Seems it always comes back to you, Renegade, I thought to myself. I ran my hand over her sleek hull, having pulled her from storage after so much disuse. There were few things I enjoyed more than frigate flying – women, beer, a good brawl; that’s about it. And when it came to frigates, the Republic Fleet Firetail had always been one of the sexiest, at least to me.

I still remembered her speed, her agility, the first few times I flew her, tangible in my mind. Then they changed her specs, essentially crippling her advantages, stripping away some of her lustre. For a while, I had flown Rifters, Jaguars, Wolfs, nearly every other frigate and cruiser the Minmatar offered, even venturing into the Minmatar/Gallente hybrid ship hulls like the Dramiel and Cynabal, both based on combined research efforts from reverse engineering pirate wreck salvage.

Yet here we were again, the Firetail and I. She’d always been loyal, faithful, and delivered me home safely.

It was time to treat her right.

FIRETAIL – 150ACRII

• 150mm AC II
• 150mm AC II
• Rocket Launcher II
• J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
• X5 Prototype Engine Enervator
• Limited 1 MN MicroWarpDrive I
• 1MN Afterburner II
• Damage Control II
• Adaptive Nano Plating II
• Small Armor Repairer II
• Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
• Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
• Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
• AB: 1258 m/s MWD: 3343 m/s EHP: 4,293 DPS: 138
• ENGAGEMENT TIME = 30s

FIRETAIL – 150ACE5

• 150mm AC II
• 150mm AC II
• E5 Prototype Energy Vampire
• 1MN Afterburner II
• Limited 1MN MicroWarpdrive I
• Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
• Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
• Damage Control II
• Coreli C-Type Small Armor Repairer
• Coreli C-Type Adaptive Nano Plating
• Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
• Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
• Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
• AB: 1258 m/s MWD: 3343 m/s EHP: 4,397 DPS: 117
• ENGAGEMENT TIME = 1m16s

FIRETAIL – 200ACRLII

• 200mm AC II
• 200mm AC II
• Rocket Launcher II
• 1MN Afterburner II
• Limited 1MN MicroWarpdrive I
• Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
• Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
• Damage Control II
• Coreli C-Type Small Armor Repairer
• Coreli C-Type Adaptive Nano Plating
• Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
• Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
• Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
• AB: 1258 m/s MWD: 3343 m/s EHP: 4,397 DPS: 144
• ENGAGEMENT TIME = 41s

FIRETAIL – 250AR

• 250mm Light Artillery Cannon II
• 250mm Light Artillery Cannon II
• Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
• Republic Fleet 1MN MicroWarp Drive
• Sensor Booster II – Range Script
• Small Shield Extender II
• Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
• Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
• Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
• Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I
• Small Hyperspatial Velocity Optimizer
• Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
• MAX RANGE: 60km Volley Damage: 665 EHP: 3,122 DPS: 142
• ENGAGEMENT TIME = Stable at 51%

Some fittings I’ve been playing around with in my mind. Tried a couple of them out, but not entirely sure on the artillery fit. I look forward to your thoughts.