Ships & Modules

Typically if you fit a small shield extender on a ship, you've done something wrong.When you do so and it forces you to fit 2(almost 3) fitting mods to do it, you're out on a very thin line.

I'm not a huge fan of the Firetail in the first place, but I'd suggest a simple first start would be to replace the extender for either some ewar or if you want more tank a shield booster, then in turn swap the co-pro for a mapc and add a nos to keep the booster and tackle running. Or swap your fitting around until you can fit a medium shield extender on there.

I'm not positive what your intentions with the ship are, but it could be worth considering armortanking it which opens up a whole new avenue of options. I'll leave an example assuming you want to stick with shieldtanking, but consider what you're after heavily and I'll take another look.

[Republic Fleet Firetail, New Setup 252]
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
F85 Peripheral Damage System I

Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
1MN Afterburner II
Medium Azeotropic Ward Salubrity I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I

125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
[empty high slot]

Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Core Defense Field Extender I
Small Ancillary Current Router I

A cap recharger would also void the fitting rig, however make the setup somewhat terrible. Cap stability is rarely if ever desirable as it's way to costly on the module-slots at hand.

A firetail you say?

[Republic Fleet Firetail, boodap]
Tracking Enhancer II
Overdrive Injector System II
Damage Control II

Federation Navy 1MN Afterburner
Faint Warp Disruptor I
Stasis Webifier II
Medium F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction

150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
5W Infectious Power System Malfunction

Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I

you shouldnt aim to lose her! thats just wrong

Awesome stuff guys, very helpful. I will try not to be terribad and engage ships I actually have a chance against. I take it no use fighting a Dramiel in this ship?

wait for the dram nurf THEN we will see

Armor works well on the firetail, its easyfit has nice stats and its fast enough for the speed penaltys to not be that bad..
Dual web ftw!!
T2 rig is around 10mill so well worth it..

[Republic Fleet Firetail, Armor Tail]
Small Armor Repairer II
Damage Control II
Adaptive Nano Plating II

Warp Scrambler II
Stasis Webifier II
Stasis Webifier II
1MN Afterburner II

150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
Small Nosferatu II

Small Projectile Burst Aerator II
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
[empty rig slot]

If you really want shield:

[Republic Fleet Firetail, 200 Shield AB]
Tracking Enhancer II
Damage Control II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II

1MN MicroWarpdrive II
Warp Scrambler II
Stasis Webifier II
Medium Shield Extender II

125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
[empty high slot]

Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Core Defence Field Extender I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I

The MWD speed is nice, means you can catch alot of kiting ships, then just orbit under guns and pew them to death (Note, this will take an awful long time due to terribad DPS, but most kiting ships have little EHP anyway).

and if you want armor:

[Republic Fleet Firetail, Armor]
Coreli C-Type Small Armor Repairer
Damage Control II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I

1MN Afterburner II
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
DDO Photometry Tracking Disruptor I

200mm AutoCannon II, EMP S
200mm AutoCannon II, EMP S
Small Diminishing Power System Drain I

Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Small Anti-Explosive Pump I

This ship is very nice vs. most turret frigates, as the very good AB speed and non-existant sig radius + TD makes you ridiculously hard to hit. Again the DPS is low but most things can't lay a hit on you, giving you all the time in the world*

*meaning until the target's friends show up ;)