How do bursts compare to beam and pulse?
Tried the plasma accelerator. Hated it. Could not hit a thing. .
For taking down shields quickly you want beams, but you can't run a Pwn Cannon alongside them realistically. That's 2xC1 Burst, C2 Pulse, and a Pwn Cannon. Shields go down very quickly and as long as your aim is good then they are very effective with very low power requirements but are C1 only.
The Pwn Cannon is really effective in maneuverable ships like the Viper and Cobra against big stuff like Anacondas, Pythons, and Transports as you can sit behind and just pop a blast out every 2 seconds. It takes some adjustment compared to other weapons as the ball travels quite slowly. The other tactic is to sit at just over 2km in reverse thrust popping chaff, as they will chase you and hitting them at that point is very easy. Anacondas take 5-15 hits dependent on rank if you have the Power Supply/FSD targeted, and mix in some laser fire too.
I just tried a couple of load outs against an elite anaconda, and by far the least aggravating setup was fixed c2 pulse lasers to actually bring the shields down today, and gimballed c1 multi cannons to help finish the power plant.
When I tried a mix of c1 and c2 multi cannons and c1 and c2 pulse lasers, I found that often the top gun would have trouble tracking with the bottom. I also tried c1 railguns but they did very little damage unless scoring a direct hit on the powerplant. With 30 shots max they seem to be relegated to trolling rather than any serious application in combat, sadly.
C1 Rails are useless now. They do crap damage and the ammo capacity is terrible. C2s are okay, but they aren't what they were in Beta most definitely.
C2 Lasers + C1 Multis is the preferred 'do-it-all' setup that allows you to kill anything. If you are unsure what to fit then you won't go wrong with that. The next best is C1 Beams + C2 Multis for multi-purpose use.
