Ok. Let me revise that. In ships of comparable size, pilot skill is 95% of the equation. Of course if you go against a FAS in a Viper IV, you're probably going to get your tail kicked. But in ships of comparable size, Adder, Cobra, Asp or FdL, Python, Gunship class, skill counts more than the ship when going against a ship in the same size range.
I've seen a FdL make FAS's, Gunships, Corvettes run away. If they'd have stayed, they'd have been a debris field. Granted this guy is an Ace even though he's only ranked Master, last I heard. Bout fell out of my chair when I saw his combat ranking, he is that good. You can find a lot of his videos on the FA Off appreciation thread. He eats Pythons for breakfast in his FdL. Sorry, but when fighting in your weight class PvP depends on pilot skill.
Yeah, I can agree with you there. Cheers