faction.png|64px|link=]]
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| 1 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Federation Navy Tracking Computer}} is {{co|lightgreen|3,85%}} stronger than a {{co|grey|Tracking Computer II}}.<br>2 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Federation Navy Tracking Computers}} are {{co|lightgreen|7,43%}} stronger (top of the hierarchy<small>&nbsp;<ref name="top"></ref></small>).<br>2 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Federation Navy Tracking Computers}} are {{co|lightgreen|5,97%}} stronger (if you get a link<small>&nbsp;<ref name="link">Remote tracking computers, remote sensor boosters and tech two burst rigs are stronger and thus pushes the modules down to 2nd and 3rd (etc) in the hierarchy, meaning they are both penalized and working at 86,9% and 57,1% respectively (or more if you stack more modules).</ref></small>).
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| [[image:Icon_sensor_booster_faction.png|64px|link=]]
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| 1 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Serpentis Sensor Booster}} is {{co|lightgreen|3,12%}} stronger than a {{co|grey|Sensor Booster II}}.<br>2 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Serpentis Sensor Boosters}} are {{co|lightgreen|6,07%}} stronger (top of the hierarchy<small>&nbsp;<ref name="top"></ref></small>).<br>2 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Serpentis Sensor Boosters}} are {{co|lightgreen|5,04%}} stronger (if you get a resebo<small>&nbsp;<ref name="link"></ref></small>).
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| https://image.eveonline.com/Type/15895_64.png
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| 1 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer}} is {{co|lightgreen|2,27%}} more effective compared to {{co|grey|Magnetic Field Stabilizer II}}.<br>4 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizers}} are {{co|lightgreen|6,45%}} stronger (top of the hierarchy<small>&nbsp;<ref name="top"></ref></small>).<br>4 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizers}} are {{co|lightgreen|4,36%}} stronger (if you have a T2 burst rig)<small>&nbsp;<ref name="link"></ref></small>).
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|}
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<small><references/></small>
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==== Questionable investments ====
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These modules fall into the category of ''"more ISK than sense"'', as they give very little or in some cases no actual improvement.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Module
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| https://image.eveonline.com/Type/15965_64.png
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| 1 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Republic Fleet Tracking Enhancer}} is only {{co|crimson|0,46%}} stronger than a {{co|grey|Tracking Enhancer II}}.<br>2 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Republic Fleet Tracking Enhancers}} are only {{co|crimson|0,67%}} stronger (2nd and 3rd in the hierarchy<small>&nbsp;<ref name="stack">'''Tracking Computer''', both local and remote ones from scimitars, that are scripted for tracking are stronger than the tracking bonus from tracking enhancers. So if you have a tracking computer, or two, or an incoming link, the small bonus will be 2nd and 3rd, 3rd and 4th or even 5th and 6nd (suffering harsh [[stacking penalties]]).</ref></small>).<br>2 x {{co|mediumslateblue|Republic Fleet Tracking Enhancers}} are only {{co|crimson|0,41%}} stronger (3rd and 4th in the hierarchy)<small>&nbsp;<ref name="stack"></ref></small>).
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|}
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<small><references/></small>
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== Determining a proper tank ==
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There are a few easy ways to determine whether a tank is ok or not. Below are some key aspects that help when you're testing your ship in your favourite third-party fitting tool or if you've taken on the role of [[Roles_in_Incursions#Waitlist_manager|waitlist manager]] and need to quickly gauge whether the fit someone x up with is ok or not.
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==== Resist holes ====
 
A lot of ships share a standard resist profile, so they share the same resist holes and have the same issues and weaknesses. Understanding what innate weaknesses a ship has is key to knowing how to best raise it to the desired high average resists mentioned above.
 
A lot of ships share a standard resist profile, so they share the same resist holes and have the same issues and weaknesses. Understanding what innate weaknesses a ship has is key to knowing how to best raise it to the desired high average resists mentioned above.
  
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Below is a list of different resist profiles for various ship classes as well as a few specific ships with deviating profiles. The last column lists the obvious weaknesses of the class/hull, which will help you determine how to best achieve the desired resist profile. It also helps new [[Roles_in_Incursions#Waitlist_manager|waitlist managers]] as it tells them what to look for.
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Below is a list of different resist profiles for various ship classes as well as a few specific ships with deviating profiles. The last column lists the obvious weaknesses of the class/hull, which will help you determine how to best achieve the desired resist profile. Plugging a hole is usually a simple matter of adding a resist rig or a combination of a rig and a shield amplifier, then up the resists in general by using one or two invulnerability fields.
 
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]20%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]36%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]52%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]60%
 
| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]20%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]36%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]52%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]60%
 
| Weak {{co|slateblue|EM}} and {{co|crimson|thermal}} resists, but no resist holes.
 
| Weak {{co|slateblue|EM}} and {{co|crimson|thermal}} resists, but no resist holes.
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]25%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]30%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]40%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
 
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| Slightly lower {{co|slateblue|EM}} and {{co|crimson|thermal}} resists, but no resist holes.
 
 
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]80%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]70%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
 
| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]80%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]70%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
 
| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole.
 
| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole.
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<small><references/></small>
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==== Effective shield hit points ====
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You can judge your tank by many means, but for Incursions the best way to measure your tank is to look at '''effective shield hit points''' (ESHP), as opposed to '''damage per second repaired''' (DPS-tank) or the generic '''effective hit points''' (EHP). This is because a lot of ships have significant armour and hull hit points, so the effective hit points value can be quite misleading on a battleship with a damage control for example, as the EHP-value skyrockets compared to a ship without a damage control fitted, but very little of it applies to the actual ESHP. You also need to factor in things like speed and signature, because a smaller ship that is orbiting will be a lot harder to hit than a large, stationary ship. So don't casually compare a ship's effective shield hit points against another without taking that into your consideration.
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==== Shield hit points and resists ====
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While the above mentioned effective shield hit points is a good measure, it is not always practical to use on the fly. For one it doesn't really tell you if the ship has any glaring resist holes, so for practical reasons we tend to speak in more general terms -- Shield hit points and resists. It's much easier to just ask the pilot ''"How many raw shield hit points do you have?"'' and ''"What are your resists if you undock and turn on all your modules?"''. It's very easy for people to check this ingame and it tells us enough to judge whether or not the fit is ok.
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==== Guidelines ====
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Below are some rough guidelines for what a proper tank might be for a battleship (there isn't much variation to speak of for logistics). Since we focus mainly on low skilled, kitchen sink setups we're going with a relatively high recommended level for our community. The values below are of raw shield hit points and paired average resists (EM/thermal and kinetic/explosive), values '''before boosts''' for easy comparison.
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{|
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| valign="middle" | [[image:Incursions_vanguard_icon.png|42px|Vanguards]]
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| valign="middle" | [[Incursion sites#Vanguard sites|Vanguards]] ''(33k+ effective shield hit points)''<br>70% resists and at least 10,000 raw shield hit points.
 
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| nowrap | Legion
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| valign="middle" | [[image:Incursions_assault_icon.png|42px|Assaults]]
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]20%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]70%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]87,5%
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| valign="middle" | [[Incursion sites#Assault sites|Assaults]] ''(40k+ effective shield hit points)''<br>70% resists and at least 12,000 raw shield hit points.
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| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole and weak {{co|crimson|thermal}} resists.
 
 
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| nowrap | Loki (resist bonus)
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| valign="middle" | [[image:Incursions_headquarter_icon.png|42px|Headquarters]]
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]80%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]60%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]52%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]60%
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| valign="middle" | [[Incursion sites#Headquarter sites|Headquarters]] ''(52k+ effective shield hit points + 100k effective hit points in total)''<br>73% resists and at least 14,000 raw shield hit points.
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| No resist holes.
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|}
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Naturally lower shield hit points is doable if you adjust your resists accordingly. In vanguards and assaults it's also possible to drop a little lower in really good fleets. Just remember that resists are far more important than raw shield hit points, as higher resists has the secondary benefit of increasing the efficiency of remote repairs. Below is a graph illustrating how damage changes with scaling resists.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; cellspacing:0px; border-spacing:0; border-collapse:collapse; border:0px;"
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! colspan="2" style="background-color:#222222;" | Resists
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Actual damage taken
 
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| nowrap | Proteus
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| style="background-color:#300000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 61% resists
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]60%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]85%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
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| rowspan="7" style="background-image: linear-gradient(#AA0000, #00AA00); background-color: #111111; width:0.25em"|
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| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole.
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| style="background-color:#300000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 30% more damage ''(39% damage taken)''
 
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|-
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| nowrap | Tengu
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| style="background-color:#200000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 64% resists
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]80%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]70%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
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| style="background-color:#200000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 20% more damage ''(36% damage taken)''
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| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole.
 
 
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| nowrap | Tengu (resist bonused)
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| style="background-color:#100000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 67% resists
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]20%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]84%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]76%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]60%
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| style="background-color:#100000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 10% more damage (33% damage taken)
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| Weak {{co|slateblue|EM}} resists.
 
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<small><references/></small>
 
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== Applied DPS ==
 
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One of the most important aspects to realize is that whatever dps (damage per second) your favourite third party fitting tool tells you that you have, or whatever the fitting window ingame tells you, is worth nothing if you cannot apply that damage. Hence the term ''"applied dps"'' as opposed to ''"paper dps"'' which is basically just your potential damage.
 
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Your velocity, your target's velocity, approach vectors, your gun's signature resolution, your target's ship signature, locking speed, locking range, your weapon's optimal and falloff range and tracking all play a vital part in how much of your damage you'll be able to apply on your enemy. See [[Turret Damage|turret damage]] for a more comprehensive introduction to the factors determining how much damage you'll end up doing when you undock and leave your bubble.
 
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Practically this means that utility modules often make or break fleets.
 
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<small><references/></small>
 
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== Utility modules ==
 
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First of all, when the term ''"utility slots"'' is used it means the slots you have left over once you've fitted your tank and your weapons. So if your ship has five midslots and four are needed for your tank, then the fifth slot is your one utility midslot. If you ship has eight highslots and seven turrets, you have one utility highslot.
 
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Second, the term ''"utility modules"'' refer to modules you fit that doesn't directly give you a higher dps in your favourite third party fitting program or on your fitting screen ingame. Instead they act as force multipliers of sorts making up for weaknesses or capitalize on strengths for increased efficiency. There are also modules that has no impact on your offensive capabilities, but are invaluable when things go wrong.
 
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Logistics will almost always carry the same utility midslots, so this section is aimed at damage dealers.
 
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==== Midslot options ====
 
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| style="background-color:#111111;" valign="middle" | {{icon|sensor resolution|64}}
 
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| style="padding:8px;" valign="top" | In Vanguards, a battleship needs a sensor booster to be able to lock enemy frigates in any kind of timely fashion. For assaults, it is usually a matter of targeting range. Command ships or strategic cruisers can usually get away without a sensor booster. Being able to lock fast is also necessary in order to quickly lock up a logistics to apply repair drones in an emergency.
 
