Ship Builds & Load Outs [ANACONDA] end-game long range heavy fighter?

[Lord Brett Sinclair]

Hello fellow Elite players,

While this is my first post on this forum, I have finally made enough credits to buy and outfit an Anaconda without credits restrictions [heart].
However, I do need your advice on my build:
What should be Anaconda be able to do? Courier, explorer, mercenary, assassin, bounty hunter. Additionally, it should have good range (fuel tanks vs. fuel scope?).
What should it not be able to do? Trader, miner, smuggler, pirate, cruise ship.
Which weapon should I use for the class 4 hardpoint? Lasers, multicannons or something else for the rest? Gimballed or turreted? Shield boosters, Shield cells or maintenance units and hull reinforcement? Which countermeasures?
Thank you.

Best regards,
Brett

 

[StiTch]

Hello fellow Elite players,

While this is my first post on this forum, I have finally made enough credits to buy and outfit an Anaconda without credits restrictions [heart].
However, I do need your advice on my build:
What should be Anaconda be able to do? Courier, explorer, mercenary, assassin, bounty hunter. Additionally, it should have good range (fuel tanks vs. fuel scope?).
What should it not be able to do? Trader, miner, smuggler, pirate, cruise ship.
Which weapon should I use for the class 4 hardpoint? Lasers, multicannons or something else for the rest? Gimballed or turreted? Shield boosters, Shield cells or maintenance units and hull reinforcement? Which countermeasures?
Thank you.

Best regards,
Brett

Mentioned "End game" and professed to being a newer player with conda...got you a present bro.

Spoiler

Seriously, just do what you want it with. Why are you asking us what you should do?!

 

[Aekero]

Hello fellow Elite players,

While this is my first post on this forum, I have finally made enough credits to buy and outfit an Anaconda without credits restrictions [heart].
However, I do need your advice on my build:
What should be Anaconda be able to do? Courier, explorer, mercenary, assassin, bounty hunter. Additionally, it should have good range (fuel tanks vs. fuel scope?).
What should it not be able to do? Trader, miner, smuggler, pirate, cruise ship.
Which weapon should I use for the class 4 hardpoint? Lasers, multicannons or something else for the rest? Gimballed or turreted? Shield boosters, Shield cells or maintenance units and hull reinforcement? Which countermeasures?
Thank you.

Best regards,
Brett

I'd engineer the fsd and thrusters asap, dirty drives 5 and max range of course.
I'd also always go fuel scoop vs fuel tank as fuel tank sacrifices jump range with weight, and if you get decent and fuel scooping it shouldn't even really add time between jumps.
Shield tank instead of hull tank for weight reasons, if you go standard steroided up shield booster stacking anaconda, you probably won't really need any specific countermeasures or scbs either, but you could have one scb slot for those oh moments.
Turrets aren't really needed, I'd go gimballed as long as you're decent at staying on target.

 

[Diceman199]

Staying on target in a Conda against an eagle isn't easy. I find small ships sometimes take longer to kill in my Conda than killing another conda does

 

[Decoy_Raven]

I use plasma accelerators in my class 4 and class 3 hardpoints. Thermal Resistance Bi-Weave with 5x boosters (mix of resistance and heavy duty) 2x module reinforcement package and rest hull reinforcement. C5 SLF, 2D interdictor and room for 3 SCB (now i'm using a 6c fuel scoop and cargo rack and just one SCB.

 

[Major Klutz]

For me, it's a Trader/Freighter and Long Range Explorer. It also makes a great Miner and a good passenger ship, especially for long range trips with it's high jump range.

Not a good courier (IMO) since it can't land at outposts. For courier missions I prefer a small nimble ship that can get in and out of stations more quickly.
For Smuggling I also want a medium sized ship that can land at outposts and get in and out of stations quickly.
My 'conda is scanned at stations every time. It's hard to be stealthy in a large ship.

For me it's too sluggish to be any fun as a combat ship. For Bounty Hunting and CZs I prefer the Python or the FAS.