what are you going to use, how effective are you at managing your HP, how much sp what matches are you focusing on(pub/FW/PC). hm what woah one on us.. just talk to me and i'll get you some basics down.

Have multiple fits, the Caldari HAV's are good at countering other tanks with railguns since they have more CPU but are lighter on the tank than the Gallente are. You'll want to have a few fits to alternate between as the fighting progresses, one or two different blaster fits and a few railgun fits assuming you have some SP in the large hybrid turret area. Both you'll need to keep range though, slam them railguns into enemy turrets and tanks and have some good fun while having a blaster fit to counter just plain infantry.

If you want to not lose ISK and still drop tanks, peruse backwards and take a look at the tanker guide with the tag (fitting) which contains a few basic low ISK and low SP fits for all players to use. I really do hope to see more tanks on the battlefield, not just in PC but everywhere. They're damn cool and more people need to try them out.

Ok, I'm going to keep this simple. I know pretty much the generals, upgrade shields and its jazz (recharge, boosters, extenders, etc.) but what I don't know, is the specifics. What turrets should I be using, I've got X high slots what exactly should they be filled with?

Basically, can I get some builds people have used? I don't want to be going into an SP intensive thing like this with out some guidance. Any help is appreciated. And if you don't have something useful to contribute, then keep walking. I don't want useless insults and other nonsense cluttering this topic up. Thanks!

I like Missiles over Railguns in Instant Battle. The blow apart installations a little easier, don't swivel at glacial speed, and are less terrible against infantry. Put at least 1 point into all turrets so you can use them. It amounts to like 50,000 SP so I think it is worth it.

Utilize the Vehicle Recall. A lot. I like to start with my Missile Tank and take out every single installation that has a chance of hurting me. After that, I roll around for a little while if there are a bunch that can be blown to Kingdom Come. Once that is done, I swap out and call in my Blaster Tank to focus on Infantry. If the enemy all go mass AV, Recall the Tank. You will be nullified either by being destroyed or having to run away because of the fear of being destroyed. If you are confident and losing the Tank is not a huge deal, keep it there.

The Enforcer HAV's are terrible. You will not use them for typical play. They are VERY specialized at what they do. If a regular HAV is a Swiss Army Knife, the Enforcers are an Allen wrench of a very specific size. You can do everything you need with the Army Knife but almost nothing with the Allen wrench.

This advise is pretty sound . Bit I do think the enforcers if fitted correctly have their place . If I have a full squad with me and one of my fellow corpmates is running tank as well I bring out the caldari enforcer with the proto fragmented missiles. When your enforcer is maxed out they are pretty deadly in the hands of a seasond tanker. Ic melted several madrugers snd gunlogis with mu falcone , but thats because I play to its strengths I.e. range and dammage. The enforcers are gret tanks if fitted correctly . Shiel enforcers have the advantage over armour enforcers as missiles devastate armour tanks at greater range than their blasters.

How do tankers usually set up their defensive modules? More HP or more damage resistance? (also thinking of starting a tank driver character)

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From what I can tell, here is how it works for shield Tanks:

1. Use PG modules
Or
2. Use PG modules.

Which is lame.