I’ve never run this mission before, but am considering it. All relevant skills are maxed, so I was thinking about heading in with an active shield tank + bastion. 2 EM hardeners (for that nasty resist hole) and a Thermal. My torps can take out any BS in 3 volleys; the weaker ones in two. Even if my drones get aggro’ed by the elite frigates, I can target-paint their frigs to death and just hit’em with 3-4 volleys of T1 torps.
Are there any nasty surprises in store for me with this approach?
I have run this mission multiple times in an Armageddon with 1 large armor repairer. A Golem should not have any issues. The MJD is certainly helpful to get out of potentially problematic situations, for instance, when you draw too much aggro.