Selene Arlath
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Posted - 2008.12.01 14:15:00 -
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How good is the Thorax for small scale PvP? Thinking solo and small gangs in and around low-sec.
I never tried the pirating thing too much being gallente, and wanted to give it a whirl. I always liked the thorax concept, get in their face and unleash.
It seems like a fairly cheap ship, but fitting it seems really tough. Been toying with EFT for a long time and I can't figure out how to fit the ship.
With a MAR, nomatter how I set it up (besides downscaling to small blasters), it always runs cap dry (according to EFT), in about 2 minutes. Thats with 5 x Med blasters + MAR + Web + Scram + DCU2 (MWD turned off, only use that to catch the target).
Optionally, ditching the MAR, and putting in 800mm+EANM works (cap stable once MWD is off), but that leaves you with no tank (besides buffer tank).
Without repper:
[Thorax, PvP - No Rep]
800mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Damage Control II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
10MN MicroWarpdrive II
Warp Scrambler II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
Hammerhead II x5
With repper:
[Thorax, PvP - Repper]
400mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Damage Control II
Medium Armor Repairer II
10MN MicroWarpdrive II
Warp Scrambler II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Antimatter Charge M
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
[empty rig slot]
Hammerhead II x5
On the setup with a repper, I tried using EANM II instead of the 400mm plating, but according to EFT, using EANM II would give 2k less EHP compared to 400mm plating.
Problem with repper setup is running cap-dry in under 2 minutes (with the MWD off).
Granted, this is using a different character that I have since I haven't uploaded this one to EFT yet, so the Cap skills taken into account here are rather high (considering the uploaded character is an Amarr pilot) :)
As for using rails... wouldn't that sort of fly in the face of the whole concept behind the thorax design? The way I see it, it's for trapping and slapping, not for orbiting or sniping.
Talking about PvP of course (I know range is king in missions :p)
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