 
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| style="background-color:#111111;" valign="middle" | [[image:icon_stasis_webifier_faction.png|64px|link=]]
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| style="padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | {{co|yellow|70% resists}}
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| style="padding:8px;" valign="top" | Stasis webifiers slow down the target, drastically increasing the chance to land good hits and thus increase applied dps. Webs are always better than tracking computers for shooting smaller targets, assuming the target will come into web range. The '''Federation Navy Stasis Webifier''' or '''True Sansha Stasis Webifier''' is needed for the extra range as regular webs fall short, literally.
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| style="padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | {{co|yellow|Baseline damage ''(30% damage taken)''}}
 
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| style="background-color:#111111;" valign="middle" | [[image:icon_tracking_computer_i.png|64px|link=]]
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| style="background-color:#001000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 73% resists
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| style="padding:8px;" valign="top" | Tracking computers can be scripted for additional range or tracking, or both to a lesser degree. If you primarily engage targets outside web-range, tracking computers become more important, as they'll be able to improve your range and/or your tracking. Remember that this module use scripts, so be sure to bring '''Tracking Speed Scripts''' and '''Optimal Range Scripts'''.
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| style="background-color:#001000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 10% less damage (27% damage taken)
 
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| style="background-color:#111111;" valign="middle" | [[image:icon_target_painter_i.png|64px|link=]]
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| style="background-color:#002000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 76% resists
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| style="padding:8px;" valign="top" | Target painters increase the signature of the target, making it easier to lock and shoot. Target painters would not be your first choice, but assuming the other needs are met, you sometimes reach a point where additional webs won't be needed and then the target painter would actually be of more use than another web.
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| style="background-color:#002000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 20% less damage (24% damage taken)
 
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| style="background-color:#111111;" valign="middle" | [[image:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|64px|link=]]
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| style="background-color:#003000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 79% resists
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| style="padding:8px;" valign="top" | The microwarpdrive is used primarily in headquarter sites but can also be used in assaults. In those sites you need the extra speed to either fly to a specific position or to continuously move into new optimal positions for each wave. The Nightmare has the option to use an afterburner, due to its ship bonus to afterburner speeds.
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| style="background-color:#003000; padding-left:5px; padding-right:5px;" | 30% less damage (21% damage taken)
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|}
 
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For vanguards, we make sure we have at least one sensor booster and one web. If we have room for more midslots we primarily go for a second web first before looking into other modules. Once you've made sure that you have a solid base, you can start looking at other modules to help fleet efficiency.
 
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For assaults and up, once you've ensured that you have the locking range needed (potentially requires you to use a sensor booster) and fitted any required propulsion modules, it's mostly about having a decent amount of webs and painters in the fleet, then let people fill up empty slots with tracking computers to improve their applied damage through better tracking or range.
 
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Each of these modules listed above have their pros and cons, see [[Anatomy of Incursions]] for more information on how you can change these modules around for different tactics based on your fleet composition. Have a few of each readily available, that way you'll be able to quickly refit if your fleet commander asks you to.
 
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When in doubt, just follow the recommended fits on the [[Vanguard Incursion fits|Vanguard]] and [[Assault Incursion fits|Assault]] fitting pages.
 
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==== Highslot options ====
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
 
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| style="background-color:#111111;" valign="middle" | [[image:icon_shield_transporter_i.png|64px|link=]]
 
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| style="padding:8px;" valign="top" | Large S95a Remote Shield Booster or Large Remote Shield Booster II modules repairs the friendly target's shields. Having a few extra remote shield boosters for emergencies are invaluable. When the fleet doesn't have any Basilisks, it makes more sense to use remote shield boosters in your spare highs, as there won't be much need for utility cap.
 
 
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|-
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| style="background-color:#111111;" valign="middle" | [[image:icon_remote_capacitor_transmitter_i.png|64px|link=]]
 
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| style="padding:8px;" valign="top" | Large 'Regard' Capacitor Transmitters or Large Capacitor Transmitter II consumes cap in order to send it to a friendly target. It creates more cap than it consumes, so giving each other cap like this creates both recipients more cap. It's a favoured module for when you have Basilisks in your fleet, so members can act as emergency cap buddies.
 
 
|}
 
|}
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When you're limited to just one utility highslot, pick the most important one. So a capacitor transmitter if you run with Basilisks and a remote shield booster if you run with Scimitars. Should you have the luxury of having more than one utility highslot, just bring both.
 
  
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== Drones ==
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==== Stacking penalties and offgrid boosts ====
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Drones can be a tremendous asset, if you pick the right ones and use them intelligently. Below is a breakdown on the raw statistics of drones, without taking skills into account. Most of the skills will affect all drones equally, so their relative strengths and weaknesses will remain the same (with the exception of the Gecko's lack of benefit from drone specialization).
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A ship with fewer modules or rigs stacking will also benefit more from boosts, thus not suffering quite as much as they might initially seem to. This of course means they also have more to lose if boosts go down, which is worth noting.
  
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So when you read this, keep in mind that the following skills will modify these values:
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Further down this page you'll see examples of this with the advanced setups, if you pay attention to the normal resist profiles vs the resist profile with offgrid boosts. The EM-rig setup for vanguards for example has a deceptively low EM/thermal resist, averaging around 62% instead of the recommended 70%. This would suggest nearly +30% more damage taken from turret damage, as your resists are almost 9% lower (see the graph above). But due to less stacking penalties that setup ends up having roughly 69% average EM/thermal resists after boosts which is fairly close to the 72% of our recommended fits and will eventually only take +10% more damage from turrets, while taking torpedoes just fine.
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* {{sk|Drone Sharpshooting}} (+5% optional range per level)
 
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* {{sk|Drone Navigation}} (+5% increase in microwarpspeed per level)
 
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* {{sk|Drone Interfacing}} (+10% damage increase per level)
 
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* {{co|orange|<size> Drone Operation}}<small>&nbsp;<ref>A different skill for each of the sizes: Light, medium, heavy and sentry drones.</ref></small> (+5% damage increase per level)
 
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* {{co|orange|<racial> Drone Specialization}}<small>&nbsp;<ref>One for each of the races: Amarr, Caldari, Gallente and Minmatar.</ref></small> (+2% damage increase per level)
 
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<small><references/></small>
 
  
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Full spreadsheet of drone attributes from CCP: http://content.eveonline.com/www/newssystem/media/65945/1/DroneRevampUpdated.xls
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= Battleship setups =
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Below are some examples of tank setups for battleships, both the setups we use for our minimum fits as well as some advanced ones for high-end ships.
  
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==== Light combat drones ====
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In order to highlight the transition of each type of fit from vanguards to headquarters, each setup will not only show the vanguard fit in question, but also how it works if you take off some tank as well as what's needed to make that setup work for assaults and headquarters.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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== Minimum setup ==
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Drones
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This is the minimum skill setup that we use within our community. It is designed to cheap and flexible enough to be useful in a variety of different sites. For assaults and headquarters, we often use a '''Large Shield Extender II''' to ensure that everyone has enough buffer, even with the minimum skills we require.
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Weapon range
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Tracking
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Damage <small><ref>Raw damage multiplied by the damage modifier.</ref></small>
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Orbit speed
 
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | MWD speed
 
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|-
 
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| {{icon|amarr2|20}} Acolyte II
 
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| {{icon|range|20}} 2,400 + 2,000 m
 
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 2,988 rad/sec
 
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| {{icon|em damage|20}} 33,6 HP
 
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| {{icon|velocity|20}} 996 m/sec
 
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| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 4,620 m/sec
 
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|-
 
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| {{icon|gallente2|20}} Hobgoblin II
 
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| {{icon|range|20}} 2,100 + 2,000 m
 
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 2,178 rad/sec
 
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| {{icon|th damage|20}} 38,4 HP
 
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| {{icon|velocity|20}} 660 m/sec
 
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| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 3,360 m/sec
 
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|-
 
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| {{icon|caldari2|20}} Hornet II
 
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| {{icon|range|20}} 2,400 + 2,000 m
 
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 2,448 rad/sec
 
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| {{icon|ki damage|20}} 36,0 HP
 
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| {{icon|velocity|20}} 894 m/sec
 
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| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 3,780 m/sec
 
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|-
 
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| {{icon|minmatar2|20}} Warrior II
 
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| {{icon|range|20}} 2,100 + 2,000 m
 
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 3,240 rad/sec
 
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| {{icon|ex damage|20}} 31,2 HP
 
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| {{icon|velocity|20}} 900 m/sec
 
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| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 5,040 m/sec
 
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|}
 
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<small><references/></small>
 
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The '''Warrior II''' and '''Acolyte II''' drones stand out when we focus on the most important aspects like speed and tracking, the applied dps. The Acolyte II drones come out slightly ahead because of their potential to do even more damage to a webbed down target than the Warrior II drones, while simultaneously being ''"fast enough"'' and having ''"good enough"'' tracking.
 
  
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As such, our recommended drones for vanguards are the '''Acolyte II''' drones.
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This assumes our [[Preparing_for_Incursions#Damage_dealers|minimum skills]] so the {{icon|em resist|20}}EM resist can be up to '''2% higher''' with {{sk|EM Shield Compensation|V}} instead of III.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
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|-
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! style="background:#222222;" | <small>Slots</small>
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| style="background:#222222; text-align:center;" | '''Vanguard''' ''(less tank)''<small> <ref>In a good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.</ref></small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Vanguard
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! style="background:#222222;" | Assault
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! style="background:#222222;" | Headquarter
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|- valign="top"
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:Module icon em ward amplifier tech2.png|24px|EM Ward Amplifier II]] EM Ward Amplifier II
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:Module icon em ward amplifier tech2.png|24px|EM Ward Amplifier II]] EM Ward Amplifier II
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon_shield_extender_ii.png|24px|Large Shield Extender II]] Large Shield Extender II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:Module icon em ward amplifier tech2.png|24px|EM Ward Amplifier II]] EM Ward Amplifier II
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon_shield_extender_ii.png|24px|Large Shield Extender II]] Large Shield Extender II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:icon shield amplifier deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier]] {{co|crimson|Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier}}<small> <ref name="upgrade">This is a necessary upgrade in order to improve overall resists for headquarter sites.</ref></small>
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|- valign="top"
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
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| nowrap | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]] Freed up low slot
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
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|- valign="top"
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon rigs.png|24px]]
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II]] {{co|crimson|Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II}}<small> <ref name="upgrade"></ref>
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|- valign="middle"
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! style="text-align:center; background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_resists.png|24px|Normal resist profile.]]
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]65,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]65,7%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]69,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]74,1%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,5%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]70,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,4%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,5%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]70,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,4%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]71,9%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]72,1%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,4%
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|- valign="middle" align="center"
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! style="background:#001000; padding:0px;" | {{icon|warfare link|24|Resist profile with warfare links active.}}
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]67,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]68,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]73,5%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,9%
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]71,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]72,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,7%
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]71,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]72,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,7%
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]73,9%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]74,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,7%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Tracking
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Damage <small><ref>Raw damage multiplied by the damage modifier.</ref></small>
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Orbit speed
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | MWD speed
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|- valign="top"
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|-
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#0F0719; padding:0px;" | [[image:Icon energy neutralizer i.png|24px|Resist profile if all your defensive modules run out of capacitor and turn off.]]
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| {{icon|amarr2|20}} Infiltrator II
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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| {{icon|range|20}} 4,800 + 3,000 m
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,960 rad/sec
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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| {{icon|em damage|20}} 53,76 HP
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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| {{icon|velocity|20}} 630 m/sec
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| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 2,760 m/sec
 
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|-
 
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| {{icon|gallente2|20}} Hammerhead II
 
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 4,200 + 3,000 m
 
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,696 rad/sec
 
−
| {{icon|th damage|20}} 61,44 HP
 
−
| {{icon|velocity|20}} 528 m/sec
 
−
| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 2,016 m/sec
 
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| {{icon|caldari2|20}} Vespa II
 
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 4,800 + 3,000 m
 
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,780 rad/sec
 
−
| {{icon|ki damage|20}} 57,60 HP
 
−
| {{icon|velocity|20}} 564 m/sec
 
−
| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 2,268 m/sec
 
−
|-
 
−
| {{icon|minmatar2|20}} Valkyrie II
 
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 4,200 + 3,000 m
 
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 1,044 rad/sec
 
−
| {{icon|ex damage|20}} 49,92 HP
 
−
| {{icon|velocity|20}} 660 m/sec
 
−
| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 3,000 m/sec
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
<small><references/></small>
 
<small><references/></small>
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Similar to light combat drones, the Amarr and Minmatar drones stand out yet again with a good combination of speed and tracking, so both '''Valkyrie II''' and '''Infiltrator II''' drones are good for assaults and up, where you're shooting mostly battleships and cruisers. And again the Amarr Infiltrator II drones pull out ahead with a nice mix resulting in a slightly better applied dps, just like their smaller brethren the Acolyte II drones.
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=== Resist bonused ships ===
 +
Ships like the [[Rokh]] with resist bonuses can fit slightly different due to their higher base resistances.
  
