Only need a wake scanner if someone jumps to another system from normal space.
Assassination tactics - pls help
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Only need a wake scanner if someone jumps to another system from normal space.
If you are having trouble carrying out these missions in a Viper, then you may want to upgrade to a Courier. The Courier has better shields and slightly better weapons. It also has plenty of power to run extra shield boosters and cells.
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Other tactics to use are always target the power plant, use lasers (on your size 2 mounts on the Viper) to take down the shields quickly and then something powerful like cannons (gimballed size1 would be my preference on the Viper) to take out his plant quickly. Use chaff to disrupt his turrets and make sure you have at least one shield cell booster.
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Other tactics to use are always target the power plant, use lasers (on your size 2 mounts on the Viper) to take down the shields quickly and then something powerful like cannons (gimballed size1 would be my preference on the Viper) to take out his plant quickly. Use chaff to disrupt his turrets and make sure you have at least one shield cell booster.
Only found out this week myself.
Having tried this, I was having a hard time even in a Courier. I could eventually do it after finding the perfect loadout for it, but it's a lot more work than it's worth when I can just do it in a Vulture that much easier. When you get an Elite Vulture with an Expert Viper hopping in with that Python you are trying to take down, it's rough and slow going, or it's fast and you're dead. Vulture can kill the target before the wing can really do much.
Even better when you are wanted and the cops drop in on you too.
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In courier with cannons and a good tank i go directly on the target, i ignore the wing, then after the target go boom the enemy wing usually run away. Link for courier setup:Having tried this, I was having a hard time even in a Courier. I could eventually do it after finding the perfect loadout for it, but it's a lot more work than it's worth when I can just do it in a Vulture that much easier. When you get an Elite Vulture with an Expert Viper hopping in with that Python you are trying to take down, it's rough and slow going, or it's fast and you're dead. Vulture can kill the target before the wing can really do much.
Even better when you are wanted and the cops drop in on you too.
Yea I ignore the wing with the Vulture too. Never thought to use cannons like that since they aren't *supposed* to be good against shields so I never thought to use them that way. I've actually just moved on to the smaller target merc missions. Pay just as well or more. Interesting loadout though, all the shield banks, all of them.
Thank you all for your answers
The consensus seems to be that the Viper just won't cut it. I do want to try more though! A couple of times I managed to get the conda to 35% hull but only with 1 escort, so I think I'll try again and do what a few of you suggest, add Cell banks.
I can also confirm that killing the escorts does not remove them if you go back to Hyper, the target's wings reset. In my mind it's a shame as it would add a lot of fun if you could kill the escorts, target jumps out, then you stalk him in hyperspace until you kill him.
The consensus seems to be that the Viper just won't cut it. I do want to try more though! A couple of times I managed to get the conda to 35% hull but only with 1 escort, so I think I'll try again and do what a few of you suggest, add Cell banks.
I can also confirm that killing the escorts does not remove them if you go back to Hyper, the target's wings reset. In my mind it's a shame as it would add a lot of fun if you could kill the escorts, target jumps out, then you stalk him in hyperspace until you kill him.
Hey give the Diamondback Scout a chance. It looks really decent in shipyard even more agile than the Viper. I saw someone bounty hunting in one while trading in my Clipper today and I was glad they didn't interdict me after I took a look at what it can do with it's power. It's not too expensive either compared to a Courier or Vulture.
http://edshipyard.com/#/L=70h,4wt4wt5Rr5Rr0_q0_q0_q01Q,306Q6k6Q3w5U3I6k,7Pc7fO7fO
Those SCBs that jump range!
http://edshipyard.com/#/L=70h,4wt4wt5Rr5Rr0_q0_q0_q01Q,306Q6k6Q3w5U3I6k,7Pc7fO7fO
Those SCBs that jump range!
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I am having great difficulty doing the dangerous lvl missions for 350k or so....
ve great experiance with it in combat and tought I had a good setup... 3 trys had to run each time
2 vultures with rail guns and impeccable accuracey hammering you for more than about 10s and it doesnt matter how good your shields are or how much chaff you spray out you are in trouble. A huge plasma 2 fixed beams and 2 gimbaled multis just didnt cut it.
I can now do them sometimes... with 4 gimbaled multis and one large beam. I just target the pp and unleash everything walst fa off boosting to keep him in my sights and chain dumping shield cells I can kill the pyton and just make it out with some hull left if im licky.
I do think the escort ships should be toned down a little, I spend most of the time just chasing my target around, they are soo wiggly and evasive but they dont get much of a hit on me it just draws out untill he decides to attack me or I get his shields down and he changes tactics. Mean while the wing is hammering you. Maybe I need a python?
I like that its more challenging but the reward is a bit meh
ve great experiance with it in combat and tought I had a good setup... 3 trys had to run each time
2 vultures with rail guns and impeccable accuracey hammering you for more than about 10s and it doesnt matter how good your shields are or how much chaff you spray out you are in trouble. A huge plasma 2 fixed beams and 2 gimbaled multis just didnt cut it.
I can now do them sometimes... with 4 gimbaled multis and one large beam. I just target the pp and unleash everything walst fa off boosting to keep him in my sights and chain dumping shield cells I can kill the pyton and just make it out with some hull left if im licky.
I do think the escort ships should be toned down a little, I spend most of the time just chasing my target around, they are soo wiggly and evasive but they dont get much of a hit on me it just draws out untill he decides to attack me or I get his shields down and he changes tactics. Mean while the wing is hammering you. Maybe I need a python?
I like that its more challenging but the reward is a bit meh
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guess someone already suggested this above, but take a wingman is fun