Ships & Modules

No real reason to ever use a Tech II TP. Meta 4 is just as good and uses less cap.

To be honest, I don't run an active tank RNI.
The amount of damage I take isn't that high. My fit looks something like:

8x Cruise Missile Launcher II

1x Adaptive Invuln II
2x Passive Resist Mods
1x Medium Shield Booster
1x Target Painter
1x MJD

5x Ballistic Control II

Light Drones make quick work of frigates, which are usually the biggest threat. Especially since it seems like most of them are out to web you. Keep Precision and Fury missiles for both scenarios. Sometimes it's straight up faster to take out the Frigates from range with Precisions.
My cap skills aren't maxed so I'm pretty cap stable with all of my active mods running. The MSB is fitted because it soaks up most of the damage I take without draining my cap. MJD for dictating some range, and of course obligatory TPs.

As I said, I don't run an active fit because I just don't like them. My RNI fit still has decent tank, 80%+ resists for the damage type I'm expecting, and it applies damage pretty well with the TPs.

They might mean managed active tank. All the x-large shield booster fits (and I do run them too) are managed fits, where you, the pilot, have to turn it on and off.

The medium shield booster is probably On full time. Meaning that the pilot does not manage it. They just turn on invulnerability and medium shield booster, and go do mission.

Notice also that this pilot did not list their rigs... Might be some ccc rigs there to keep the whole pinata cap stable. Or, since it is only medium shield booster, it is cap stable without any additional mods.

^That.
The Adaptive Invuln and MSB are the only active tank mods. Usually when people are referring to active tanking, it's a metric ton of active mods that they turn on/off as needed. Then again, I remember a lot of scorn regarding using passive mods on the RNI so I typically just refer to it as more passive tanked. If there was a passive version of the Adaptive Invuln, I'd be using that too.

I use the MSB because all of the small damage can add up to a lot over time. I'm not blitzing missions so I find it pretty necessary. The build isn't exactly cap stable. You'll eventually run out but if it's taking you 10+ mins to clear a room, you're probably doing something wrong anyway.

I use Rigors and Flares in my Rigs. For a PvE Ship, I didn't wanna use tank/fitting/cap rigs since I can always just go dock up and immediately undock to refill shields if it's absolutely necessary.

i have posted this fit often already
used to fly this raven navy loved it, but cant be bothered with missions anymore
its tanked against sansha so resist amps have to be rat specific
ive trained the comp skills to 5 for exactly such cases
im often not even forced to range tank when i watch the triggers mjd is in those cases more a get the **** save

[Raven Navy Issue, mission]
F-89 Synchronized Signal Amplifier
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Large Micro Jump Drive
Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
Domination Thermic Dissipation Amplifier
Domination EM Ward Amplifier
X-Large Clarity Ward Booster I
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile

Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst II
Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst II
Large Warhead Flare Catalyst I

Hobgoblin II x5
Warrior II x5
Hornet II x5
Cap Booster 800 x15
Scourge Precision Cruise Missile x648
Scourge Fury Cruise Missile x2160

ok removed the DCU and added the power diagnostics which will help more

love how he posted his raven fit like 12 times like no one saw it the first time

thank you everybody for your help :)

Here's the short version: When your missile explosion radius is less than the target's signature radius, this then offsets any difference in missile explosion velocity and target velocity. The reverse is not true for flares. The only time you would want to fit a flare is if you have 50 or 75 calibration left and cannot fit a rigor.