Looking for advice specifically on an Onyx fit to do the final pass(es) to close a C1 wormhole connection. Before the “leet” wormholers rush in just to trash C1 systems, yes, we’ve read it all before. Not really the advice requested here, but thanks anyway, I guess.
From what I understand, all connections to/from a C1 system are medium size with a mass limitation of 62,000 tons. It is quite easy to get close to this limit with a variety of ships (e.g. Sigil, Gnosis, etc.), which is how I would burn off the majority of the total mass on the hole before it goes crit.
For the final pass(es), however, I want to use a HIC with 4 x ZPMEs to exit, reducing the chances of getting trapped on the other side, while maximizing my ship’s mass on the return to collapse the hole on entry (ideally in just one pass).
The Onyx has a base of 15.4K tons. When a 100MN AB or 500MN MWD is turned on, they add 50.0K tons of mass, which immediately and annoyingly exceeds the pass limitation (65.4K tons total vs. the 62.0K limit). Even for the lightest HIC (the Phobos), these props cause the mass limitation to be exceeded (64.0K). Thus, this sadly seems like a deliberate design decision by CCP.
When I reduce the size of the prop mod to a 10 MN AB or 50MN MWD, we only add 5K tons, which makes the total mass a measly 20.4K tons for the Onyx. I can add 1 x Higgs anchor (cannot add more than one) to double the mass, which brings me to 40.8K tons.
The only thing I can think to do at this point to increase mass any further is add armor plates. A set of 4 x 800mm plates in the lows would push the total mass up to 50.08K tons. I could possibly use some 1600mm plates to get it closer to the limit, but the fit starts looking really ugly really fast due to power grid requirements.
Is there something you guys are doing differently with your HIC or do you just settle for 40K ton passes and do more than one pass as necessary?