Empire/Federations ship comparison

[One Eye Jack]

I am planning on gaining some rank in the Empire so I can try out some Imperial ships. I have flown exactly zero imperial ships so far. And some of them look pretty sweet so I need to try them out. Just wondering what is the imperial equivilant to the Vulture, the FAS etc.

Also, not trying to start a fight between Empire and Fed players........just want some honest ship comparisons from those who have flown both. I have read the the Courier is an awesome fighter and I have also read that it sucks.......so.......which is it?

Thanks in advance.

[Morwo]

compairing imperial navy locked ships to fed one's or vulture does not work that way. they are not designed to be equivalent to each other. they are just themed to it's ships designer and faction style.

[lardwaffen]

fed wins, because imperial have no fighter

[TiberiuS]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย pesttanz (Crestfallen):

fed wins, because imperial have no fighter

Imperial Eagle

@ OP:
Fed ships are mostly combat ships with little other abilities.

Imperial ships are mostly (extremely impressive) transport ships with combat capability. But obviously they are not as good in combat as the federal counterparts.

[Heartbreak One]

As someone who's flown all the faction ships, aside from the Vette and Cutter, I can say they both have their ups and downs.

The Courier, IMHO, is one of the best combat craft in the game. Small profile, fast as hell, decently armed (3x C2 Hardpoints), ridiculous shields, what's not to love? Even has an okay jumprange aswell. For the price tag, you'll be hard pressed to find anything better. It's my most flown ship for a reason.

The Clipper is a Courier on steroids, almost as fast, aslmost as agile, except it's a large ship. 2x C3 hp's and 2x C2 hp's to boot. Only downside is iffy shielding and the C3 harpdoints are miles apart. Massive amounts of internal slots though, amazing multirole craft.

And even though the iEagle doesn't have a rank requirement, i'd still check it out. AFAIK fastest ship in the game, okay armament, decently agile. It's not gonna take out a FAS unassisted, but they're fun as hell to fly.

As a rough comparison, and depending on how good your piloting is:
iEagle -> Viper (maybe?? I've taken on FDS's and Clippers in mine, and turned out okay)
Courier -> Vulture++ to maybe kinda a FDL, if you're lucky.
Clipper -> Python, but 10x faster

There's no direct comparison howver, they are what they are, so take that with a pinch of salt.

The Cutter, from what I know, is the best trader in the game, with over 700t of cargo space. I'm not even close to unlocking it though, so...

I would, for sure, check them out!

[TiberiuS]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Heartbreak One:

The Cutter, from what I know, is the best trader in the game, with over 700t of cargo space. I'm not even close to unlocking it though, so...

Yup. I go with 696t of cargo with size 6 shield and size 5 fuel scoop for trading.
FSD modded it still jumps 19.5ly fully laden, which is extremely awesome.

[One Eye Jack]

Thanks guys.

Going to aim for the Courier I think. I should be able to get that one pretty quickly. Cutter and Clipper will take some time. I have zero rank in the Empire but I am at 100% so I just need an advancement mission to get my first rank.

[Fork_Q2]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย astroknott58:

Thanks guys.

Going to aim for the Courier I think. I should be able to get that one pretty quickly. Cutter and Clipper will take some time. I have zero rank in the Empire but I am at 100% so I just need an advancement mission to get my first rank.

If you ever flown in a Vulture, it's about the nearest thing to the iCourier. The rebuy is very cheap for a combat ship that good.

[Lywelyn]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย astroknott58:

I am planning on gaining some rank in the Empire so I can try out some Imperial ships. I have flown exactly zero imperial ships so far. And some of them look pretty sweet so I need to try them out. Just wondering what is the imperial equivilant to the Vulture, the FAS etc.

Also, not trying to start a fight between Empire and Fed players........just want some honest ship comparisons from those who have flown both. I have read the the Courier is an awesome fighter and I have also read that it sucks.......so.......which is it?

federations ships are mostly turned for combat, exepct the FDS

- FAS - a flying brick with guns mounted on it that fly like a vulture
- FGS - same as above but moar guns and less agility ( can also have 1 figthers bay )
- Corvette - basically the apex of the combat ships with its exclusive 2 class 4 hardpoints )

imperial ships are anything but combat oriented ships exepct the imp eagle

- courrier - usually used for delivery mission, it has heavy shield for its size,but squishy hull
- clipper - pirate/mining ship nice speed and optional internal .. L pad only badplaced hardpoint
- cutter - the wet dream of every trucker in space... 720+ T cargo, fast for its size, and decent jump range for its mass, poor agility, for flight assist user only in combat.

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย astroknott58:

Thanks in advance.

you're welcome

[Edelweiss ✿]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย TiberiuS:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Heartbreak One:

The Cutter, from what I know, is the best trader in the game, with over 700t of cargo space. I'm not even close to unlocking it though, so...

Yup. I go with 696t of cargo with size 6 shield and size 5 fuel scoop for trading.
FSD modded it still jumps 19.5ly fully laden, which is extremely awesome.

It's also a fine battlecruiser. Basically impossible to kill and can easily pass 400m/s boost to outrun stuff

[Heartbreak One]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย astroknott58:

Thanks guys.

Going to aim for the Courier I think. I should be able to get that one pretty quickly. Cutter and Clipper will take some time. I have zero rank in the Empire but I am at 100% so I just need an advancement mission to get my first rank.

Go to Wu Guinagi, I think that's still a viable place to farm missions. It's all data delivery to one nearby system, and back again.

And Clipper isn't too bad either, Cutter? Now that's a grind.

[lardwaffen]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Heartbreak One:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย astroknott58:

Thanks guys.

Going to aim for the Courier I think. I should be able to get that one pretty quickly. Cutter and Clipper will take some time. I have zero rank in the Empire but I am at 100% so I just need an advancement mission to get my first rank.

Go to Wu Guinagi, I think that's still a viable place to farm missions. It's all data delivery to one nearby system, and back again.

And Clipper isn't too bad either, Cutter? Now that's a grind.

yes wu guinagi is so good for grind the clipper

[PopNFresh]

Wu Guinagi is also great for engineering materials :)

[One Eye Jack]

Wu Guinagi it is then!

Thanks commanders.