Postby RIGAMORTIS » Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:17 pm
Thanks Johnluke, but I've already bought the new python.
Pretty long witchspace interval today, must be Thanksgiving.
DIAGUANDRI was quite close to HR 943, so I plotted an economic jump sequence to get there. 42 jumps in total:
- 2100 (Yorkshire standard time) Depart FEHU
- 2151 Transiting up through SYNUEFE Sector reach the half-way point.
- 2158 Transition into COL 285 Sector with 19 jumps to go.
- 2206 Transition into HYADES Sector with 15 jumps to go.
- 2224 Transition into ARIETIS Sector with 6 jumps to go.
- 2227 Enter the pew pew bubble with 5 jumps to go.
- 2231 Encounter first NPC. Naturally, he's attracted to my empty cargo bays.
- 2239 Dock at landing pad #9 Ray Gateway.
The stock Python was 48,431,453 CR minus the sale of the used T-7 (29,033,622 CR).
I could not find a 4A Refinery in Ray's, so opted for the 4B and lost 1 hopper slot.
Final cost after outfitting was 100,477,156 CR.
The 7A Powerplant was a big chunk of cash at 43,595,744 CR.
Available power was 30.0 and I'm only using 17.38 deployed. Perhaps overkill.
Jump range was 19.18 unladen and 14.76 laden, allowing me to barely make the hop from FEHU to HIP 9442. I may need to reduce fuel to make the hop back and forth fully loaded.
When I first got the T-7 I hated it. It has proved decent and made me lots of money, but that feeling of utter vulnerability is not pleasant.
Getting to use Medium sized landing pads again will be good. Still don't get that about the T-7 being so big but not carry as much; but whatever.
Will probably miss the 3rd collector limpet for some time and that 10th bin. Will see how this works out. I may end up returning here and downgrading the shields to 5A, adding the third 64-ton cargo bay and the 3 collector limpet controller.