[New Ship(s) Request] Recon/Combat Ship

Due to the enormous amount of threads about combat class ships having useless jump drives, I figured, why not just make a new ship? Lol makes no sense. But here goes!
My proposal is for Medium sized long range combat vessel.
Now, I don't know enough about the ship mechanics to create a well balanced template of a ship.
But basically is a larger brother to the DiamondBack Scout.
The DiamondBack Hunter, if you will?
(You can suggest a better name!)
I'm guessing many will say a combat Asp is already in game. But I don't like it. Not for combat anyway.
Basic stats, roughly the same mass and size as an FDL.
How about this:
2 large hard points
2 medium. All With a good weapon placement, like the DBS.
3 Utility slots.
(I have no idea on he power requirements so the PP can be discussed later.
It should, with a good cobat loadout, be able to jump 20ly, like my combat DBS.
http://coriolis.io/outfit/diamondback/24A4A4A2D3A2D4C1b1b242400020m04402t582f.Iw1-kA==.Aw1-kA== )
Class 4 Power Plant ??
Class 5 Thrusters
Class 5, or 6 FSD (Whatever would give 20ly)
Class 4 Life Support
Class 5 Power Distributor
Class 4 Sensors

2x Class 4 Internals
Class 3 Internal
Class 2 Internal
Class 1 Internal

Probably should cost 50,000,000+

Still no FAS or FDL for pure murder rating. But its like a giant DBS essentially.

TL : DR
Big DBS.

Pros:
Good offence.
Long range.
Fast.
Agile.
Runs cool.
(Looks good!) Lol

Cons:
Poor Shields
Weak Hull
Not to good at sustained fire.

1v1 with FAS or FDL would likely lose most of the time.

Let's discuss!
(Or as in the case of most of my ideas, be condemned to page 2, never to be looked at again)
 
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I don't have the rank for a Clipper, so I haven't been able to try it..
(Desperately waiting for missions to work so I can try out empire stuff!)

The FAS is close, but I absolutely hate the weapon placement lol. And its ugly. So ugly...
I think mine could do 18ly with some compromise, which isn't far off. I sold mine though. Probably a mistake lol.

Maybe I should add "looks good" to the pros list... Lol
(I like the look of the DBS)
 
i like the concept. powerplant and fuel usage might be tricky given combat ships tend to use alot of modules that have heavy power draws, definitely not as bad as the FDL though.
 
I'd prefer something with four to six medium hard points, plenty of ships have the two large two medium config
 
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