Ships & Modules

Hi, apart from exploring I wanted to start doing combat sites near my area since there are usually an abundance of them. Except I'm still relatively new and have no idea how to actually come about fitting. I know you want tank, obviously. But apart from that I have no clue whether to fit heavy assault launchers or just heavy launchers. I don't want to buy all the modules and then go and do a site to find out that the fit doesn't work and I wasted all that ISK.


Thanks for the help o7

Heavy Assault missiles do more dps on paper, but they lack the range. Heavy missiles have longer range, but lower dps. Since the Drake is rather slow, even with an afterburner, I would prefer heavy missiles over assaults. That way you can slow boat around while your drones eat through the frigates/destroyers and you shoot everything else.

@Davery, your fit lacks purger rigs in order to make use of the good passive shield tanking abilities of the drake. I would use something like this:

[Drake, PvE]
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Beta Reactor Control: Shield Power Relay I

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Shield Extender II
10MN Afterburner II
Target Painter II
Large Shield Extender II
EM Ward Field II

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
Core Probe Launcher I, Core Scanner Probe I

Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I

Hobgoblin II x5

242hp/s omni tank, 550dps with all skills at 5. Feel free to downgrade modules to meta/T1 if you can't use them yet. If you feel you need more tank, replace Ballistic Control Systems with Shield Power Relays. But the tank should be enough for most high sec sites, even the 4/10, if you refer to exploration combat sites.

In my opinion:
You want an active tank for combat sites, and a Drake is not a good ship for active tanking.
I have seen good PvE fits for Drakes, with shield purgers and multiple shield power relays.
Yes to Heavy missiles, for the range.

I think you should aim for a Tengu or Ishtar. Something that can fit a cloak in null.