Federal Corvette tried and tested

[heliman001]

A PVE VIEW ON THE FEDERAL CORVETTE
I've had the Corvette for a while now after swapping in my battle weary Anaconda and I can honestly say it is a fantastic ship.
The best way to describe it is a super size Vulture,in fact if you like the Vulture you will love the Corvette.
It truly excels in combat situations,plenty of power extremely manoeuvrable,awesome fire power.
People make the mistake of comparing it to the Anaconda but it is a totally different beast.
Take on an Anaconda and you can sit on its 6 just like a smaller ship and as long as you A rate the thrusters EVERY ship you come across in PVE can be held in your arc of fire long enough to do some serious damage. Turreted weapons are not necessary on this big ship I find gimballed work best
My favourite load out for PVE is pulse lasers on every hard point and its devastating.
Ships up to the size of an Asp are gone in one drain of the weapons capacitor,bigger ships in two maybe three. Combine this kind of fire power with the ability to move really well and you've got your big Vulture.
Jump range is its only let down but it doesn't stop you going where you want,it just takes longer.
And it is not the quickest ship out there but in PVE speed isn't that crucial.
Shields are great so is armour,so no need for SCB's.
It performs well as a multi role ship too and can handle most BB missions with ease.
In my opinion it's the best bounty hunting ship,drop in to a Haz Res with pulses and you only have to leave when you are bored.
So to sum up,an Anaconda can easily kill every ship in ED.
The Corvette can easily kill an Anaconda.

Play solo play Elite.
Play open play Elite Dangerous

 

[CMDR Jonathon Fett]

A PVE VIEW ON THE FEDERAL CORVETTE
I've had the Corvette for a while now after swapping in my battle weary Anaconda and I can honestly say it is a fantastic ship.
The best way to describe it is a super size Vulture,in fact if you like the Vulture you will love the Corvette.
It truly excels in combat situations,plenty of power extremely manoeuvrable,awesome fire power.
People make the mistake of comparing it to the Anaconda but it is a totally different beast.
Take on an Anaconda and you can sit on its 6 just like a smaller ship and as long as you A rate the thrusters EVERY ship you come across in PVE can be held in your arc of fire long enough to do some serious damage. Turreted weapons are not necessary on this big ship I find gimballed work best
My favourite load out for PVE is pulse lasers on every hard point and its devastating.
Ships up to the size of an Asp are gone in one drain of the weapons capacitor,bigger ships in two maybe three. Combine this kind of fire power with the ability to move really well and you've got your big Vulture.
Jump range is its only let down but it doesn't stop you going where you want,it just takes longer.
And it is not the quickest ship out there but in PVE speed isn't that crucial.
Shields are great so is armour,so no need for SCB's.
It performs well as a multi role ship too and can handle most BB missions with ease.
In my opinion it's the best bounty hunting ship,drop in to a Haz Res with pulses and you only have to leave when you are bored.
So to sum up,an Anaconda can easily kill every ship in ED.
The Corvette can easily kill an Anaconda.

Play solo play Elite.
Play open play Elite Dangerous

You are the best. I want a Corvette even more now.

 

[Jake Savage]

I completely agree. I also have all pulse lasers. The ship is very good in combat, I love it. Don't think I'll be going back to my battle Annaconda. The only thing is it is slow. I was interdicted today by cmdrs in a wing, an FDL and a cobra, BIG MISTAKE!
i brought down their shields and did alot of hull damage before they both ran away. Anyone can run from a corvette. I interdicted them both moments after they ran away, but they ran away again. Very frustrating!

 

[heliman001]

I would run a different load out with PVP in mind.
Class 4 gimballed cannons have a 4 km range and as most ships run in straight lines you can stick a few rounds straight up their pipes.
You may not have the kills but you won the battle.
Good job.

 

[choices]

I completely agree. I also have all pulse lasers. The ship is very good in combat, I love it. Don't think I'll be going back to my battle Annaconda. The only thing is it is slow. I was interdicted today by cmdrs in a wing, an FDL and a cobra, BIG MISTAKE!
i brought down their shields and did alot of hull damage before they both ran away. Anyone can run from a corvette. I interdicted them both moments after they ran away, but they ran away again. Very frustrating!

Yeah the corvette is more of a support ship. Don't take that the wrong way. As the OP said it pretty much destroys everything in its path. It's a ship for PvE. Not a ship for PvP on one on one. Even if you are outnumbered you will mostly do more damage to the other ships. Problem is with other CMDRs is that they will high tail it out before you can kill them. Which is why it's more of a support ship. If you have another wingman or something in a faster ship can hopefully get them before they get out.

