Ships & Modules

I hate having to dock and grab a ship to kill rats with whilst mining, so until now I've been using a mining apoc. I'm wondering with the recent update if a barge could now be fit to tank the rats that turn up in null belts, if not the BSs then at least the frigs. I'm in sansha space so it would need em/therm. It has to be a procurer for now due to poor mining skills.

I'm thinking 2 EM ward II a thermal dissipation II and a suitably small shield repper in the mids, EM and thermal pump rigs.

Any suggestions besides train a skiff welcome.

Hmm, well as I said; very little experience of mining anything whilst not being in an apoc. Suggestions on making a decent procurer shield tank anyone?

[Procurer, Gank Defense]

Damage Control II
Mining Laser Upgrade II

Medium Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Survey Scanner II

Modulated Strip Miner II

Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I


Hobgoblin II x5

Use Mining Drones in Systems w/o Rats. I am not sure if any High Sec Rats tackle (Haven't spent much time in High Sec Belts), if they don't you can use Mining Drones because the nature recharge will tank any High Sec Belt NPC.

60K EHP lowest resist Therm, Highest 75k Exp. Has a Survey Scanner so you know what you are not getting half cycles. If you want 2 Mining Upgrades you can ditch the DCU and still hold 45k EHP lowest resist (2 Tornado's 0.5, 4 Above 0.5.).

Just started using this myself till I get a Mack. Haven't been one for Mining before this patch.

Edit, just realized you're trying to use this thing in Null.

[Procurer, Null Tank.]

Damage Control II
Mining Laser Upgrade II

Medium Shield Booster II
EM Ward Field II
Thermic Dissipation Field II
Limited 'Anointed' EM Ward Field

Modulated Strip Miner II

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I


Hobgoblin II x5

Not sure if enough, been I while since I was in Null but the best I could pull up. Definitely will kill the Frigs before you die.

5x T2 light drones pwns the crap out of belt rats even in 0.5. With really good drone skillz I'd imagine they can handle belt rats in 0.4 and maybe even in 0.3 as well.

I dont have many skills at 5 but i used your fit as a basis , power grid is a bit small , while the cap holds up real well.

Damage Control II
power core

Adaptive Invulnerability Field
Adaptive Invulnerability Field
Medium Shield Extender II
Medium Shield Extender II

Modulated Strip Miner

Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

5 hobgoblin

I can use invul ii in a day or so and have enough grid left to fit them with this fit. As above 48k ehp. I dont have an implant.

But i really like it none the less , much better than a frigate.

This is untrue, unless their has been a changes i'm unaware of, High sec rats can scram.

A mining Apoc is so 2006. Mining Rokhs are where it's at these days.

3 Rat-specific hardeners (2 of the primary damage type, one of the secondary) or 2 with an Invuln... They do not need to be T2. Add a T2 Small Shield Booster. You should need a CPU rig. Not sure I would bother with defensive rigs or damage control but use MLUs in the lows. I did some messing around on SiSi before the patch and this sort of setup was sufficient to perma-tank some single-BS spawns. To tank the harder spawns, you might need a Skiff.

Another thing that might help is if you orbit the roid you are shooting (assuming you aren't can mining). Having some velocity and transversal will make you a harder target.

A full set of drones will help too.