I've got bi-weave on mine. 
Definitely yay.
6A standard and 6A prismatics will not provide enough shield - and you cannot rectify that with boosters, since Chieftain is aimed at hull tank crowd. It's just like FAS, but in stylish design.
Thus, use thermal resistant bi-weave with fast charge special effect and two or three resistance-augmented shield boosters with super capacitors.
6A standard and 6A prismatics will not provide enough shield - and you cannot rectify that with boosters, since Chieftain is aimed at hull tank crowd. It's just like FAS, but in stylish design.
Thus, use thermal resistant bi-weave with fast charge special effect and two or three resistance-augmented shield boosters with super capacitors.
I'm running a 6C biweave Thermal Resist with 2x RA Boosters and the thing is effective in PvP and rules the roost in a HAZ RES or CZ.
They do slow broken recharge rate, since shield is thicker and requires more time to charge up to 50%.
From personal experience id say definitely, i havent gotten my 6c biweaves engineered yet, thats something im going to be doing during spring break. The maneuverability of the chieftain makes it easy to evade fire and when my shields do go down, they still have 2300 HP They have to get through.
As for your question about boosters affecting charge rate. They do the more mj count, the longer charge time. It's not a big deal though.
So if you do get biweaves id engineer then with thermal resistance and if you want, get the special effect that further boosts the recharge.
I prefer biweaves on all my ships: chieftain, conda, fdl, and vulture. Modding them for thermal resistance and modding shield boosters with RA makes for beefy yet rapid charge shields.
As for your question about boosters affecting charge rate. They do the more mj count, the longer charge time. It's not a big deal though.
So if you do get biweaves id engineer then with thermal resistance and if you want, get the special effect that further boosts the recharge.
I prefer biweaves on all my ships: chieftain, conda, fdl, and vulture. Modding them for thermal resistance and modding shield boosters with RA makes for beefy yet rapid charge shields.
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The advantage of the boosters is far greater than simply extra mj's. It's the boost to your resistances that is most important.
Its still faster than not having bi weaves
I have three shield set-ups for my aChief used with 2x Booster w/ Resistance Augmentation:
1) A6 Reinforced w/ Fast Charge
2) C6 Bi-Weave Thermal resist w/ Fast Charge
3) C6 Bi-Weave Reinforced w/ Fast Charge
I have settled on #3. Reinforced gives me a bit more shields, while the Fast Charge Experimental still allows for an even faster Broken Recharge time, if just nominally, than a stock Bi-Weave. I have been feasting on Dangerous and above 'Condas and 'Vettes. Often getting out of the fight with full hull. Not always, but often.
I hope that reads like an endorsement of Bi-Weaves on the aChief.
1) A6 Reinforced w/ Fast Charge
2) C6 Bi-Weave Thermal resist w/ Fast Charge
3) C6 Bi-Weave Reinforced w/ Fast Charge
I have settled on #3. Reinforced gives me a bit more shields, while the Fast Charge Experimental still allows for an even faster Broken Recharge time, if just nominally, than a stock Bi-Weave. I have been feasting on Dangerous and above 'Condas and 'Vettes. Often getting out of the fight with full hull. Not always, but often.
I hope that reads like an endorsement of Bi-Weaves on the aChief.
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Exactly.
1) Stupid. Fast Charge is for bi-weaves, it doesn't do anything to standard shields with their sloooooow recharge rate.
2) Best. Fastest recharge rate AND best resists.
3) Bad. Fast recharge and fairly good capacity - but bad thermal resist. And you will not be able to rectify that with boosters, since there is not enough utility slots.
Not interested in a critique. I know what works for me. There is a real advantage to not losing shields during a fight. I'm cool with you offering different advice, but rating my stuffs like that is just not required.