Originally by: Constantinee

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Ok first off if u put wcs's on any ship you should be slapped to hell because you are not a real pvper but u think you are.

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Originally by: Roy Gordon

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LotÆs of interesting set-ups here!

Having just purchased my first Raven IÆve been pondering the set-up IÆm going to use. My first version runs something along these lines-

Highs
6 x Arbalest/T2 Cruise
1 x 150mm Proto/T2 rail gun
1 x Small Tractor beam

Meds
1 x T2 Cap Recharger
1 x T2 Large Shield Booster
1 x T2 Large Shield Extender
2 X Specific Shield Hardeners
1 x T2 Invul Field

Lows
3 x T2 PDS
2 x T2 BCU

Butà
Taking on board peoples comments on how long/difficult it can take down rat frigates with this type of set-up, I was wondering if this insane configuration would work-

Highs
2 x T2 Assault Launchers
4 x T2 Cruise/T2 Torps
2 x T2 250mm Medium Rail guns

Meds
Same as above set-up

Lows
3 x T2 PDS
1 x T2 BCU
1 x T2 Mag Field Stab

My take on this is that the Assault Launchers will be able to take down those pesky rat frigs real quick using T2 ammo, especially if the 250mm rails can hit the frigs before they close range. The 250mm rails can be combined with the Cruise/Torps to take down any bigger ships, especially when loaded with T2 ammo. The same reason why fitting the Assault Launchers with T2 ammo as, with the right skills trained, they should be doing the same damage as Heavy missiles.

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Originally by: Bren MacKay

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Heres the raven setup I used extensivly with my old corp in Khanid low-sec

6 Arby/t2 torps
2 Medium Neut

1 X-Lrg C5L shield Booster (works better for pvp that the t2 imo, better fitting and its quicker, though less efficient)
1 T2 EM Hardner (switch out for a second inuln t2 if you can afford it, they're cheaper now though I think)
1 T2 Invuln
1 Heavey Electrochem cap booster (800s)
1 Warp Disruptor (always need that extra point, I always keep some sort of warp disrupt on all my pvp setups, gang or solo)
1 Either shield boost amp, or sensor booster, or eccm, maybe even a tp though i'm not sure if it would fit (for gang combat the sensor booster is usually best imo)

3 T2 BCUs
1 T2 Pdu
1 Whatever you can fit, with the sensor booster you can fit another bcu but it doesnt do a whole lot more becuase of stacking

For my cargo hold I would normally keep about 300 rounds of ken and therm ammo each, and 150 of em and ex each, the rest cap boosters. For extended fights I would drop another cap booster and add more ammo in those ratios (launchers loaded with 2 therm 2 ken 1 em 1 ex)

This is definitly my favorite raven setup, though I havent used it or a raven in pvp in a monthish. Its got the tank to hold up against sentries and hostiles for a bit, aswell as the scram point which is important as your tacklers often have to warp. Its also about as much damage as you can get from a raven, against larger ships anyways.

I like your setup, especially the shield extenders as it will add a lot to your survivability, the only thing is I really dont agree with using smartbombs on a ship in a gang other than a carrier/mom. Reason being they wreck havoc on your friend's drones/small ships/even popping their pods if they happen to be near. I would definitly recomend changing this out to another nos, or using the free grid from taking it to loose one of the pdus and squeeze in another bcu or somthing.

Bren MacKay

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Originally by: PraetorNZ

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my ratting vs guristas raven setup to start with

5x malkuth seige 1
1x malkuth cruise 1
1x cloak
1x tractor

2x LSE II
1x XL cl-5 sheild boost
2x non inertial ballistic screens
1x heavy cap booster loaded with 800s

1x dcu (psudoelectron containment field)
2x bcu 1
1x rcu 1
1x empty

what should i be doing to improve it? will be ratting in 00

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