Ships & Modules

Well you say you want to use railguns, but you want to do explosive damage, so you need to decide which of those is more important first.

I fly a regular Dominix which works just fine against Angels (they're weak against kin too). Fit your domi out with a full rack of rails and use T2 bouncers and you have yourself a very nice mission boat vs. Angels. A gank shield fit for missions is by no means 'passive' mode in missioning. You'll constantly be shooting and locking new targets, usually destroying faster than you can lock.

It won't perform anywhere near as well as something like a Mach or a Vargur though, so bear that in mind, but if you want to use rails the Dominix is the best option for you. It's the only ship that can also use bonused pure damage sentries together with those rails. Unless you count the Ishtar, which is an option, but would only be a lower dps version of the Domi that moves faster.

If you want a fun, active playstyle missioner that can adapt well to all rat types, then you're looking at a Mach or a Vargur.

-Ed

Railguns will work fine for Angel and Gurista.
Kin is #2 vs Angel and Guristas are weak to Kin and Therm.

VS Angels a gunboat works fine, but vs Guristas you can run-into problems because they will jam you a lot.

My fav "cheap" ship is the Hyperion. It works awesome vs Angels, but honestly Guristas can be troublesome if they jam a lot.

When you fight Guristas, I would stick with your Dominix because you can continue applying dmg with your drones if you get jammed. It will also work well vs the Angels.

If you want a little variety, I would definately recomend you try the Hyperion for the Angel missions, (it's also a rock-star vs Serpentis). You will have to fly-it TOTALLY different than your Dominix however.
Here's what I've been using for a while now:
http://eve.battleclinic.com/loadout/57350-Hyperion-quot-Memphis-quot-1046DPS-425mm-L4-Hybrid-Ganker.html
When you fly this, use your AB to stay out of gun-range of your targets if possible. This tactic works well vs Angels because they have such a short-range, they can still hit you with missiles, but it's not a lot of dmg, and it's ALL explosive. (Hint, hint, fit 2 ex hardeners.) This thing also decimates Serpentis because most of them also have a short-range and low resists to Kin/Therm.

If you have the ISK/Skills for the Mach, it's also an awesome gunboat, but still has weaknesses vs jamming.

In conclusion, I would recomend keeping your Dominix for vs the Gurista, and it will also work well vs the Angel. If you want something to "shake-it-up" try my Hype fit for fast, gunboat, ganking, missions since you already have good Rail skills.

I have a similar question along these lines. I'm currently using a CNR (not maxed skills, but T2 cruises, 2 days from Caldari BS V and including a smattering of faction mods).

I know that the Mach is supposed to be one of the best. How much of an upgrade would it be from the CNR, and at what skill level does it become worthwhile (Gallente and Minimatar BS V and T2 guns, or even at BS IV and T1 guns?). Thanks for the input.

Thanks, Thomas.

[Dominix, New Setup 1]
Imperial Navy Large Armor Repairer
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Omnidirectional Tracking Link II
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range
Medium Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
100MN Afterburner II

Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge L
Drone Link Augmentor II

Large Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Large Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Large Ancillary Current Router I


Bouncer II x5

Blaster, Sentry Angel Fighter anyone?