What ships to fly ?

[Lone_Wolf]

I typically play as a bounty killer/courier pilot with a personal honor code . (Somewhere between lawful neutral & lawful good in roleplaying terms) .

I also like fast ships and do use Shield Cycler, Shield Equaliser & Capacitor and Naval Grid Next oxps.
For defense I prefer turrets.

In the past I've flown Tiger MK1, cobra III-XT, Cobra Courier, Python ET special, Dragon M and Fer de lance 3G (the + turret version)
I've also tried several isis Interstellar models, but found their civilian versions to be to weak.

I enjoy scooping cargo and escape pods so do need some cargo space but 20 to 40 is enough.
Ships like the neoCaduceus are to strong for my taste.

I do like an upgrade path, but the final ship should be able to fight iron ass opponents like those from Random Hits .
(currently the Fer-de-Lance 3G+(t) has that role)

Please suggest other ships that may work for me.

[cbr]

Upgraded python or boa class cruisers are well suited to jump to less friendly systems...

[Lone_Wolf]

Thanks for the response.
The PCC is not bad, but suffers from low rechargerate and lack of mil. shields .
BCC does allow mil. shields but is slower and has worse rechargerate then pcc.
Both probably need escorts.

I've tested the FDL 3G with turrets and although I don't consider it an uber ship, it does make things to easy.
(having 8 energy banks helps a lot)

Currently testing the (old) Dragon M.

[Cholmondely]

Thanks for the response.
The PCC is not bad, but suffers from a low recharge rate and lack of mil. shields .
BCC does allow mil. shields but is slower and has a worse recharge rate then the pcc.
Both probably need escorts.

I've tested the FDL 3G with turrets and although I don't consider it an uber ship, it does make things too easy.
(having 8 energy banks helps a lot)

Currently testing the (old) Dragon M.

You could always try downgrading one of the uber ships (ie remove a couple of energy banks), no?

[Lone_Wolf]

Yep, good idea.

I've (re-)tested Dragon M, Wolf MKII and FDL 3G+(t) .

Dragon M is very stable platform, great for a sniper but not very good at dogfighting

Wolf MKII is a great dogfighter but hard against large groups (6+ )

FDL 3G+(t) with one less energy bank is still tough, but more balanced now.
(May need to decrease max energy a bit further.)

All 3 have a hard time building rep up to get the gold/plat/gem cargo contracts.,
Having the oxps for all 3 ships installed helps to get stronger opponents.

Thinking cobra III > Python ET special (from The Classic SuperPythons) > either of the 3 above would be a decent upgrade path.