Ship Builds & Load Outs Need help with FAS build

Ozram

Ozram
jmp470 said:
I have not tried the FAS yet... I've only read good things about it... I'm looking forward to it.
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While it doesn't have the total firepower and top speed of the FDL, it tanks better and is almost designed to fight in silent running. It also maneuvers similarly to a Vulture and rams like nothing else. If I'm being honest I think that particular matchup will belong to the superior pilot. The FDL has more firepower by far but the FAS is tough and elusive.
 
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NaySayer

NaySayer
I had a shield booster on my FAS and quickly learned it was pointless :eek:. Gonna stay with the hull reinforcement :D.

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Ozram said:
While it doesn't have the total firepower and top speed of the FDL, it tanks better and is almost designed to fight in silent running. It also maneuvers similarly to a Vulture and rams like nothing else. If I'm being honest I think that particular matchup will belong to the superior pilot. The FDL has more firepower by far but the FAS is tough and elusive.
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I completely agree. In my Viper MkIV I had a really hard time staying on target against other Vipers, and especially Vultures. The FAS turns on a dime and I can keep up with Vultures.
 

Ozram

Ozram
jmp470 said:
Darn it, the FAS looks like a decent all a rounder. Over 400 m/s, very important to me, 32T cargo and decent weapon load out. It's also pretty cheap! http://coriolis.io/outfit/federal_a...v0v1g1g0m030404B20432v62i2f.Iw18cQ==.Aw18cQ==

this might make a good multi-purpose ship. I might get the rank to get one and smuggle in it!
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It's larger than it looks and doesn't handle heat too well. You really need more hull than that. This is a fighting ship; there are far better choices out there for multipurpose. It won't handle two beams and two plasmas. You'll run out of power and not be able to fire the plasmas at all. The hull needs serious reinforcement as well. You'd be safer and more effective in a cobra MK3 than that build.
 
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monkeymagoo

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Just bought one tonight in Noti. Cant quite afford the posh bulkheads but everything else is quite nice spec. Using two fixed beams and two gimbled cannons. Damn, it sounds SO good!
 

Drownerfood

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I'm about to get an FAS, got the money to do whatever I want with it. I just can't decide on weapon loadout. I was thinking large PAs and med pulses (have lots of plasma reload materials), but maybe that's too weak on the lasers. Would switching pulses to beams or flipping to large pulses and medium PAs work better?
 

goemon

goemon
Drownerfood said:
I'm about to get an FAS, got the money to do whatever I want with it. I just can't decide on weapon loadout. I was thinking large PAs and med pulses (have lots of plasma reload materials), but maybe that's too weak on the lasers. Would switching pulses to beams or flipping to large pulses and medium PAs work better?
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very much depends, what you are using it for - and how good you are with a PA. if you are bountyhunting, you will have a lot of medium/small ships. large beam, large PA, and medium pulses, burst or multicannons will allow you to kill small/medium ships faster. you will have a hard time to hit an eagle or viper or vultute with a large PA. if you are not really great with it.
 

Drownerfood

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Well, when flying a Courier I could hit cobras and vultures with a medium PA, so I think I'm fairly good with it. I did better with the slowness of PA than the timing delay with rails. I think I'll go with 2 medium PA now, thanks.
 

goemon

goemon
Drownerfood said:
Well, when flying a Courier I could hit cobras and vultures with a medium PA, so I think I'm fairly good with it. I did better with the slowness of PA than the timing delay with rails. I think I'll go with 2 medium PA now, thanks.
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there is also quite some projectile speed difference between medium, large and huge PA. the good thing about the FAS is, it is quite nimble and fast, so it can get close... which might speak for a large PA. anyway - the one way or the other, FAS is a great combat ship (even if i prefer the FDL after buff ...
 

Ozram

Ozram
goemon said:
there is also quite some projectile speed difference between medium, large and huge PA. the good thing about the FAS is, it is quite nimble and fast, so it can get close... which might speak for a large PA. anyway - the one way or the other, FAS is a great combat ship (even if i prefer the FDL after buff ...
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Is there? I know there's a big difference with the cannons, but I thought the PAs pv were the same across the board.
 

goemon

goemon
Ozram said:
Is there? I know there's a big difference with the cannons, but I thought the PAs pv were the same across the board.
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i think so... i never equipped to different sizes next to each other, though. might be my mind making it up.
 

Ozram

Ozram
goemon said:
i think so... i never equipped to different sizes next to each other, though. might be my mind making it up.
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I might give it a test when I'm on next. Been busy the past week or so. If I don't read a confirmation either way by then I'll check for myself. Cheers
 

NaySayer

NaySayer
Drownerfood said:
2 large pulses and 2 med PA are working well. Pulses for small ships, PA for the hull of anything tougher. The FAS turns quicker than I expected, I like it.
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The turn speed is definitely a pleasant surprise. I am using 2 med+1 large pulse (all under the ship, gimballed) and a plasma on top, loving it.

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Also, I have only used the shield gen and the bi-weave shield gen. I've never seen the prismatic shield gen, I've only seen it mentioned on the forum alot. How does it compare to the regular and bi-weave?
 
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