DUST Search - Shield HAV Vs Armor HAV

Christas Corpus wrote:

K, So I have run Armor in both chromosome and Uprising.
1st off Both tanks have their benefits, while I am biased toward Armor, now since the way CCP has done things.

Armor tanks: They are the Better fit for PC. No doubt.
Armor tanks have the better Hardener of the two, back in the previous build, an good armor tanker could run two 25 Percent hardeners, and the hardeners last 60 seconds. So you could have a 25% constantly. But that is long gone. Armor tanks have the advantage of Hardeners.
Unlike the shield tanks, the Armor tanks need to have a repair unit fitter to it, so you should use a heavy repper.
Next, we have speed. Since Armor tanks use Low slots as their primary, I usually have one or two high slots open. One I use a nitro booster, which i cannot give stats for, but it definitely gives armor tanks that speed buff you need since the plates do give a speed penalty. The best plates give a 25% penalty, so the Nitro booster is a must.
Now what an Armor tank SHOULD NOT DO is run near enemies who are in throwing range. AV grenades have an increased effectiveness against Armor tanks, so it is hard to engage many skilled players with AV. Swarms also pose a problem, since most people do bring out the militia swarms. Those can be a pain.
One thing tho, that Armor tankers need is the PG upgrades, since CCP dropped the PG for tanks.
Armor tanks are the best for Rail sniping, since railguns have less effectiveness against armor than shield.
The only issue with armor tanks is that if they get flanked, they are done for. I have lost tanks due to good flanking.
I personally love armor tanks, but they do have their weaknesses.

Shield Tanks: Good for pub matches, and great against infantry.
Shield tanks have the benefit of constant regen of health, but suffer from the fact that environment damage damages shield.
Shields use Highs, so they do like to have lots of extenders, and some passive hardeners.
Shield tankers greatest weakness is the fact that they can be rail snipped or forged. Due to this fact, it is hard ot a shield tanker to run in the open. Their benefit is the fact that they can go toe to toe with adv AV and swarms since they have natural resistance to explosions. They are best with blasters, but they can be surprisingly effective against Armors if they flank with missile turrets. Missiles are an Armor tank's worst nightmare. Unfortunately, This rarely happens. Shields do have the advantage of surviving longer than Armor tanks, cause Armor tanks have to run away when their repper is getting cooled down.

Overall, Armor tanks have the benefit of better stats, and the fact that they can take lots of damage. BUT Shield tanks have the benefit of having the upper hand on infantry, but can easily be snipped from afar.
Hope this answered some questions decently.
CC


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The Goram Batman Forgotten Militia 34	Posted - 2013.05.25 03:53:00 - [1] - Quote Christas Corpus wrote: K, So I have run Armor in both chromosome and Uprising. 1st off Both tanks have their benefits, while I am biased toward Armor, now since the way CCP has done things. Armor tanks: They are the Better fit for PC. No doubt. Armor tanks have the better Hardener of the two, back in the previous build, an good armor tanker could run two 25 Percent hardeners, and the hardeners last 60 seconds. So you could have a 25% constantly. But that is long gone. Armor tanks have the advantage of Hardeners. Unlike the shield tanks, the Armor tanks need to have a repair unit fitter to it, so you should use a heavy repper. Next, we have speed. Since Armor tanks use Low slots as their primary, I usually have one or two high slots open. One I use a nitro booster, which i cannot give stats for, but it definitely gives armor tanks that speed buff you need since the plates do give a speed penalty. The best plates give a 25% penalty, so the Nitro booster is a must. Now what an Armor tank SHOULD NOT DO is run near enemies who are in throwing range. AV grenades have an increased effectiveness against Armor tanks, so it is hard to engage many skilled players with AV. Swarms also pose a problem, since most people do bring out the militia swarms. Those can be a pain. One thing tho, that Armor tankers need is the PG upgrades, since CCP dropped the PG for tanks. Armor tanks are the best for Rail sniping, since railguns have less effectiveness against armor than shield. The only issue with armor tanks is that if they get flanked, they are done for. I have lost tanks due to good flanking. I personally love armor tanks, but they do have their weaknesses. Shield Tanks: Good for pub matches, and great against infantry. Shield tanks have the benefit of constant regen of health, but suffer from the fact that environment damage damages shield. Shields use Highs, so they do like to have lots of extenders, and some passive hardeners. Shield tankers greatest weakness is the fact that they can be rail snipped or forged. Due to this fact, it is hard ot a shield tanker to run in the open. Their benefit is the fact that they can go toe to toe with adv AV and swarms since they have natural resistance to explosions. They are best with blasters, but they can be surprisingly effective against Armors if they flank with missile turrets. Missiles are an Armor tank's worst nightmare. Unfortunately, This rarely happens. Shields do have the advantage of surviving longer than Armor tanks, cause Armor tanks have to run away when their repper is getting cooled down. Overall, Armor tanks have the benefit of better stats, and the fact that they can take lots of damage. BUT Shield tanks have the benefit of having the upper hand on infantry, but can easily be snipped from afar. Hope this answered some questions decently. CC Well said, and basically sums up what I've gathered by running both armor and shield tanks. +1 good sir.