Deleted member 110222
D
I do. My Cobra counts on speed as its defense. So the reinforced alloys serve as a middle ground between armour and jump range.
Anyone else actually use reinforced alloys over military grade?
Same reason why I use it in my Asp.
For ships that use speed I used the stock bulkheads and added G5 heavy duty engineer mod to it.
I go a step further. I retained the default lightweight bulkheads and then engineered them to just Grade 1 Heavy Duty. No mass penalty and more than enough amour rating to withdraw from an engagement to recharge shields if they go down. Also added a similarly modded Class 1 HRP, bringing my total amour rating to 704 in the Chieftain - plenty for the meagre mass cost of 1.14T for the modded HRP.
Of course, good reinforced shields and boosters help - but the mass gain was minimal there too.
The speed result: 385 cruise, 550 boost and just over 30 LY jump range. Sorry, must dash!
Grade 5 will also give you no mass penalty either. +30% mass on zero equals zero.
On ships with enough optional slots you get far better protection per ton of weight using the add-on reinforcement packages vs. the Military Hull.
I like some protection but don't like all that weight military adds for the small amount of added beef.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/40lwtk/bulkheads_vs_hull_reinforcement_packages/
5E's add plenty per ton of weight IMO. I stick with stock Hulls expect on very small ships with few optional slots.
I like some protection but don't like all that weight military adds for the small amount of added beef.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/40lwtk/bulkheads_vs_hull_reinforcement_packages/
5E's add plenty per ton of weight IMO. I stick with stock Hulls expect on very small ships with few optional slots.
Last edited:
Depending on the ship and its intended purpose, yes.
For a high-speed ship, no.
For a dedicated warship, no.
For something that might need to take a hit or maybe return fire, sure.
For a high-speed ship, no.
For a dedicated warship, no.
For something that might need to take a hit or maybe return fire, sure.
I lightweight military for that.
Been thinking of switching on the Cutter - the shields rarely drop, so packing on that weight might be a waste.
The military/reactive/mirrored cohort of bulkheads generally offer the worst mass-to-hp ratio of any defensive module in the game.
Hence for my PvP builds whether I use them over the lightweight or reinforced options depends entirely upon two variables, per build:
(A) Extent to which mass matters (if at all);
(B) Extent to which I intend to fight unshielded (if at all).
Hence for my PvP builds whether I use them over the lightweight or reinforced options depends entirely upon two variables, per build:
(A) Extent to which mass matters (if at all);
(B) Extent to which I intend to fight unshielded (if at all).
Last edited:
Indeed, but I have only Liz Ryder's G1 armour, as Selene Jean wants me to mine 500 tonnes of ore to access her higher grades. Sorry, that's not my thing and I've learned to be satisfied with the protection of G1.
I do on my fdl, its cheap and lignt while adding a decent bonus
