[Nighthawk, pasiveshieldtanknoew]
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II

Photon Scattering Field II
Shield Recharger II
Magnetic Scattering Amplifier II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II

Drone Link Augmentor I
5x Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II,

Core Defence Field Purger I
Core Defence Field Purger I

take off a Shield Power Relay put a Power Diagnostic System t2 and u get PG for one more launcher but u need some lvl5 skills

Zero damage is not good in any PvE situation.

My current fit is:

[Nighthawk, mission]
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Ballistic Deflection Field II
Ballistic Deflection Field II
Heat Dissipation Field II

Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Small Tractor Beam I

Core Defence Field Purger I
Core Defence Field Purger I

Hobgoblin II x5

The Nighthawk has incredible resistances to kinetic and thermal, so i use it mainly against guristas and serpentis. (I live in tribute anyways, so it's the perfect fitting for me).

Dps are very good, but this thing eats a hell lot of missiles. I often find myself shooting more than 20k scourge in one evening alone.

Originally posted by batolemaeus

Zero damage is not good in any PvE situation.

My current fit is:

[Nighthawk, mission]
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Ballistic Deflection Field II
Ballistic Deflection Field II
Heat Dissipation Field II

Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Small Tractor Beam I

Core Defence Field Purger I
Core Defence Field Purger I

Hobgoblin II x5

The Nighthawk has incredible resistances to kinetic and thermal, so i use it mainly against guristas and serpentis. (I live in tribute anyways, so it's the perfect fitting for me).

Dps are very good, but this thing eats a hell lot of missiles. I often find myself shooting more than 20k scourge in one evening alone.

Well bar some resist changes (2 invuln and 1 photon fopr straight pvp) this is my expensive gang joining ship. omni tank - some damage - all types so useful, + 5 attack or ecm drones

I played with the numbers a bit and just noticed something:

2x primary resist + 1x secondary resist hardeners vs. serpentis and guristas had a slightly weaker tank than 2x primary resist + invul.
With three bcu the nh can even support the capusage of the invul.

So my setup changed a bit for extra survivability in case a roaming gang catches you and support is on its way:

[Nighthawk, plexrunning]
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II
Ballistic Control System II

Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Ballistic Deflection Field II
Ballistic Deflection Field II
Invulnerability Field II

Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Heavy Missile
Salvager I

Core Defence Field Purger I
Core Defence Field Purger I

Hobgoblin II x5

Normally I run everything passive (regen and resists) on my Nighthawk, except for one Caldari Navy Invulnerability Field:

High Slots:
6x Heavy Missile Launcher II
|--- Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile
|--- Hydra F.O.F. Heavy Missile I
1x Small Tractor Beam I / Drone Link Augmentor I / Prototype Cloaking Device I

Mid Slots:
1x Caldari Navy Invulnerability Field
2x Magnetic Scattering Amplifier II
1x Explosion Dampening Amplifier II

Low Slots:
2x Shield Power Relay II
3x Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Rig Slots:
2x Core Defence Field Purger I

Capacitor: 3600 GJ / 911.25 s (Stables out at 86%)
CPU: 549.50 / 693.75
Powergrid: 574.85 / 887.50
Shield: 6006 hp / 313 sec
Passive Regen: 47 hp/s
Shield Resistances: 82% / 86% / 83% / 87%
Armor: 4203 hp
Armor Resistances: 50% / 80% / 54% / 10%
Structure: 4805 hp
Launcher ROF: 4.50 s
Sig Radius: 317 m

It's a strong setup, no doubt. And in all my time in 0.0 I only ever lost one, and it was in an 8 vs 1 situation (me being the 1) which took almost 15 minutes to finish. I went *pop*, but not before taking out a disgusting amount of drones, and 4 of their ships. And also not before I heard "Dude, that's a sick tank!" in Local Chat about a dozen times. It was excellent fun!

But all that unused Cap made me start thinking; how could I pump out a few more points in my tank. So lately, I've been messing around with a passive regen and active resists setup:

High Slots:
6x Heavy Missile Launcher II
|--- Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile
|--- Hydra F.O.F. Heavy Missile I
1x Small Tractor Beam I / Drone Link Augmentor I / Prototype Cloaking Device I

Mid Slots:
1x Caldari Navy Invulnerability Field
2x Photon Scattering Field II
1x Explosion Dampening Field II

Low Slots:
2x Shield Power Relay II
3x Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Rig Slots:
2x Core Defence Field Purger I

Capacitor: 3600 GJ / 911.25 s (Stables out at 40%)
CPU: 591.50 / 693.75
Powergrid: 575.71 / 887.50
Shield: 6006 hp / 313 sec
Passive Regen: 47 hp/s
Shield Resistances: 87% / 86% / 83% / 89%
Armor: 4203 hp
Armor Resistances: 50% / 80% / 54% / 10%
Structure: 4805 hp
Launcher ROF: 4.50 s
Sig Radius: 317 m

A bit stronger, though I haven't really noticed it yet. The thing that I haven't properly tested yet, however, is a NOS situation. I haven't been NOSed in so long, that I'm gonna hafta have a few friends fit'em and hit me with them to see what happens.

So, the setup I've been using for the past couple weeks now is an all-active setup:

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6x Heavy Missile Launcher II
|--- Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile
|--- Hydra F.O.F. Heavy Missile I
1x Drone Link Augmentor I / Small Tractor Beam I / Prototype Cloaking Device I

Mid Slots:
1x Caldari Navy Invulnerability Field
1x Dread Guristas Large Shield Booster
1x Shield Boost Amplifier II
1x Medium Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I (loaded with 400s)
1x 10MN Afterburner II

Low Slots:
1x Damage Control II
1x Power Diagnostic System II
3x Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Rig Slots:
2x Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer II

Drones:
5x Hobgoblin II

Capacitor: 3937 GJ / 457.50 s
-- Stables out at 63.9% / fulltime A/B / can use SB for about 1 min. 46 sec. before requiring cap-boost, which equates to roughly 32 ticks on the shield booster)
CPU: 631.50 / 693.75
Powergrid: 929.00 / 931.88
Shield: 6306 hp / 960 sec
Passive Shield Recharge: 16 hp/s
Shield Boost Rate: 326.40 hp/3.2 s
Shield Resistances: 78%/88%/85%/80%
Armor: 4203 hp
Armor Resistances: 58%/83%/61%/24%
Structure: 4805 hp
Structure Resistances: 60%/60%/60%/60%
Launcher ROF: 4.50 s
Sig Radius: 317 m

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This setup has proven very strong, the biggest difference being the 60% resistances across the board on my structure. My shield boost rate will shortly be increased as I'm on the hunt for some nice dead-space modules.

I rarely use the shield booster in missions, but when I do it only takes 5 or 6 ticks to be back up to full shields again, and that's if I wait until they're real low. I have yet to use the cap-booster in missions yet.

The excellent part about this setup is the A/B. I'm zipping along at 400km now, and with a sig radius of only 317m, I'm taking way less damage. For fleet-ops I also have the option of swapping it out for a gank mod (jammer/scram/webber) without effecting the tank. In fleets where there's a couple good logistic pilots to back you, even the cap-booster can be dropped for a second gank mod.

I never thought I'd active-tank my Nighthawk after all this time, but so far this setup has proven stronger.