Alright, so i'm a little new to the tanking and I can't turn back now. I have put over 1 million into my tank already and I really feel like the fit I have now isn't strong enough to keep swarms from easily destroying my costly tank. I've seen shield tanks on the opposing team that literally cannot be destroyed by swarmies. My squad got so fed up with that tank so we all decided we'd get the swarm launchers and they did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to that tank, (There were like 6 ppl with swarm launchers) his shield went down just a notch. The thing that bothers me is that, people with militia launchers can just as easily stalk and kill me then the advanced launchers.

I just want some suggestions on how I can get my shield tank better than what it is now. Anyone have advice or fits for a newbie tanker?

My fit:
(2x )Resistance amps (supplemental)
(1) Heavy converse shield booster
(1) Heavy shield extender
(1) Shield Extender

(2) Beta PG expansions

Turrets
(2x) cycled missles
80GJ scattered blaster


Is this a good fit? Could you give some advice on how I could improve?

I haven't a clue how to shield to tank but I find a die more to forges in my armor tank then swarms (forges are weaker against armor better against shield) and now I find a shield tanker who gets killed by swarms more than forges.

Here's a link to a YouTube video I found while looking for fits shows a passively and actively hardened Gunnlogi (not sure which one will act as a link, if not just copy and paste the URL below into search)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQcU0sU5EyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wQcU0sU5EyE

Hope you found it helpful.

Alright, so i'm a little new to the tanking and I can't turn back now. I have put over 1 million into my tank already and I really feel like the fit I have now isn't strong enough to keep swarms from easily destroying my costly tank. I've seen shield tanks on the opposing team that literally cannot be destroyed by swarmies. My squad got so fed up with that tank so we all decided we'd get the swarm launchers and they did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to that tank, (There were like 6 ppl with swarm launchers) his shield went down just a notch. The thing that bothers me is that, people with militia launchers can just as easily stalk and kill me then the advanced launchers.

I just want some suggestions on how I can get my shield tank better than what it is now. Anyone have advice or fits for a newbie tanker?

My fit:
(2x )Resistance amps (supplemental)
(1) Heavy converse shield booster
(1) Heavy shield extender
(1) Shield Extender

(2) Beta PG expansions

Turrets
(2x) cycled missles
80GJ scattered blaster


Is this a good fit? Could you give some advice on how I could improve?

A good fit:
(2x) Resistance Amps (Ward)
(1x) Heavy Clarity Ward Shield Booster
(1x) Surge Shield Reinforcement
(1x) Light Clarity Ward Shield Booster

(2x) Local Power Diagnostic System

Turrets
(2x) Any Missile Turret as long as it fits
(1x) 80GJ Stabilized Ion Cannon

I haven't a clue how to shield to tank but I find a die more to forges in my armor tank then swarms (forges are weaker against armor better against shield) and now I find a shield tanker who gets killed by swarms more than forges.

Here's a link to a YouTube video I found while looking for fits shows a passively and actively hardened Gunnlogi (not sure which one will act as a link, if not just copy and paste the URL below into search)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQcU0sU5EyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wQcU0sU5EyE

Hope you found it helpful.

I dont care to help tankers.

But free bump and +1 because instead of whining you are looking for a solution to your problem.

You might not have access to the right gear so, get the next best thing you do.
Also, you might not have enough PG/CPU initially.

You only have a million into vehicles?

I'd suggest going for something different.

If you're dead-set on sticking with it, there's a bunch of us that can help you. For now, use cheap tanks in a very controlled environment, like using a Sica at the beginning of a match to take out a few turrets, then recall it so you don't lose it.

Also sounds like you already put SP into turret operation. Your first 8 million must go into vehicle upgrades. Ignore turret operation and vehicle command for a long time. Work on making your vehicles stronger, increasing its defenses. If you're up against a really bad team, use a tank with a blaster when they're redlined. Or if you want to try using rail, learn to use it without needing zoom at medium ranges. That way you aren't fully concentrated on the zoom, but can provide instant attention to moving should you need to. I'm better now with that than I was a month ago, because keeping the ISK is more important than using zoom.

epic fit except i would rip you to pieces with my soma and shread you to dust with my proto rail... fits are made to be kept secret, you must experiment. i have over 8 million sp into shield tanks- you 1 million is nothing..

