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The next option is a middle ground. You remove all high value options such as [[POS_Structures#S.2FM.2FL_Ship_Assembly_Array|assembly arrays]], [[POS_Structures#Mobile_Laboratory|lab slots]], [[POS_Structures#Ship_Maintenance_Array|ship maintenance arrays]] but you leave the tower and all defensive/offensive modules in place. If you have any spare defenses, you will want to bring them online as you take non-essential arrays offline. The primary goal here is to minimize losses while not giving up your place at the moon. The secondary goal is to make the attacker's life as difficult as possible for the least amount of ISK by putting additional ECM / damps / hardeners online.

~~Medium~~ towers should ~~switch~~ to a ~~3/3/2/1 shield hardener setup~~ and ~~large towers should switch~~ to a 4~~/4/3/2 setup to maximize shield hit points~~. ~~Small towers~~ will ~~only~~ be ~~able~~ to ~~fit~~ a ~~2/2/1/0 setup (44% minimum resist, 50% maximum resist)~~. ~~Small towers, even when hardened~~, ~~are an easy kill during hi-sec wars~~.

Small towers should generally be taken down, unless the attackers are few in number. In hi-sec wars, your primary defense is going to be ECM, but the enemy can still bring smart bombing battleships to take out the batteries. If you absolutely must leave a small tower in place, anchor a few sensor damp batteries and up to (16) ECM batteries (4 of each type). They will still probably destroy the tower, but they will be forced to rely on smartbombs / drones and it will take a lot longer. You must be prepared to unanchor and remove any modules inside the POS tower such as Mobile Labs, Advanced Mobile Labs or Corporate Hangars.

An example of this would be a corporation running a small Minmatar tower. During normal operations, you run with ~~(2) shield hardeners online but~~ no ~~other~~ defenses. Then when a war happens, you take down any non-defensive modules, store them in a nearby station, and put ~~(3) more~~ shield hardeners, ~~(4)~~ ECM batteries ~~and (2)~~ sensor dampening batteries online. No weapon systems are involved as you will not be actively defending the tower. Make the attackers spend time chewing through the shields while the ECM batteries constantly disrupt their target locks. Even if the attackers take the time to destroy your small tower with those modest defenses, you will only be out about 80-120M ISK.

Medium towers can anchor and online around (24) ECM and large towers can do setups with as many as (48) ECM. Or you can simply go the shield hardener route and maximize your shield resists. The ECM method is generally preferred in hi-sec, combined with a few stasis webs and sensor damps.

An example of this would be a corporation running a small Minmatar tower. During normal operations, you run with no defenses online. Then when a war happens, you take down any non-defensive modules, store them in a nearby station, and put shield hardeners, ECM batteries, sensor dampening batteries and stasis webs online. No weapon systems are involved as you will not be actively defending the tower except with PvP ships. Make the attackers spend time chewing through the shields while the ECM batteries constantly disrupt their target locks. Even if the attackers take the time to destroy your small tower with those modest defenses, you will only be out about 80-120M ISK.

===Active Defense===

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 The next option is a middle ground.  You remove all high value options such as [[POS_Structures#S.2FM.2FL_Ship_Assembly_Array|assembly arrays]], [[POS_Structures#Mobile_Laboratory|lab slots]], [[POS_Structures#Ship_Maintenance_Array|ship maintenance arrays]] but you leave the tower and all defensive/offensive modules in place.  If you have any spare defenses, you will want to bring them online as you take non-essential arrays offline.  The primary goal here is to minimize losses while not giving up your place at the moon.  The secondary goal is to make the attacker's life as difficult as possible for the least amount of ISK by putting additional ECM / damps / hardeners online.
-Medium towers should switch to a 3/3/2/1 shield hardener setup and large towers should switch to a 4/4/3/2 setup to maximize shield hit points.  Small towers will only be able to fit a 2/2/1/0 setup (44% minimum resist, 50% maximum resist).  Small towers, even when hardened, are an easy kill during hi-sec wars.
+Small towers should generally be taken down, unless the attackers are few in number.  In hi-sec wars, your primary defense is going to be ECM, but the enemy can still bring smart bombing battleships to take out the batteries.  If you absolutely must leave a small tower in place, anchor a few sensor damp batteries and up to (16) ECM batteries (4 of each type).  They will still probably destroy the tower, but they will be forced to rely on smartbombs / drones and it will take a lot longer.  You must be prepared to unanchor and remove any modules inside the POS tower such as Mobile Labs, Advanced Mobile Labs or Corporate Hangars.
-An example of this would be a corporation running a small Minmatar tower.  During normal operations, you run with (2) shield hardeners online but no other defenses.  Then when a war happens, you take down any non-defensive modules, store them in a nearby station, and put (3) more shield hardeners, (4) ECM batteries and (2) sensor dampening batteries online.  No weapon systems are involved as you will not be actively defending the tower.  Make the attackers spend time chewing through the shields while the ECM batteries constantly disrupt their target locks.  Even if the attackers take the time to destroy your small tower with those modest defenses, you will only be out about 80-120M ISK.
+Medium towers can anchor and online around (24) ECM and large towers can do setups with as many as (48) ECM.  Or you can simply go the shield hardener route and maximize your shield resists.  The ECM method is generally preferred in hi-sec, combined with a few stasis webs and sensor damps.
+An example of this would be a corporation running a small Minmatar tower.  During normal operations, you run with no defenses online.  Then when a war happens, you take down any non-defensive modules, store them in a nearby station, and put shield hardeners, ECM batteries, sensor dampening batteries and stasis webs online.  No weapon systems are involved as you will not be actively defending the tower except with PvP ships.  Make the attackers spend time chewing through the shields while the ECM batteries constantly disrupt their target locks.  Even if the attackers take the time to destroy your small tower with those modest defenses, you will only be out about 80-120M ISK.
 ===Active Defense===