Small Hard Points on an Anaconda - What are they good for?

[vindicator jones]

I really just dont know what to put on these 2 small hardpoints right at the back of my battleconda.. Ive tried canons.. meh....tried multicanons.. more meh.... pulse turrets, tripple meh.. Im thinking railguns or heat seeking missiles..

What do you put on your Anacondas small hardpoints, and why.

 

[Thoris]

Seeker missiles, for those pesky shieldless eagles.

 

[h347h]

Multicanons

 

[Bortas]

heat seeking missiles..

these, or torpedoes.

why.

Because their damage is independent of hardpoint size.

 

[vindicator jones]

these, or torpedoes.



Because their damage is independent of hardpoint size.

Thats exactly my thoughts... will give it a go.

 

[hippie403]

Beam turrets. Good field of fire under the ship, toasts small NPCs.

 

[Oogie Boogie]

For PVP personally useless because you invest the energy better in SCB or otherwise more effective. Once thought to use them with mine bombs, but they were ineffective as well.

 

[Hell Razor5543]

I enjoy cookery. 7 hardpoints have got gimballed beam lasers, with the huge hardpoint having a plasma accelerator on it. Watch those Sidewinders/Eagles/Adders FRY!

 

[Jypson]

Same thing you put on every hardpoint on an Anaconda, gimbal lasers!

 

[wakeyomega]

Ah, the less successful follow up record by Edwin Starr. Haven't heard it in a while now

 

[Jypson]

Ah, the less successful follow up record by Edwin Starr. Haven't heard it in a while now

Somehow it just doesn't have the same flow...

 

[GluttonyFang]

Torpedo!

 

[Roguey]

Multicanons

Yea I do the same, but I find them only hitting 1/4 time because they usually dont get a clear shot. However using Multicanons doesnt mean they use too much power, or make much heat. Its a shame they arent class 2 instead.

 

[CMDR Mansoul]

They are currently empty. I have 3 large gimballed pulses, 2 imperial hammers and a class 3 plasma. This is a trade conda mind you.

 

[Heater]

Have Turreted pulses on them, it helps keep the little guys at bay.

 

[Para Handy]

Seeker missiles on one (to get those running away almost dead little pirates) and a turreted beam on the other - keeps up pressure on the more nimble targets that get below and behind as I lumber around.

I only fly solo so it's only elite NPC Vultures and DBs that come into play for those normally, all the rest seem to want to spin around in front of me waiting to be put out of their misery (come back Sarah Jane and fix this).

I believe that having a turret on these small hardpoints can fire to the rear of the Anaconda, correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[EUS]

Why to make a disco-conda of course.

 

[mbar]

Turreted pulse lasers. They can harass anything that tries to sit in the blind spot.

 

[CMDR Hagglebeard]

Step one: Buy nothing but cannon turrets

Step two: Find an Outpost

Step three: Begin firing

Step four: ???

Step five: Profit.

 

[Cmdr Lassan]

I ask myself the same question, too. I have turreted beam lasers and they're ok against small vessels, trying to fly in the blind spots but i guess i'll try heatseekers in the future, also for the fun of it and to ad a bit of diversity.
The rest of my loadout is beam turrets and an A4 Plasma.
What i wanted also to try is rails on the medium and small hardpoints but i don't know if the convergence isn't just junk.
Have to try it out a bit.