I always liked flying with powerful yet smallish jet aircraft/spacecraft. They are highly maneuverable and fun to fly. Even though my favourite "scout ship" is iEagle, it does have a rather limited space for everything and require wings to be operative in the combat (though I'm not into that).
It's where the Cobra mk3 steps in.
Cobra is:
- Economical, practical and fun to fly
- Coupled with just one cargo rack has just about right amount of space (16) for many Missions and stuff (Thargoid samples, black boxes, occupied pods etc). Trading excluded of course, but it is still possible with more cargo racks.
- Can defend herself, even bounty hunt NPCs
- Is very fast with +30ly minimum FSD engineered with all modules, even weapons installed. Exploring is no problem. Fuel scoop is fast and quite cheap considering it fills the entire tank in seconds.
- Extra space for SRV
- Can utilize Multi-crew
- Beautiful sleek design. Timeless and contemporary. Represent the standard of "Elite" look.
- Small enough to go anywhere
- Fantastic view from the in-cockpit camera
- Cheap to rebuy even with the top class modules. It rarely exceeds 500k.
Cobra is missing:
- Bigger space for cargo/passengers.
- More utility points for sinks and counter-stuff.
- Due to the limited space, considering the priorities is a must - what to buy/install and when to use depends on the playstyle and situations. Though I made a build to suit most of my needs.
I own most of the smallish ships and an Asp Explorer, but Cobra III is my true passion for flying and do-everything ship. <3
