EVE New Citizens Q&A

[Iteron Mark V, *Simulated Iteron Mark V]
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II

Limited Adaptive Invulnerability Field I
Large F-S9 Regolith Compact Shield Extender


Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

Try that on for size, it has all alpha modules.

As for suicide gankers, I feel it is my duty to inform you that in eve, you are safe NOWHERE
They can, and will kill you to extract your frustration. They like it. And I don't blame them.
Eve is a sandbox, and you will get all sorts of people here. People will try to kill you, scam you, recruit you, get you kicked from corp, or any number of other things. We hope you enjoy your stay.

To address some of your specific questions:

Why don't people fit stabs? For one stabs can be overcome and in a hisec you will be dealing with a group. Two - gankers often go with bumping haulers out of alignment to prevent warping instead of scrambling. Three - people using cloaks would be more likely to go with a MWD+cloak maneuver instead of stabs.

Which resistance? Omni resistance is rarely a bad idea but ganking is often done with blaster fits which are kinetic & thermal.

As an alpha as it is for omegas your best defense is knowledge. Use tools that are available to look for hot spots on your planned route and go around them. Learn what gankers look for in targets. At 20 million in an actively flown industrial you probably fairly safe.

You can always maximize your cargo fit if your hauling low price bigger cargo. But if your hauling more expensive smaller items, I would rather put a tank. This a 20.6k with almost Max alpha skills against a catalyst damage. I could do better but I'm a lil nervous about leaving the EM uncovered.

[Iteron Mark V, Iteron Mark V]
Damage Control II
Vigor Compact Micro Auxiliary Power Core
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II

Thermal Dissipation Field II
Kinetic Deflection Field II
Large 'Sheriff' Shield Extender
[empty med slot]

[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]

Medium Core Defense Field Extender II
Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II
Medium Core Defense Field Extender II

Im glad you made me give my anti cat fit, this is 20k ehp(21k ehp vs cats). And a small afterburner one cycle to help get you up to speed.

[Iteron Mark V, Unnamed loadout]
Damage Control II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Expanded Cargohold II
Vigor Compact Micro Auxiliary Power Core

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
1MN Afterburner I
Large Shield Extender II

[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]

Medium Core Defense Field Extender II
Medium Core Defense Field Extender II
Medium Ancillary Current Router II

i advise against shuttles. with an instalocking ship I can lock and cargo scan a shuttle while it undocks and tries to warp on most stations, easy to blap with a smartbomb ship as you warp to the gate. slightly harder to catch with a thrasher, but shuttles have such low hp if they do get a shot off it will probably kill it. the odds aren't great but if you land just off the gate out of jump range they have a chance.

The Iteron V is a poor ship choice for hauling. The strength of it's armour, and limited CPU, and powergrid, mean that it cannot fit defensive modules. It is a very easy target for any ganker and WILL be destroyed. In addition to this it has poor align time and agility, which prevent it from using MWD + Cloak tactics.

With these limitations in mind the Iteron V is simply not suited to busy trade routes, and should only be used on short regional hauls where the risk of attack is minimal, and the cargo capacity is absolutely required. Generally speaking you should fit it with maximum cargo expanders to get the full 20,000 m3 capacity. Anything less than 10,000 m3 you should be hauling with a Nereus.

The Nereus is the preferred tech 1 transport for hauling. It is fast agile, and most importantly, can be fitted with a reasonable defence. When configured for maximum cargo it can carry 10,000 m3, and when fitted for maximum defence it boasts 30,000 eHP. With the CPU and powergrid to fit cloaking device and MWD. When it comes to hauling expensive small volume items this ship will get the job done - and you will be amazed at how much damage it can take.

The best advice on fittings is to carry a small cargo container, and fill it with extra modules. I recommend you carry 5 cargo expander II, 4 warp core stabilisers, 1 Damage Control II, 2 Reinforced Bulkhead II, 1 Nanofibre II, 2 Inertial Stabilisers, and 1 Overdive. Adjust your ships lowslot configuration to suit the mission. Fit DCU and bulkheads for strength. Fit Nano, inertial stabilisers, and overdrive for speed. Fit warp core stabilisers for lowsec, and use only the minimum number of cargo expanders to carry the required cargo. The Damage Control II should be the first module you put on, and the last one you take off that ship.

Tech 1 haulers will pop if you look at them funny.

There isn't much you can do in the way of fitting them.

It also doesn't make sense to fit more ISK in modules than the ship is worth.

I use T1 haulers to move stuff between citadels and engineering complexes located in the the same system, or to collect PI products. For longer hauls, I use other ships.