Clipper vs Vulture.

[Eloy]

There are other kinds of PvP than just dogfighting you know.

What you mean is PwP (Player with player). Very unpopular unfortunately

Gimbals have much more hit-time than fixed weapons.
Not when chaffed, right, but chaffs are exhaustable and use module space ... e.g. one has less shieldboosters with double chaff.
EDIT: OK, has been said before, sorry.

The fixed laser guys are a bit nostalgic like the stick shift guys.

 

[Derath]

Gimbals have much more hit-time than fixed weapons.

Depends entirely on how you fly tbh, for a majority of players completely true but for some it really isn't.

#2 is I think clipper wins because its got the power to run some additional modules, I think its probably 60/40 or 70/30, certainly enough that the clipper has a meaningful advantage. I also feel compelled to point out that a combat clipper is 3x the price of a vulture at least

 

[Mosait]

Exactly. Gimbals rule because no shot ever misses. Especially on the Vulture.
Also, using the Clipper to fly up close (and I mean really close) to a Python or Anaconda is a lot of fun. By that time you will probably be using multi-cannons on the class 2 hardpoints to make subsystem damage, and the C2s are converging well enough.

Agreed. I like getting my vulture to a nice "huggable" distance with my prey. Sometimes even giving several bumps and rams while unloading on them.

 

[AdriánGuth]

Much as I love my Vulture, I am still enamored with the Clipper. Someday, once I can afford to not just buy but also equip it decently...

It'll definitely replace the Asp as my travel/exploration vessel, maybe replace the Vulture as my bounty hunting vessel, too. Even if it's got a lower jump range than the Asp, my god, the canopy is amazing, and it's a neat ship to fly.

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Against a very small ship like a sidewinder or adder, sometimes even a Viper depending on what direction you come from, you'll often miss with one weapon at close range.

On the other hand, for those ships, one weapon is hardly insufficient by any means.

OMFG A PHANTOM SUMMONER LOGO!!!!

 

[GunnerBill]

Gimbals may do less dps but you get em on target firing sooner.
I have dbl chaff ony Vulture loadout, shield booster and scb.

Edit... Power wise 2xchaff n 1x booster was do able 2boosters wss not wuth C3 BEAM and cannon