Looking at the drone proteus idea, I got to thinking what would be cheaper or w/e, but still outtank the ishtar.

More Tank, Slightly Less Dps:

[Prophecy, cheapFleet]
1600mm Reinforced Steel Plates II
Corpii A-Type Adaptive Nano Plating
Corpii A-Type Adaptive Nano Plating
Damage Control II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II


[empty med slot]
[empty med slot]
[empty med slot]
[empty med slot]


Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Mjolnir Heavy Missile
Drone Link Augmentor II
Drone Link Augmentor II


Medium Trimark Armor Pump II
Medium Trimark Armor Pump II
Medium Trimark Armor Pump II


Hammerhead II x2
Hobgoblin II x1
Gecko x1

Mids can be w/e u want.

[Myrmidon, wspace]
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
1600mm Reinforced Steel Plates II
Internal Force Field Array I
Corpii A-Type Adaptive Nano Plating


Drone Navigation Computer I
Drone Navigation Computer I
Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link, Optimal Range Script
Federation Navy Omnidirectional Tracking Link, Optimal Range Script
Medium Micro Jump Drive


Drone Link Augmentor I
Drone Link Augmentor I
Drone Link Augmentor I
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]


Medium Trimark Armor Pump II
Medium Trimark Armor Pump II
Medium Anti-Explosive Pump II


Gecko x1
Gecko x1
Ogre II x4

less tank, more dps. I fleshed the mids out for speed/application.

Considering their relative cheapness you could roll faction DDAs on them and still be cheaper than proteus, depending.

Alternatively, for t3s....

[Tengu, wspace]
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System


Large F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction
EM Ward Amplifier II
EM Ward Amplifier II
Explosive Deflection Amplifier II
Large F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction
EM Ward Amplifier II


Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile


Medium Core Defense Field Extender II
Medium Core Defense Field Extender II
Medium Core Defense Field Extender II


Tengu Defensive - Supplemental Screening
Tengu Electronics - Dissolution Sequencer
Tengu Engineering - Augmented Capacitor Reservoir
Tengu Offensive - Accelerated Ejection Bay
Tengu Propulsion - Intercalated Nanofibers




124k ehp before bonuses or w/e, fully passive.

You can strip the rigs for application and still pack 75k ehp before bonuses.

597 dps w/fury, about 500 with faction.

No implants or w/e...which is a possibility unlike with drones where u dont have implants to buff ur dps etc etc.

Problem with missiles is ensuring all chars have same skills, as u dont want misaligned reload times.

Just a few thoughts I had this morning...