Caldari ships

getting in a ship is fairly easy in eve keeping it from going boom can be a different matter. since most of us seem to be going caldari heres a pretty basic setup for caldari ships.
high slots=missle launchers(thats a given)

mid slots=4 active shield hardeners(em, kinetic, thermal, explosive.) depends on what your fighting. plus your shield booster and boost amp if you have room.

low slots=50/50 ballistic control and power diagnostic unit(ball control is damage and rate of fire for you missles and pdu is shield recharge time, powergrid upgrade, cap recharge time, and some cpu i think)

being able to use the tech2 versions of these items makes you very formidable on your own and should allow you to run lev3 missions and lower with ease(barring 1 or 2 specific missions)

the drake is probly one of the best ships you can get in very fast. it has a killer tank and lots of missles and is very popular with the pirates. also fairly easy to replace.

happy hunting