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Talk:Krait Phantom/@comment-185.229.59.40-20181226205504/@comment-185.229.59.40-20181226212640

2018-12-26T21:26:40Z

185.229.59.40: Created page with "...and the Phantom/ MKII are much more durable and can take more damage at the hull, and can be outfitted to have the heavier reinforcements/ alloys without taking away from t..."

...and the Phantom/ MKII are much more durable and can take more damage at the hull, and can be outfitted to have the heavier reinforcements/ alloys without taking away from the boost/ speed. Assuming you have 6A engineered thrusters on it.

Talk:Krait Phantom/@comment-185.229.59.40-20181226205504

2018-12-26T20:55:04Z

185.229.59.40: Created page with "The Krait was a Mamba killer before the Mamba even came out and now there's an even more manueverable and quicker one (lol). When both ships (The Phantom and Mamba) are fully ..."

The Krait was a Mamba killer before the Mamba even came out and now there's an even more manueverable and quicker one (lol). When both ships (The Phantom and Mamba) are fully engineered they virtually have the same boost, but the Krait is more maneuverable despite its having more mass. The Mamba might have a tiny bit more firepower over the Phantom, but not enough to make up for it's sluggish turning and strafing. It's marketed as having straight line speed, but doesn't outpace the Phantom by much at all.

Talk:Krait Phantom/@comment-185.229.59.40-20181226204725

2018-12-26T20:47:25Z

185.229.59.40: Created page with "Kraits make great exploration ships, if you're not concerned with the largest jump. It has a great view. If you explore, proper, and not just jump 70LY+ at a time, or whatever..."

Kraits make great exploration ships, if you're not concerned with the largest jump. It has a great view. If you explore, proper, and not just jump 70LY+ at a time, or whatever it is the Conda does (never owned one, but have owned the Cutter, twice, each time remembering how much it sucks to fly), it's a great ship to throw an SRV in and just go explore.

Combat-wise, this ship would rock, where it not for the fact that as soon as my shields go I'm taking cockpit damage...even as I have 90%+ hull left. That said, I would say that they should either make the Krait Phantom, or MKII variant with a more reinforced, albeit, less visible cockpit. Give it thicker frames and maybe put some armor up on the sides a bit, thereby reinforcing it and also making the target area smaller. The Vulture needs the same treatment, badly. I would say just make both the Krait II and Krait Phantom variants have an armored cockpit, then release an explorer variant with the glass that both ships have now.