Thanks for the ship suggestions.
I knew my build wasn’t PvP’er proof as I normally don’t play in Open but this was kind of a test of my internet connection and Open in a system with a known player presence. Saw them coming in my scanner and was a bit late in pushing the jump button. FWIW, after rebuy. I flew at them again and was much quicker on the jump button when they turned toward me and got away.
My destruction is entirely my fault on multiple fronts but it was all very interesting nontheless.
Don't let it get you down at all, and in my xp any challenge that great is a rarity. I've been stopped by ONE wing and they felt apart at me FA-offing and boosting the opposite direction for some reason.
If you haven't, look at edshipyard and coriolis.io, these can let you build theoretical stuffs.
I like to turn engineered HRP in my 5-2 slots plus 7A shield and boosters, in open. Even mid-level engineering has more than sufficed. Engineering adds a LOT to survivability. Like more than double when you start stacking. Then you just FA-off, turn and boost opposite direction for some confusion, and hi-wake your outta there. i've had gankers in open at CGs just leave me alone beacuse they couldn't get their together enough to be able to stop that.