How best to kit out a Clipper for combat?
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PVP or PVE?
Im not the best combat pilot but I find that against NPC 2x class 3 Gimballed Beams +2x class 2 multicannon have killed every NPC I have fought. Together with class 7 shields and shield boosters
Again not the best combat pilot so would also love to hear others advice
This is a good overall PvE setup on all combat ships. But for me i prefer Pulse over beam better armour pen. A class Pen.
Im not in game so only looking at wiki which im guessing is wrong
but it says that gimballed beams has A class Armour penetration too? The biggest difference (at least according to wiki) Is the Thermal load which is huge on beams compared to pulse. I consider that since I make more damage pr sec I personally like beams the best Now im not trying to bad talk your post as I honestly am no combat genius im just trying to clear up if I have been wrong all the time about armour pen
Im not in game so only looking at wiki which im guessing is wrong
Now im not trying to bad talk your post as I honestly am no combat genius im just trying to clear up if I have been wrong all the time about armour pen
Both could have A grade pen? I much Perfer pulse. I get more outta a full charge than beams.
But both have their place.
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Yes sir sure have
sorry if I misread
just thought you used armour pen as an pulse advantage.i think the main reason I love beams is I hate pulse back in Frontier and loved beams (could never hit with pulse
)What abou burst lasers ? Any good?
You'll want gimballed weapons on the nacelle mounts - they're just too widely spaced to be very effective with fixed weapons.
On my Vulture I preferred pulse lasers, but on the Clipper I've gone with beams - it can sustain them for longer, and they pull down shields faster.
For the lower hardpoints I've had good fun with either cannons or multicannons. I use gimballed, but they're reasonably placed for fixed weapons too.
On my Vulture I preferred pulse lasers, but on the Clipper I've gone with beams - it can sustain them for longer, and they pull down shields faster.
For the lower hardpoints I've had good fun with either cannons or multicannons. I use gimballed, but they're reasonably placed for fixed weapons too.
Can't go wrong with beams and multis.
cannons work well too since you really don't need anything other than the beams for most targets.
i use beams up top and pulse on the med slots in conflict zones. And use one set or the other depending on if I'm fighting with 4 pips to sys or weapons.
cannons work well too since you really don't need anything other than the beams for most targets.
i use beams up top and pulse on the med slots in conflict zones. And use one set or the other depending on if I'm fighting with 4 pips to sys or weapons.
I have large gimbaled bursts and medium gimballed cannons.
The cannons only get used on big targets
Very similar for me. Two large Beams and two medium Cannons seem to hold their own in CZ's. The key is the boost and speed as you can Boost away, like the viper can, whilst your Beams recharge and then fly back in.
Its a lovely ship and all at only 102% on the power draw. Less compromise than on the Vulture of FDL I think.
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Even the two inner mounts, under the wings, are too far apart for fixed guns. Actually the inner and nacelle mounts on the same side are closer than the two inner mounts are to each other.
I run a fixed class 3 beam on the nacelle, a gimballed class 2 beam on the same side inner mount, and a gimballed class 2 and 3 cannon on the other nacelle and inner mount.
I have a trading Clipper with 240 ton cargo space and A3 shied, but I take it to RES on occasion.
My setup is:
1x Chaff Launcher
3x A0 Shield Boosters
2x 2G Beams
2x 3G Cannons
I find that medium beams are fine for Asps and under, and large cannons shred anything Anaconda and down.
Shield strength is not good for PvP, but PvE is fine.
My setup is:
1x Chaff Launcher
3x A0 Shield Boosters
2x 2G Beams
2x 3G Cannons
I find that medium beams are fine for Asps and under, and large cannons shred anything Anaconda and down.
Shield strength is not good for PvP, but PvE is fine.
I'm currently using
2 G Medium Multicannons
2 G Medium Beams (I picked medium instead of Large because it can sustain the fire for a very long time, in fact so long that in the longest fights I actually get slight overheating damage) Large pulses can also be sustained for long, but I don't know, they don't feel as good for some reason even though they are supposedly better.
2 G Medium Multicannons
2 G Medium Beams (I picked medium instead of Large because it can sustain the fire for a very long time, in fact so long that in the longest fights I actually get slight overheating damage) Large pulses can also be sustained for long, but I don't know, they don't feel as good for some reason even though they are supposedly better.
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