ASP- A6 shield or A5???

Britannkic · Feb 20, 2015

What difference does an A6 shield make over an A5?

It allows a heavier ship to be shielded, but my Asp isn't that big. Is it stronger, does it take longer to depleat?

im wondering whether it's overkill for the Asp

D.S · Feb 20, 2015

In terms of protection I seem to recall an A5 was about equivalent to a C6 so an A6 would give you (slightly) more. There's a spreadsheet doing the rounds, let my try and find it again

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Here we go http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/2rat2v/absolute_shield_ratings_for_various

This might not represent the whole picture but it's a start. Personally I'd keep the 6 slot for cargo

Eagle Eye · Feb 20, 2015

A6 is indeed stronger, depends on what you plan on doing. For all purposes A5 is enough, but if you're going pure combat, there's no reason not to use A6

Dwardeen · Feb 20, 2015

On my ASP, i used to run with a D6 Shields

Britannkic · Feb 20, 2015

Ok so the A6 does provide a benefit, it's not just a larger shielded volume

cheers

InMemoriamSirocco · Feb 20, 2015

An A5 shield has a strength of 135,53 MJ, sacrifices 32 tons of cargo and costs 5.103.953 cr.

An A6 shield has a strength of 149,44 MJ, sacrifices 64 tons of cargo and costs 16.179.531 cr.

Jackie Silver · Feb 20, 2015

I use an A5 and with 4 pips in it's pretty much impervious to NPCs.

Eagle Eye · Feb 20, 2015

InMemoriamSirocco said:
An A5 shield has a strength of 135,53 MJ, sacrifices 32 tons of cargo and costs 5.103.953 cr.

An A6 shield has a strength of 149,44 MJ, sacrifices 64 tons of cargo and costs 16.179.531 cr.

Same choice need to be done on a Clipper. It has a class 7 slot. Would you put 128 cargo there? Or 7A shield for 51+M cr that's "only" 30MJ stronger than 6A. I put the 7A in with 6A SCB, reducing the total cargo capacity of it to a measly 40T. No regrets as I have an Anaconda that do the hauling better.