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So our recommended drones for assaults are the '''Infiltrator II''' drones.
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This assumes our [[Preparing_for_Incursions#Damage_dealers|minimum skills]] so the various resist can be up to '''3% higher''' with {{sk|Caldari Battleship|V}} instead of III and in the case of the headquarter fit with the EM amplifier, additional {{icon|em resist|20}}EM resist can be gained by training {{sk|EM Shield Compensation|V}}.
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==== Heavy drones ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Drones
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! style="background:#222222;" | <small>Slots</small>
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Weapon range
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| style="background:#222222; text-align:center;" | '''Vanguard''' ''(less tank)''<small> <ref>In a good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.</ref></small>
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Tracking
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! style="background:#222222;" | Vanguard
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Damage <small><ref>Raw damage multiplied by the damage modifier.</ref></small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Assault
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Orbit speed
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! style="background:#222222;" | Headquarter
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | MWD speed
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|- valign="top"
−
|-
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
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| {{icon|amarr2|20}} Praetor II  
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
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| {{icon|range|20}} 4,800 + 5,000 m
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,756 rad/sec
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
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| {{icon|em damage|20}} 107,52 HP
+
| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:Module icon em ward amplifier tech2.png|24px|EM Ward Amplifier II]] EM Ward Amplifier II
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| {{icon|velocity|20}} 384 m/sec
+
|- valign="top"
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| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 1,656 m/sec
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
−
|-
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| nowrap | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]] Freed up low slot
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| {{icon|gallente2|20}} Ogre II
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 4,200 + 5,000 m
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,540 rad/sec
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
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| {{icon|th damage|20}} 122,88 HP
+
|- valign="top"
−
| {{icon|velocity|20}} 300 m/sec
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon rigs.png|24px]]
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| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 1,200 m/sec
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
−
|-
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
−
| {{icon|caldari2|20}} Wasp II
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 4,800 + 5,000 m
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,642 rad/sec
+
|- valign="top"
−
| {{icon|ki damage|20}} 115,20 HP
+
! style="text-align:center; background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_resists.png|24px|Normal resist profile.]]
−
| {{icon|velocity|20}} 336 m/sec
+
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]62,3%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]69,8%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,7%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,2%
−
| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 1,350 m/sec
+
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]67,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]73,6%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,1%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,1%
−
|-
+
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]67,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]73,6%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,1%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,1%
−
| {{icon|minmatar2|20}} Berserker II
+
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]75,4%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]73,6%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,1%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,1%
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 4,200 + 5,000 m
+
|- valign="top"
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,852 rad/sec
+
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#001000; padding:0px;" | {{icon|warfare link|24|Resist profile with warfare links active.}}  
−
| {{icon|ex damage|20}} 99,84 HP
+
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]65,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]72,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,7%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,6%
−
| {{icon|velocity|20}} 420 m/sec
+
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,4%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]75,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]79,6%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]83,0%
−
| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 1,800 m/sec
+
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,4%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]75,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]79,6%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]83,0%
−
|-
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]76,1%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]75,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]79,6%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]83,0%
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| {{icon|guristas pirates|20}} Gecko <small><ref>The Gecko actually does 262,4 HP worth of omni damage, but use up 50Mbit/sec worth of drone bandwidth. So to compare it with the normal 25Mbit/sec heavy drones the value is halved. Also consider the fact that the Gecko doesn't get the bonus from drone specialization skills (which is at least 8% with spec IV trained).</ref></small>
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| {{icon|range|20}} 4,800 + 5,000 m
 
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| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,850 rad/sec
 
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| [[image:icon_turret_volley.png|20px|link=]] 131,20 HP
 
−
| {{icon|velocity|20}} 400 m/sec
 
−
| [[file:module_icon_microwarpdrive_tech1.png|20px|link=]] 1,820 m/sec
 
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|}
 
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<small><references/></small>
 
−
Heavy drones are mostly used in headquarter sites for brawlers, who move into position and literally try to jump the enemy where they spawn. They can also be used for bashing towers or the mothership in The Kundalini Manifest site.
 
  
−
There's no clearcut winner for heavy drones, but in general you could say the '''Gecko''' is a solid option if you need mobility and the '''Ogre II''' if you're looking to push out the most damage with max skills. The lower your skills are, the more favourable the Gecko becomes overall, seeing as it gives you a solid performance even with mediocre skills.
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  Resist profile with overheat & neuted out.
  
−
==== Sentry drones ====
+
|- valign="top"
−
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#200000; padding:0px;" | [[image:icon overheating.png|24px|Resist profile when you're overheating your defensive modules.]]
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Drones
+
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Weapon range
+
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Tracking
+
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Damage <small><ref>Raw damage multiplied by the damage modifier.</ref></small>
+
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
|-
+
|- valign="top"
−
| {{icon|amarr2|20}} Curator II
+
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#0F0719; padding:0px;" | [[image:Icon energy neutralizer i.png|24px|Resist profile if all your defensive modules run out of capacitor and turn off.]]
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 42,000 + 12,000 m
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,0276 rad/sec
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
| {{icon|em damage|20}} 102,4 HP
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
|-
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
| {{icon|gallente2|20}} Garde II
+
-->
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 24,000 + 18,000 m
 
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,0360 rad/sec
 
−
| {{icon|th damage|20}} 108,8 HP
 
−
|-
 
−
| {{icon|caldari2|20}} Warden II
 
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 60,000 + 42,000 m
 
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,0120 rad/sec
 
−
| {{icon|ki damage|20}} 89,6 HP
 
−
|-
 
−
| {{icon|minmatar2|20}} Bouncer II
 
−
| {{icon|range|20}} 42,000 + 48,000 m
 
−
| [[file:icon_tracking_speed_script.png|20px|link=]] 0,0192 rad/sec
 
−
| {{icon|ex damage|20}} 96,0 HP
 
 
|}
 
|}
 
<small><references/></small>
 
<small><references/></small>
−
Sentry drones can be very useful if you sit still in the same position for a prolonged period of time and shoot mostly webbed down cruisers and battleships. Given the amount of elite frigates in vanguards and the amount of moving in assaults and headquarters, they remain very situational.
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=== Navy & Fleet Issue ships with four midslots ===
 +
Ships like the [[Apocalypse Navy Issue]] and the [[Megathron Navy Issue]] with only four midslots aren't recommended for incursions, mostly due to their lack of midslots but also due to being armour based and suffering from fairly low shield hit points (and in the case of the apocalypse serious capacitor issues) which just compounds the issues of these ships. Within certain limits they can still do reasonably well in vanguards and assaults, but they are unable to do headquarter sites both from an efficiency point of view as well as due to their weak tank.
  
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As to which drone to use, they follow a very simple formula. The more range they get, the less damage and tracking they have, so you often find yourself choosing sentry drones based on how much range you need, only going as far as you need to in order to preserve damage and tracking. This makes the Caldari and Minmatar sentry drones less than ideal due to excessive range at the cost of damage and tracking.
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Navy and Fleet Issue ships have higher rig calibration points than other ships (400 points instead of the regular 350 points).
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Our recommendation is to pick either '''Garde II''' or '''Curator II''' depending on how much range is needed, if sentry drones are an option.
 
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= Vanguard setups =
 
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Below is a standard setup for your tank in our fleets. These fits are probably considered overtanked by many public communities and they are in fact overtanked for the most part. There are several reasons for it, mainly it is for safety, to give us a larger buffer and more leeway to save ships if things go wrong. We are not as concerned about pushing for efficiency above safety.
 
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We also recommend fits that are flexible in terms of being able to do vanguards, assaults and even headquarter sites with the same ship. So some seemingly superfluous rigs are there to enable the ships to just swap out a few midslots and go from vanguards to headquarter sites.
 
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== Standard battleship setups ==
 
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The main goal of these fits are to remain as cheap as possible while still being safe enough to run with minimal skills and rigged in a way that they can easily refit for vanguards as well as assaults and headquarter sites. Staying as cheap as possible is also useful for times of war.
 
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
 
|-  
 
|-  
−
! style="background:#222222;" | Slots
+
! style="background:#222222;" | <small>Slots</small>
−
! style="background:#222222;" | Regular ships
+
| style="background:#222222; text-align:center;" | '''Vanguard''' ''(less tank)''<small> <ref>In a good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.</ref></small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Resist-bonused ships
+
! style="background:#222222;text-align:center;" | Vanguard
−
! style="background:#222222;" | Navy / Fleet Issue
+
| style="background:#222222;text-align:center;" | '''Assault''' ''(less tank)''<small> <ref>This setup is considerably weaker than your average assault setup, even with the extra shield extender. Its considerably weaker resists means repairs are less effective.</ref></small>
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>
+
| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
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[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>
+
| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
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[[image:Module icon em ward amplifier tech2.png|24px|EM Ward Amplifier II]] EM Ward Amplifier II
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[image:icon shield extender ii.png|24px]] Large Shield Extender II<small> <ref>The '''Large Shield Extender II''' module is often needed in assaults for armour tanked ships to compensate for lower innate shield hit points.</ref></small>
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>
 
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[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>
 
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[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
 
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>
 
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[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>
 
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[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
 
 
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
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| nowrap | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]] Freed up low slot
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
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| nowrap | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]] Freed up low slot
 
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon rigs.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon rigs.png|24px]]
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Core Defense Field Extender I]] Core Defense Field Extender I<br>
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
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[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Core Defense Field Extender I]] Core Defense Field Extender I<br>
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
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[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
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| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Core Defense Field Extender I]] Core Defense Field Extender I<br>
 
−
[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I<br>
 
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[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
 
−
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Core Defense Field Extender I]] Core Defense Field Extender I<br>
 
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[[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II<br>
 
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[[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
 
 
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|- valign="top"
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! style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | Resists
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! style="text-align:center; background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_resists.png|24px|Normal resist profile.]]
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,5%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]70,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]77,4%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]60,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]65,7%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]69,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]74,1%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]64,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]71,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]73,9%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]78,3%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]65,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]70,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,4%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]65,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]70,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]77,4%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]65,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]70,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,4%
 +
|- valign="top"
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#001000; padding:0px;" | {{icon|warfare link|24|Resist profile with warfare links active.}}
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]63,1%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]68,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]73,5%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,9%
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]67,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]72,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,7%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]67,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]72,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]76,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,7%
 +
<!--
 +
 
 +
  Resist profile with overheat & neuted out.
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|- valign="top"
 
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#200000; padding:0px;" | [[image:icon overheating.png|24px|Resist profile when you're overheating your defensive modules.]]
 
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#200000; padding:0px;" | [[image:icon overheating.png|24px|Resist profile when you're overheating your defensive modules.]]
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]72,8%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]74,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]76,9%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]80,8%
+
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,4%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]75,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]77,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]81,5%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]74,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]76,9%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]80,8%
+
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 
|- valign="top"
 
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#0F0719; padding:0px;" | [[image:Icon energy neutralizer i.png|24px|Resist profile if all your defensive modules run out of capacitor and turn off.]]
 
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#0F0719; padding:0px;" | [[image:Icon energy neutralizer i.png|24px|Resist profile if all your defensive modules run out of capacitor and turn off.]]
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]43,1%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]44,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]40,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50,0%
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]41,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]53,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]49,6%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]58,0%
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]35,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]44,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]40,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50,0%
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
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|}
 
|}
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; Regular ships
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<small><references/></small>
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: This fit is intentionally overtanked. It's supposed to be a fit you can run even before you get all your support skills to V, before you've maxed out skills like '''Shield Management''' and gotten a decent buffer on your ship. The amplifier isn't quite as effective as the active hardener, but good enough and serves to give some cap relief.
 
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; Resist-bonused ships
 
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: Ships with resist bonuses like the '''Rokh''', especially if they also have good base shield hit points, can use a different setup to free up a midslot. The resists given are based on a generic 4% resist bonus per level, assuming a ship level of IV. If your skills are low, just leave the damage control on or simply fit your ship like you would a regular ship.
 
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; Navy / Fleet Issue
 
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: '''Navy''' and '''Fleet Issue''' ships have much higher base stats than regular ships, so they rarely need the extender rigs to boost their shield hp buffer. Some will still have one, for more flexibility when doing [[Incursion sites#Assault sites|assault]] and [[Incursion sites#Headquarter sites|headquarter sites]]. This variant could be adopted to normal ships as well, unless they have very low base hit points.
 