Other than that it is a fantastic ship. I said before its hands down amazing in a CZ (or security strikes for PP) or for HighREZ areas. Not the best ship to consistently jump but just park it in there and you can stay until running out of fuel. No need to ever go back to the station (unless ammo up for PA's or if you use anything with ammo).

Never had a combat conda but sitting out getting hit by 5 ships and really losing shields on my corvette brings a lot of joy.

It's so big that when someone hits you you don't even feel it mostly. I got hit my a wingman in a Python and told me sorry. Didn't lose any shield or feel it and just said don't worry about it. And I have bi-weave shields on mine.

 

[Technoraze]

Whats your coriolis loadout?

I have really been considering one but that means scrapping the conda so will then have about 650 million to spend.

I did a coriolis compare for my conda and a Fed corvette using my current conda and a loadout I would use with the same credits.



I know it's different on paper but I'm still not fully convinced yet.
I have just been in a conflict zone for a few hours in the conda getting 10 million and all ship all intact.
Taking out cutters etc at 80,000 a pop.

 

[Tempestfox3]

In PVE anything can kill anything. Saying Anaconda can kill anything and Corvette can Kill conda doesn't mean much.

 

[Technoraze]

In PVE anything can kill anything. Saying Anaconda can kill anything and Corvette can Kill conda doesn't mean much.

My thoughts too.

In PVE my conda can kill corvette and cutter and I'm sure it can also work the other way around.

BUT should I get this corvette yet?
Or keep the conda and save up?

 

[Trinity Star]

Here's my Corvette, never lost shields once: http://coriolis.io/outfit/federal_c...Q==.EwBhEY08dv4pYBmUog==?bn=Victoria Corvette

 

[Flip]

I agree. Great ship. Like a Vulture on Steroids. My favorite, at the moment.

 

[Technoraze]

Now I'm thinking I need another 120 million so I can park the conda and try out a vette

 

[GSRTrent]

I have both the Anaconda and the Corvette. I would say the Corvette is more like a big brother to the FDL (that's how I feel, anyways). I think I'll hold on to my Anaconda for now. I love the Corvette but there are things about the Anaconda I love, as well.

 

[Chi Drifter]

Awesome ship.I use it with 2 huge cannons and the rest burst lasers.

 

[heliman001]

In PVE anything can kill anything. Saying Anaconda can kill anything and Corvette can Kill conda doesn't mean much.

The point I was getting at is that the corvette is way more manoeuvrable than the anaconda so lends itself to combat better. No doubt the anaconda is a brilliant ship and can kill a corvette but the vette is more of a pure combat vessel. It doesn't lumber about fighting turns forcing fa off,it can keep on the tail of a conda with fa on no problem.
Smaller ships are easier kills too as a result of this.
I owned a conda for a long time before trying the vette they are like chalk and cheese.
Sure they can do the same job,it's just the vette is better suited.
My opinion.

 

[vindicator jones]

I love my battleconda, it is powerful, and melts anything that gets in front of its pointy end....

But... the Corvette is far more capable in the right hands. 2 class 4PA's are absolutely brutal, and can almost 1 shot an anacondas power plant.

With pips into engines, the corvette handles unbelievably well, and with FAOFF and boost/thruster techniques, its even better..

Here are 2 vids, my review of the Corvette, and a vid where I take on 3 pythons and show how it handles in a defensive situation.

[video=youtube;iC8YNfrVWeo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8YNfrVWeo[/video]

[video=youtube;f-Ws6ETC13E]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Ws6ETC13E[/video]

 

[Tempestfox3]

The point I was getting at is that the corvette is way more manoeuvrable than the anaconda so lends itself to combat better. No doubt the anaconda is a brilliant ship and can kill a corvette but the vette is more of a pure combat vessel. It doesn't lumber about fighting turns forcing fa off,it can keep on the tail of a conda with fa on no problem.
Smaller ships are easier kills too as a result of this.
I owned a conda for a long time before trying the vette they are like chalk and cheese.
Sure they can do the same job,it's just the vette is better suited.
My opinion.

Fair enough. I'm not a massive fan of the Corvette myself because of it's inability to chase anything and it's over reliance on Class 4 weapons.

 

[Colossus1921]

I think that the Corvette would probably be best used with gimballed pulse lasers everywhere, plus PAs in the huge hardpoints. Join in a wing with three faster ships that just have cannons. You rip shields off and hit bigger targets with the PAs, and your wingmates chase down anything that gets away from the initial salvo. That would be pretty fun.

 

[Chi Drifter]

@Tempest,I don't rely on the huge hard points m8,I spend more time killing things with my bursts once my ammo runs out ,I only retreat once my scbs have run out.The huge are great fun though-)