Missions & Complexes

So last time i ran a L4 sec mission i died horribly, I was under prepared and got one shot right at the start of the mission in a drake.. Yes a drake.

Now i have a Machariel and feeling like taking a crack at it again.
But i have sunk about 1.4bill into the ship and fit and i dont want to loose it.

How well will this ship hold up, Even with a crap fit?
I can get about 100k EHP so even if i find myself over powered will i have a chance to warp out and adjust my fit, Or would i just get one shot again?

Has anyone even got one shot in this ship on L4 sec missions b4... I mean its a battleship, You would think it would hold up for a bit right..

Thanks for any advice.

there are a few lv4 missions with warp disruption so that might stop you from being able to warp out. so I suggest at least fitting a Micro Jump drive to jump out of disruption range and warp out.

I would also suggest using a cheap t1 BS to learn the missions. Accidentally hitting all the triggers, fitting the wrong hardeners, or aggroing the wrong group are mistakes that are easy to make. Or just getting annoyingly permajammed, or other ewar'd to the point you can't easily get out happens. If you do lose a ship you want it to be a cheap ship and not your shiny new pirate BS

nothing should one shot you, heck nothing should probably one shot a drake, but it's your isk, risk it how you like.

Can you share your fit?

I'd like to try out the Typhoon but never found a fit I like

Use the mission guides and start very carefully. I used to do them in a dominix with the only T2 mod on it being the DC and meta armor hardners. There were only a few I stayed away from.
It also depends on you fit. The mach I used for a bit had 100mn ab and was shield tanked and as long as I kept moving I was fine. Drones were only used when frigs came in close. Probably don't even need the faction booster. Needs to be cap stable with ab on though.

[Machariel, lvl4]

Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II

Pith C-Type X-Large Shield Booster
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Republic Fleet 100MN Afterburner
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Cannon I
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Cannon I
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Cannon I
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Cannon I
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Cannon I
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Cannon I
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Cannon I
Small Tractor Beam I

Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I
Large Capacitor Control Circuit I

Hobgoblin II x5
Gecko x2


Republic Fleet EMP L x899
Phased Plasma L x1288
EMP L x377
Fusion L x1346

i will have to disagree on this statement, i would never rat in a moa or a caracal, but a gila will wreck most sites. gila's can produce upwards of 700 dps, and have a great passive recharge tank mixed with a speed tanking ability.

It really depends on what mission / enemies you're doing.

I clean most missions in a sentry Domi without trouble, but when I have to face Mordu's Legion battleships, I have to switch ship, cause my Domi isn't tanky enough.

In any case, fitting a MJD as a panic button is a good idea, but you should be fine with a Machariel.

Yes but at the same time even a very good ship can still get killed. I lost a paladin once (before Bastion and MJDs) in a mission as I aggroed the whole pocket and got damped down to a lock range shorter than the orbiting tackle frigs.

These days as long as you are on the ball and fit a MJD you really can't die.

Personally I would use the Mach but fit a MJD and a DC2. Worst case just pulse the MJD and warp out.

r/meirl