I'd argue that one point into turret skills is a good way to maximise fitting, just to get access to STD gear (unless I've misunderstood, in which case disregard)

My Madrugar fit is one polycrystalline 180 millimeter plate one light repper then three active N-1 type hardeners and a shield booster to better survive swarms and it works pretty well. A similar Gunnlogi fit would be the best shield extender three active shield hardeners (cheap sp and isk) and the shields version of a repper I think it's called a regenerator. I am however unware if shield hardeners are better than their passive counter part.

Alright, so i'm a little new to the tanking and I can't turn back now. I have put over 1 million into my tank already and I really feel like the fit I have now isn't strong enough to keep swarms from easily destroying my costly tank. I've seen shield tanks on the opposing team that literally cannot be destroyed by swarmies. My squad got so fed up with that tank so we all decided we'd get the swarm launchers and they did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to that tank, (There were like 6 ppl with swarm launchers) his shield went down just a notch. The thing that bothers me is that, people with militia launchers can just as easily stalk and kill me then the advanced launchers.

I just want some suggestions on how I can get my shield tank better than what it is now. Anyone have advice or fits for a newbie tanker?

My fit:
(2x )Resistance amps (supplemental)
(1) Heavy converse shield booster
(1) Heavy shield extender
(1) Shield Extender

(2) Beta PG expansions

Turrets
(2x) cycled missles
80GJ scattered blaster


Is this a good fit? Could you give some advice on how I could improve?

ima tell u this and ima tell u once 4000 damage forge gun bro u wont last 20 seconds and iknow what ur gonna think ima try hard or something no just keep backing up ur tank cuz ur afraid to lose it if u want to tank u better be good at it just saying :D

I've never heard of a forge gun that has 4000 direct damage. The rest you said, I couldn't comprehend. Sorry, i'm a dumb 16 year old.

I dont care to help tankers.

But free bump and +1 because instead of whining you are looking for a solution to your problem.

epic fit except i would rip you to pieces with my soma and shread you to dust with my proto rail... fits are made to be kept secret, you must experiment. i have over 8 million sp into shield tanks- you 1 million is nothing..

You might not have access to the right gear so, get the next best thing you do.
Also, you might not have enough PG/CPU initially.

Your fit mainly suffers from only having 1 million SP... Your line of thinking is solid considering what you've fit on your tank conceptually it is just all terribly low-skill items....

More SP required. Also if you are running a gunnie, you might want to use a railgun even for up-close work, just a tip though.

Also all of this "Keep your fits secret" nonsense is just that, nonsense. For gunnies with maxed SP there is really only a handful of sane fits... HAVs are so horribly limited that unlike dropsuits there is very little deviation (for good fits, for #YOLO fits do whatever the hell you want). There is very little mysticism nor secrecy for shield HAVs, though admittedly armor HAVs have a smidge more room for variance.

PM me in-game and I will give you solid fits for rails, blasters and missiles (that will require more SP)... Sometime in the next few days.

EDIT: To make any gunnie last on the battlefield you need minimum 3 million SP sunk into vehicle related skills imo, and you'll need Vehicle Electronics at III and the Core Upgrade skill that adds PG & CPU at V for any credible top-line fit.

My Shield tank guide

Few of my fits

Check these out, I have 7 mil into shield tanks and I put a lot of useful information to get you started. But in the early stage, I imagine proto swarms are going to be a problem for a while.

Hes talking about the Breach Forge.

Damn monster got me with it once, but that was in my Gunnlogi, I dare him to try it on my Madrugar.



I usually run 2 Shield Boosters on my Gunnlogi (Heavy and Low), haven't changed my fit in a while, but if you have the SP, get Nitrous Boosters, damn things have save my Madrugar when it had <500 Armour plenty of times.

It'd also come in useful if you find yourself ambushed by a Madrugar, just activate it and drive, and pray that he hasn't got one too.

Can't fit a stabilized ion cannon on that, it's over 1500 PG.

lol that was funny. My shield right now is at 6158. I have another tank which I use for railguns and the shield on that one is 7158. I was wondering, do you thin the madrugar is better overall?