First of all, coming from a Caracal the Drake really lives up to its name - looks like some kind of monster, hits incredibly hard and - at least with the setup i threw together from my loot pile - moves pretty sharply too. Having trouble figuring out a setup for it though - the following is what i have on it ATM - again, it's just bits and pieces i had sitting in my hangar already and the stuff i stripped from my Caracal:

Advanced 'Limos' Heavy Missile Bay I - Scourge Heavy Missile
Advanced 'Limos' Heavy Missile Bay I - Scourge Heavy Missile
Advanced 'Limos' Heavy Missile Bay I - Scourge Heavy Missile
Advanced 'Limos' Heavy Missile Bay I - Scourge Heavy Missile
Advanced 'Limos' Heavy Missile Bay I - Scourge Heavy Missile
Advanced 'Limos' Heavy Missile Bay I - Scourge Heavy Missile
Advanced 'Limos' Heavy Missile Bay I - Scourge Heavy Missile
[EMPTY]

10MN Afterburner II
Medium Subordinate Screen Stabilizer I
Medium f-59 Regolith Shield Induction
Supplemental Screen Generator I
Named shield hardener (mission specific) slot 1
Named shield hardener (mission specific) slot 2

Pseudoelectron Containment Field I
Marked Generator Refitting: Capacitor Flux
Local Power Plant Manager: Diagnostic System I
Type-E Altered SS Inertial Stabilizers

5x Acolyte I


I ran through a L3 Drone mission with it just to try it out and never got below about 1/2 shield and 3/4 cap, so i can work with it as is - but i've got an awful lot of spare CPU and Power (127.65 and 264.55 respectively) so i'm sure there's more i can do to it. Any suggestions?

I tried a Salvager in that empty high slot, but found myself running out of cargo space and it was taking forever - think i'll stick with a second ship for that. I'm aiming to get Cruise Missiles, so i don't ideally want to have to get Heavy missiles V for the Tech2 heavy launchers... otherwise it's all open to change; even the AB is only nice to have, by no means vital. I'm willing to spend some money too, since this is going to be my main earner...

Help please.