I think short-range buffer would be best, though so far I've not stayed alive long enough to make good determinations.

firstly: decide how you're tanking. Buffer or active.

don't do both.

secondly: decide your engagement range, short or or long

I think short-range buffer would be best, though so far I've not stayed alive long enough to make good determinations.

[Incursus, ion mwd aar]
Pseudoelectron Containment Field I
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator

Light Ion Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Ion Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Ion Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S

Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Small Hybrid Collision Accelerator


Hobgoblin II x1

[Incursus, ab aar]
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Pseudoelectron Containment Field I
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator

Light Ion Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S

Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Small Hybrid Collision Accelerator I
[empty rig slot]


Hobgoblin II x1

[Federation Navy Comet, I wanna be a ranis]
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I
Small Armor Repairer II
Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

1MN Afterburner II
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I

Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Small Diminishing Power System Drain I

Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Small Hybrid Metastasis Adjuster I
Small Low Friction Nozzle Joints I


Warrior II x3

[Federation Navy Comet, I wanna be a dd]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Internal Force Field Array I
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I

1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I

Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Light Neutron Blaster II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
[empty high slot]

Small Hybrid Burst Aerator II
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
[empty rig slot]


Hobgoblin II x3

A mix of buffer and active tank is kinda ok on armour frigates, but you want at least a 200mm plate to get a decent buffer (and for the love of all that is holy, don't fly Gallente without DCU)

There is no 'sucks least' among those fits, they're all equally bad - If you have 48mil sp you should have enough to do a decent fitting:




Haven't tested this one yet, as I didn't undock since AARs went live. Good dps, decent buffer, decent reps, cheap as ****



My favourite frig (next to the real dual prop ranis). The fitting is still quite cheap and is actually capable of killing cruisers and stuff with neuts.



Kinda expensive (I've no idea how much meta4 DCU and t2 rigs are right now). Has enough fitting room to just replace the AB with a MWD.

Start with the Incursus, buy 10 of each fit and lose them somewhere.
Don't start with the Comet - The added performance doesn't mean much when you've never been to lowsec before and it will just make the starting experience more expensive.

at 48 mil sp u shouldnt have any problems fitting or using ships , even if say hafl ur sp are in industry .

The most crucial thing is learning to pick your fight , know what u are in and know whats coming in for you . D-scan is your best friend .

other then that i suggest getting a single hull , buy 20-30 of them , fit re-fit depending on what u see from fight to fight that u think wen't wong fitting part. And by the time u reach ur 20-25'th hull u will start winning easier and u will have learned the how to in pvp .



Like a friend once told me a story . He used to fight 1v1 with a guy who only flew rifter .. he used to beat him constantly up untill one day when the rifter starte to win everty fight ! why ? because the rifter pilot knew exactly how to handle his ship in every single situation . When to turn , when to aproach , orbit , optimal , tank , speed , etc

u get the ideea


gl

This is the Rail incursus I have used to great effect in the past. Faster than most combat frigs and kills attack frigs pretty easily before they get in range to get under your guns.

[Incursus, brawler - rail]

Damage Control II
Small Armor Repairer II
Adaptive Nano Plating II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

1MN Afterburner II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I

125mm Railgun II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II, Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S

Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I
Small Hybrid Metastasis Adjuster I
Small Hybrid Metastasis Adjuster I

Hobgoblin II x1

The Explosive rig and plate slow you way down. Against most things the speed to keep you at the edge of scram range is the key to this fit.

The metastasis rigs allow you to swap to javlin ammo and close in on bigger ships without gimping you own ability to shoot them. also a surprise to kiet attack frigs who try to out track your rails at range.

firstly: decide how you're tanking. Buffer or active.

don't do both.

secondly: decide your engagement range, short or or long

just never mix buffer and reps. if you want your reps to hold you need as much resists as possible. the buffer will do nothing to your survivability unless you go full buffer.