  
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== Advanced battleship setups ==
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== Advanced fits ==
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There are several ways to improve your fits, especially with some of the more efficient but costly deadspace modules and tech two rigs. Below are just examples of three common ways to upgrade your tank to free up more slots for additional offensive modules to increase your applied damage.
+
While there are several ways to fit high-end ships for incursions, here are some frequently used variants.
 +
=== Calibration ===
 +
Due to the limit of calibration points, there are several combinations available. Here are some common ones.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
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|-
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! style="background:#222222;" | <small>Slots</small>
 +
! style="background:#222222;" | Offensive
 +
! style="background:#222222;" | Defensive
 +
! style="background:#222222;" | Warp speed
 +
|- valign="top"
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon hybrid rig tech2.png|24px|Large Hybrid Burst Aerator II]] Large Hybrid Burst Aerator II<small> <ref>This should of course be a '''Energy Burst Aerator II''' for laser weapons and a '''Projectile Burst Aerator II''' for projectile weapons.</ref></small>
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Spare rig slot<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Spare rig slot
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II<br>[[image:module icon propulsion rig tech2.png|24px|Large Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II]] Large Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Spare rig slot
 +
|-
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| style="background:#222222; text-align:center;" | '''<small>SUM</small>'''
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| style="background:#200000; text-align:center;" | '''350/{{co|grey|350}}''' (0 points left)
 +
| style="background:#002000; text-align:center;" | '''75/{{co|grey|350}}''' (275 points left)
 +
| style="background:#002000; text-align:center;" | '''150/{{co|grey|350}}''' (200 points left)
 +
|}
 +
<small><references/></small>
 +
Filling up the spare rig slots is a matter of figuring out what rig benefits you the most, based on the type of fleet compositions you run, what kind of ship you fly and if a rig can in some way help you free up a low- or midslot. If you need more range use a '''Locus Coordinator II''' rig (150 points), if you need more shield hit points use a '''Core Defense Field Extender II''' rig (75 points) and if you need more cap use either a '''Capacitor Control Circuit II''' rig (150 points) or a '''Discharge Elutriation II''' rig (150 points).
 +
 
 +
Just remember that any offensive rig you fit on your ship '''needs''' to be tech two, otherwise it'll end up at the end of stacking penalties and that will render it completely useless.
 +
 
 +
=== Thermal rig ===
 +
The thermal rig setup is primarily a more defensive setup, used for even resists with the ability to really push the resists up. The downside of this setup is that you're forced to use two midslots and cannot drop down to one midslot for vanguards. Depending on what other rigs you use, you'll have enough calibration points to upgrade to a tech two anti-thermal rig further increasing your tank.
  
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While it's possible to use these setups on ordinary tech one hulls it makes little sense to put several hundreds of millions, if not billions, worth of deadspace modules and rigs on anything but the efficient '''pirate faction battleships'''. Just remember that your best initial upgrade option is still investing in your favourite pirate faction battleship, even if it's just with any of the regular setups with tech one rigs.
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This assumes our [[Preparing_for_Incursions#Damage_dealers|minimum skills]] so the {{icon|em resist|20}}EM resist can be up to '''2% higher''' with {{sk|EM Shield Compensation|V}} instead of III.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
 
|-  
 
|-  
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Slots
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! style="background:#222222;" | <small>Slots</small>
−
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Weighted resists
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! style="background:#222222;" | Vanguard
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | Balanced resists
+
! style="background:#222222;" | Assault
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! style="background-color:#222222;" | All-out offense
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! style="background:#222222;" | Headquarter
 +
| style="background:#222222; text-align:center;" | '''Headquarter''' ''(alternative)''<small> <ref>This alternative is only suitable for ships with a high native shield hit point count like the '''Nightmare''', since it can't really push resists higher without using additional slots (at which point the other option is cheaper and more flexible). This setup also loses the ability to stagger two invulns in order to keep at least one of them up at all times even when neuted out. With just one invuln it is more susceptible to neuts.</ref></small>
 
|- valign="top"
 
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| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...<br>
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...<br>[[image:icon shield amplifier deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier]] Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier
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[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...<br>[[image:icon shield amplifier deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier]] Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier
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[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...<br>[[image:icon shield amplifier deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier]] Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...<br>
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] {{co|crimson|Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invuln ...}}<small> <ref name="upgrade">This is a necessary upgrade in order to get enough resists with just one invulnerability field for headquarter sites.</ref></small><br>[[image:icon shield amplifier deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier]] {{co|crimson|Pithum A-Type EM Ward Amplifier}}<small> <ref name="upgrade"></ref></small>
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[[image:icon shield_amplifier_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier]] Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier<br>
 
−
[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
 
−
| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invuln ...<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>
 
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[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot
 
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]] Freed up low slot
 
| nowrap | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]] Freed up low slot
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon rigs.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon rigs.png|24px]]
−
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Core Defense Field Extender II]] Core Defense Field Extender II<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II<br>[[image:icon rigs.png|24px]] Freed up rig slot
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
−
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Core Defense Field Extender II]] Core Defense Field Extender II<br>[[image:module icon shield rig tech2.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II<br>[[image:icon rigs.png|24px]] Freed up rig slot
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
−
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I<br>[[image:module icon hybrid rig tech2.png|24px|Large  Burst Aerator II]] Burst Aerator II<br>
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
−
[[image:icon rigs.png|24px]] {{co|grey|Unusable rig slot}}
+
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
−
! style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | Resists
+
! style="text-align:center; background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_resists.png|24px|Normal resist profile.]]
−
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]65,8%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]64,9%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]73,7%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]78,1%
+
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]66,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]66,9%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]64,4%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]70,3%
−
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]72,6%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]71,1%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]68,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]74,0%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]70,3%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]69,3%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]68,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]74,0%
−
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]65,6%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]62,8%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]72,1%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]76,8%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]75,4%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]74,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]77,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,8%
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! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]75,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]72,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,1%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]76,8%
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|- valign="top"
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#001000; padding:0px;" | {{icon|warfare link|24|Resist profile with warfare links active.}}
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]71,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]71,8%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]72,4%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]77,0%
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]74,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]73,8%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]75,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]79,9%
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]77,2%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]76,4%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]80,4%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]83,6%
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! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]78,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]76,6%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]78,4%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]82,0%
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#200000; padding:0px;" | [[image:icon overheating.png|24px]]
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#200000; padding:0px;" | [[image:icon overheating.png|24px|Resist profile when you're overheating your defensive modules.]]
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]71,8%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]71,8%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]78,9%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]82,4%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]75,6%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]75,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]73,1%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]77,6%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]71,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]69,4%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]77,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]80,9%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#0F0719; padding:0px;" | [[image:Icon energy neutralizer i.png|24px]]
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! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#0F0719; padding:0px;" | [[image:Icon energy neutralizer i.png|24px|Resist profile if all your defensive modules run out of capacitor and turn off.]]
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]35,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]20,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]40,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50,0%
+
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]51,6%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]48,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]40,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50,0%
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
−
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]30,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]20,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]40,0%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50,0%
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! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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; Weighted resists
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<small><references/></small>
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: This variant is mostly suited for [[Incursion sites#Vanguard sites|vanguard]] and [[Incursion sites#Assault sites|assault sites]] where the threat of neuting is small and the incoming damage is slightly skewed towards more torpedoes, thus kinetic and explosive resists are slightly more important. The anti-EM rig ensures that in the case of being completely neuted out, you still have at least some EM-resists even if both invulnerability fields gets shut down. Buffing the tank for this kind of setup usually involves a mix of using a second deadspace hardener or a damage control (or even both).
 
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; Balanced resists
 
−
: For sites where heavy neuting is common, like in [[Incursion sites#Headquarter sites|headquarter]] and [[Incursion sites#Mothership sites|mothership sites]], a more balanced setup might be favoured. The damage control module also adds some additional buffer to your armour and structure in case the higher alpha punches through your shields before reps land. The combination of the anti-thermal rig and EM amplifier allows for a high, balanced, resist profile even when completely neuted out. Buffing the tank is as simple as upgrading the existing invulnerability field or adding a second one.
 
−
; All-out offense
 
−
: Most commonly used for [[Incursion sites#Vanguard sites|vanguard sites]], this all out offensive setup sacrifices tank for even more gank and utility. While upping your resists for [[Incursion sites#Assault sites|assault]] and [[Incursion sites#Headquarter sites|headquarter sites]] is as simple as adding a second invulnerability field, you'll still be extremely vulnerable to neuting and have a considerably lower buffer due to not having room for a core defense field extender rig. A lot of times this setup requires you to use two deadspace invulnerability fields to push your resists up to a comfortable level for Headquarter sites.
 
  
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= Assault and Headquarter setups =
+
=== Electromagnetic rig ===
−
The significantly higher alpha in assault sites warrants adding a shield extender to your ship. Most ships simply swap out one of their webs for the large shield extender. For headquarter and mothership sites the need to move is also greater, which is why most of these sites requires you to fit a propulsion module as well. While the microwarpdrive is harder to fit and more of a drain on your capacitor, it's always preferred over the afterburner due to the repeated need to quickly travel significant distances.
+
The EM rig setup is primarily used to free up as many slots are possible, but requires you to spend considerably more ISK on deadspace hardeners and will still have considerably lower resists for vanguards.
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== Interchangeable fits ==
 
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As mentioned above, our fits are mostly interchangeable so that we can shift focus from vanguards to assaults or higher by changing a few modules. So here are the major differences in what you need added to your fits as you move up the site sizes.
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;"
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|- valign="top"
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|-  
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! style="background:#222222;" | Slots
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! style="background:#222222;" | <small>Slots</small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Assault sites
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| style="background:#222222; text-align:center;" | '''Vanguard''' ''(much less tank)''<small> <ref>In a really good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.</ref></small>
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! style="background:#222222;" | Headquarter / Mothership sites
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| style="background:#222222; text-align:center;" | '''Vanguard'''<small> <ref>This setup is considerably weaker than your average vanguard setup and relies heavily on higher applied damage to mitigate incoming damage by killing them before they get into optimal range.</ref></small>
 +
! style="background:#222222;" | Assault
 +
! style="background:#222222;" | Headquarter
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]]
−
| nowrap | [[image:Module icon shield extender tech2.png|24px|Large Shield Extender II]] Large Shield Extender II
+
| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
−
| nowrap | [[image:Module icon shield extender tech2.png|24px|Large Shield Extender II]] Large Shield Extender II<br>[[image:Module icon microwarpdrive tech1.png|24px|Microwarpdrive]] Prototype 100MN Microwarpdrive I
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| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
 +
| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_ii.png|24px|Adaptive Invulnerability Field II]] Adaptive Invulnerability Field II<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
 +
| nowrap style="vertical-align:middle;" | [[image:icon mid slot.png|24px]] Freed up mid slot<br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] {{co|crimson|Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ...}}<small> <ref>This is a necessary upgrade in order to get your EM and thermal resists up to an acceptable level for headquarter sites, especially if you run with less than recommended shield hit points.</ref></small><br>[[Image:icon_hardener_adaptive_deadspace.png|24px|Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field]] Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
 
|- valign="top"
 
|- valign="top"
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
 
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]]
 +
| nowrap | [[image:icon low slot.png|24px]] Freed up low slot
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon damage control tech2.png|24px]] Damage Control II
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
| nowrap style="text-align:center; background:#111111;" | [[image:icon rigs.png|24px]]
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
 +
| nowrap | [[image:module icon shield rig tech1.png|24px|Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I]] Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
! style="text-align:center; background:#222222;" | [[image:icon_resists.png|24px|Normal resist profile.]]
 +
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]58,4%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]55,0%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]66,3%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]71,9%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]63,6%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]60,6%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]70,5%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]75,4%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,8%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]70,9%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]78,2%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]81,8%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#222222;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]74,7%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]75,6%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]81,7%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]84,7%
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#001000; padding:0px;" | {{icon|warfare link|24|Resist profile with warfare links active.}}
 +
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]64,6%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]65,1%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]73,8%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]78,2%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]69,0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]69,5%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]77,1%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]80,9%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]72,1%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]75,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]81,4%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]84,5%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#001000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]76,6%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]79,2%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]84,4%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]87,0%
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  Resist profile with overheat & neuted out.
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|- valign="top"
 +
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#200000; padding:0px;" | [[image:icon overheating.png|24px|Resist profile when you're overheating your defensive modules.]]
 +
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#200000;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
|- valign="top"
 +
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background:#0F0719; padding:0px;" | [[image:Icon energy neutralizer i.png|24px|Resist profile if all your defensive modules run out of capacitor and turn off.]]
 +
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
 +
! nowrap style="background:#0F0719;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|20px|Electromagnetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|20px|Thermal resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|20px|Kinetic resistance]]-%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|20px|Explosive resistance]]-%
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<small><references/></small>
 
