sentry do instant damage, where heavy combat drones are slow and have to travel between targets.
tank fit it rat specific else u need a higher slot amount for tank in my experience.
guns meta 4 and u wont need to switch them normaly.
t2 in tank is the most important i would say. but weapon support is directly afterwards.

sorry for the ignorance on this- sentrys-- they just hang out and snipe baddies then? and they don't use ammo is what I am hearing too.

Yep, that's right, drones don't require ammo. Neither do T1 lasers. This is why Amarr drone ships are very cost effective.

Usually, on a dedicated drone boat (which is, like, 90% of everything I own) I'll use that extra high slot for a small/medium remote armor repair module. That way I don't even have to pay for my drone repairs, and I can repair them between rooms without having to dock-up first.

Yeah, I'm that cheap.

I LIKE THIS! someone else posted this idea too-- props

The benefit of sentry is - they draw more damage and they own more tank.
Here is a discussion regarding Heavy drones vs. sentry drones: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=33050

But - to survive Level 4 missions is not only a thing of tank and damage!
You can do Level 4's in a Battlecruiser, of you know how to handle the mission...

So to know about the mission, which resistances to fit, which ammo to load, which ship is Trigger for the next wave of NPC -
this is the way to survive. Even in a ship which is fitted with T1 stuff.
Refer to this site for detailed Information about each mission: Eve Survival
The name of the site says all...

And since you all are so kind to keep up with my annoying questions-
will I be changing out my charges (hybrid) often for damage/distance? im lookin to get max range but these tungsten charges are the suck for damage- but they give me good range
--im assuming as my skill get better for range-- I can move to a more powerful charge? SPIKE is not an option as of now

Ok - so im limping through level 3's- I can do a lvl 3 faster with my BC-
Drone damage seems extremely weak compared to my hobgoblin 2's (really expensive to lose those)
damage modifiers on medium an dlarge drones are laughable- why are they so low? i'll have sentries trained by tomorrow- but still t1

2 x cap recharger 1
MJD
MWD
f-90 positional sensor subroutines

2x drone link augmentor 1
4 x 425 mm prototype gauss

3x DDA II
2x beta reactor control
1x large armor rep 1
1x Energized adaptive nano membrane 1

---experimenting with medium and heavy drones--- nothing that shines yet

I know this setup needs help-- but remember, im still t1 on most things-- training everything drones right now

Ok - so im limping through level 3's- I can do a lvl 3 faster with my BC-
Drone damage seems extremely weak compared to my hobgoblin 2's (really expensive to lose those)
damage modifiers on medium an dlarge drones are laughable- why are they so low? i'll have sentries trained by tomorrow- but still t1

2 x cap recharger 1
MJD
MWD
f-90 positional sensor subroutines

2x drone link augmentor 1
4 x 425 mm prototype gauss

3x DDA II
2x beta reactor control
1x large armor rep 1
1x Energized adaptive nano membrane 1

---experimenting with medium and heavy drones--- nothing that shines yet

I know this setup needs help-- but remember, im still t1 on most things-- training everything drones right now

my personal opinion to that fitting is its pretty bad. I linked a domi fit i would prefer before. But to get it straight your drone control range is to low (with Electronic Warfare Drone Interfacing 5 only 100km). Get rid of your guns (only fit them when u have spare) and fit more dla. I would max use 1 flight of small drones rest sentries because Domi is specced for sentries.

EDIT: i stated my personal opinion u can ofcourse fly it anyway u like and u feel good with it ^^

One of the best things about eve is discovering how to fit your ship, mainly through trial and error. It also depends on your tactics.

I wouldn't put both a MJD and a MWD on the domi because you can pretty much MJD up to safety then MJD straight to the gate (bearing in mind its 2 mins until you can use it again). Thats what I do in DED complexes.

With sentries (when you get them) you will need Omni Directional links to make sure you can hit stuff so you don't really need the Cap Rechargers. You will have to manage the cap carefully, the range tank you get with a domi reduces the ammount of damage you receive.

In the Lows I use damage specific armour Hardeners which you can change depending on the rats you are facing.

Even though you can't use tech 2 yet, meta 4 modules are probably the most useful for you.

remember to use the compare tool for any mods you are unsure of, there are some surprising examples where the lower meta modules are better and cheaper than their t2 counterparts, there's a sticky devoted to listing them in ships & modules.

neocom panel on the left ,
i think it starts life near the bottom if you haven't moved stuff around
when you click on it, you get a tab with two pretty empty (baring some prompt txt) windows,
drag module icons (ccp are making this possible from almost anywhere in the ui) into the window on the right you can compare a number of modules by any attributes they share.
you can use this to get some surprisingly good fits out of relatively cheap modules.
its also great for finding which faction mods are actually worth using and which are for magpies.

Edit: seriously, finding this thing was a MASSIVE help for my ability to fit ships.
it should also save you a fair bit of isk,time and effort

....This changes my life!
Thanks for taking the time to post this!!!!!
Everyone needs to know about this- !

no problem dude,