The Expendables: a fun fleet doctrine for young and old

Here's how to fly a very cheap but very effective fleet doctrine.

The idea is to screen your fleet from enemy dps using targeting range damps, then hamper their lock speed using scan resolution damps then zerg them down with small high damage blaster atrons.

The atron is the fastest frigate when microwarpdriving, able to achieve an overheated speed of 6003 m/s without gang links.

Blasters are the highest damage weapon.

This cheap comp packs an effective punch.

Here's how to fly it:

1) use a blank clone or at least a cheap clone - if you have expensive implants your head costs more that your fleet.

2) have a stash of these ships.

3) warp to near a target, range damp and scan res damp the targets. In fleet v fleet combat you should be spreading your damps across 3 targets near your name so Miguel might damp Leo, Meo and Neo.

4) rush in with the atrons and shoot it lots. In most cases you want to concentrate firepower on one target but in some situations you may be asked to spread tackle (against a weaker fleet for instance).

4a) Mauluses can just chill at long range or can come in a little. There's no need to be closer than 30km and it's good to be aligned out. The ecm drones are utterly horrible on some poor shmuck who is heavily damped, he'll never want to fight a maulus again.

Heat early, heat often.

5) Casualties self-destruct, grab a new ship and race after the fleet (the fleet doesn't wait for them).

70% atrons, 30% Mauluses

Both fits cost around 3 million isk. Feel free to use cheaper/easier to fit substitutes or more expensive if that's how you roll.

[Atron, Expendable]

Damage Control II
Magnetic Vortex Stabilizer I
Overdrive Injector System II

5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I

Anode Light Neutron Particle Cannon I, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Anode Light Neutron Particle Cannon I, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
Anode Light Neutron Particle Cannon I, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
[Empty High slot]

Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I

Cargo: Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S x960

[Maulus, Expendable]

Damage Control II
F-89 Synchronized Signal Amplifier
F-89 Synchronized Signal Amplifier

5MN Y-T8 Compact Microwarpdrive
Low Frequency Sensor Suppressor I, Targeting Range Dampening Script
Low Frequency Sensor Suppressor I, Targeting Range Dampening Script
Low Frequency Sensor Suppressor I, Targeting Range Dampening Script

Drone Link Augmentor I
Drone Link Augmentor I

Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I


Hornet EC-300 x4
Hornet EC-300 x2
(use Hobgoblin Is if you can't use ECM drones)