Hey, I just just curious if anyone had any thoughts on the Python versus the Imperial Clipper. I've got about 200 million and considering which way to go. The final builds for each I'm looking at are 368 million for the Python and 219 million for the Clipper so the savings are pretty significant. The ship would almost exclusively be used for mission running, conflict zones and bounty hunting. I'll post the builds below. Would appreciate any advice...
Python:
[Python]
L: 3D/T Beam Laser
L: 3D/T Beam Laser
L: 3D/T Beam Laser
M: 2F/T Multi-cannon
M: 2F/T Multi-cannon
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0I Heat Sink Launcher
BH: 1I Reactive Surface Composite
RB: 7A Power Plant
TM: 6A Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4D Life Support
PC: 7A Power Distributor
SS: 6A Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)
6: 5D Hull Reinforcement Package
6: 5D Hull Reinforcement Package
6: 6A Shield Generator
5: 5A Shield Cell Bank
5: 5A Auto Field-Maintenance Unit
4: 4A Fuel Scoop
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8)
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8)
2: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
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Shield: 362.70 MJ
Power : 24.25 MW retracted (81 %)
30.29 MW deployed (101 %)
30.00 MW available
Cargo : 16 T
Fuel : 32 T
Mass : 793.8 T empty
841.8 T full
Range : 14.91 LY unladen
14.63 LY laden
Price : 367,996,138 CR
Re-Buy: 18,399,807 CR @ 95% insurance
Clipper:
[Imperial Clipper]
L: 3D/T Beam Laser
L: 3D/T Beam Laser
M: 2F/T Multi-cannon
M: 2F/T Multi-cannon
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0I Heat Sink Launcher
BH: 1I Reactive Surface Composite
RB: 6A Power Plant
TM: 6A Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 5D Life Support
PC: 6A Power Distributor
SS: 5A Sensors
FS: 4C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 16)
7: 7A Shield Generator
6: 6A Shield Cell Bank
4: 4A Fuel Scoop
4: 4D Hull Reinforcement Package
3: 3A Auto Field-Maintenance Unit
3: 3E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 8)
2: 2E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 4)
2: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
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Shield: 277.18 MJ
Power : 24.09 MW retracted (96 %)
28.45 MW deployed (113 %)
25.20 MW available
Cargo : 12 T
Fuel : 16 T
Mass : 778.8 T empty
806.8 T full
Range : 15.50 LY unladen
15.27 LY laden
Price : 219,887,547 CR
Re-Buy: 10,994,377 CR @ 95% insurance