Missions & Complexes

drake does same thing but better >.>?

I used this for a few years back when Pithi Bs weren't all that expensive and Tengus either didn't exist or were that expensive:

[Nighthawk, standard mission fit]
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Power Diagnostic System II

Thermic Dissipation Field II
Kinetic Deflection Field II
Pithi B-Type Small Shield Booster
Pithi B-Type Small Shield Booster
Republic Fleet 10MN Afterburner

Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Small Tractor Beam II

Medium Bay Loading Accelerator II
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

Hornet II x5

Tank is obviously Serp/Gur specific, which is eventually the only thing I kept using it for (Serp Blockade full agro blitz, Serp/Gur WC, Mordu's Headhunters, stuff like that).

Knowing what I know now I'd basically kill to squeeze on a rigor, but the damage against big stuff was really pretty decent. And it's a pretty hull. I'm afraid that's about as much damage as you'll practically get out of it though.

Get a second account, use the nighthawk as a booster, and rake it in!

nighthawk range got gutted with the heavy missile changes, imo go for the tengu. your fit is pretty much fine, only way to make it better would be pimp it.

pretty much just put everything you have on the nighthawk on the tengu. I'm not 100% sure on the rigs to use since the heavy missile changes (2 rigor II 1 flare II might be better now). I have a LSE just to make it a bit harder to gank. worst resist profile is 28k ehp vs rf fusion. using some faction hardeners or bcus will open up a bit more cpu. empty mid slot to use as you see fit, imo there really isn't much that really needs to be there (I've mostly used a cap recharger as I don't have perfect skills). maybe a target painter, web, eccm, or passive resist mod.

[Tengu, cheap mission tengu]
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Gistii B-Type Small Shield Booster
Republic Fleet 10MN Afterburner
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
[empty med slot]
Large F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction

Heavy Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Heavy Missile

Medium Bay Loading Accelerator II
Medium Warhead Flare Catalyst I
Medium Warhead Flare Catalyst I

Tengu Defensive - Amplification Node
Tengu Electronics - Dissolution Sequencer
Tengu Engineering - Augmented Capacitor Reservoir
Tengu Offensive - Accelerated Ejection Bay
Tengu Propulsion - Fuel Catalyst

That I can do for you: spreadsheet.

Nighthawk has its uses but sadly Tengu is just a better Nighthawk almost always. Better range, agility and dps (without drones). Nighthawk has an advantage if the probability of shiploss is high, you need a bit larger buffer and/or can consistently make use of that flight of light drones. The hull + subs for Tengu cost only couple hundred mil more than Nighthawk. Approx 450 mil altogehter. Well worth the cost considering the advantages for missionrunning.

So for missionrunning I would go with Tengu instead, as suggested above. With afterburner bonus sub it does 600 m/s with just a T2 afterburner, can have buffer of similar size to nighthawk if you use shield extender sub and does a bit more damage with a bit better missile range plus it has 3 rigs slots against Nighthawks two.

The damage boost is approx 3% if the Drake shoots kinetic and shooting anything else the damage drop is substantial against the current version of the Drake. If I remember correct then shield regen is nerfed a bit further in the 19th Feb patch. So I would not hold my breath about Drake passing Nighthawk or Tengu in effectivness anytime soon.

if you have the required skill, sell the faction SBA and replace with t2. Take the 100m you make and get better hardeners or rigs or a faction BCS, its way better for your tank and uses the same cpu.

Also, if you're going 6 launchers with aug capacitor reservoir, consider fitting a medium cap battery in a spare midslot, although this is probably unnecessary if you're using a deadspace small booster. Took me from like 2000 cap to 2700

one of the main advantages of going faction BCS is the cpu savings.

fed navy 10mn AB is much cheaper than the republic one, and the performance cap usage are only a little bit worse. Unless the difference means capstable or not, consider the cheaper one.

consider t2 rigs, they're pretty affordable on a tengu. t2 rigor, t2 em, t2 ccc is a good combination. You may prefer more rigors/flares for missions however.

Thanks. Will look into it (haven't trained ham's yet)

No to be honest I have the same issue, the damage I inflict on frigates with a TP has been the same when my level was on one to now when it's on 4 with the specialisation skill on 4 as well.

let's just say I dropped the TP and haven;t seen any decrease in dps to frigates.