If it's any consolation, I also reenginnered my Phantom 4D thruster from clean to dirty G5 + drag. Also have low emissions G1 thermal spread and the ship will run as low as 17% heat - which is tricky to get a target lock on and fuel scooping is easy.Dammit -- good to know.
Out of curiousity, why not a Krait II for combat with extra hardpoint and SLF?Ok in lights....View attachment 269899
Sounds like an experiment I must try sometime soon . For reasons I can't explain, I like the Phantom best, but never done combat with it.The phantom turns much faster and accelerates better. I have a Krait as well. The Krait is more damaging but a lot heavier. For smaller ships and rapid actions the Phantom is actually better.
I've explored in a ASP X, Anaconda and Orca with a passenger, but the Phantom is the only one that I don't keep watching the jumps to go counter as I travel.Out of interest I have owned and flown every ship in the game but my Phantom, "The Menace Phantom" is still my go to ship for most general purpose. It is a joy to own and use.