Lowest class shield on a Python?
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I was looking at shields for my Python yesterday, and produced a graphic
You're trading off cost, protection and also weight (hence jump range). Having seen the numbers, I swapped from a ( B6 shield + 32T cargo) to (A5 shield + 64T cargo). Similar protection, similar price, but I get 32T more cargo and the sheild weight goes down from 64T to 20T so overall I get more cargo and more jump distance.
You're trading off cost, protection and also weight (hence jump range). Having seen the numbers, I swapped from a ( B6 shield + 32T cargo) to (A5 shield + 64T cargo). Similar protection, similar price, but I get 32T more cargo and the sheild weight goes down from 64T to 20T so overall I get more cargo and more jump distance.
The absolute lowest you can go is zero shields. It will maximise your available cargo space but has obvious downsides
Nah, scrap the shield, boost through the slot, trust me you will be fine; cough, bloody traders.
I bought my first Python last night for trading, and put an A3 shield generator on it. I was worried about how well it'd stand up to my awful piloting and interdictions, so I did a quick trade run and some heat tests.
A3 shield on the Python seems to give better protection than the A4 shield gave my old T7. I bashed into various walls, toastered myself for a few seconds and landed miserably, but lost no shield rings. I was interdicted by an Eagle too, which normally would have taken a bar off my T7's shield before I escaped, but again the Python's shield was unaffected. The Python has a lower hull mass than the T7, so I guess that's the reason.
Also, in case it's helpful, I decided that the Python starts taking heat damage at ~135% heat.
A3 shield on the Python seems to give better protection than the A4 shield gave my old T7. I bashed into various walls, toastered myself for a few seconds and landed miserably, but lost no shield rings. I was interdicted by an Eagle too, which normally would have taken a bar off my T7's shield before I escaped, but again the Python's shield was unaffected. The Python has a lower hull mass than the T7, so I guess that's the reason.
Also, in case it's helpful, I decided that the Python starts taking heat damage at ~135% heat.
Have an A3 fitted. Not expecting it to stand up to combat but smooths out the occasional hard landing
3A on Python is actually very strong, stronger than 7D on the Clipper.
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Pre nerf yes, Post nerf no. Python shields are still strong but no where near as strong now as before the nerf.
I have just equipped my python with A4 shields. plan on it being my trade vessel that i can go strait to combat with when my friends want me to come pvp. I will give an update on how well they hold up in a while once i have had time to test them. A3 shields were great for trading. i sat in the doorway to a spaceport and banged myself up and down a few times. smoked a few npc ships. The A3 shields are more than enough for trading.
Actually while it was a big change the A3 is still only a very small margin below a 7E and slightly above a 6D, it really is quite strong for the smallest shield available.
A python can fit down to a class 3 shield generator. I usually use an A3 shield generator while trading but it wont stand up in combat.
Thank you guys. I was making a config for a trading Python, so I needed to maximize the cargo
Yep, that's what the 3A shield is for
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Well respect sir for taking it to combat with a napkin wrapped around it!