Ships & Modules

First off, your fit is indeed over tanked but you already realized that and I think your reasoning behind that is solid. So in that case it is actually an already good fit and I wouldn’t do major changes, maybe a tracking comp instead of the ab, when missions don’t require gate travel.

But when l4s are not new to you anymore, you should definitely gank it out more. The navypoc is a great ship and I’ve also flown it for quite some time before the step up to nightmare and paladin. Anyways, that was the fit I ended up using most of the time:

[Apocalypse Navy Issue, pve]
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Imperial Navy Heat Sink
Tracking Enhancer II
Imperial Navy Large Armor Repairer
Imperial Navy Armor Thermic Hardener
Imperial Navy Armor EM Hardener

100MN Afterburner II
Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range

Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency L

Large Energy Locus Coordinator I
Large Energy Discharge Elutriation I
Large Auxiliary Nano Pump I


Curator II x3
Hobgoblin II x5

the idea is that guns run without boosting. AB and repper has to be boosted if needed for longer periods.

have fun with you navypoc and fly save.

If I went back to running lvl 4's in a navypoc, I'd look at doing something like this:

[Apocalypse Navy Issue, Pulsepoc]
Large Armor Repairer II
Armor EM Hardener II
Armor Thermic Hardener II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Capacitor Power Relay II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II

Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800
Tracking Computer II, Tracking Speed
Tracking Computer II, Tracking Speed
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range

Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L
Mega Pulse Laser II, Conflagration L

Large Energy Locus Coordinator II
Large Energy Locus Coordinator II
Large Ionic Field Projector I (or something else that takes 50 calibration)

The key here is the energy locus coordinator 2's. Each gives a 20% bonus to optimal range, which means that if your tracking computers are all scripted for speed you still have an optimal with conflag/multifrequency of 29km. The ionic field projector I stuck on because I couldn't think of anything else, and it helps a little if you fight serps w/ their damping.

Dps is 818 before drones with conflag loaded, 733 w/ navy multifreqency, and 584 w/ scorch (87+10km with all tracking computers scripted to speed, 100+19 with all 3 scripted to range). You have enough cap to run the guns w/ conflag loaded for 16 min, or permarun them with any other crystal., meaning the cap booster is there solely to run your tank. Fit drones to taste.

-Arazel

I quite like using one or two range scripted TC's in the med slots. Make that MF reach out a bit further and to capitalise on the hull's Optimal Range bonus.

Never found tracking to be an issue with Mega Pulse II's, the only things to get near are elite frigates if you don't knob them up when they fly towards you and then you just release a flight of lights.

Sentries are actually a really good idea on all mission ships that haven good range because they don’t require travel time. Ofc ships with a utility high slot for a drone link are best for that, because with the navypoc the sentries will only have a range of 57km with my skills. But still I like them much more than mediums or even heavies.

I actually change them quite often but this is no problem with lasers because it’s fast. Usually if a mission starts with rats far off I first pop all the frigs with scorch because most of the time you just 1shoot them. Then I work my way up- cruisers, bcs and last battle ships. That’s because the later have the highest hit points and I like them to be in range for mf to be effective.
Btw I group only 2 guns at a time so I have 4 groups to choose from. That way you have less over kill damage. If you’re really into effectiveness don’t group your guns at all.

That’s exactly the point. This is no afk setup and will require you to know the triggers as well as the distances you will start taking considerable damage. If a lot of heavy hitting, long range BSs are in a mission, the above mentioned order of attack changes ofc.

It is true, you will have problems with such a fit in e.g. “worlds collide” or if you are doing Angel missions with a laser boat (at least with the harder ones). I indeed use laser ships only for Sansha, Blood, Merc and Drone rats and Kronos or Mach for the rest. Then I never have a problem because rats die very quickly and most of the time you don’t even have to activate the repper. If you don’t have that kind of luxury [yet ;-)], you will have to adapt your tank accordingly. But that will be no problem after a while.

Thanks and I really recommend training those few Caldari ship skills, so you can hop into a nightmare later on. You will have even more damage and more utility as well.