<small><references/></small>
  
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= Strategic cruisers and command ships =
 +
While a lot of communities avoid strategic cruisers and command ships due to the fact that their damage output cannot match that of pirate faction battleships, we still allow them as they can easily match the efficiency of tech one battleships. As such, we welcome properly fit strategic cruisers and command ships in our community, as they are good enough for our purposes and we don't benefit from alienating people who prefer to fly smaller ships.
 +
 +
Just be sure to inform people that if they have plans to fly with public communities, they will most likely need to train into a proper battleship.
 +
== Different resist profiles ==
 +
One of the biggest differences fitting strategic cruisers and command ships compared to battleships is that they have a different resist profile. They are also much smaller in signature, especially the strategic cruisers, so won't need the same raw buffer of shield hit points either. As such, the solution could range from anything between a thermal and EM hardener for the '''Legion''' to a mere anti-EM rig on the '''Tengu''' or an invulnerability field for the '''Sleipnir'''.
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; border-collapse:collapse;""
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! style="background:#222222;" | Ship
 +
! style="background:#222222;" | Base resist profile
 +
! style="background:#222222;" | Comments
 +
|-
 +
| nowrap | Astarte / Proteus
 +
| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]60%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]85%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
 +
| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole.
 +
|-
 +
| nowrap | Legion
 +
| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]20%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]70%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]87,5%
 +
| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole and weak {{co|crimson|thermal}} resists.
 +
|-
 +
| nowrap | Loki<small>&nbsp;<ref name="resist_subsystem">This is with the '''resist bonused''' defensive subsystem fitted.</ref></small>
 +
| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]80%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]60%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]52%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]60%
 +
| No resist holes.
 +
|-
 +
| nowrap | Sleipnir
 +
| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]75%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]60%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]40%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
 +
| No resist holes.
 +
|-
 +
| nowrap | Tengu<small>&nbsp;<ref name="resist_subsystem"></ref></small>
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]20%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]84%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]76%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]60%
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| Weak {{co|slateblue|EM}} resists.
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| nowrap | Vulture
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| nowrap style="background:#111111;" | [[Image:icon_resist_em.png|24px|Electromagnetic resistance]]&nbsp;&nbsp;0%[[Image:icon_resist_therm.png|24px|Thermal resistance]]80%[[Image:icon_resist_kin.png|24px|Kinetic resistance]]70%[[Image:icon_resist_exp.png|24px|Explosive resistance]]50%
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| An {{co|slateblue|EM}} hole.
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<small><references/></small>
 
= Recommended implants =
 
= Recommended implants =
 
{{note box|Consider having a clone dedicated for doing incursions during peace, with suitable implants, as well as a cheaper clone you can use during war. That way you won't have to risk the expensive implants during war.}}
 
{{note box|Consider having a clone dedicated for doing incursions during peace, with suitable implants, as well as a cheaper clone you can use during war. That way you won't have to risk the expensive implants during war.}}
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Motion Prediction MR-703'''</span> ''(slot 7, +3% turret tracking speed)''<small> <ref>For the high-end tracking speed implants, the '''Ogdin's Eye Coordination Enhancer''' implant is often much cheaper than the 6% implant from CONCORD. It only requires {{sk|Cybernetics|III}}.</ref></small>
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Motion Prediction MR-703'''}} ''(slot 7, +3% turret tracking speed)''<small> <ref>For the high-end tracking speed implants, the {{co|coral|'''Ogdin's Eye Coordination Enhancer'''}} implant is often much cheaper than the 6% implant from CONCORD. It only requires {{sk|Cybernetics|III}}.</ref></small>
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Gunnery RF-903'''</span> ''(slot 9, +3% rate of fire)''<small> <ref>For the high-end rate of fire implants there's the '''Pashan's Turret Customization Mindlink''' implant that gives +7% rate of fire for all turrets, but it is a very expensive implant. It only requires {{sk|Cybernetics|IV}}.</ref></small>
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Gunnery RF-903'''}} ''(slot 9, +3% rate of fire)''<small> <ref>For the high-end rate of fire implants there's the {{co|coral|'''Pashan's Turret Customization Mindlink'''}} implant that gives +7% rate of fire for all turrets, but it is a very expensive implant. It only requires {{sk|Cybernetics|IV}}.</ref></small>
 
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|-
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Surgical Strike SS-903'''</span> ''(slot 9, +3% turret damage)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Surgical Strike SS-903'''}} ''(slot 9, +3% turret damage)''
 
|}
 
|}
 
For '''Battleships''' and large guns, the next implant is split across each racial weapon system.
 
For '''Battleships''' and large guns, the next implant is split across each racial weapon system.
 
{| style="font-size:90%;"
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Large Projectile Turret LP-1003'''</span> ''(slot 10, +3% to large projectile weapons)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Large Projectile Turret LP-1003'''}} ''(slot 10, +3% to large projectile weapons)''
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Large Energy Turret LE-1003'''</span> ''(slot 10, +3% to large energy weapons)''<small> <ref>For the high-end laser implants there's the '''Pashan's Turret Handling Mindlink''' which gives +7% damage to large energy weapons, but it's also a very expensive implant. It only requires {{sk|Cybernetics|IV}}.</ref></small>
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Large Energy Turret LE-1003'''}} ''(slot 10, +3% to large energy weapons)''<small> <ref>For the high-end laser implants there's the {{co|coral|'''Pashan's Turret Handling Mindlink'''}} which gives +7% damage to large energy weapons, but it's also a very expensive implant. It only requires {{sk|Cybernetics|IV}}.</ref></small>
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Zainou 'Deadeye' Large Hybrid Turret LH-1003'''</span> ''(slot 10, +3% to large hybrid weapons)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Zainou 'Deadeye' Large Hybrid Turret LH-1003'''}} ''(slot 10, +3% to large hybrid weapons)''
 
|}
 
|}
 
For those flying '''strategic cruisers''' as their preferred ships, there's an implant for slot 8.<small> <ref>Note that the 5% versions of these three implants are disproportionately cheap, often running somewhat below the price for the 3% versions.</ref></small>
 
For those flying '''strategic cruisers''' as their preferred ships, there's an implant for slot 8.<small> <ref>Note that the 5% versions of these three implants are disproportionately cheap, often running somewhat below the price for the 3% versions.</ref></small>
 
{| style="font-size:90%;"
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Medium Projectile Turret MP-803'''</span> ''(slot 8, +3% to medium projectiles)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Medium Projectile Turret MP-803'''}} ''(slot 8, +3% to medium projectiles)''
 
|-
 
|-
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Medium Energy Turret ME-803'''</span> ''(slot 8, +3% to medium energy weapons)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Medium Energy Turret ME-803'''}} ''(slot 8, +3% to medium energy weapons)''
 
|}
 
|}
 
<small><references/></small>
 
<small><references/></small>
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| [[image:perception.png|24px|link=]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-1'''</span> ''(slot 1, increases powergrid and capacitor)''
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| [[image:perception.png|24px|link=]] {{co|coral|'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-1'''}} ''(slot 1, increases powergrid and capacitor)''
 
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| [[image:intelligence.png|24px|link=]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-2'''</span> ''(slot 4, increases CPU and capacitor)''
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| [[image:intelligence.png|24px|link=]] {{co|coral|'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-2'''}} ''(slot 4, increases CPU and capacitor)''
 
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| [[image:willpower.png|24px|link=]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-3'''</span> ''(slot 3, increases velocity and shield capacity)''
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| [[image:willpower.png|24px|link=]] {{co|coral|'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-3'''}} ''(slot 3, increases velocity and shield capacity)''
 
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| [[image:memory.png|24px|link=]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-4'''</span> ''(slot 2, increases agility and armour hit points)''
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| [[image:memory.png|24px|link=]] {{co|coral|'''Genolution Core Augmentation CA-4'''}} ''(slot 2, increases agility and armour hit points)''
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Inherent Implants 'Squire' Energy Systems Operation EO-603'''</span> ''(slot 6, decreases capacitor recharge)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Inherent Implants 'Squire' Energy Systems Operation EO-603'''}} ''(slot 6, decreases capacitor recharge)''
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Inherent Implants 'Squire' Energy Management EM-803'''</span> ''(slot 8, increases capacitor capacity)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Inherent Implants 'Squire' Energy Management EM-803'''}} ''(slot 8, increases capacitor capacity)''
 
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== Projectile based ships ==
 
== Projectile based ships ==
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Inherent Implants 'Squire' Engineering EG-603'''</span> ''(slot 6, increases your powergrid)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Inherent Implants 'Squire' Engineering EG-603'''}} ''(slot 6, increases your powergrid)''
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Zainou 'Gypsy' Electronics EE-603'''</span> ''(slot 6, increases your CPU)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Zainou 'Gypsy' Electronics EE-603'''}} ''(slot 6, increases your CPU)''
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Eifyr and Co. 'Rogue' Acceleration Control AC-603 '''</span> ''(slot 6, increases your AB/MWD speed increase)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Eifyr and Co. 'Rogue' Acceleration Control AC-603 '''}} ''(slot 6, increases your AB/MWD speed increase)''
 
|}
 
|}
 
For slot 8 there's very few implants that help with incursions:
 
For slot 8 there's very few implants that help with incursions:
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Zainou 'Gypsy' Long Range Targeting LT-803'''</span> ''(slot 8, increases locking range)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Zainou 'Gypsy' Long Range Targeting LT-803'''}} ''(slot 8, increases locking range)''
 
|}
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_mindlink_faction.png|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Republic Fleet Warfare Mindlink'''</span> ''(slot 10, +15% shield hp, +15% agility and +25% bonus to siege/skirmish command bonus)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_mindlink_faction.png|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Republic Fleet Warfare Mindlink'''}} ''(slot 10, +15% shield hp, +15% agility and +25% bonus to siege/skirmish command bonus)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_mindlink_faction.png|24px]] {{co|coral|'''Imperial Navy Warfare Mindlink'''}} ''(slot 10, +15% armour hp, +15% targeting range and +25% bonus to armour/information command bonus)''
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== Ascendancy implants ==
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Some of the public communities have warp speed doctrines, capitalizing on reducing the time it takes the fleet to move between sites. They often use one or more of these implants along with hyperspatial rigs and accelerators to achieve higher overall warp speeds for their fleets. This is very expensive and only works if everyone in fleet augments their warp speed.
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''High-grade Ascendancy Alpha'''}} ''(slot 1, warp speed and perception +4)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''High-grade Ascendancy Beta'''}} ''(slot 2, warp speed and memory)''
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|-
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''High-grade Ascendancy Gamma'''}} ''(slot 3, warp speed and willpower)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''High-grade Ascendancy Delta'''}} ''(slot 4, warp speed and intelligence)''
 
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| [[image:icon_implant_mindlink_faction.png|24px]] <span style="color:orange;">'''Imperial Navy Warfare Mindlink'''</span> ''(slot 10, +15% armour hp, +15% targeting range and +25% bonus to armour/information command bonus)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''High-grade Ascendancy Epsilon'''}} ''(slot 5, warp speed and charisma)''
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| [[image:icon_implant_hardwiring.png‎|24px]] {{co|coral|'''High-grade Ascendancy Omega'''}} ''(slot 6, warp speed set bonus)''<small>&nbsp;<ref>A cheaper alternative is the {{co|coral|'''Eifyr and Co. 'Rogue' Warp Drive Speed WS-618'''}} implant, which is almost as good.</ref></small>
 
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<small><references/></small>

Revision as of 01:45, 21 June 2015

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Fitting principles

Incursion fleets rely on good resists and buffer supported by a logistics. There are simply too many enemies to be able to fit a strong enough local tank, not to mention that by sacrificing a small portion of your fleet to bring in logistics instead of more damage dealers, the rest of the damage dealers can fit more offensive modules and your fleet will perform better.

