Ships & Modules

All right, I moved up from an Armor tanked Hurricane to a Maelstrom. Now, considering it's bonus I would assume it is Shield tanked. Unfortunately, I've no clue how to fit a ship for active Shield tank because I've never flown it. Also, will it fit eight 1400's or do you have to put 1200's?

Looked @ Battleclinic, but didn't really find any fitting that inspiring.

this is a mission ship i assume,

[Maelstrom, Maelstrom fit]

Damage Control II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II

X-Large Ancillary Shield Booster, Cap Booster 400
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Tracking Computer II, Tracking Speed Script
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution Script
Experimental 100MN Afterburner I

800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, EMP L

Large Projectile Burst Aerator I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I


Hobgoblin II x5
Warrior II x5
Hammerhead II x5


load a second set of cap boosters into your cargo but you really shouldn't need them, you do a ton of damage fast so half your tank is gank,

if you are looking for a more traditional tank fit, i also haven't found anything inspiring.

Yes but with Tracking Enhancers 800mm's punch out to about 45km Falloff with T1 Ammo.

I've tried them, not a big fan but it works.

When you start flying the Mael, use 1200s. They track way better than 1400s. When your skills are all up, switch to 800s. Mael really shines with ACs.

Also, Heavy Cap Booster is a must. This means no CCCS are needed. Try this fit.


[Maelstrom 800 ]

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

X-Large C5-L Emergency Shield Overload I
Republic Fleet 100MN Afterburner
Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
'Stalwart' Particle Field Magnifier
Thermic Dissipation Field I
Kinetic Deflection Field I

1200mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, EMP L
1200mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, EMP L
1200mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, EMP L
1200mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, EMP L
1200mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, EMP L
Drone Link Augmentor I
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, EMP L
800mm Heavy 'Scout' Repeating Artillery I, EMP L

Large Core Defense Capacitor Safeguard I
Large Core Defense Capacitor Safeguard I
Large Projectile Collision Accelerator I

I've not tried them, but I am sure you could use an XL Ancillary Shield Booster instead of the Cap Booster.


A cap stable Mael is a gimped Mael.

Assuming a mission fit, anyone telling you to fit one of those ancillary shield boosters is an idiot. The cost to run one of those shield boosters is silly in a PVE situation and it's completely unneeded anyway.

Here's a list of differences between shield and armor tanking

- shield boosters cycle faster than armor reppers
- shield booster gives shield at the beginning of the cycle, armor rep gives at the end
- you can fit a shield boost amp to help your boosted amount, armor has rigs for that
- shield gets an active omni resists (invul), armor gets that new crappy shifting hardener
- damage control helps less on shield than on armor, but as it uses a low slot it's actually "better" for shield
- shield uses midslots leaving open low for damage mods and TEs
- PVE prefers shield tanking in most cases


Here's a maelstrom fit that makes sense assuming you do lvl 4 missions against Angels. If you want to spend some cash get faction gyros but the fit will also do fine when translated to named.


[Maelstrom, LVL 4 Angel]
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II

100MN Afterburner II
Caldari Navy X-Large Shield Booster
Shield Boost Amplifier II
Explosive Deflection Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800

800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L

Large Projectile Burst Aerator II
Large Projectile Ambit Extension I
[empty rig slot]


Valkyrie II x5
Warrior II x5

Another great thing about the Mael is that when you have skilled up to it well, you are ready to fly a Mach.

It'll take a while to use up to that 150+ mill for The CN X-large booster ;)


I'd agree that it's pretty much hideously over tanking the ship, but there are some situations where it can come in handy. (some of the Epic Arc Missions can have hellacious incoming DPS)

Perhaps I should mention that my fitting budget after the ship purchase is roughly 100mil ISK.

Generally, if you do it right, you only need the cap booster in dire situations because if you ride the cap recharge wave properly you can get away with almost never needing those booster 800s charges. With an Ancil booster using a 5k costing booster 400 every 4 seconds it quickly starts to add up for no reason whatsoever. Yes it frees up a midslot which is very handy but on the downside you spend a lot more per mission for no real gains and would you run into trouble as you're reloading then you're going to have some hairy moments.

It doesn't make sense in a PVE situation.

Dont use the ancil booster for pve. 60 second reload time. That means no tank for 60 seconds. Unless you're a very, very experienced mission runner you're going to die with that.