Ships & Modules

Hey look, a thread about the Ares and the Raptor


[Ares, Resilient One]
Damage Control II
Small Armor Repairer II
Energized Reactive Membrane II
Signal Amplifier II

Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
Small Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 150
Warp Disruptor II

75mm Gatling Rail II, Javelin S
75mm Gatling Rail II, Javelin S
'Arbalest' Rocket Launcher I, Gremlin Rocket

Small Auxiliary Thrusters I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I


Wanted a fit with counters for counters, primarily drones and heavy neuts, as well as make sure it can stay in the fight after getting slapped a bit. Requires no implants and only AWU4.

The change to Javelin ammo makes the 75mm rails fantastic for mopping up drones, and the sig amp II allows for 6 max locked targets so you can keep tabs on your tackle target and the inevitable 5 light drones that will be thrown at you. The amp also puts the max lock range out to about 40km so a mistake with your orbit doesn't force you to lose your lock. Minor things I know, but its all about the micro with inties.

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[Raptor, Clever Girl]
Micro Auxiliary Power Core II
Damage Control II
Signal Amplifier II

Catalyzed Cold-Gas I Arcjet Thrusters
Medium Shield Extender II
Warp Disruptor II

75mm Gatling Rail II, Spike S
75mm Gatling Rail II, Spike S
75mm Gatling Rail II, Spike S
[empty high slot]

Small Auxiliary Thrusters I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I


Same general idea but obviously with a shield buffer instead of active armor. Lacks cap boosting ability to counter heavy neuts but whatever. The range bonus actually allows you to contribute something at a decent range such as picking off ECM drones on your fellow fleet mates. Switching to the new and improved Javelin ammo lets you deal with drones on your own tail very easily. Requires no implants and only AWU4, but requires shield upgrades 5 if you want to avoid dropping the isk on the meta 4 extender.

The Ares Fit is more or less exactly what I use currently, Blasters with null are also viable for drones if your tracking skills arn't quite up to par.