Orca Hauler Fit

[Falcon Janau]

Hi guys,

I'm new to the university and to Orcas.

I'm actually looking for any thoughts on an up-to-date Orca fit, either booster or tank as pretty much all I see online are now old. Right now though, I need a good hauler fit with explanation as to why those items so that I can better learn what the dizzying array of modules, rigs etc. do!!

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Gerry TheViking]

I'm using the following fit for my Orcas. I works alright for me, but I will always accept better suggestions..

Damage Control II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

Large Ancillary Shield Booster
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
EM Ward Field II
Thermal Dissipation Field II
100MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner

Small Tractor Beam II
Mining Foreman Link - Laser Optimization I
Mining Foreman Link - Mining Laser Field Enhancement I
[Empty High slot] <free>
Mining Foreman Burst II
Drone Link Augmentor II

Large Core Defense Field Extender II
Large Core Defense Field Extender II
Large Drone Speed Augmentor II

you can skip the tractor-beam if you will use a mobile tractor unit.
For drones I suggest 5 Hobgoblin II and 5 Hammerhead II.
I usually also carry salvage and mining drones.
PS: you could use the empty high-slot for a auto-targeting system

[Xyrin Bacard]

Here's mine:

[Orca, Orca hauling]

Inertial Stabilizers II
Expanded Cargohold II

500MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Pith X-Type Thermal Dissipation Field
Pith X-Type Thermal Dissipation Field
Pith X-Type Kinetic Deflection Field
Pith X-Type Kinetic Deflection Field

Improved Cloaking Device II
Shield Command Burst II
Skirmish Command Burst II
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]

Large Low Friction Nozzle Joints II
Large Cargohold Optimization II
Large Cargohold Optimization I

Cloak-MWD is love, Cloak-MWD is life. Just remember to overheat your prop.

[Zoltan Irvam]

Hi,

the following works nicely with cloak and MWD cold even with the not so hot navigation skills of my hauler alt:

[Orca]
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II

500MN Microwarpdrive II
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Improved Cloaking Device II

Large Engine Thermal Shielding II
Large Engine Thermal Shielding II
Large Engine Thermal Shielding II

For those who want tank - it's 220k cold, 250k with heat for my toon, if you got decent skills, it will be better. Also the MWD cycle is quite a bit longer with these rigs... which makes the ship go faster and thus lets it reach warp...

Zoltan

[Cassiel Seraphim]

Interesting approach Zoltan, forgot the thermal shielding rigs existed. This makes your cycle almost 20 seconds long, so be aware that you'll probably be a lot easier to decloak than normal.

[Zoltan Irvam]

Hi,

due to Cassiels comments I have done some further testing with blingy cloaks and MWDs on Sisi - the following work nicely with Acceleration Control 5 - might be a bit marginal but workable with 4. Cost increase is less than 70M, so not too terrible.

[Orca]
Inertial Stabilizers II
Inertial Stabilizers II

Domination 500MN Microwarpdrive
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Dread Guristas Cloaking Device

Large Engine Thermal Shielding II
Large Engine Thermal Shielding II
Large Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer II

A bit faster warping (2.5AU/s vs. 2), faster to warp (MWD burntime 16s vs. 20) and a bit more EHP (220k vs 200k cold, 260k vs 250k with heat).

[Orca]
Damage Control II
Inertial Stabilizers II

Domination 500MN Microwarpdrive
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

Dread Guristas Cloaking Device

Large Engine Thermal Shielding II
Large Engine Thermal Shielding II
Large Engine Thermal Shielding II

Or a bit more tanky - 300k EHP cold 340 with heat.

I tried Deadspace MWDs to use a DCU II and the Hyperspatial Velocity rig together, but without success.

Zoltan