Tengu?

Please post the lossmail once you try this.

Widow is great for PVE as far as black ops ships go. Black-ops just have generally lower DPS compared to other BS types. You need to get hardwires to really push the limit on DPS. The main reason to rat in it is so that you can cyno around as needed. Otherwise, it's a poor choice of ship and a huge waste for PVE.

Said like someone that has knows nothing about what they are talking about..

Of all the Battleship hulls in EVE, the Widow is actually the least likely to pop. Few ships can match it's tank. Roaming in null sec, it's one of only 4 Battleships that can jump past camps. That trumps all over an interdiction cloaking strat cruiser. Even if you jump through a gate and hit a camp with 20 frigates it can warp away if there is no bubble to stop it.

The widow just gives up DPS for it's Black ops abilities. The widow was the first ship I bought for the purpose of running 10/10s in hostile space. It has the benifit of range but the Panther does better at getting the job done.

[Widow, rat]
Dread Guristas Ballistic Control System
Dread Guristas Ballistic Control System
Dread Guristas Ballistic Control System
Dread Guristas Ballistic Control System

Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field
Pithum A-Type Adaptive Invulnerability Field
Pithum A-Type Medium Shield Booster
Pith B-Type Shield Boost Amplifier
Pith B-Type Shield Boost Amplifier
Pith B-Type Shield Boost Amplifier
Gist A-Type 100MN Microwarpdrive
Large Micro Jump Drive

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Inferno Cruise Missile
Drone Link Augmentor II
Dread Guristas Cloaking Device

Large Capacitor Control Circuit II
Large Capacitor Control Circuit II

Hammerhead II x5

with the MJD, it's more tank than you would ever need for PVE.
715 DPS faction cruise. 871 DPS Fury Cruise. 158 DPS hammerheads. 1029 Max DPS.

implants needed. CM-605, MP-705, GP-805, TN-905, RL-1005

You also need an alt with cyno lvl 5 to drop covert cynos where you want to go.

Really hard to loose a ship that travels via covert cyno. Get's easier when you treat it like a t1 BS and use the gates.

Said like someone that has knows nothing about what they are talking about..

Most people posting fits here think putting multiples of something on a ship makes it win, so...

Oh, wait. Sorry... I just saw your fit.

And it only costs significantly more than a carrier. Could probly use some officer mods too.

Edit: If you're going to use 2 ships (you'll have a covert cyno for that thing, right?), why not just use a T1 BS (fitted with a cloak) + cloaky scout (e.g. a buzzard). Does the same thing your widow does for what, 5% of that ships cost?

Cyno around is one option. Being the only class ship that can do the mwd cloak trick without an actual mwd is another solid reason to use it in low sec... The dps fit below got me thinking to be honest... Widow +Sin doctor could be an interesting dual BS set up for the top end pve uses...

Edit: If you're going to use 2 ships (you'll have a covert cyno for that thing, right?), why not just use a T1 BS (fitted with a cloak) + cloaky scout (e.g. a buzzard). Does the same thing your widow does for what, 5% of that ships cost?

Since the post was about a Widow, I gave my personal input on that ship but I would like to say that, Once fit and used right, the panther is the younger brother of the mach. The damage application from turrets is far better. A simple switch of the ammo and you go from long range ship to a short and hard hitter for when you need maximum DPS.

I do highly praise the widow though. I always use the widow to get my feet wet when moving to a new and unfamiliar region. No matter how bad it get's the widow will make it home. My friends beg me to get my mach when we run complexes together though.

BTW why do you fit so many shield boost amps? you'd be better off shifting to a larger (large or x-large) gisti booster and adding passive resists vs the NPC's you're tanking in place of the extra amplifiers. Check out the link I made for my widow fit. It is tried tested and fairly optimal for the task.

I used a shield tanked sin and a cloak and nullified tengu with a covert cyco to do my nija'ing. It worked pretty well , so I think the widow will also work.
As mentioned in the thread, this is a the easiest and safest way to rat in null if you not part of the sov block. I used a bomber and a chimera also, but many systems are cyno jammed so the cov ops cyno works much better.
Only challenge I see with a BLOPS that uses ammo is you need to be close to a store to buy refills, easy enough to jump in and out.. so not that big a deal.
One important thing to learn is when systems are busy and when they are safe.
Biggest problem these days in null is not the residents, but the afk cloaky neutrals (easy enough to see as they are in local but not in the sov holding alliance). This seems to be a growing style of play in null... hot drop o'clock

What about a Redeemer then if you have issues with ammo?