Best ship launched fighter?

[Krakatoa]

Does anyone know what the best slf to put in my fed gunship? I'm not going to be fighting thargoids only human npc ships and i'd like to do more shield damage as i have an all multi-cannon build. I also have all guardian fighters unlocked. Any recommendations appreciated thanks :)

[AJ24]

I'm a fan of the Trident, personally, but others may have more evidence based opinions 😊

[Smok3y]

I like the Taipan with fixed pulse lasers. The little extra shield and hull will save your life.

[Admiral Felicity, UwU Armada]

Personally i use the Taipan with gimballed beam lasers (i think thats what guns i got on it anyway) for its extra strength and i also got one of the others that isnt the imperial one, that one has fixed plasmas i think, so i can swap between them if i feel like it

[Vahnkiljoy]

Any guardian craft will work, will forever keep and use them in all my slf capable craft, took time to get them and they are so damn worth it.

[Citronvand]

My build is also heavy on the multi-cannons, I use an Imperial Fighter with 2 fixed beam lasers (Gu-97 - Gelid F).

[_-Agentx27-_]

Use a guardian vessel, especially the Lance type, it deals more damage

[Citronvand]

Originally posted by _-Agentx27-_:

Use a guardian vessel, especially the Lance type, it deals more damage

But OP wants a fighter against shields. Wiki states that the Lance has:

reduced effectiveness against shields

[Astroooooooo]

I use the Condor, the only ship a true Red White & Blue gun toting Republican would ever set foot in.

With VR it just feels like you're sitting in your own mini ship.

Also the launch sequence feels like something straight out of Batterstar Galatica

The Condor is the fastest ship. Get in, hit, get out. I know the others have better shielding, but against bigger ships you'll face in a conflict zone, if a ship really concentrates fire on you, evasive tactics will probably keep you alive longer then relying on a fighters shield capacity.