Ship Builds & Load Outs Which is faster overall, 2A Power Distrib for greater boost frequency or the lighter 2D PD for slightly better speed?

[Assimilator1]

Which is faster overall, 2A Power Distrib for greater boost frequency or the lighter 2D PD for slightly better speed?

I've built an Imp Eagle for a speed/recon role, so some durability is needed. But out of the 2 builds below (linked to Coriolis), which do you think would be fastest overall (assume boosting as much as possible), & if you could tell me how you know, that'd be appreciated, thanks .

Imp Eagle modded mostly for speed 495/660
As above but with a lighter (also G3 eng focused) 2D Power dist instead of 2A. 504/673, but it won't be able to boost as much.

I know the EDshipyard site shows boost frequency, but that site gives me a headache, & anyway it still wouldn't tell me which is fastest overall. [update] I tried EDshipyard anyway, but the speed is way off, any idea why??
Anyone know of a graph/website or formula showing sustained average speed including boost cycles?

Oh, I've since noticed a change I could do which would cut the weight of both builds by 1.5t, swapping the 3A shld gen (G4 enhanced low pwr, -1.5t mass) with a 3D G4 reinforced, I'd only (likely) lose 5-10 MJs of shld strength too. Giving me the 504/673 without compromising the pwr dist . Although it still begs the question of whether it would be better off overall with a lighter but weaker pwr dist. Which with this build would give 514/686.

I posted this from my post in someone else's thread, but I don't think it was being seen much.

Btw, yea I know the Courier is better all round, I can't get it atm, & yes I am most jealous!

 

[StiTch]

Tbh the effort needed to unlock the iCourier is so little you'd have it by the time you're half done engineering this thing.

Unless you are going super speed freak, I'd stick with the 2A distributor. Even then you'd need a full on racer's opinion on whether the extra speed or boost frequency is more advantageous. IMO it'll be the boost frequency - almost nothing combat based will keep up with a speed oriented iEagle anyway, so your main concern is getting out of initial range ASAP, which would be better served with multiple boosts that change your heading, making you harder to hit.

 

[Assimilator1]

Ok thanks .
Little effort for the Courier? It's easy to get a master rank with the Empire then?

Btw I've plugged in some numbers to ED shipyard for that I Eagle build, with the G3 EF 2A PD it can boost every 8s, the G3 EF 2D PD every 11s.
Maybe I could video & time my Eagle's current speed, then swap to a 2D PD & time it again.....hmm, would be a lot of hassle for little or no gain! , could answer my question though.

Where are these 'full on racers'?

 

[Assimilator1]

No one else?

 

[Assimilator1]

Well, I've done some testing, & it turns out the 2D PD G3 EF is slightly quicker! Although as Stich said, being able to boost more often will give you greater dodging ability.

Anyway, I made 2 videos showing the tests.

[video=youtube;k7WrwOxAFtY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7WrwOxAFtY[/video]
It took my Eagle about 18s to cover the 1st 10 km from a standing start, & it only ran out of boost charge just after that.
0-10 km in 18s
10-20 km in 16s
0-20 km in 34s (giving an average speed of ~588 m/s)
Top boost speed was 682 m/s

[video=youtube;k3iW3fp5wUg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3iW3fp5wUg[/video]
0-10 km in 18s (already running out of boost charge)
10-20 km in 15s
0-20 km in 33s (giving an average speed of ~606 m/s)
Top boost speed was 693 m/s (once! Then it was 690).

So the 2D PD had a slight advantage, despite its G3 roll being poorer! (eng rechrg +18.4% vs the 2A's +24.2%).
Further details in video descriptions.

[edit] Their seems to be a discrepancy between the Coriolis website & ED regarding max speed/boost.

 

[Bob Lighthouse]

Here's a tougher and faster build but it sacrifices jump range and ditches the scoop.
https://eddp.co/u/qhkWQePJ

 

[Assimilator1]

A lot quicker! Nice , but a huge loss on the J/R! Btw you could still fit a scoop to your build.
I need the J/R though, the scoop & the util slot you've taken up with the shld booster .

It's not in the build linked in the op, but I've since put in a 3D shld gen, G4 reinforced, giving 137.8 MJs (with just -4.8% Therm resist.), G5 HD armour on the std alloy & G5 Lt wt 1D HRP giving 240.5 integrity

 

[Bob Lighthouse]

A lot quicker! Nice , but a huge loss on the J/R! Btw you could still fit a scoop to your build.
I need the J/R though, the scoop & the util slot you've taken up with the shld booster .

It's not in the build linked in the op, but I've since put in a 3D shld gen, G4 reinforced, giving 137.8 MJs (with just -4.8% Therm resist.), G5 HD armour on the std alloy & G5 Lt wt 1D HRP giving 240.5 integrity

Just a few things to consider.
For something specialized and/or small it's a minor thing to have it shipped to where you want to go.
Certain builds don't need to consider jump range, and if so who needs a fuel scoop.
It really depends what you want to use it for.
If you're not scooping and not using scbs, rails etc then you don't need the heat sink either.

Check out the defense tabs on coriolis for a more complete idea of how the shields stack up.
Most people use the thermal resist to even things out.
MJs aren't everything.

Anyhow, it's a novelty build, no?
If you want something more practical I second the Courier suggestion.
Mine does ~700 with weapons, an srv, and some pretty solid shields.

I can turn around and take out enemies or leave at my leisure.

 

[Assimilator1]

Currently it's only in sporadic use, but it spends its time jumping around the Pleiades investigating & mapping Thargoid incursions (although lately I've been doing much of that in my Cobra + rescuing escape pods, which the Eagle can't do), also I use it planet surface searching, e.g looking for new Thargoid Structures, which whilst that is done higher up, the speed is useful. I also anticipate using it for low level (sub orbital) planet surface searching, where the speed will be invaluable , I need the decent jump range it has.

My actual I Eagle doesn't have a HS launcher, it's just to simulate the weight of a Xeno scanner, which Coriolis doesn't have listed atm.
Re Thermal resist, yep, which is why I kept that roll of the G4 reinforced shlds, it's unusually good for a non thermal shld , see previous post. And I don't plan to be under enemy fire for long .

So no it's not entirely a novelty build, it started life as 1 of Salome's interdictor protector ships, then lay gathering dust before I tweaked it for reconnaissance roles (it's full name is Blackbird SR-71 btw , & it's in black in case you didn't see), but it does often stay laid up for weeks or months at a time, sometimes I just fly it for the fun of it though .

And as I said in the op, yes I know the Courier is better all around, I want 1 but I can't get 1 atm!

 

[Assimilator1]

I see what you mean re therm. stats, even with the good therm stats of its G4 reinf shlds.

Current Imp Eagle build, which is about right, bar the HS launcher instead of the Xeno scanner & the speeds being wrong.