I just wanted to post an alternate fit for the 3 Burner Talos mission that hasn’t gotten as much attention. It’s based on a fit that Chainsaw Plankton posted some time ago that I simply tanked up a bit. I also had to replace his neutron blasters with ion blasters because I lacked the fitting skills. I call it my Talos for Dummies fit because it makes the mission completely idiot proof. The only downside is that it’s a little blingy - although you could probably get away with making it a little cheaper.
It’s basically just a cap stable Deimos with a stupid amount of tank. At around 2700 EHP/s, it can tank all 3 Talos’s as well as a couple of proximity turrets, even while sitting still with the MWD on. There’s almost no realistic way to lose the ship short of a gank.
The basic premise is to simply warp in, fly straight at each Talos, kill them when in range and loot as you go. No need for manual piloting or flying around the proximity turrets. You can certainly overheat the MWD and blasters if you want to cut your run time down a bit, but it’s not necessary. I run it in about 6 minutes without overheating anything.
The only reason to use this over other fits is if you’re a really lazy burner pilot like me. I prefer bullet proof simplicity over efficiency. That’s also why I don’t bother with combat drones - they get eaten too quickly and require micromanagement.
[Deimos, Talos for Dummies]
Corpus X-Type Armor Thermal Hardener
Corpus X-Type Armor Kinetic Hardener
Reactive Armor Hardener
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Corpum C-Type Medium Armor Repairer
Corpum C-Type Medium Armor Repairer
Shadow Serpentis 50MN Microwarpdrive
Large Cap Battery I
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Medium Ancillary Current Router II
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump II
Edit: I just rechecked my run time. The 6 minute range was with a more optimized fit. As posted, I’m getting about 9 minutes. That’s with about 1900 m/s speed and 500 DPS (all unheated). Total price tag is about 1B isk.
Edit 2: Based on some feedback from Anderson Geten, I’ve modified the fit a bit. The is my final version. It runs about 45 second faster with the increased DPS (546 DPS with my skills)
[Deimos, Talos for Dummies v2]
Corpus X-Type Armor Thermal Hardener
Corpus X-Type Armor Kinetic Hardener
Reactive Armor Hardener
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Corpum C-Type Medium Armor Repairer
Corpum C-Type Medium Armor Repairer
50MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive
Thukker Large Cap Battery
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Electron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Ion Blaster II, Void M
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Hybrid Burst Aerator II