Selim
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Posted - 2005.01.17 08:43:00 -
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I'd say Enyo and Harpy are the better ones.
I fly an Enyo of those two, but to be honest I'd rather fly a Harpy - the tracking bonus on the Enyo doesn't help much while the extra optimal on a Harpy rules... and 4 medslots can make for a perfectly decent shield tank while also webbing and scrambling.
I flew a Retribution once, it tanked really good. The one medslot is a pain in the ass, though, the Retribution's uses are limited at best.
Vengeance is the best tanker of all the assault frigs. The shields last a decent amount of time with its kinetic resistance, the armor is much better though. Like all the amarr assault ships, it just needs a thermal hardener to be super, and its got great cap. It doesn't do very good damage, though. I suppose that isn't much of an issue.
The Ishkur is pretty versatile. I don't have much experience with them, but I did find the drones to be a pain. It dealt decent damage and tanked reasonably well but I'd rather go with an Enyo.
I don't have any experience with a Hawk, but it seems like a great shield tanker.
The minmatar ones are where I have mixed feelings. The Wolf is not a good tank. Its only got two medslots so it can't shield tank, and its resistances for armor are not good. However its good because its got the best first-volley damage and some leeway in choosing damage types. Big problem with it is its poor cap, and the fact that Gallente and Caldari ships have no trouble destroying it since it has no kinetic resistance.
Jaguar is more versatile, its a better tank, but it does less damage and has even less cap. Its pretty fast for an AF, though.
I'd say most of them have their uses. As far as the resistances go, I'd say any resistance to kinetic is the most useful, followed by thermal. This is because they are the most used damage types in weapons. EM is next with explosive last. EM is third because, now, generally more people use lasers than projectiles. However, due to the fact that the minmatar can't really fit shield tanking equipment, its probably tied with explosive.
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