1/5/2011 *UPDATE*
Version 3 setup - MОAR lock spеed‚ and better DD tank
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[Archon, Garchon mk3 DD tanky]
Centus C-Type Armor EM Hardener
Centus C-Type Armor Thermic Hardener
Centus C-Type Armor Kinetic Hardener
Centus C-Type Armor Explosive Hardener
True Sansha Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Energized Regenerative Membrane II
Damage Control II
Remote Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
Remote Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
Remote Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
Conjunctive Radar ECCM Scanning Array I
Capital Energy Transfer Array I
Capital Energy Transfer Array I
Capital Energy Transfer Array I
Capital Remote Armor Repair System I
Capital Remote Armor Repair System I
Large Egress Port Maximizer II
Large Trimark Armor Pump I
Large Trimark Armor Pump I
Curator II x10
Einherji x10
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<%MankellGrenze> Garchons
<The_Monkeysphere> you have my axe
This is basically Pantheon carriers, but the fitting and tactics of these carriers are quite different. Lock speed on these carriers is quite fast, as is sensor strength. Their entire cap comes from CET circle jerk, with no cap recharge mods.
These Archons would support Abaddons, armor hacs or supers; they are basically better Guardians in many situations and could be used instead of Guardians.
Firstly, Archons only. Secondly, the rigs are a mix of Egress and RRA, not CCC or Trimarks. There's no Triage mod.
You can single DD tank an Archon with trimarks, but there's really no point since if hostile Titans get on the field, carriers are going to die regardless of if they can eat one DD.
However, this fit can single DD tank if there is an Erebutts giving armor bonuses, even without trimarks, as long as the carrier overheats.
The fit (NОTE THE MIDS AND RIGS):
Codе:
[Archon‚ Guardian Style]
Armor EM Hardener II
Armor Thermic Hardener II
Armor Kinetic Hardener II
Armor Explosive Hardener II
True Sansha Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
True Sansha Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Damage Control II
Remote Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
Remote Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
ECCM - Radar II
ECCM - Radar II
Capital Energy Transfer Array I
Capital Energy Transfer Array I
Capital Energy Transfer Array I
Capital Remote Armor Repair System I
Capital Remote Armor Repair System I
Large Remote Repair Augmentor I
Large Egress Port Maximizer II
Large Egress Port Maximizer II
The T2 rigs are around 40M in Jita, but T1 rigs do almost just as well. The second EANM can be replaced with a wildcard active hardener (e.g. Kinetic, for Drakes). There's also the possibility, due to stacking penalties with gang mods, to replace the second EANM with an energized regenerative.
Tactics:
You set up a cap chain like Guardians for CETs, but you pair the RSBs. Lockspeed on the Archons with 2 RSBs is around ~3 seconds on a Abaddon (233 mm scan res).
If theres friendly titans around, you RSB the titans.
You use these like Guardians, and maybe even instead of Guardians in every fleet that needs Guardians. You sacrifice mobility, but gain huge survivability and resistance to ECM (260 sensor strength lol).
Оnе advantage over a Triage carrier with these is that not only do you tank much better on the carrier‚ you have fighterѕ or dronеs for an additional 500-1000 dps during the fight. Triage carriers have their uses in smaller fleets‚ but for huge fightѕ whеre triage carriers may die easily to focused fire‚ theѕе Garchons are much better.
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