Ships & Modules

So i want to use this ship to kite.

typically what kind of max speed do i want to be getting?

the fit i have atm goes about 2.2km/s i think i probably need to be around 3 kms what do you think?

This is what I run to get 2506 m/s without links or implants and 330 gun dps @ 41 + 5 km and that's usually plenty.

High:
4x Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch
Small Unstable Power Fluctuator I

Mids:
Experimental 10 MN Microwarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor II
Small Cap Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 400

Lows:
Medium Ancillary Armor Repair, Nanite Repair Paste
Damage Control II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
3x Heat Sink II

Rigs:
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Energy Locus Coordinator II
Medium Energy Metastasis Adjuster II

- The T2 rigs are not strictly necessary but they usually aren't that expensive but T1 won't hurt you too much, you don't want to get too far outside of 40 km anyway.
- As long as you don't warp to zero like a champ anything fast enough to catch you should be downed pretty quickly as you fly away from it by double clicking in space, this is why you won't need to make over 3 km/s. If something bigger than a frigate is showing it can catch you, it's probably time to bail before he gets there.
- Anything slower than that decide how best to approach the situation, sometimes you will have to drive off a few ships before you can fight safely in long point range and against multiple ships it's better to let a kill or two slip away if the alternative is to get too close and allow them to apply too much damage.
- Your rep is there to keep you on field from incidental damage like drones or a missile ship, don't try to use it to active tank the fight and remember to overload it every time you use it, treat it more like a needy plate that doesn't slow you down than a rep.
- DON'T EVER GET SCRAMMED!!!!
- Enjoy.

Cruisers moving at 2K/s are considered fast. You can drop some speed by being crazy heavy tanked and use the default speed of the Nomen to keep range on BC's etc.

The projection of the Nomen means you can afford to fit hi-tracking pulses and get in close to other ships when you have the tank advantage. This is a little convoluted, but here's an example of what i mean:

[Omen Navy Issue, Test copy]

Medium Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Internal Force Field Array I
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
Tracking Enhancer II

Medium Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I, Navy Cap Booster 800
Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor II

Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
[Empty High slot]

Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I


Valkyrie II x5

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You could also go the compelte opposite direction and try this:

[Omen Navy Issue, Brawla]

1600mm Reinforced Steel Plates II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Damage Control II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
Overdrive Injector System II

Experimental 10MN Microwarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor II
Small Capacitor Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 400

Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Small Energy Neutralizer II

Medium Trimark Armor Pump I
Medium Trimark Armor Pump I
Medium Trimark Armor Pump I


Valkyrie II x5


Valkyrie II x5

Key notes:
You move at 2k/s (overdrive is flavour, use what you want in that slot). This means you are on par with the other fastest cruisers in the game (e.g. very little is able to kite you or catch you)
You can project damage to 30KM (So you can't be range kited by a tackling frigate, it will be trashed by OP scorch range)
You have massive levels of EHP for a T1 cruiser, but you are faster than almost any other cruiser with the same level of tank. The Stabber Fleet issue is nearly 500m/s slower with the same configuration and has nowhere near as good damage or projection. You will be able to sit between 18-22 KM from most heavy tanked targets and kill them.

Why this fit? Against squishy cruisers like the caracal you can get on top of them and win without breaking a sweat. By comparison the previous fit had 16k EHP + 14k repair over 80 seconds. This fit has 52k EHP.

It's also really cheap.

Any cruiser in RVB should be fit for anti frigate - since you'll need to kill 20 of them

i;d recommend swapping the cap booster for a web, and the small neut for a nos. 5 medium drones will trash webbed frigs.

They lack an optimal range bonus, therefore are much weaker at kiting than the Nomen, which is essentially a cruiser-sized Slicer.

A kiting amarr cruiser... Why just use a Arbitrator?

Well I don't fly what I can't afford to lose repeatedly so I'm looking at the cheaper hull. Besides as what the poster after you said, practicing in a difficult hull will make it easier to pilot the easier ones. Kinda like how manual drivers being able to drive autos but not the case for most auto drivers going into manual. Besides loosing several faction cruisers in a row just for "practice" sounds silly. That's like telling newbies to fly rocket hookbills when a rocket kestrel is cheaper.

ye they are two different things imo. omen is a brawler and nomen a kiter.