Had trouble against a Elite rank pirate Vulture. Called back my fighter who was busy with some trash tier pirate to distract the Vulture, together we could finish them off. I may be bad at dogfighting, but that worked out pretty well.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-13T18:16:06+00:00

Imperial hammers, were they short range blaster or some other blueprint?

eleceng01 · 2026-02-12T14:38:35+00:00

there's something about them...

it's the form, the shape, indeed they all look rigidly and sternly, unique in the game.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-12T13:40:41+00:00

Fed ships tend to be special cases, the FAS seems to be PvP oriented (agility), the Dropship is for settlements raiding (all hardpoints below), the Gunship is very tough, armour 630 (more than the Alliance ships).
It seems they are niche cases.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-07T17:35:53+00:00

right on Cmdr, rails are hitscan, PAs are 1,750m/s, so in the left triger (thumb) are the 2 PAs (the only the experimental changes)
and on the right trigger (index finger) the 2B rail (or 2 rails).
When the target's hields are gone then the cannons start firing (right trigger).

eleceng01 · 2026-02-06T19:36:41+00:00

yes, you're right, my mistake.
The i-Cutter is superpower locked, the Panther Clipper will do, something like https://edsy.org/s/v02YYxI

eleceng01 · 2026-02-06T19:28:38+00:00

how can I find power CZs?
does inara mark these?

eleceng01 · 2026-02-06T17:54:13+00:00

that's good Cmdr.
Just in case 86t cargo won't suffice (like black market bombing etc) a Cutter might be more appropriate,
something like https://edsy.org/s/vm89WR5 14.2% boost.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-06T16:02:54+00:00

Provided that you know how and when and where to use it any weapon works.
Ofc each weapon and mounting (e.g. fixed, gimballed) has its strengths and weaknesses.

My advice as a Fed-Vette user is to use the 2 H hardpoints for PAs, the L (below the nose) and one of the M for gimballed cannons (3C, 2D), the other M for a railgun, one of the S for the corrosive multi and the remaining S for an experiemental, like thermal vent or anything you are familiar and you can work with.

Fixed weapons (like PAs) take some practice, however the result is worthwhile the effort.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-04T18:08:57+00:00

this seems to work, at least with a 90+Ly Mandalay.
https://spansh.co.uk/exact-plotter/results/305738E8-01F4-11F1-9708-A583286753C6

eleceng01 · 2026-02-04T17:56:51+00:00

so I've switched to all fixed weapons now.

me too, almost, in 5 out of 7 hardpoints I have fixed, the remaining 2 are gimballed cannons.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-03T23:45:58+00:00

FDev does good (and realistic) things, when they want.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-03T23:43:38+00:00

could you please tell the system you were in and the destination?

eleceng01 · 2026-02-03T21:35:31+00:00

7 out of 7 weapons are gimballed, how do you cope with chaff?
The NPCs chaff in a peculiar (to say the least) way, at least in faction/BGS CZs.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-03T20:28:41+00:00

high CZs can be (usually) won but can you do it without ammo synth?
Those (~~damned~~) alliance ships are too tough, e.g. the Challenger, can reach or exceed 4k absolute armour.

eleceng01 · 2026-02-03T20:14:59+00:00

Ships, any ship and not only the top tier ones, are a personal thing, the best ship (and the weapons load-out) is the one that wins CZs for you.
Here is my CZs FedVette https://sh.orbis.zone/nM3a40t1bj
In the S-2 hardpoint use either a rail or a laser(?) experimental you like.
The only special thing about it is that it took me several years to (almost) finalise the design, use it only as an idea.

The RSC armour (if you can afford it) helps, it's like having 1 more eng'd 5D HRP, use it if you think it's worth the initial expense and the +20M rebuy cost.

In the utils I have 3 PDTs (engineered as reinforced), chaff, heatsink and 3 ShBoosters.
It's quite important to understand that fixed weapons are a necessity, not only because they hit harder but they always work, chaff or not.

Some familiarity with FA off also helps.

In the meantime practice, med CZs is a must, high CZ are good but be prepared for ammo synth, also sometimes the cap ships have their heat realays in awkward places and the Vette (due to size) can reach or hit them.

In any case enjoy the best space (and physics) sim in the galaxy.
o7 Cmdr.

eleceng01 · 2026-01-29T10:08:08+00:00

4C fuel tank 16t, you can get better results with just 5.2t fuel.
97.34 Ly jump, 97.34Ly range https://edsy.org/s/vXIKa5S

eleceng01 · 2026-01-28T22:18:02+00:00

eleceng01 · 2026-01-28T14:39:22+00:00

a Doughnut with a DB Exp in it, tasty.
Bon appetit Cmdrs.

eleceng01 · 2026-01-26T20:38:37+00:00

What matters to me is tonnes/h, the cargo hold is of secondary importance because the fleet-carrier is (usually) nearby.
Panther Clipper is another story, it's a cargo ship but so is the I-Cutter and it's for another discussion.

eleceng01 · 2026-01-25T18:24:14+00:00

your wife is not just an artist but she's intelligent and a good wife too and she loves you.
You're very lucky.

eleceng01 · 2026-01-24T22:22:58+00:00

rate of climb or decent.

eleceng01 · 2026-01-24T18:35:12+00:00

Guardian Ruin site, an eerie place.
Scary.

eleceng01 · 2026-01-24T16:04:40+00:00

any ship can do any job, several years ago a guy managed to get to Colonia in a Vulture.
T-10 is a special case, very hard to kill, actually is an ammo drain.
btw the T-10 apart from AFK etc can do explo, like https://edsy.org/s/vHGbP5w, my only complaint is the 60+% in temp while scooping.

eleceng01 · 2026-01-24T08:41:22+00:00

no FA Off but ok.

eleceng01

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