Chieftain vs FAS (nearly same setup / fittings)

[Starender]

Has anybody mentioned hitbox size for the Chieftan?

Looks to me to be a similar thing to the Cobra, in that its a small target head on but huge when turning...

More so than the FAS?...

Seems like a big target to me, I guess something around the python

Fun Story tho, a friend and i were arguing to know which one of us will acquire the Chieftain, next Day we see the stats and First thing he tells me is "you can have it", then literaly 15 minutes later he spent all his crédits to buy the Python...

 

[VR_Yata_PL]

I looked at the listed Hull Integrity for the Chieftain (on Wiki) and FAS (on Coriolis.io).

FAS - 540
Chieftain - 504

So at a glance (and before beta and changes) it looks like FAS has a slight hull armor advantage over Chieftain.

but Chieftain have 3x Internal Military Compartments vs 2x in FAS
so IMHO you can build stronger armor than FAS

 

[Cmdr Nemo]

That would make it the most slots of any medium ship and more than an Orca. As it is it has enough slots to hit diminshing returns on armor resistance, to add two more size 5 bays would be to give it similar shield values (via cells) to an FDL, only with a lot more hull, I think that would be a bit OP. In fact, I already think the Chieftain is OP. Also, in the stream, it was jumping 20ly fully A rated, so 30ly after FSD engineering, doesn't that make it the farthest jumping combat focused ship? It's certainly further than my python in combat fit with 128t cargo (26ly). The Python gives up a TREMENDOUS amount of agility to the Chieftain, too.

Courius, why does a combat ship need a 120 ton cargo bin. That sounds more like the need of a pirate ship. Two different play styles. Tis like comparing oranges and apples, though both are fruit, there as different as night and day.

 

[Conch]

Not sure about being on par with the FAS.. at least for me.

But got my modules ready for a chief.. dual APA focused and both do 1700ms.

 

[gpcustoms]

I imagine there will be flocks of these flying about next Tuesday at Jameson memorial shooting you in the mail slot and every engineer base[yesnod]
I am certainly looking forwards to seeing how it compares to my two FAS. Not that I am looking forwards to putting them away but I am eager to stretch its legs out for a while[money]
I built a variety of modified modules and have them stored in parts bin ships. Hoping for a good combination fighter with better than FAS jump range to make warrant replacement of my flying bricks[where is it]

 

[Muetdhiver]

All I can say about it is that it's a joy with fixed weapons.

5x plasma slug rails was hilarious for PvE.

Compared to the FAS : it feels more drifty, a bit like a slow iClipper.
I quite like the rather good jump range, that's for sure.

 

[Komemiute]

Don't forget the Viper III nerf!

I miss my 500m/s stock beauty :'(

Damn, you HAD to re-open that wound- didn't you. :_(