Once you have a good enough tank, the rest of your spare slots should be used to augment your damage potential. While there's such a thing as under-tanked, being over-tanked is not only wasteful in incursions but even dangerous if done at the cost of offence.

See Preparing for Incursions for more information about what skills are needed.

Omni damage and resists

The Sansha incursion rats deal damage in two ways, lasers (EM and thermal) and torpedoes (kinetic and explosive). As such, they hit across all four resist types. While you can sometimes compensate for a low kinetic resist by having a higher explosive resist, or get away with lower resists due to having a small signature and high speed, generally you don't have the luxury of having resist holes in incursions.

Just as they do damage across the board, the Sansha incursion rats have omni tanks as well. The only notable exception is the Lirsautton Parichaya, it's a little weaker against thermal damage and stronger against explosive damage. So contrary to missions where Amarr and Gallente weapons are somewhat limited due to their set damage types, these weapons are not hampered by resists in incursions.

You can find out more statistics about the Sansha incursion rats on the Sansha's Manual page.

Applied DPS

One of the most important aspects to realize is that whatever DPS (damage per second) your favourite third party fitting tool tells you that you have, or whatever the fitting window ingame tells you, is worth nothing if you cannot apply that damage. Hence the term "applied DPS" as opposed to "paper DPS" which is basically just your potential damage.

Your velocity, your target's velocity, approach vectors, your gun's signature resolution, your target's ship signature, locking speed, locking range, your weapon's optimal and falloff range and tracking all play a vital part in how much of your damage you'll be able to apply on your enemy. See turret damage or the gunnery guide for a more comprehensive introduction to the factors determining how much damage you'll end up doing when you undock and leave your theoretical bubble. Practically this means that utility modules often make or break fleets.

We always use faction ammunition in incursions for the added damage compared to regular tech one ammunition. Certain tech two ammunition is used for specific ships or roles, like Null L for blaster boats or Scorch L for pulse lasers, but most of the time you'll be using faction ammunition since it does not suffer the tracking or range penalties most short range tech two ammunitions do.

Utility modules

Utility modules refer to modules you fit that doesn't directly give you a higher dps in your favourite third party fitting program or on your fitting screen ingame. Instead they act as force multipliers of sorts making up for weaknesses or capitalize on strengths for increased efficiency. There are also modules that has no impact on your offensive capabilities, but are invaluable when things go wrong.

Utility midslot Utility medium slots Utility highslot Utility high slots Utility drones Utility drones
Icon sensor resolution.png Sensor Booster II
Icon stasis webifier faction.png Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Icon tracking computer i.png Tracking Computer II
Icon target painter i.png Phased Weapon Navigation Array ... 		Icon shield transporter i.png Large S95a Remote Shield Booster
Icon remote capacitor transmitter i.png Large 'Regard' Capacitor Transmitters
Icon auto targeting system i.png Auto Targeting System I
Icon drone link augmentor i.png Drone Link Augmentor I 		Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png Heavy Shield Maintenance Bot I
Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png Medium Shield Maintenance Bot I
Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png Light Shield Maintenance Bot I
Icon ISIS weapon Drones.png Light Armor Maintenance Bot I

For vanguards we make sure we have at least one sensor booster and one web. If we have room for more midslots we primarily go for a second web first before looking into other modules. For assaults and up, once you've ensured that you have the locking range needed (potentially requires you to use a sensor booster) and fitted any required propulsion modules. For utility highslots, pick the most important one. So a capacitor transmitter if you run with Basilisks or need a cap chain and a remote shield booster if you run with Scimitars or have no need for a cap chain. Should you have the luxury of having more than one utility highslot, just bring both. If you have no use for either or lack the powergrid to fit them you could use an auto targeter for more locks, drone link augmentor for longer drone control range etc.

Supporting short or long range setups

The priority for certain utility modules change depending on your setup. If you're fighting mostly within web range, webs themselves end up giving you far more applied damage than tracking computers do. On top of that, they benefit everyone who's shooting that target and not just you. But if you're engaging primarily at range, outside web range, a web is utterly useless and you benefit more from a target painter or local tracking computers to improve your damage application. While sensor boosters are critical in vanguards, they are less important in assaults and headquarters.

Below are some examples of how you could change your midslots depending on your fleet composition for vanguards.

Short range Long range
Flexible [1] Dedicated webber [2] Flexible [3] Alpha doctrine [4]
Icon sensor resolution.png Sensor Booster II
Icon stasis webifier faction.png Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Icon stasis webifier faction.png Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Icon tracking computer i.png Tracking Computer II 		Icon sensor resolution.png Sensor Booster II
Icon stasis webifier faction.png Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Icon stasis webifier faction.png Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Icon stasis webifier faction.png Federation Navy Stasis Webifier 		Icon sensor resolution.png Sensor Booster II
Icon stasis webifier faction.png Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Icon target painter i.png Phased Weapon Navigation Array ...
Icon tracking computer i.png Tracking Computer II 		Icon sensor resolution.png Sensor Booster II
Icon sensor resolution.png Sensor Booster II
Icon tracking computer i.png Tracking Computer II
Icon tracking computer i.png Tracking Computer II
  1. ^ If your fleet has a decent amount of webs already, a tracking computer to increase your tracking or extend your range will benefit you more than adding another web.
  2. ^ If you're one of the few with webs, use as many as possible to capitalize on your role.
  3. ^ In fleets where you're shooting targets both at range and within web range, a mix might be beneficial if you don't have dedicated webbers.
  4. ^ In a setup where you rely on shooting things where they spawn, you need both the tracking and range as well as the ability to quickly lock targets up. In competitions the faster lock time is also advantageous.

When in doubt, just follow the recommended fits on the Vanguard and Assault fitting pages or ask your fleet commander for advice. See Anatomy of Incursions for more information on how you can change these modules around for different tactics based on your fleet composition.

Drones

Drones can be a tremendous asset, if you pick the right ones and use them intelligently. The sum of all the drones in fleet can easily amount to the equivalent of adding an extra pilot or two on grid, so it's not something to treat lightly. See utilizing drones for more information on how to make the most of drones.

When selecting drones you need to factor in how to get the best mix of microwarpdrive and orbital speeds, tracking and optimal range for the type of fleet and sites you run. Amarr drones generally provide the best mix for most situations except for headquarter sites. Below are the drones we recommend within our community.

Recommended drones/site Light drones Medium drones Heavy drones Sentry drones
Vanguard sites Vanguard sites Acolyte II Not recommended Not recommended Garde II [1]
Assault sites Assault sites Acolyte II Infiltrator II Not recommended Curator II [2]
Headquarter sites Headquarter sites [3] Hobgoblin II Hammerhead II Ogre II [4] Not recommended
  1. ^ (Situational) Unbonused sentries have considerably lower tracking and needs to operate at range or stay on cruisers..
  2. ^ (Situational) In order to use Curator II drones you need to remain stationary more often than not. The extra range of curators is needed for the 35 - 65 km engagement range.
  3. ^ Drones are often put on stationary objects in headquarter sites, thus focus shifts from Amarr drones (speed and application) to Gallente drones (maximum damage).
  4. ^ If cost isn't an issue, Gecko or 'Augmented' Ogre drones are preferred due to increased speed and better damage application.

Rigging choice

"It’s all relative, you might say."

It's very easy to dismiss the importance of the rig selection when buying a new ship. While it's usually not something a new pilot needs to worry about when getting any of the minimum fits posted on the wiki, it's extremely important for people looking to get a new ship as it heavily influences your options in terms of flexibility and utility slots (which is everything in incursions). Don't spend too much ISK on a temporary setup, either go for a cheap "good enough" setup while you're saving up for your ideal setup, or just wait until you can afford the whole setup you want in the end.

Electromagnetic or thermal rig

In general the electromagnetic rig will free up more midslots, but tends to require fancier deadspace modules to compensate for the overall lower resists. The thermal rig gives you a stronger and more flexible tank without having to rely on the high-end deadspace modules, at the cost of not being able to free up as many midslots.

Defence or offence

Going for offence means that you're limited to a single tech one resist rig in combination to your burst rig, due to the high calibration cost of the tech two damage rig. Choosing a more defensive setup will allow you to fit a tech two resist rig as well as making full use of the other two rigs. The offensive rigs are usually much cheaper than the defensive ones, but since the offensive setup usually has to up the quality of their deadspace modules to get a comparable resist profile, they're often forced to use higher tiered deadspace mods.

Flexibility vs efficiency vs cost

Given the different needs for tank and utility modules between the different type of sites, most incursion communities go for the most efficient rig setup for the kind of sites they are running. A community running vanguards exclusively often have different setups than those who run headquarters only. Communities that push for high-end fits with expensive deadspace modules usually have different rig selections too, since those stronger modules opens up for a few more options.

Going for the most efficient setup is of course always going to be the strongest way to do it, but sometimes you have to be practical. In our case, within our community, we factor in flexibility and cost a lot more. We want our members to be able to use the same ship for any type of site without having to resort to spending billions on faction and deadspace modules. That doesn't stop people who want to from doing it, but it does mean that some of our recommended fits will differ quite a lot from that of public communities.

Faction and deadspace upgrades

There are many ways to use faction and deadspace modules to vastly improve the efficiency of your incursion ship. Some of these modules are cheap and might not be too much of a concern or downright required (like the Federation Navy Stasis Webifier), but others are worth quite a bit of ISK and a second thought is warranted if you consider getting them. The cost of improving your efficiency rises exponentially as well, so while the first round of upgrades might be very cost-efficient, taking it one step further will quickly put you in a position where you're literally throwing ISK away for minor improvements.

Consider the actual benefit you will get from upgrading a certain module. Getting a deadspace hardener is useful for most ships as it frees up a midslot and potentially a lowslot as well. But a faction tracking computer or a sensor booster might make sense for public fleets built to compete, but for our community that is hardly a worthwhile investment.

What do you get in return?

To put this into perspective you need to factor in stacking penalties. If you're just using one module to a given effect, it's easy to calculate and see the difference, but when you have more intricate combinations where things end up 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th in the stacking hierarchy, it might be a little harder to see what you get out of it.

Worthwhile investments

Here's a list of some modules that are worth upgrading. While some give a larger effect, they all contribute enough to warrant their cost. That said, just because the A-type is very efficient doesn't mean everyone should get one, as you can often get by with a B- or even a C-type for certain fits.

Module Benefit
Icon hardener adaptive deadspace.png 1 x Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field is 35,42% stronger than an Adaptive Invulnerability Field II (top of the hierarchy [1])
1 x Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field is 45,83% stronger than an Adaptive Invulnerability Field II (top of the hierarchy [1])
1 x Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field is 46,875% stronger than an Adaptive Invulnerability Field II (top of the hierarchy [1])
Icon tracking computer faction.png 1 x Federation Navy Tracking Computer is 3,85% stronger than a Tracking Computer II.
2 x Federation Navy Tracking Computers are 7,43% stronger (top of the hierarchy [1]).
2 x Federation Navy Tracking Computers are 5,97% stronger (if you get a link [2]).
Icon sensor booster faction.png 1 x Serpentis Sensor Booster is 3,12% stronger than a Sensor Booster II.
2 x Serpentis Sensor Boosters are 6,07% stronger (top of the hierarchy [1]).
2 x Serpentis Sensor Boosters are 5,04% stronger (if you get a resebo [2]).
15895_64.png 1 x Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer is 2,27% more effective compared to Magnetic Field Stabilizer II.
4 x Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizers are 6,45% stronger (top of the hierarchy [1]).
4 x Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizers are 4,36% stronger (if you have a T2 burst rig) [2]).
  1. ^ a b c d e f The modules are on the top, meaning the first module gets 100% effect, second 86,9%, third 57,1% all according to normal stacking penalty rules.

Questionable investments

These modules fall into the category of "more ISK than sense", as they give very little or in some cases no actual improvement.

