I experience it as not as nimble but almost as tough as the Vulture. Fun to fly.
But how to equip?
Please mention whether you are a trying a Luxury (=most expensive), Efficient (=best efficiency, but not more expensive than required) or Savers (=minimum costs) build.
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DEFENSIVE:
OFFENSIVE:
All C2.
3x Plasma Acc:
Meaningless. See INARA log or here:
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2x Burst, MC:
Even with 2 Bursts, the capacitor empties very quickly. Although it is really great to have no power issues at all regarding the PP. What a difference to Vulture and Eagle!
Beam, Pulse, MC:
Good configuration, though the Beam has to pause soon even with 4 Pips in weapons. The MC can take over when the capacitors are depleted (or you switch to Pulse-only when the capacitor is nearly empty).
Triple Beam:
Too much power consumption AND overheating. Fun but very messy.
Dual beam + MC:
I found the ship overheating is the most crucial point of not using beams. My freagle regularly sizzles when I fly it shooting the beams, but with the Courier it just doesn't feel right to fry it on a regularly basis. Even the MC starts to stutter. Shame, the beams are very nice otherwise ...