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Posted - 2008.02.06 13:59:00 -
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So you basically want to:
1)Maximize damage so you make more money (This would imply battleship, and remove frigs)
2)Have enough of a tank for the rats (This kills all T1 ships but BS and BC)
3)Be mobile so you don't get killed by a lone ship and are able to escape from a gang
4)Have a reasonable cargo space for loot
5)Have at least reasonable ammo capacity so you don't go back and forth all the time
Scratch Frigs, destroyers, inties, dictors, logistics and indies as they don't satisft anything but 3 and sometimes 5
Battleships and capships would be good but scratch these because they don' satisfy 3
Recons and HIC's generally do less damage than HACS (not satisfying 1) while the EW and the disruption capability are not needed for your purpose.
That leaves us with Assault ships, Battlecruisers, Hacs and Command ships
Fleet command ships tank more than you need and shoot less than you need, so it's down to Assault ships, Battlecruisers, Hacs and Field Command ships
At that point, assault ships should be avoided because of 1 and 4 (damage could be better, cargo could be better, although speed is nice) and they may get into problems when a commander is followed by too many small escorts.
So it's BC, HAC or Command ship. Scratch the Minmatar ships because they either have more range than you need, or less damage than you would like.
So, at that point, if you can fly a gunship that does the correct damage type, go for that. For Guristas/Serpentis, Deimos and Beagle are first choice, leaning towards deimos. Brutix can work as well but has no inherent advantage to the other two. For Sansha/Blood raiders, the Harbinger, Zealot and Absolution are fine. If you don't fly a gunship with the correct damage type for the rats you hunt, use one of Ceberus, Nighthawk, Drake, Sacrilege, Myrmidon, Ishtar, Astarte.
Good enough? The strongest choice is of course command ships, but they are the most expensive too. I feel that a HAC must be your best choice. But really, all of these would work.
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