Thank you very much. I was pretty proud of the introduction shot.You could have mine too.
I flew it once, realised that in every way it suffers in comparison to ... well I was going to say my beloved MkIII but almost any other ship works.
I mean, I'm a fan of a good number of the more obscure ships, but the MkIV is positively unfan'able.
As for the vid, possibly your best yetgasp
The Cobra Mk4 - The Pilot
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I like the Cobra IV, it's the first small ship that can be fitted out to enable all types of mining.
Thanks for reminding me I've got one. I took it to the Engineers yesterday and G5-ed most of it's modules and weapons. The result is... quite mediocre, really. But at least it's a half decent ship to fly now and it can deal with NPC pirates too. In fact it's ideal for doing those chain transport missions that accumulate on the mission board over time. But aside from that, the Cobra mk IV's real asset is it's exclusivity of course. Everybody wants a selfie-screenhot with it.
But at least it's a half decent ship to fly now and it can deal with NPC pirates too. In fact it's ideal for doing those chain transport missions that accumulate on the mission board over time. But aside from that, the Cobra mk IV's real asset is it's exclusivity of course. Everybody wants a selfie-screenhot with it.
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I look forward to watching this video later, your videos are brilliant. I however, can never fly one of these.........
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Absolutely. The cobra MK3 can do everything in the game, most of it with a single set up.
Not mining though, needs a specific set up for that, but it can absolutely do it when set up for it.
Oh the humanity.... Imagine this sometime next year :
As an exclusive part of the Pre-order Bonus for ELITE : Deadly (formerly known as "2020 DLC") for Playstation(tm) 5 , we're proud to announce the Federal Corvette Mk.IV.
Haha, just imagine the fireworks here in the Forum
How about a Hauler Mk II?
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Cobra Mk. IV: the fatter, uglier sister to the Cobra Mk. III.
The Corvette is essentially four Cobra Mk. IVs mashed together, with an extra Cobra Mk IV as bridge.
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Yes it can mine. Trust me. Anything you think you know about the Mk III? I know it better.
Especially in non-combat roles. I have no idea what you think the Mk III is missing for mining. So please enlighten me.
And the Mk IV can't "do it all + mine" either. If you think it can... You don't have as much of an understanding of Cobras as you think you do.
Sub-surface Displacement Missile
Seismic Charge Launcher - Not available for small Hard Point
Mining Laser
Abrasion Blaster
Pulse Wave Analyser
Refinery
Cargo Rack
Cobra III has the capability too I stand corrected.
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Cobra Mk III can mount one of each mining hardpoint, pulse wave, collector, prospector, refinery, shield, cargo...
It's actually a stupid good mining ship.
And unlike the defenceless Mk IV, it has speed available for defensive flying.
But .... ummm.... how much cargo ?
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32t. Yes. Less than a Mk IV. But a Mk IV will die if someone looks at it. Mk III has speed.But .... ummm.... how much cargo ?
There's more to choosing a ship than MOAR cargo. That's why so many of you for die in three seconds to gankers.
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And if you really wanted to, you could replace the mining laser with a mining lance, and would have a mining AND combat ship. All that's needed then is patience
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Honestly it makes no sense to outfit for all four mining systems in one build. Specialise instead. Mk III can mount its deep core gear on the starboard side and pack some guns on the port. There. You have combat capabilities on a mining Cobra. Though it's a mining ship. You should really just focus on evade. Mining ships are always at a huge disadvantage in combat.And if you really wanted to, you could replace the mining laser with a mining lance, and would have a mining AND combat ship. All that's needed then is patience
I love my mk3. Silly Faulcon Delacy trying to improve on an already perfect small multipurpose ship. Only way is down from there.
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Yeah it was more a theoretical point. I personally don't think small ships are worthwhile for strip mining due to lack of space for both cargo and enough limpets. It'll just take to long to strip a rock so I tend to stick to core hunting for small ships (given you spend most of your time flying rather than staying stationary) and big ones (like my T10) for strip mining. Although the T10 is fitted for all eventualities.