Module Benefit
15965_64.png 1 x Republic Fleet Tracking Enhancer is only 0,46% stronger than a Tracking Enhancer II.
2 x Republic Fleet Tracking Enhancers are only 0,67% stronger (2nd and 3rd in the hierarchy [1]).
2 x Republic Fleet Tracking Enhancers are only 0,41% stronger (3rd and 4th in the hierarchy) [1]).
  1. ^ a b Tracking Computer, both local and remote ones from scimitars, that are scripted for tracking are stronger than the tracking bonus from tracking enhancers. So if you have a tracking computer, or two, or an incoming link, the small bonus will be 2nd and 3rd, 3rd and 4th or even 5th and 6nd (suffering harsh stacking penalties).

Determining a proper tank

There are a few easy ways to determine whether a tank is ok or not. Below are some key aspects that help when you're testing your ship in your favourite third-party fitting tool or if you've taken on the role of waitlist manager and need to quickly gauge whether the fit someone x up with is ok or not.

Resist holes

A lot of ships share a standard resist profile, so they share the same resist holes and have the same issues and weaknesses. Understanding what innate weaknesses a ship has is key to knowing how to best raise it to the desired high average resists mentioned above.

Below is a list of different resist profiles for various ship classes as well as a few specific ships with deviating profiles. The last column lists the obvious weaknesses of the class/hull, which will help you determine how to best achieve the desired resist profile. Plugging a hole is usually a simple matter of adding a resist rig or a combination of a rig and a shield amplifier, then up the resists in general by using one or two invulnerability fields.

Ship Base resist profile Comments
Regular/faction battleships [1] Electromagnetic resistance  0%Thermal resistance20%Kinetic resistance40%Explosive resistance50% An EM hole and a weak thermal resist.
Resist bonused battleships [2] Electromagnetic resistance20%Thermal resistance36%Kinetic resistance52%Explosive resistance60% Weak EM and thermal resists, but no resist holes.
Scimitar Electromagnetic resistance75%Thermal resistance60%Kinetic resistance40%Explosive resistance50% No resist holes.
Basilisk Electromagnetic resistance  0%Thermal resistance80%Kinetic resistance70%Explosive resistance50% An EM hole.
  1. ^ Includes regular battleships, navy and fleet issue battleships as well as pirate faction battleships.
  2. ^ Like the Rokh and other ships with 4% per level resist bonuses. The values are assuming maximum skills, so the full +20% better resists.

Effective shield hit points

You can judge your tank by many means, but for Incursions the best way to measure your tank is to look at effective shield hit points (ESHP), as opposed to damage per second repaired (DPS-tank) or the generic effective hit points (EHP). This is because a lot of ships have significant armour and hull hit points, so the effective hit points value can be quite misleading on a battleship with a damage control for example, as the EHP-value skyrockets compared to a ship without a damage control fitted, but very little of it applies to the actual ESHP. You also need to factor in things like speed and signature, because a smaller ship that is orbiting will be a lot harder to hit than a large, stationary ship. So don't casually compare a ship's effective shield hit points against another without taking that into your consideration.

Shield hit points and resists

While the above mentioned effective shield hit points is a good measure, it is not always practical to use on the fly. For one it doesn't really tell you if the ship has any glaring resist holes, so for practical reasons we tend to speak in more general terms -- Shield hit points and resists. It's much easier to just ask the pilot "How many raw shield hit points do you have?" and "What are your resists if you undock and turn on all your modules?". It's very easy for people to check this ingame and it tells us enough to judge whether or not the fit is ok.

Guidelines

Below are some rough guidelines for what a proper tank might be for a battleship (there isn't much variation to speak of for logistics). Since we focus mainly on low skilled, kitchen sink setups we're going with a relatively high recommended level for our community. The values below are of raw shield hit points and paired average resists (EM/thermal and kinetic/explosive), values before boosts for easy comparison.

Vanguards Vanguards (33k+ effective shield hit points)
70% resists and at least 10,000 raw shield hit points.
Assaults Assaults (40k+ effective shield hit points)
70% resists and at least 12,000 raw shield hit points.
Headquarters Headquarters (52k+ effective shield hit points + 100k effective hit points in total)
73% resists and at least 14,000 raw shield hit points.

Naturally lower shield hit points is doable if you adjust your resists accordingly. In vanguards and assaults it's also possible to drop a little lower in really good fleets. Just remember that resists are far more important than raw shield hit points, as higher resists has the secondary benefit of increasing the efficiency of remote repairs. Below is a graph illustrating how damage changes with scaling resists.

Resists Actual damage taken
61% resists 30% more damage (39% damage taken)
64% resists 20% more damage (36% damage taken)
67% resists 10% more damage (33% damage taken)
70% resists Baseline damage (30% damage taken)
73% resists 10% less damage (27% damage taken)
76% resists 20% less damage (24% damage taken)
79% resists 30% less damage (21% damage taken)

Stacking penalties and offgrid boosts

A ship with fewer modules or rigs stacking will also benefit more from boosts, thus not suffering quite as much as they might initially seem to. This of course means they also have more to lose if boosts go down, which is worth noting.

Further down this page you'll see examples of this with the advanced setups, if you pay attention to the normal resist profiles vs the resist profile with offgrid boosts. The EM-rig setup for vanguards for example has a deceptively low EM/thermal resist, averaging around 62% instead of the recommended 70%. This would suggest nearly +30% more damage taken from turret damage, as your resists are almost 9% lower (see the graph above). But due to less stacking penalties that setup ends up having roughly 69% average EM/thermal resists after boosts which is fairly close to the 72% of our recommended fits and will eventually only take +10% more damage from turrets, while taking torpedoes just fine.

Battleship setups

Below are some examples of tank setups for battleships, both the setups we use for our minimum fits as well as some advanced ones for high-end ships.

In order to highlight the transition of each type of fit from vanguards to headquarters, each setup will not only show the vanguard fit in question, but also how it works if you take off some tank as well as what's needed to make that setup work for assaults and headquarters.

Minimum setup

This is the minimum skill setup that we use within our community. It is designed to cheap and flexible enough to be useful in a variety of different sites. For assaults and headquarters, we often use a Large Shield Extender II to ensure that everyone has enough buffer, even with the minimum skills we require.

This assumes our minimum skills so the Icon resist em.pngEM resist can be up to 2% higher with EM Shield Compensation V instead of III.

Slots Vanguard (less tank) [1] Vanguard Assault Headquarter
Icon mid slot.png Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Amplifier II EM Ward Amplifier II 		Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Amplifier II EM Ward Amplifier II 		Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Amplifier II EM Ward Amplifier II 		Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier [2]
Icon low slot.png Icon low slot.png Freed up low slot Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II
Icon rigs.png Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II [2]
Normal resist profile. Electromagnetic resistance65,2%Thermal resistance65,7%Kinetic resistance69,0%Explosive resistance74,1% Electromagnetic resistance69,5%Thermal resistance70,0%Kinetic resistance72,8%Explosive resistance77,4% Electromagnetic resistance69,5%Thermal resistance70,0%Kinetic resistance72,8%Explosive resistance77,4% Electromagnetic resistance71,9%Thermal resistance72,1%Kinetic resistance72,8%Explosive resistance77,4%
Resist profile with warfare links active. Electromagnetic resistance67,7%Thermal resistance68,2%Kinetic resistance73,5%Explosive resistance77,9% Electromagnetic resistance71,7%Thermal resistance72,2%Kinetic resistance76,8%Explosive resistance80,7% Electromagnetic resistance71,7%Thermal resistance72,2%Kinetic resistance76,8%Explosive resistance80,7% Electromagnetic resistance73,9%Thermal resistance74,2%Kinetic resistance76,8%Explosive resistance80,7%
  1. ^ In a good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.
  2. ^ a b This is a necessary upgrade in order to improve overall resists for headquarter sites.

Resist bonused ships

Ships like the Rokh with resist bonuses can fit slightly different due to their higher base resistances.

This assumes our minimum skills so the various resist can be up to 3% higher with Caldari Battleship V instead of III and in the case of the headquarter fit with the EM amplifier, additional Icon resist em.pngEM resist can be gained by training EM Shield Compensation V.

Slots Vanguard (less tank) [1] Vanguard Assault Headquarter
Icon mid slot.png Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot 		Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot 		Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot 		Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Amplifier II EM Ward Amplifier II
Icon low slot.png Icon low slot.png Freed up low slot Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II
Icon rigs.png Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I 		Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I 		Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I 		Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Normal resist profile. Electromagnetic resistance62,3%Thermal resistance69,8%Kinetic resistance72,7%Explosive resistance77,2% Electromagnetic resistance67,0%Thermal resistance73,6%Kinetic resistance76,1%Explosive resistance80,1% Electromagnetic resistance67,0%Thermal resistance73,6%Kinetic resistance76,1%Explosive resistance80,1% Electromagnetic resistance75,4%Thermal resistance73,6%Kinetic resistance76,1%Explosive resistance80,1%
Resist profile with warfare links active. Electromagnetic resistance65,0%Thermal resistance72,0%Kinetic resistance76,7%Explosive resistance80,6% Electromagnetic resistance69,4%Thermal resistance75,5%Kinetic resistance79,6%Explosive resistance83,0% Electromagnetic resistance69,4%Thermal resistance75,5%Kinetic resistance79,6%Explosive resistance83,0% Electromagnetic resistance76,1%Thermal resistance75,5%Kinetic resistance79,6%Explosive resistance83,0%
  1. ^ In a good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.

Navy & Fleet Issue ships with four midslots

Ships like the Apocalypse Navy Issue and the Megathron Navy Issue with only four midslots aren't recommended for incursions, mostly due to their lack of midslots but also due to being armour based and suffering from fairly low shield hit points (and in the case of the apocalypse serious capacitor issues) which just compounds the issues of these ships. Within certain limits they can still do reasonably well in vanguards and assaults, but they are unable to do headquarter sites both from an efficiency point of view as well as due to their weak tank.

Navy and Fleet Issue ships have higher rig calibration points than other ships (400 points instead of the regular 350 points).

Slots Vanguard (less tank) [1] Vanguard Assault (less tank) [2]
Icon mid slot.png Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot 		Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot 		Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Icon shield extender ii.png Large Shield Extender II [3]
Icon low slot.png Icon low slot.png Freed up low slot Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II
Icon rigs.png Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II 		Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II 		Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
Normal resist profile. Electromagnetic resistance60,2%Thermal resistance65,7%Kinetic resistance69,0%Explosive resistance74,1% Electromagnetic resistance65,2%Thermal resistance70,0%Kinetic resistance72,8%Explosive resistance77,4% Electromagnetic resistance65,2%Thermal resistance70,0%Kinetic resistance72,8%Explosive resistance77,4%
Resist profile with warfare links active. Electromagnetic resistance63,1%Thermal resistance68,2%Kinetic resistance73,5%Explosive resistance77,9% Electromagnetic resistance67,7%Thermal resistance72,2%Kinetic resistance76,8%Explosive resistance80,7% Electromagnetic resistance67,7%Thermal resistance72,2%Kinetic resistance76,8%Explosive resistance80,7%
  1. ^ In a good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.
  2. ^ This setup is considerably weaker than your average assault setup, even with the extra shield extender. Its considerably weaker resists means repairs are less effective.
  3. ^ The Large Shield Extender II module is often needed in assaults for armour tanked ships to compensate for lower innate shield hit points.

Advanced fits

While there are several ways to fit high-end ships for incursions, here are some frequently used variants.

Calibration

Due to the limit of calibration points, there are several combinations available. Here are some common ones.

Slots Offensive Defensive Warp speed
Icon mid slot.png Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Large Hybrid Burst Aerator II Large Hybrid Burst Aerator II [1] 		Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II
Icon mid slot.png Spare rig slot
Icon mid slot.png Spare rig slot 		Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
Large Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II Large Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II
Icon mid slot.png Spare rig slot
SUM 350/350 (0 points left) 75/350 (275 points left) 150/350 (200 points left)
  1. ^ This should of course be a Energy Burst Aerator II for laser weapons and a Projectile Burst Aerator II for projectile weapons.

Filling up the spare rig slots is a matter of figuring out what rig benefits you the most, based on the type of fleet compositions you run, what kind of ship you fly and if a rig can in some way help you free up a low- or midslot. If you need more range use a Locus Coordinator II rig (150 points), if you need more shield hit points use a Core Defense Field Extender II rig (75 points) and if you need more cap use either a Capacitor Control Circuit II rig (150 points) or a Discharge Elutriation II rig (150 points).

