I don't know much about Marauders. :) However, other than the obvious advice which you mentioned in your post, your use of a Large Processor Overclocking Unit II is unnecessary. =D You only need 2% more CPU (18 or so). Use a CPU implant or buy a faction BCU and Target Painter. Then you can replace the rig with something that could address your needs.


Edit: Again, I'm not sure how Marauders work, but if you perma run your Bastion module (which seems like a good way to die in a WH), then you're over-tanked for the sites you'll be running and you may be able to swap out some tank to address your cap issues.

[Golem, C4s]

Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Capacitor Flux Coil II

Gist X-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Target Painter II
Target Painter II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Bastion Module I
Corpus C-Type Heavy Energy Nosferatu
Imperial Navy Large EMP Smartbomb
Imperial Navy Large EMP Smartbomb

Large Capacitor Control Circuit II
Large Capacitor Control Circuit II

step 1: install pyfa

if you have mid grade crystals then I really dont understand why we're having this discussion since a golem is about as complicated to fit as a drake.
your fit is horrendously over tanked for C3s and even C4s.
never use a cap boosted on a PVE ship, there's no need. DO fit cap mods.
dont put random useless mods in your high slots.

Here's a basic fit i'd comfortable recommend for any C4 anoms with a mid crystal set:



you should look to putting a ctype invuln and cal navy damage mods on it when you can but theyre not needed.

NOS def used to work on sleepers, if it doesnt anymore then my bad. I ran 2 on my paladin last time I ran C5 sites to top the cap up a bit.
Personally I dont even launch drones for WH pve, they just die and don't really add much. You also cant if youre using smartbombs for frigs ect.
If you want more tank, you can drop a TP for a 2nd invuln or boost amp.

PS: as a note, if my memory serves correctly, some C4 frigs orbit outside of smartbomb range (even faction) which could be a problem if you're leaning on smartbombs for frig control.

This is how you fit a golem:
[Golem, c4]

Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Capacitor Flux Coil II
Capacitor Flux Coil II

Gist X-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Pith X-Type Shield Boost Amplifier
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Cap Recharger II
Target Painter II
Large Micro Jump Drive

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Nova Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Nova Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Nova Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Nova Fury Cruise Missile
Bastion Module I
Imperial Navy Large EMP Smartbomb
Heavy Ghoul Compact Energy Nosferatu
Corpum B-Type Medium Energy Nosferatu

Large Capacitor Control Circuit II
Large Capacitor Control Circuit II

Hobgoblin II x5

+30Gj/s cap stable with NOS. Smartbomb for orbiting frigs, DLA not needed, only use the drones on cruisers and close battleships, has painter to help applying to cruisers, MJD for escape plan, and absolutely no need to use cap boosters (this is a BAAAD idea)

EDIT:: Important Stats:
(Max Skills)
DPS: 928 (779 missiles, 99 drones, 50 smartbomb)
Tank: 2137 ehp/s
Resists: 64/78/81/82

This should be fine for most C4 sites (some of the data/relic will be tough)

Not sure how well that fit will do against cruisers, there's no damage application increase other than the TP which is range limited. The last wave of a Barracks requires a good 950+ dps and killing the cruisers requires some good application at range.

Caldari seems to want cap booster fits. *shrug* YMMV.

Because of the ranges involved with C4 sites, I like a mix of TP and Missile Guidance Enh and/or Computer.
Using Precision missiles just slows your dps down.

You don't need a super blingy tank for c4 sites, pretty sure you can do it with just a t2 tank, might need to grab a pg/cpu implants.

This cant break the RR on the frontier barracks can it? Im running 980 missile dps and it takes a little while. Also NOS dont work on sleepers as far as i have tested?

NOSes should work on sleepers unless something has changed.

This is how you fit a golem:

[Golem, c4]
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Capacitor Flux Coil II
Capacitor Flux Coil II

Why mix cap recharger with a cap booster? Either cap booster or full cap regen. Try large cap battery, Golem has crap capacitor so 2.5k cap adds quite a lot and helps with regen too. + neut resistance.

Pimp the invuls, faction cap battery/ cap recharger.
Try dropping 1 cap regen rig for a capacitor safeguard rig. It can make wonders depending on the rest of the fit.

APPARENTLY large cap batteries reduce % of incoming neuts, swapping out to a large cap battery + one faction cap recharger has been working wonders instead of 2 rechargers

Unless your dead set on using a golem or dont have access to a second account... rattlesnakes are much more efficient.

Two of these :

[Rattlesnake, Rat_B]

Co-Processor II
Damage Control II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Pith A-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Field II
Shield Boost Amplifier II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Drone Link Augmentor II
Drone Link Augmentor II
Large Remote Capacitor Transmitter II
Large Remote Capacitor Transmitter II
Large Remote Capacitor Transmitter II
Large Remote Capacitor Transmitter II

Large Egress Port Maximizer I
Large Egress Port Maximizer I
Large Anti-Kinetic Screen Reinforcer I


Curator II x2
Gecko x1


568mil each and doing a tad under 800 dps. Transmitting to each other your + 43gj/sec so any C3/C4 sites you will be stable even being neuted and 1400 dps omni tank is easily enough to clear everything.

Costs half the Golem for a total of 1600 dps (Applies very well to the frigates/cruisers etc as well).

Thanks but i perfer to solo

568mil each and doing a tad under 800 dps. Transmitting to each other your + 43gj/sec so any C3/C4 sites you will be stable even being neuted and 1400 dps omni tank is easily enough to clear everything.

Costs half the Golem for a total of 1600 dps (Applies very well to the frigates/cruisers etc as well).

these fits clearly do work but I'd be pretty interested in actually seeing how 2 of these compare to a marauder in terms of site times tbh.
sure, the paper DPS is a bit higher but there's travel time on drones, not to mention sleeper agro, along with inherant efficiency loss due to multiboxing and the marauder doesn't have to kill the frigs due to smartbombs so i think it's actually a lot closer than you'd think.

I can't say ive run any kinds of tests (and likely wont since im never gonna fly rattlesnakes) but my guess would be these run sites with remote rep faster than any marauder but that they fall behind, maybe just on par, a well fit and skilled marauder for C3s and non RR C4s.

honestly it probably depends on which marauder too i guess. the cruise golem tops out at around 1.1k DPS with significant DPS loss against cruisers so it may not match them but something like a 1400dps gank fit Paladin? I'd give them a run for their money in one of those.

PS: Marauders are also roughly infinitely more fun :)

NOS only work when your absolute cap is lower than that of the npc..I would guess that it should only work on the battleship sized sleepers... Not sure which ones you are targeting but marauders do have pretty decent amounts of cap.