DUST Search - Clarify to me why people dont use Shield Tanks

The Black Jackal wrote:

pegasis prime wrote:

well I can give you my list of pros and cons.

Pro's

1) natural resistance of 29% against explosive weapons (once fitted with passive and or active resistance mods can have up to 50% resistance)

2) natural shield regen (26hp/s with max skills) pitiful I know but its better than nothing

3) can fit damage mods without compromising too much tank, ( high dps)

4) can fit Jovian's without sacrificing too much tank ( higher speed and acceleration)

5) good for high speed high damage glass cannon fits

Cons

1) weak shield boosters ( compared to armour reps)

2) low ehp celling compared to armour tanks

3) weak active resistance mods ( compared to armour tanks)

4) base speed of unfitted gunlogi is slower than the base speed of a madruger

5) forge gun fodder

Shields are gret for ranged attacks but can fall folly in cqc combat and if any armour blaster gets within 100m the shield tank is almost certainly dead, but if fitted and pioted right right a shield missile tank will slaughter a maddy at 100 to 200m with missiles.

I don't know what fits you're running, but in order to get a half decent tank on a shield tank, I have to run 2 Power Expansion Units in the lows of the Gunloggi to get 5k HP with a Large Shield Booster. with 39% Resistance Bonus.

Fitting Speed mods has the same effect, and with the terrain acting as it does, top speed only matters on open field, where again, madrygars will rip Gunloggis apart... Shield Tanks are more agile than Armor, but not agile enough to maintain a steady distance of 50 - 100m without another tank as a meatshield in between,


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pegasis prime BIG BAD W0LVES 1221	Posted - 2013.10.29 10:47:00 - [1] - Quote well I can give you my list of pros and cons. Pro's 1) natural resistance of 29% against explosive weapons (once fitted with passive and or active resistance mods can have up to 50% resistance) 2) natural shield regen (26hp/s with max skills) pitiful I know but its better than nothing 3) can fit damage mods without compromising too much tank, ( high dps) 4) can fit Jovian's without sacrificing too much tank ( higher speed and acceleration) 5) good for high speed high damage glass cannon fits Cons 1) weak shield boosters ( compared to armour reps) 2) low ehp celling compared to armour tanks 3) weak active resistance mods ( compared to armour tanks) 4) base speed of unfitted gunlogi is slower than the base speed of a madruger 5) forge gun fodder Shields are gret for ranged attacks but can fall folly in cqc combat and if any armour blaster gets within 100m the shield tank is almost certainly dead, but if fitted and pioted right right a shield missile tank will slaughter a maddy at 100 to 200m with missiles.
pegasis prime BIG BAD W0LVES 1223	Posted - 2013.10.29 11:01:00 - [2] - Quote True Adamance wrote: I'm trying not to CQC anymore, mid range is where I want to be. I personally want Large Blasters to be removed in favour of splash damage racial battle cannons...... but well.... mid range gunlogi missile fit, Low slots - 1 local powergrid expansion unit , 1 heavy payload control system II High slots- 1 heavy azeotropic ward shield extender, 1 heavy converse shield booster, 2 ward shield amplifiers and 1 fusion accelerator. Large turret - Any St 201 missile launcher ( fragged for infantry , Accelerated for vehicles and cycled for suppression) I like fragged or cycled as cycled has a really high dps when combined with a damage mod as their rate of fire vastly increases small turets any st missiles keep this tank aprox 50-100 m from the front engagement use it to spam missiles over the shoulders of your meat shield ahhhem infantry , if an enemy armour tank shows up retreat and try to flank covering their escape route (even better if one of your gunners carry's av)
pegasis prime BIG BAD W0LVES 1223	Posted - 2013.10.29 11:18:00 - [3] - Quote The Black Jackal wrote: pegasis prime wrote: well I can give you my list of pros and cons. Pro's 1) natural resistance of 29% against explosive weapons (once fitted with passive and or active resistance mods can have up to 50% resistance) 2) natural shield regen (26hp/s with max skills) pitiful I know but its better than nothing 3) can fit damage mods without compromising too much tank, ( high dps) 4) can fit Jovian's without sacrificing too much tank ( higher speed and acceleration) 5) good for high speed high damage glass cannon fits Cons 1) weak shield boosters ( compared to armour reps) 2) low ehp celling compared to armour tanks 3) weak active resistance mods ( compared to armour tanks) 4) base speed of unfitted gunlogi is slower than the base speed of a madruger 5) forge gun fodder Shields are gret for ranged attacks but can fall folly in cqc combat and if any armour blaster gets within 100m the shield tank is almost certainly dead, but if fitted and pioted right right a shield missile tank will slaughter a maddy at 100 to 200m with missiles. I don't know what fits you're running, but in order to get a half decent tank on a shield tank, I have to run 2 Power Expansion Units in the lows of the Gunloggi to get 5k HP with a Large Shield Booster. with 39% Resistance Bonus. Fitting Speed mods has the same effect, and with the terrain acting as it does, top speed only matters on open field, where again, madrygars will rip Gunloggis apart... Shield Tanks are more agile than Armor, but not agile enough to maintain a steady distance of 50 - 100m without another tank as a meatshield in between, I already posted one of the many fits I use shields are very versatile if you think outside the box, and speed and torque mods help you get away from those forge gunners, there is no point in trying to tank out a shield tank as at some point regardless of your fit you will have to back off, that's why I now roll high dps high speed high resistance and fast regen fits. shields are not armour and are not meant to have big tanks and thusly not meant to hang around for prolonged engagements.
pegasis prime BIG BAD W0LVES 1223	Posted - 2013.10.29 11:27:00 - [4] - Quote oh yea true adamance get yourself on "honeybadger" if you see me or odell call out for an op sica squad its a laugh, 6 man squad with adv/pro missile fit sicas in ambush youll never laugh so hard.