Proteus Exploration Fits

I had a request from Flashfresh for the fitting of my Proteus. I feel honored he would ask actually. Flashfresh was one of my early influences when I initially got into pirating on Geaux Tiger. Here’s to hoping I don’t embarrass myself too much.

I have 2 main fits I utilize depending on whether I expect gate camps or not, though both could be used in either situation. These fits are for lowsec exploration only. For nullsec I do not recommend them for three reasons; the first being that neither has the nullifier adaptation to escape bubbles, the second is I believe the tank is not adequate (correct me if I’m wrong please), and the third is the DPS is rather bleh. A Tengu would make for a much more viable nullsec solo exploration ship.

I have both setups shown tanking for Serpentis. The tank would be approximately 170 more for Guristas. They are also shown with my skills and implants; hence cap stability will vary as will damage and speed.

(Edit: Both fittings are cap stable with the armor repairer off and MWD on. I find this is usually how I run in RADAR/MAG sites with pulsing the repper as needed. Combat sites are variable and as such there is no one way I usually run the MWD/repper.)

This setup uses the Covert Reconfiguration and is for when gate camps are likely or I will be moving long distances. Cap stable without the MWD and 2:17 minutes with the MWD (1491 m/s). MWD is used to close quickly and then shut off once engaged much like in pvp. It is missing a salvager for mag sites. So I keep one in cargo and change out the probe launcher once I have the site bookmarked. I used Ions instead of Neutrons for better cap stability while maintaining adequate DPS.

You could also use an AB instead of the MWD, put Neutrons on and be cap stable with a speed of 553 m/s with an increase of approximately 14 DPS. I used the AB fit for a while and found the long distance in most exploration sites made for tedious manuevering. The MWD made things go faster overall and added a bit more GTFO ability.

This fit uses the Drone Sythesis Projector inlue of the Covert configuration. It is my primary fit so far as my drone skills out shine my gunnery. Using the MWD-cloak trick makes things pretty safe for the unexpected gate camp. It has an extra utility high slot and only 3 turret slots allowing for a salvager to be fitted without loss of potential DPS. Using the drones, I actually gained 50 DPS over the blaster fit using Hammerhead IIs.

I believe this fit is best for solo lowsec exploration. DPS is greater with same tank and speed as the blaster fit while still being cloak capable while scanning. It also allows for carrying a full flight of EC-600s for pvp defense as well as 4 sentries for long range engagement of hostiles. The need for closing distances quickly is eliminated due to drones. Kiting is an option to reduce incoming DPS also.

Let me know your thoughts on these fits as I am always looking for improvements.

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Julvyl

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November 22, 2011 at 6:41 pm

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