Ships & Modules

For PvP the general wisdom is for buffer. Active tank can be alpha'd through. Though there are exceptions to every rule. With small gang and viable T1 logi hulls it makes sense for most cases to fit buffer.

I think it depends at what scale you look. small-ish gang stuff or solo i think active tanks (both shields and armor now) can actually be better than the static buffer tank. Of course once logis are present you will want to have some buffer and resists.

I'm with everyone else, it all depends on what you are planning and what you run into. To solo, well if you solo 99% of anything won't fight you if you are in an Tengu, Tengus are top killers in EVE anymore. Small gangs you can probably active fight, if you use a 100mn too, but if you die and then get podded with crystals you just lost a ton of ISK. Best usually is the buffer tank with 100mn AB, just burn straight to something you have a tac already in line with, that way if it gets a bit hairy you can warp to your tac, those you are fighting will warp to whatever your tac is in line with and you should be ok, just watch for scanning prodes and move around if you see them.

Big thing is get ALL your subsystem stills to 5, doesn't take long and really is worth doing, then practice PvPing in it either on sisi or with friends in your alliance/corp till you know what you are doing. I have seen acive tank Tengus take active tank Vindys, when the Vindy had the Tengu webbed and was using blasters on the Tengu. You just need to know your ship, and also know your enemy as much as possible. Just remember loosing a Tengu is costly, and not just in ISK, you will also loose one of your subsystem skills, which if you have to keep retraining it will cost you in your skill learning over time.

Any idk if im too fond about the 100mn AB fit, i made a fit and just the turning sucks, and have to use so much mods/implants on agility. Only really see the 100mn AB used with HML so you dont have to dictate range as much?

I would not use that for PvP, when you loose it and at some point you will loose it, it well not be good. Do not PvP in faction fit or above ships. PvP in t2 and Meta 4 fits. And NEVER use faction launchers or guns, never. You could PvE in that, but you would be looking at getting ganked if you did. Please don't fly that in PvP.

That's one PvP Tengu fit I found, it's ok, nothing special though.

If I was you I'd dual ASB fit it, with either HAMs or HMLs, DCU and BCU in lows, either scram or disruptor, invuln, extender and resist rigs, or maybe speed rigs, and up to you AB or MWD. I'd go with a AB.

High -
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II

Med -
Med ASB
Med ASB
Invuln II
disruptor I
Web or TP
10mn AB

Low -
DCU
BCU
BCU
BCU
BCU

Rigs-
EM resist T1
Extender T1
Extender T1

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

Now you could change out the Tengu Engineering - Capacitor Regeneration Matrix to a Tengu Engineering - Augmented Capacitor Reservoir to get the other launcher, but that does make it more difficult to fit with a good tank, and the Tengu Engineering - Capacitor Regeneration Matrix give you a great amount of cap. I'll take 5 launchers over 6 for good tank and great cap anyday.

Because they cost way too much, and they can't do what T2s can. T2s can fire T1, faction and T2 ammo all, and cost less then 10% of what faction launchers would. T2s can over heat for a good while and T3s get a bonus to overheating too. You also shouldn't overheat more then a cycle or 2 before you stop over heating, unless the fight is going very badly. If you use faction launchers with faction ammo, compared to T2 with T2 damage ammo, the T2 always does more DPS. And even if you use faction ammo, T2 launchers do pretty much the same, and as only T2 weapons get the bonuses from the specialization skills they can fire very close to the rate of faction launchers, and the DPS differance is so little it doesn't justified the shear cost of the faction launchers. Using T2 items isn't a horrible idea at all, it's a smart thing to do, and with your skills where they should be, as I can see yours probably aren't, they work great. You do what you want, but remember kills don't just go by the loss, they go by what the ship was worth also. I am only trying to help, and have you not make the mistakes I did. Learn from others, instead of learning the hard way. I'm not attacking you, i'm trying to help you.

I agree

lol. i guess you don't fight anything that is your weight.

Pretty sure the RLM cerb would like to have a word with you.