Ships & Modules

There are two distinct categories of logis.

One is the cap-chain logis — Basilisk and Guardian. The other is the tracking-support logis — Scimitar and Oneiros.

The former are used in (at least) pairs to generate the cap they need to keep all their reppers (and cap transfers) running; the latter are more geared towards single-ship deployment and have slightly better inherent ability to keep themselves fed with cap, since they do not get any of the cap-transfer bonuses.

The cap chain logis don't specifically need another cap-transfer logi (much less one that is an exact copy), but they do need another ship with a cap transfer module. You could technically mount those modules on any kind of ship, but it won't be nearly as effective as if it's another cap-transfer logi (and since those other ships won't have the same range as the logi, they have to stay much closer to the actual fight, which is often considered A Bad Thing).

Mixing logis is usually not a good idea, simply because each one is best complemented with the same kind: if you're flying an armour fleet, you want Guardians or Oneiroses — one or the other, depending on how independent you want each logi to be and depending on whether the rest of the fleet will be needing the extra cap. The same situation exists in shield fleets with Basis and Scimis. Mixing a Basi with a Scimitar like you suggest would mean mixing a self-sufficient logi with one that needs external support that the self-sufficient logi can't provide. Again, this doesn't mean that the ships need to be exactly the same — it just creates a symmetry that is easier for the pilots (and FCs) to remember and manage — and even then, it's only really the reppers-to-captransfers ratio that needs to be the same (usually 4+2 or 5+1, depending on what the fleet is expected to need).

Thanks for the responses. Looks like I'll watch out for shield tanking fleets then if I want to make use of my ship.

The problem with the Basilisk is that it's a subpar PVP fleet logistics ship. You'll see them a lot in shield Incursion fleets because of cap stability (when getting transfers), but if you're going to do shield PVP the Scimitar is the only logistics ship worth using.

Basilisks are too slow to boot, have a large sig, and if you're doing cap transfers you will be using an afterburner, not a MWD. Shield fleets tend to be composed of faster-moving ships and the Scimitar is fast enough to keep up, has a small sig and excellent resists. As long as you can kite scrams, webs and neuts you're pretty much unstoppable with a Scimitar.

On the other hand, the Guardian and Oneiros are both widely used. Guardians are very tanky, and can keep up with afterburner AHAC gangs. Oneiroses are flown like Scimis, just not as quickly.

So while I understand you want to fly the Basilisk, don't expect to use it much in a PVP environment. You'll be better off getting Minmatar Cruiser V.

The thing I never understood about that Basi fit was what happened when it got neuted...