How is it that an Imperial Courier can outclass a Clipper for shield?

[efoo]

The Clipper will always defy a bunch of smaller ships and go faster than them, while mass locking them.

Don't worry, Clipper is limited to large landing pad, that alone is one big con enough to outweigh its pros

 

[Miko]

Luckily I'm currently in my Clipper, so I can take a closer look...

In fact I have only 3 shield boosters equipped, 2 of which are heavy duty with 73.x% and 1 is thermal resistant. That C7 SCB really requires a heat sink launcher Oh, and I've got 3 guardian shield boosters in my optionals... those are ideal for ships with weak base shield strength.

Resistances are as follows:
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Not perfect, but wouldn't call it terrible either.

Dude, you just exposed yourself by telling us that you have 3 guardians shield boosters added. Those buff any shield by the same base amount. We're talking about the shields between a Courier and the Clipper without these additional buffs thrown in.

 

[GloatingSwine]

So how comes that a Fer-de-Lance with 5A shields can outclass a Type-9 Heavy with 8A shields.

Same reason I talked about before.

FDL has 300 base shields and gets a 1.36 multiplier for being under optimal mass on a size 5 shield, whilst a Type 9 has 240 base shields and a 1.5 multiplier for being under optimal on a size 8.

300*1.36 > 240*1.5