Tips to improve my Annaconda Build

sun_tzu

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I am currently running the below set up predominantly as an armed trader - though I will tend to scan each system as well as I go along and if I happen to see somebody in super cruise I am not adverse to occasionally picking up the odd bit of bounty - or mass locking somebody and asking nicely if they would like to share their cargo with me - so ideally some all round functionality with the ability to defend / fight back if somebody decides to pick a fight.

I would like to keep around 200t cargo as its an expensive ship to run so I still head back to a couple of profitable routes I know to top up cash.

Its currently pretty manoeuvrable and I'd like to maintain that and as combat is not my area of expertise I have avoided too many fixed weapons as I find people often gang up so having the turrets and gimbled helps when switching between multiple targets

Im not convinced about the point defence - but it uses so little energy i just stuck them on

I have a few hundred million left so could afford composite upgrades - but are they worth it?

Anyway please let me know your thoughts as to how to improve it

[Anaconda]
H: 3D/T Cannon
L: 3D/F Pulse Laser
L: 3E/T Burst Laser
L: 3E/T Burst Laser
M: 2D/G Cannon
M: 2D/G Cannon
S: 1E/G Beam Laser
S: 1E/G Beam Laser
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0C Frame Shift Wake Scanner
U: 0C Kill Warrant Scanner
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0I Heat Sink Launcher


BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 8A Power Plant
TM: 7A Thrusters
FH: 6A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 5E Life Support
PC: 8A Power Distributor
SS: 8D Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)


7: 7E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 128)
6: 6E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 64)
6: 6A Shield Generator
6: 4A Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
5: 5C Fuel Scoop
5: 5A Shield Cell Bank
5: 5C Shield Cell Bank
4: 4A Shield Cell Bank
4: 4E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 16)
4: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
2: 1E Standard Docking Computer
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Shield: 715.04 MJ
Power : 26.74 MW retracted (74%)
35.44 MW deployed (98%)
36.00 MW available
Cargo : 208 T
Fuel : 32 T
Mass : 1,005.4 T empty
1,245.4 T full
Range : 21.16 LY unladen
17.62 LY laden
Price : 463,987,911 CR
Re-Buy: 23,199,396 CR @ 95% insurance
 

EddyRockSteady

EddyRockSteady
Replace the two point defence systems for shield boosters.

Replace all your weapons hardpoints with gimballed pulse lasers throughout except the two medium hardpoints on the side: Put two gimballed multicannons on them.

Good to go.
 

Bortas

Bortas
Move the 4A FSD-Interdictor out of the class 6 slot into a class 4 one and put somtehing more useful into the free slot, a cargo rack at least :)
 

sun_tzu

S
Thanks Guys

so at the moment taking that on board I think I can re-jig my cargo and go for a bigger shield generator

[Anaconda]
H: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
M: 2D/G Cannon
M: 2D/G Cannon
S: 1G/G Pulse Laser
S: 1G/G Pulse Laser
U: 0I Chaff Launcher
U: 0C Frame Shift Wake Scanner
U: 0C Kill Warrant Scanner
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0B Shield Booster
U: 0B Shield Booster
U: 0I Heat Sink Launcher


BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 8A Power Plant
TM: 7A Thrusters
FH: 6A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 5E Life Support
PC: 8A Power Distributor
SS: 8D Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)


7: 7A Shield Generator
6: 6E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 64)
6: 6E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 64)
6: 6E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 64)
5: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
5: 5A Shield Cell Bank
5: 5A Shield Cell Bank
4: 4A Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
4: 4A Shield Cell Bank
4: 4A Fuel Scoop
2: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
---
Shield: 904.40 MJ
Power : 28.18 MW retracted (78%)
35.32 MW deployed (98%)
36.00 MW available
Cargo : 224 T
Fuel : 32 T
Mass : 1,048.2 T empty
1,304.2 T full
Range : 20.32 LY unladen
16.83 LY laden
Price : 484,539,664 CR
Re-Buy: 24,226,983 CR @ 95% insurance

Not sure about gimbled pluse lasers though... will have to try it out

but 7a shield gen taking my actual mass very close to my optimal with 2Xa shield boosters and 2Xb shield boosters plus I dont know what is going on when I export but its showing me 2X 5A shield cell and a 4A shield cell.

over 200t cargo and even if I dont like the pulse lasers i guess with that shield set up I will have long enough to make them work (or sc away in most circumstances)

I got rid of the doccing computer as I dont need it - Im just lazy
 

ozrix84

ozrix84
I would upgrade the Life Support to D. I'm also using Mirrored Surface Composite bulkheads for extra protection, but it's pricey and raises your insurance quite a bit.
 

Kzak

Kzak
If you intend to ask people nicely for their cargo, you should fit a cargo scanner so you find out what they're carrying. Unless you're exceptionally good at guessing. :)
 
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Alex Brentnall

Alex Brentnall
I can't really mix pirate and trader so Im going to post my "ideal" builds for both:

My Ideal pirate vessel:
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=706,A...69Y8SCgD88I,7Vs7k47k47k45Vk08c08c9tQ4_w0722UI

Only 80T of cargo but you are unlikely to get that much anyway, 3 SCB's for dealing with bounty hunters. Collector controller so you don't have to painstakingly scoop cargo whilst cops shoot you. Plasma accelerator is for show more than anything, it provides the teeth to your "stand and deliver".

My Ideal combat-trader:
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=706,5...a9Y8SD8D88I,0Bk0AA0AA0AA08c08c08c7RA07207202M

Minimal shield/weapons to deal with NPC's. For more combat orientated upgrade the shield size, the powerplant/Thrusters and then distributor for multicannons and more beam lasers.
Similar jump range despite increase in cargo but much cheaper to replace if destroyed so can be flown with less care.
 
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