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In our current environment we cannot field battleships. Too many people are ready and willing to hotdrop us. After which a battleship’s lifespan is measure by the lock time of the dreadnoughts. We are unwilling to go hide in an obscure corner of eve where we won’t get dropped. We cannot compete on a capital level against the combined entities who will come for us. As the dust has settled we are left with two viable doctrines, Nagas and Tengus.

Nagas have exceptional damage projection. We can fire back at any enemy aggressor. They produce superior DPS and their application of that DPS is solid. The downside is that Nagas are thin ships, they lack T2 resists, and have large signatures. Modern Battleship doctrines destroy them easily. At the same time tracking becomes an issue vs cruisers. Nagas only really shine in fleet fights against Drakes and that is rapidly losing value. The Drake blob is getting a kick in the balls. Not enough to kill it, but expect to see it walking funny. That leaves us with a good roaming ship that can dance around light enemy formations but is not suited for fleet fights, and dies in numbers if things go wrong.

The Tengu has good damage projection, excellent tank, and superior mobility. They show well against a number of doctrines. They will still be superb after the missile nerf. The problem is one of cost. They are extremely expensive and there is not a provision for training an FC using a cheaper fleet. Losing one or two Tengus is a disaster. Whelping a Tengu fleet is unacceptable. Its getting worse. In our current position funding Tengu fleet is becoming more difficult.

We need a doctrine with the following traits:
#1 No more than moderate cost.
-We are not scrublords flying T1 battlecruisers. With our current fleet numbers we need more of an edge than those doctrines provide. But we cannot afford to fly top line doctrines like some of the alliances out there. Faction Battleships and T3s in the pursuit of no serious objective at all is beyond our budget.

#2 Capital Resistant
-If Sentry drones and Dreadnoughts can kill us they will. The ease of hotdropping them in somewhere is too great. We are limited to cruiser and BC.

#3 Blob resistant
-We desire a doctrine with superior tank and maneuverability. We are few in number so we must make it difficult to kill any one of us. Our enemies are numerous so we must be able to evade them.


Here are the fittings. These ships require 2% powergrid implants.


[Zealot, HOPLITE]
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Internal Force Field Array I
True Sansha Energized Thermic Membrane
True Sansha Energized EM Membrane
Heat Sink II

100MN Afterburner II
Small Capacitor Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 400
Optical Tracking Computer I, Optimal Range Script

Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Focused Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch M

Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I


The Zealot will be refit to a much stronger setup after the expansion comes. Idiosyncrasies with the current fit can be explained as forward compatibility features.


[Oneiros, ASPIS V2]
1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Damage Control II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Reactor Control Unit II
Armor Explosive Hardener II

Experimental 100MN Afterburner I
Medium Capacitor Battery II
Cap Recharger II
ECCM - Magnetometric II

Large 'Solace' Remote Bulwark Reconstruction
Large 'Solace' Remote Bulwark Reconstruction
Large 'Solace' Remote Bulwark Reconstruction
200mm AutoCannon II, EMP S

Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I



[Curse, SARISSA]
1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Damage Control II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II

100MN Afterburner II
Small Capacitor Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 400
Tracking Disruptor II, Tracking Speed Disruption Script
Tracking Disruptor II, Tracking Speed Disruption Script
Tracking Disruptor II, Tracking Speed Disruption Script
Tracking Disruptor II, Optimal Range Disruption Script

Imperial Navy Medium Energy Neutralizer
Small Energy Neutralizer II
[empty high slot]
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, EMP S

Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I


Valkyrie II x5


[Tengu, DORY]
1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Damage Control II

100MN Afterburner II
Small Capacitor Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 400
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I

Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile
Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile

Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Trimark Armor Pump I

Tengu Defensive - Supplemental Screening
Tengu Electronics - Obfuscation Manifold
Tengu Engineering - Capacitor Regeneration Matrix
Tengu Offensive - Rifling Launcher Pattern
Tengu Propulsion - Fuel Catalyst



Cheap [Maller, STICHOS] and [Exequror, PELTE] fits pending expansion



[Legion, XYSTON]
1600mm Reinforced Steel Plates II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
True Sansha Energized EM Membrane
True Sansha Energized Thermic Membrane
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II

100MN Afterburner II
Small Capacitor Booster II, Navy Cap Booster 400
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Republic Fleet Warp Disruptor

Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Scorch M

Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Ancillary Current Router I

Legion Defensive - Augmented Plating
Legion Electronics - Tactical Targeting Network
Legion Engineering - Power Core Multiplier
Legion Offensive - Liquid Crystal Magnifiers
Legion Propulsion - Fuel Catalyst


As I mostly run USTZ I will not guarantee EUROTZ FCs will be using this doctrine. However if they want to use 100mn afterburner ships and it is not a CTA for a SOV objective they will be using Zealots instead of Tengus.

This document has been abridged. If any FCs wish to see the full documentation of the fleet they should let me know.