Newcomer / Intro Upgrade my Cobra

[Bergerac]

Hi All,

I am back at Lave station and rebought the Cobra I left there (the one I gained in 1984). Now I am ready to upgrade the outfittings, but what should I do? Do I simply ugradre what is in the Cobra to make it a C class vehickel. Is that enough not to be blown out of the skies? A little advice would help, thanks.

 

[Universal Evil]

I don't know how to advise you to such a question.... It depends on what you want to do in your ship I'll guess...
As for not getting killed well ofcouse you could upgrade the Powerplant, thrusters and power distribution modules these modules will help you to escape if interdicted, but only so much because you hull and shields also can make a difference when getting hunted even though they wont last forever if you don't manage to escape to either SC or a hyperspace jump...

So maybe if you would be more specific to what you want to use you ship for you could get some better and more specific advise...Those 3 modules I sugestest I think should upgrade is the ones i always upgrade to A-rated the Sensor and life support i always keep as D-rated due to the weight and the rest is depending on what I'll be doing with the ship, some ship like the 'conda I change a lot depending on whether I go hunting in it or use it for trading or the new planet exploration...

Remember only ship will cost you 10% to sell all modules and weapons(exept ammo) you'll get a 100% back of your money when selling them no matter if you purchased them at some system wher you've might have gotten a discount you also just get the discount price when selling them again in some other system. You can however Rebuy them in another ship if you want and DON'T leave the station area while you switch ships to rebuy your items in the new ship..

Btw. here is two sides that might be very helpfull in chosing different load outs for your ship...

http://www.edshipyard.com/

http://coriolis.io/

 

[metatheurgist]

Is that enough not to be blown out of the skies?

Even an "A" grade Cobra is not a combat ship. It can hold it's own against single NPC ships up to an Asp, maybe a low ranked Anaconda if you're a good pilot. But the shields are not strong enough to face more than even 2 small ships. Any amount of concentrated fire, even from Sidewinders will strip your shields fast.

 

[Patrick_68000]

An upgrade is a personal matter of strategy, depending on the objectives

 

[Red Kite]

My Cobra Mk III loudout is here

Since Horizons launched I have replaced one of the cargo racks with a vehicle hangar. It's mostly A-rated, good for most mission running, got a reasonable jump range and is fairly tough in combat, but I would still run from some encounters and the one thing the Cobra can do really well is run!

The cost of my loadout is about 10MCr (without discounts) and it is definitely my favourite ship.

 

[Don Alvarez]

I'm having to rethink a lot of my ship's configuration after 1.5/2.0. For my Cobra, I'm probably going to go with the bi-weave shields and forego SCB's altogether. Bi-weaves seem to be the thing to have if you expect to lose your shields often. They have about 25% less capacity than the standard 4A, but they will reform and charge much much faster.