Nah, Open all the way. Don't know if I've taken it into combat against another CMDR yet though due to limited play time that I have and the fact no one seems to be interdicting me or are wanted since 3.0 for some reason!
Nah, Open all the way. Don't know if I've taken it into combat against another CMDR yet though due to limited play time that I have and the fact no one seems to be interdicting me or are wanted since 3.0 for some reason!
now come on mate. im really keen to learn your skills. if you are so certain that evasion is the key to not getting your canopy blown out i am keen to see you show me how you intend to apply that in practice.
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Yup, my Chieftain's canopy also pops like popcorn.
And the top size 3 slot also goes almost immediately in PvE, leaving me with one functional beam laser instead of two.
May I ask how am I supposed to face my enemies, considering that:
1) I can't face them with bottom side as I can't see anything then due to Warthog-style cockpit reinforced from the bottom;
2) I can't face them head-on due to cracking canopy;
3) I can't face them with top side due to popping top size 3 slot.
Shall I face them butt-forward then, without option of shooting?
Maybe boom-and-zoom should work, as in firing as long as bi-weaves allow, once they pop - boost away until it recharges, rinse and repeat?
And the top size 3 slot also goes almost immediately in PvE, leaving me with one functional beam laser instead of two.
May I ask how am I supposed to face my enemies, considering that:
1) I can't face them with bottom side as I can't see anything then due to Warthog-style cockpit reinforced from the bottom;
2) I can't face them head-on due to cracking canopy;
3) I can't face them with top side due to popping top size 3 slot.
Shall I face them butt-forward then, without option of shooting?
Maybe boom-and-zoom should work, as in firing as long as bi-weaves allow, once they pop - boost away until it recharges, rinse and repeat?
Fair enough, wasn't sure myself.
What about module reinforcements? Does it reiforce canopy as well??
No but canopy strengthening engineer mods have been asked for in the past (several times).
this a pretty necessary at this point.
however even if you doubled the integrity you would just get a blowout on at the %80 mark, and considering that a single hit can blow it out there is no telling how much excess damage is being done.
I think I may have figured out why the Chieftain canopy is breaking so easily. The module health reported in the module list is much lower than it's supposed to be. You can verify this by comparing to the module health % in the advanced maintenance window which is higher by ~20%. The visual state of the canopy seems to be in much worse condition than either of these by a similar degree.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...have-very-different-numbers-for-Canopy-health
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...have-very-different-numbers-for-Canopy-health
Yes, i think i would like to read/watch/hear how 'Clint Eastwood' goes about Chieftain avoidance tactics in a PvP battle. A Training vid would be good, but if you don't have the setup to capture, then just jot it down on the forum.
And Sir, i am agreeing with you. It's Dakron Nova i was suggesting makes his Chieftain avoidance tutorial, not you sir. I agree with all your post on here so far!
By an Engineer called 'Everest' no less
I'm going to assume that nobody here suggesting that gribley "lurn 2 fly liek trusilver in da coorior" actually took him up on his offer to show him how it's done? No need to answer, the question was rhetorical
MRP's do protect the canopy.
Over in the Ships of Elite forum where there is a similar thread someone posted this: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDanger...ct_your_canopy
Which would suggest that MRP's will help but not solve the problem. Though the citation used in the reddit piece is over a year old so I don't know if anything has changed?
Yeah everyone keeps saying no, but doesn't sound right to me either. I haven't tested it numerically, but just subjectively I've had my canopy blow out much easier without MRPs, and on some ships having enough MRPs meant that I could be flying around 0.1% hull and still have a completely intact canopy. Wonder if anyone has tested this with unequivocal location based hits on a shieldless canopy?
But regardless of the above, it does seem like a rather strange thing for a designated "hull tank" to have a canopy with a "glass jaw".
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Some tests would be good, I'm just going from a dev quote.
(and personal experience from my hull-tank Cobra, which had constant canopy problems until I fitted the MRP)
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I have noticed this as well. The canopy usually insta breaks from plasma/rail fire. Can we get it fixed or maybe introduce armored canopy's please?
I haven't got time to read the whole thread so not sure if this has been said but engineer your life support with reinforced. Worked on the T10 and Vulture.
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I think this is because the penetration of these weapons is so high, and because they do such burst damage that even reduced to 16% bleed-thru, they do enough damage to take out the canopy in one direct hit. It's also because the canopies are just too weak compared to weapons now. They should have their base health quadrupled, otherwise supposed hull tanks like the Chieftain will be flying around with 88% hull and depressurized canopies. Which means what? That the Chieftain is designed to fight 88% of a fight with no targeting HUD?? Or flee when the hull drops a mere 12%?? That's just silly.
Happy to give it a go when Im next on, is your cmdr name the same as your forum ID?