Pilot Archive

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LeaphChausew wrote:

Well first off. Here is the link to the ship in question. My A-wing .

You can fine tune an A-wing... but you cant make a clicky

Ok, so I finally achieved what I've been working for for quite some time now. Lvl 8 engine, gun and lvl 7 shield all fit onto a 66k mass A-wing without sacrificing anything else majorly. In fact, the only thing I had to sacrifce was ordnance. Before now, I was flying with a lvl 7 re'd weapon at 3.1k damage and .320 refire rate along with a mk III proton rack. Now it could be argued that this was a better set up to having no proton rack and a 3.8k damage .390 lvl 8 blaster and thats fine, however the lvl 8 blaster on it's own works -way- better for me since my shots tend to be picky and each shot has to count. .390 refire is only .070 of a second slower than the lvl 7 too so isn't too noticeable. Anyway, what proceeds is a rundown of my latst A-wing setup. The 'BlackJack Mk XII'. I named my A-wing's variant the 'BlackJack' series because I think it sounds quirky and this version is indeed my twelfth. It has ranged from version 1 which was quite honestly awful, to version 4 which was pretty average compared with everyone elses, then up to the Mk 8. Afterthis, well...I started experimenting a little more and in fact over the last month the last few versions have seen service and been upgraded. I knew I was onto somthing when BlackJack Mk X started killing ships better than it. Anyay, without further ado...

REACTOR: LVL 1 RE'D

Mass: 1301

Reactor Generation Rate: 12162.9

Now this was a lucky find on a venor so I didn't have to loot it, however these reactors are still obtainable around the galaxy.

ENGINE: LVL 8 RE'D (I used the QID for speed)

Reactor Energy Drain: 1496.4

Mass:21073.4

Pitch Rate: 75.6

Yaw Rate:77.2

Roll Rate 73.6

Speed: 105.6

Now all is cool here. For those who knew my old engine, it was a bit slower and a bit heavier also. Along with this, the roll and pitch were superior [79 pitch and 76 roll] however, all round this engine matches it and I've found due to the superior speed, along with EO4 I can do a lot more with this engine. I do however feel I might have held out longer for a better roll rate.

Armour: Crafted Mk I front and back

Armour: 232.0

Mass: 949.9

Now I have managed to keep this on however it really isn't all that much protection wise. However, every little helps and believe it or not, I had the mass to spare .

Shield: LVL 7 (A Re'd ProtectoNet Shield)

Energy Drain: 2148.2

Mass:14257.3

Front/Back shield Hitpoints: 1872.2

Shield Recharge Rate: 13.07

Now this is a cool shield. It is in noway a lvl 8 reward shield, but it is close to bing one when using front adjust moderate (or even heavy as I sometimes do now). Now this droid command is risky and not a good idea in large engagements because it opens your rear shield right up but one vs one against someone who you're sure isn't using missiles, well then it is a good command to use I think. It has saved my ship before.

Capacitor: Lvl 2 Re'd

Energy Drain: 1023.0

Mass: 1566.4

Capacitor Energy: 832.4

Recharge Rate: 41.1

Droid Interface: (pre-nerf)

Mass: 487

Droid command speed: 14.9

Now ok. This is the -only- pre-nerf piece of kit I have on this ship and I have no qualms about using it. I'm working with 66k mass here! Aso, they're much more common than say a pre-nerf lvl 6 engine and infact I didn't loot this way back, I bought it. In fact..I have a spare.

Booster: lvl 2 Re'd.

Energy Drain: 481.7

Mass:1343.2

Booster Energy: 1530.1

Recharge Rate: 38.4

Consumption Rate: 148.1

Acceleration: 30.5

Top Speed: 23.7

Now, here is one component I know I can upgrade furtherly and probably reduce mass on still. Bare in midn that even though I feel I have reached new heights (from a personal point of view) with the ship it will always be a 'work in progress' and so it hasn't been perfected as of yet. The booster i the next thing I'll be working on.

Weapon: Lvl 8 re'd Tri Cannon

Energy Drain: 2023.6

Mass: 22789.1

Damage: 2507-3876

Vs Shields: 0.677

Vs Armour: 0.688

Energy/shot:13.4

Refire Rate: 0.390

Chaff: well..a chaff launcher is a chaff launcher

Mass: 869.1

Anyway, as you can see. With that engine I am pushing 1.3 (max) all around and now I have a gun which will strip a lvl 8 shield and probably do some more damage ontop of that in a single hit. I acceptthat the ship will never be as good as a 'maxed out JSF' etc, but I feel it is at least a lot more competitive now and following my mantra of 'setting out to not get hit at all' keeps this ship in the game from a PVP point of view.

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