Asp Scout or Viper MK4?

[OssomUmbra]

I need a new ship, but don't currently have the money to fully outfit an Asp Scout for combat zones.
Should I go for the slow-turning Viper MK4 or buy the Asp Scout and work my way up the modules via bounties?

[Nazmi™]

go viper mk4. get some extra cash before changing

[Persona]

Diamond Back Scout - you will be impressed ;)

[OssomUmbra]

Originally posted by Nobody:

Diamond Back Scout - you will be impressed ;)

Thanks :D

[Shredz]

I recently bought a Viper MK IV and enjoyed bounty hunting with it a bit until I tagged a cop while being chaffed. Been sitting out my bounty grinding rares for a week. Hull and Shields are better but certainly not as quick and agile as my amped Cobra (in which I have more kills). Downsides are maneuverability and power consumption--I'm running with Burst Lasers instead of my preferred Beam Lasers (pretty much maxed internals too). Also hardpoints seem worse-placed than even a Cobra's--sometimes a challenge to lug the Viper MK Iv's big nose "up" ahead of target. I'm currently considering a Vulture, but I need more cockpit time in Viper to really recommend her outright. Tough little long range fighter...not much else.

[boiler1]

Do try the Vulture. You will not be disappointed. The main weekness of the Vulture is that is is power limited, but it takes about 20mil to get to that point. I currently fly a Python. It has great firepower, strong shields and armor. It's weakness is manuverability.

[Gropax]

Originally posted by Nobody:

Diamond Back Scout - you will be impressed ;)

I went from an A Rated Viper IV to an A rated DBS and i will have to say the DBS is better at dogfighting then the ViperIV only problem you will have is the cockpit is an easy target in the DBS so buy the A2 life support for it you will lose the canopy a lot while bounty hunting.

this is my DBS i run

http://coriolis.io/outfit/diamondback/24A4A4B2A3A2C4C27270p0p0304040lB4020253.Iw1-kA==.CwBhrSukg===

[Shredz]

Do try the Vulture. You will not be disappointed. The main weekness of the Vulture is that is is power limited, but it takes about 20mil to get to that point. I currently fly a Python. It has great firepower, strong shields and armor. It's weakness is manuverability.

I definitely feel more confident in a buoyant, more maneuverable fighter like a Vulture. Another possibility is just to buy a second Cobra and trick it out for max combat, or simply swap components on my current combat/trader Cobra. But I like running Cobra with twin Shield Boosters so KWS is not an option. Thus been in Empire space bounty hunting with it's current configuration for the 20% bounty bonus. Maybe a single booster and refracting armor would be a good option to keep up those weeny shields? Thoughts?