EVE New Citizens Q&A

I use this, it tells you which is the best ammo type for each mission, have fun.

http://eve-survival.org/wikka.php?wakka=MissionReports

I always salvage, depending on the numbers i'll do it myself or log my other acc with my Noctis if there's a lot of wrecks.

As for the Tengu I have never flown one but on my Drake I just switch missile types against different factions, I just follow the guide which tells you which damage type works best for each faction you are going to be fighting.

Stop being ignorant. That site the guy pinked tells you which type of damage you should bring...ergo which missiles to load.

If you switch or not...that is personal preference...

That is mainly personal preference.

When I ran missions (ages ago), I never bothered to switch ammo types.

Ah afaik in lv 3's it is more profitable to salvage, but in lv 4's it can be equal if you convert the LP so although money is left behind, its only to get more money quicker.

Steel

Level 4's are where you make much monyey from salvaging. Level 3's are best to blitz for stnadings.

The salvage of level 4's will give you a good extra income.

But as I said, it's also up to personal preference. I can't stand going back to clean the wrecks so I even just blitz level 4's

I am somewhat appalled that you didn't get a better answer so far.
Once you take into consideration a ship's bonus for a specific type, the question becomes more complicated, but there is no such thing as "personal preference" - there is an exact answer as to what ammunition does the most damage.

Against a Gist Commander (Angel Battleship - http://games.chruker.dk/eve_online/item.php?type_id=16892)
Havoc Heavy Missile: 150 damage * 0.6 = 90
Scourge Heavy Missile with Tengu Bonus: 150 damage * 1.25 * 0.5 = 93.75
Scourge Heavy Missile with Drake Bonus: 150 damage * 1.50 * 0.5 = 112.5

Against a Centus Lord (Sansha BS - http://games.chruker.dk/eve_online/item.php?type_id=17058)
Thunderbolt Heavy Missile: 150 damage * 0.6 = 90
Scourge Heavy Missile with Tengu Bonus: 150 damage * 1.25 * 0.4 = 75
Scourge Heavy Missile with Drake Bonus: 150 damage * 1.50 * 0.4 = 90

Against a Corpus Messiah (Bloodraider BS with higher than average resists - http://games.chruker.dk/eve_online/item.php?type_id=26754)
Thunderbolt Heavy Missile: 150 damage * 0.51 = 76.5
Scourge Heavy Missile with Tengu Bonus: 150 damage * 1.25 * 0.31 = 58.125
Scourge Heavy Missile with Drake Bonus: 150 damage * 1.50 * 0.31 = 69.75

So, it depends - against Angel BS, the difference between 40% explosive resist or 50% kinetic is not enough to warrant switching types. Against Sansha and Bloodraider BS, the difference between 40% EM resist and 60% kinetic is noticeable, especially in a Tengu (less in a Drake).

Smaller ships usually have lower resists across the board, this favors sticking with the ship bonus. However Elite ships (all sizes) have very high resists, which favors switching.

There is no universal answer, you'll have to go to that site and calculate it yourself for every specific ship you are facing.

Info snowstorm there, Thomas. chrucker.dk...good site, but for new players it can all seem a bit overwhelming, eh? There is personal preference involved in things as factors like how one wants to spend their game time and purposely choosing to take disadvantages for different reasons come into play.

OP - for Tengu, switch between damage types and between precision (get those pesky frigate scrammers out of the way) and heavy fury missiles. Blitz lvl4 and contract the salvaging to a salvage corp. ...Tengu-related things in new citizens subforum though? Tengu isn't really a ship new players would probably be dealing with for awhile don't you think?