Field testing Scavenger 2.0

I took Scavenger 2.0 to the Contested Gallente Comet Skeleton in Deltole. There's always a large number of drug dealers to be found there. Drug dealers means bounty prizes. Sometimes I can score some good loot too. There was a few others there hunting like I was, so my score was not as big as it could have been. I only made about 100k ISK. That's not really much and I didn't score any loot. My shields and armor took a beating. I had to warp out twice to repair my armor.

I did see some places for improvement. As suggested to me by other pilots, the shield flux coil has to go. It's not helping my shields enough and using too much from my capacitor. A shield hardener might be better. Or a shield booster. I need more or stronger shields. I might get rid of the webber too. I'm not looking to do close range with this ship. Was kinda silly for me to install a device that has a range of 5km. I need to be within 40km to control my drones. That's a pretty safe distance. I do, however need to get in the 20km range for my tractors to pull in the wrecks for looting and salvaging. That does increase the level of danger.

As I am working with a ship that is dependent on it's drones for firepower, I'm going to go with more in the way of shield and armor tanking. I like my electronic warfare toys, but they work in a closer range than what I'm comfortable with. At least for a ship with no guns. I'm expecting to get shot at. I'm OK with that. My drones deal out a lot of damage. I just need to be able to keep my ship intact while they do the work.

Showing off my goods.

Well my ships any way. I've been through a few, but here's what currently lives in my hangar.

Screamer.

Screamer is an Atron class frigate. I built it specifically for a mission against an Amarr slaver. I needed a frigate to get through the acceleration gates. It's small and quite fast. I outfitted it with a pair of blasters, a radar jammer, and an overdrive. I also used a Hornet II drone for a little added firepower. Not the toughest ship I have flown, but it gets the job done.

Gallente Navy Issue Comet

This was a birthday present from Sharley. For a frigate, it packs a bit of a punch. It's fitting is like a Tristan class I owned – 2 blasters, 2 launchers, jammer, painter, webber, mag field stab and an overdrive. Great for a long range snipe or a close dogfight. And far prettier than the Tristan.

The Microbus.

Named after an ancient civilian transport, this Exequror is my mining machine. It's not the Hulk I have dreams of calling my own, but 4 XECL mining lasers do make pretty quick work of asteroids. It has a compliment of 4 medium drones to keep it protected.

The Phighting Phallus.

Is it just my dirty, perverted, mind at work here, or does the Thorax look a lot like a certain organ that the boys have? Raunchy humor aside, this ship was built for combat. If the 5 neutron blasters are not enough, there's 3 Hammerhead II and 2 Vespa II drones that assist in dealing out the damage. It's got a pair of Overdrive II's and an inertia stabilizer to make it fast and nimble. Well for a cruiser.

Gallente Navy Issue Vexor

Another birthday gift from Sharley (She's just the best girlfriend ever!). I have yet to outfit it, but when I do, expect tech II drones, rails, and much in the way of electronic warfare toys.

Scavenger 2.0

When flying combat missions with my Thorax, I noticed something. The drones were doing most of the fighting and the ship was more the distraction and support. I thought a ship that relied on drones for firepower and was outfitted with salvaging equipment was a good idea. The original Scavenger was based off an Exequror for it's large cargo area. This was a mistake and it wasn't long before I found myself floating around in my pod. If you are going to do drone warfare with a cruiser, a Vexor is the only way to fly. I carefully planned this out to be a strong, supporting combat vessel for tech II drones.

Mutha Trucka

It's big. It's ugly. It's slow. It does one thing really well though, it hauls my stuff. As an industrial class, that really is about all it is good for. This is an Iteron Mark II. As I bring up my skills I will eventually have a Mark V.

That is all I have so far.