Just remember that any offensive rig you fit on your ship needs to be tech two, otherwise it'll end up at the end of stacking penalties and that will render it completely useless.

Thermal rig

The thermal rig setup is primarily a more defensive setup, used for even resists with the ability to really push the resists up. The downside of this setup is that you're forced to use two midslots and cannot drop down to one midslot for vanguards. Depending on what other rigs you use, you'll have enough calibration points to upgrade to a tech two anti-thermal rig further increasing your tank.

This assumes our minimum skills so the Icon resist em.pngEM resist can be up to 2% higher with EM Shield Compensation V instead of III.

Slots Vanguard Assault Headquarter Headquarter (alternative) [1]
Icon mid slot.png Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier 		Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier 		Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum C-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier 		Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invuln ... [2]
Pithum C-Type EM Ward Amplifier Pithum A-Type EM Ward Amplifier [2]
Icon low slot.png Icon low slot.png Freed up low slot Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II
Icon rigs.png Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I
Normal resist profile. Electromagnetic resistance66,0%Thermal resistance66,9%Kinetic resistance64,4%Explosive resistance70,3% Electromagnetic resistance70,3%Thermal resistance69,3%Kinetic resistance68,8%Explosive resistance74,0% Electromagnetic resistance75,4%Thermal resistance74,5%Kinetic resistance77,0%Explosive resistance80,8% Electromagnetic resistance75,0%Thermal resistance72,5%Kinetic resistance72,1%Explosive resistance76,8%
Resist profile with warfare links active. Electromagnetic resistance71,0%Thermal resistance71,8%Kinetic resistance72,4%Explosive resistance77,0% Electromagnetic resistance74,7%Thermal resistance73,8%Kinetic resistance75,8%Explosive resistance79,9% Electromagnetic resistance77,2%Thermal resistance76,4%Kinetic resistance80,4%Explosive resistance83,6% Electromagnetic resistance78,7%Thermal resistance76,6%Kinetic resistance78,4%Explosive resistance82,0%
  1. ^ This alternative is only suitable for ships with a high native shield hit point count like the Nightmare, since it can't really push resists higher without using additional slots (at which point the other option is cheaper and more flexible). This setup also loses the ability to stagger two invulns in order to keep at least one of them up at all times even when neuted out. With just one invuln it is more susceptible to neuts.
  2. ^ a b This is a necessary upgrade in order to get enough resists with just one invulnerability field for headquarter sites.

Electromagnetic rig

The EM rig setup is primarily used to free up as many slots are possible, but requires you to spend considerably more ISK on deadspace hardeners and will still have considerably lower resists for vanguards.

Slots Vanguard (much less tank) [1] Vanguard [2] Assault Headquarter
Icon mid slot.png Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ... 		Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ... 		Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ... 		Icon mid slot.png Freed up mid slot
Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ... [3]
Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field Pithum B-Type Adaptive Invuln ...
Icon low slot.png Icon low slot.png Freed up low slot Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II Module icon damage control tech2.png Damage Control II
Icon rigs.png Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Large Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Normal resist profile. Electromagnetic resistance58,4%Thermal resistance55,0%Kinetic resistance66,3%Explosive resistance71,9% Electromagnetic resistance63,6%Thermal resistance60,6%Kinetic resistance70,5%Explosive resistance75,4% Electromagnetic resistance69,8%Thermal resistance70,9%Kinetic resistance78,2%Explosive resistance81,8% Electromagnetic resistance74,7%Thermal resistance75,6%Kinetic resistance81,7%Explosive resistance84,7%
Resist profile with warfare links active. Electromagnetic resistance64,6%Thermal resistance65,1%Kinetic resistance73,8%Explosive resistance78,2% Electromagnetic resistance69,0%Thermal resistance69,5%Kinetic resistance77,1%Explosive resistance80,9% Electromagnetic resistance72,1%Thermal resistance75,2%Kinetic resistance81,4%Explosive resistance84,5% Electromagnetic resistance76,6%Thermal resistance79,2%Kinetic resistance84,4%Explosive resistance87,0%
  1. ^ In a really good fleet with excellent damage projection, with an experienced fleet commander and seasoned logistics, you can usually remove the damage control in favour of more damage mods.
  2. ^ This setup is considerably weaker than your average vanguard setup and relies heavily on higher applied damage to mitigate incoming damage by killing them before they get into optimal range.
  3. ^ This is a necessary upgrade in order to get your EM and thermal resists up to an acceptable level for headquarter sites, especially if you run with less than recommended shield hit points.

Strategic cruisers and command ships

While a lot of communities avoid strategic cruisers and command ships due to the fact that their damage output cannot match that of pirate faction battleships, we still allow them as they can easily match the efficiency of tech one battleships. As such, we welcome properly fit strategic cruisers and command ships in our community, as they are good enough for our purposes and we don't benefit from alienating people who prefer to fly smaller ships.

Just be sure to inform people that if they have plans to fly with public communities, they will most likely need to train into a proper battleship.

Different resist profiles

One of the biggest differences fitting strategic cruisers and command ships compared to battleships is that they have a different resist profile. They are also much smaller in signature, especially the strategic cruisers, so won't need the same raw buffer of shield hit points either. As such, the solution could range from anything between a thermal and EM hardener for the Legion to a mere anti-EM rig on the Tengu or an invulnerability field for the Sleipnir.

Ship Base resist profile Comments
Astarte / Proteus Electromagnetic resistance  0%Thermal resistance60%Kinetic resistance85%Explosive resistance50% An EM hole.
Legion Electromagnetic resistance  0%Thermal resistance20%Kinetic resistance70%Explosive resistance87,5% An EM hole and weak thermal resists.
Loki [1] Electromagnetic resistance80%Thermal resistance60%Kinetic resistance52%Explosive resistance60% No resist holes.
Sleipnir Electromagnetic resistance75%Thermal resistance60%Kinetic resistance40%Explosive resistance50% No resist holes.
Tengu [1] Electromagnetic resistance20%Thermal resistance84%Kinetic resistance76%Explosive resistance60% Weak EM resists.
Vulture Electromagnetic resistance  0%Thermal resistance80%Kinetic resistance70%Explosive resistance50% An EM hole.
  1. ^ a b This is with the resist bonused defensive subsystem fitted.

Recommended implants

Consider having a clone dedicated for doing incursions during peace, with suitable implants, as well as a cheaper clone you can use during war. That way you won't have to risk the expensive implants during war.

There are plenty of implants that are useful for incursion runners, with effects ranging from damage projection (tracking, damage or rate of fire) to fitting/support related effects (increased capacitor, powergrid or CPU).

While one shouldn't run around with a head full of expensive implants during war, there are some rather cheap +3% implants you could use even while at war. A set of 4% implants from the CONCORD Loyalty Point store might also be worth considering, they go for 37,5M ISK and 37,5k CONCORD LP each. When the cost of your clone isn't an issue there are +6% implant variants of these implants that greatly increase your efficiency, but costs 250M ISK and 250k CONCORD LP each and requires Cybernetics V.

Gunnery implants

There are several implants improving damage, rate of fire, tracking. Below are implants that help you regardless which ship you fly as they benefit all turret ships.

Icon implant hardwiring.png Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Motion Prediction MR-703 (slot 7, +3% turret tracking speed) [1]
Icon implant hardwiring.png Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Gunnery RF-903 (slot 9, +3% rate of fire) [2]
Icon implant hardwiring.png Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Surgical Strike SS-903 (slot 9, +3% turret damage)

For Battleships and large guns, the next implant is split across each racial weapon system.

Icon implant hardwiring.png Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Large Projectile Turret LP-1003 (slot 10, +3% to large projectile weapons)
Icon implant hardwiring.png Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Large Energy Turret LE-1003 (slot 10, +3% to large energy weapons) [3]
Icon implant hardwiring.png Zainou 'Deadeye' Large Hybrid Turret LH-1003 (slot 10, +3% to large hybrid weapons)

For those flying strategic cruisers as their preferred ships, there's an implant for slot 8. [4]

Icon implant hardwiring.png Eifyr and Co. 'Gunslinger' Medium Projectile Turret MP-803 (slot 8, +3% to medium projectiles)
Icon implant hardwiring.png Inherent Implants 'Lancer' Medium Energy Turret ME-803 (slot 8, +3% to medium energy weapons)
  1. ^ For the high-end tracking speed implants, the Ogdin's Eye Coordination Enhancer implant is often much cheaper than the 6% implant from CONCORD. It only requires Cybernetics III.
  2. ^ For the high-end rate of fire implants there's the Pashan's Turret Customization Mindlink implant that gives +7% rate of fire for all turrets, but it is a very expensive implant. It only requires Cybernetics IV.
  3. ^ For the high-end laser implants there's the Pashan's Turret Handling Mindlink which gives +7% damage to large energy weapons, but it's also a very expensive implant. It only requires Cybernetics IV.
  4. ^ Note that the 5% versions of these three implants are disproportionately cheap, often running somewhat below the price for the 3% versions.

Genolution implants

These implants are special and come in limited supply, also potentially too costly to risk having in your head during wartime.

For people without +4 or +5 attribute implants, the Genolution implants can be quite useful.

Perception.png Genolution Core Augmentation CA-1 (slot 1, increases powergrid and capacitor)
Intelligence.png Genolution Core Augmentation CA-2 (slot 4, increases CPU and capacitor)
Willpower.png Genolution Core Augmentation CA-3 (slot 3, increases velocity and shield capacity)
Memory.png Genolution Core Augmentation CA-4 (slot 2, increases agility and armour hit points)

Capacitor implants

For the less used slots 6 and 8 you haven't got much worthwhile to use in terms of increasing your damage. For those slots you could increase your capacitor if you're flying logistics or a ship with cap-hungry turrets.

Icon implant hardwiring.png Inherent Implants 'Squire' Energy Systems Operation EO-603 (slot 6, decreases capacitor recharge)
Icon implant hardwiring.png Inherent Implants 'Squire' Energy Management EM-803 (slot 8, increases capacitor capacity)

Projectile based ships

These ships have no need for capacitor implants in slot 6 and 8, so you could look for other options. Perhaps the most common ones would be the engineering implant to free up more powergrid for artillery or microwarpdrives for the larger sites and locking range.

For slot 6 you got quite a few options of implants:

Icon implant hardwiring.png Inherent Implants 'Squire' Engineering EG-603 (slot 6, increases your powergrid)
Icon implant hardwiring.png Zainou 'Gypsy' Electronics EE-603 (slot 6, increases your CPU)
Icon implant hardwiring.png Eifyr and Co. 'Rogue' Acceleration Control AC-603 (slot 6, increases your AB/MWD speed increase)

For slot 8 there's very few implants that help with incursions:

Icon implant hardwiring.png Zainou 'Gypsy' Long Range Targeting LT-803 (slot 8, increases locking range)

Mindlink implants

For the boosters, slot 10 is taken up by the mindlink implants.

Icon implant mindlink faction.png Republic Fleet Warfare Mindlink (slot 10, +15% shield hp, +15% agility and +25% bonus to siege/skirmish command bonus)
Icon implant mindlink faction.png Imperial Navy Warfare Mindlink (slot 10, +15% armour hp, +15% targeting range and +25% bonus to armour/information command bonus)

Ascendancy implants

Some of the public communities have warp speed doctrines, capitalizing on reducing the time it takes the fleet to move between sites. They often use one or more of these implants along with hyperspatial rigs and accelerators to achieve higher overall warp speeds for their fleets. This is very expensive and only works if everyone in fleet augments their warp speed.

Icon implant hardwiring.png High-grade Ascendancy Alpha (slot 1, warp speed and perception +4)
Icon implant hardwiring.png High-grade Ascendancy Beta (slot 2, warp speed and memory)
Icon implant hardwiring.png High-grade Ascendancy Gamma (slot 3, warp speed and willpower)
Icon implant hardwiring.png High-grade Ascendancy Delta (slot 4, warp speed and intelligence)
Icon implant hardwiring.png High-grade Ascendancy Epsilon (slot 5, warp speed and charisma)
Icon implant hardwiring.png High-grade Ascendancy Omega (slot 6, warp speed set bonus) [1]
  1. ^ A cheaper alternative is the Eifyr and Co. 'Rogue' Warp Drive Speed WS-618 implant, which is almost as good.
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