. . .can now all be swapped out? See time index 2m here:
View: https://youtu.be/BlqXHl7yttU
He says he's putting Panthers in.
He says he's putting Panthers in.
Vanguard weapons. . .
- Thread starter Shadow Reaper
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Well I just went in hangar to see if they could be swapped and didn't see any options for the front nose weapons.
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Panthers are size 3 anyways. So how would they get mounted on a size two mount?
This guy needs to rethink his life choices. Haha.
This guy needs to rethink his life choices. Haha.
Oh, badgers. They're size 2, they would work . . .if they worked, haha. That'll teach me to comment without watching the video.
Will those of you who own please keep an eye on for us and see if this changes? With essentially 5 different weapons groups (S5 gimbaled primary, 4 S2 fixed and 2S2 turret and at least 2 missile types and sizes to select from) this can be highly customized for each task, IF CIG will let us adapt it like every other bird. It makes a big deal for me, as I am planning on owning several Vanguard.
If for example you fly a pair of Kroneg FL-33's on the chin mount, you can hit most opponents from outside their range with enough power that pesky dog-fighters might never even get in range to scratch you, and StarG's will lay down arms and beg for terms. If you know you are going to be in a dogfight and need to dish out harm by the armful, a pair of BEHR C-788 ballistic cannon, surrounded by 6 Tigerstreiks is all hell on wheels. We need the choices to make this bird worth flying.
If for example you fly a pair of Kroneg FL-33's on the chin mount, you can hit most opponents from outside their range with enough power that pesky dog-fighters might never even get in range to scratch you, and StarG's will lay down arms and beg for terms. If you know you are going to be in a dogfight and need to dish out harm by the armful, a pair of BEHR C-788 ballistic cannon, surrounded by 6 Tigerstreiks is all hell on wheels. We need the choices to make this bird worth flying.
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Ahhhhhhh, good catch. I tend to forget we have that damn turret.
Damn, I forgot about the turret... are you sure? Why would the pirates Vanguard turret be manned and the Pirate Cutlass not be manned? I turned around the belly and back of the Pirate Vanguards and Cutlasses, as long as I could stay away of the nose, nothing could hit me. A stream of Badger shots is like tracer rounds, you see directly where they come from. The one that killed me with the CF-117 shot me in the back. At the 14th wave I was alone and swarmed by Pirates.
And... The Cutlass Black has default 2 Badgers on its turret, the Warden has Sawbucks on it's turret. Right now it's confusing because I couldn't see who shot me.
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A guy after my own heart. You can actually tell what they're shooting at you from the color and frequency of the shots! So you can tell whose shots will go right through your shields and who will run out of bullets in a lengthy scrap. Skills like this make a great combat pilot!
Unfortunately not all. Only the ones I use frequently. Laser cannons however give some good fireworks when they hit, it really is a pleasure to shoot at a Cutlass or a Vanguard from close range with 5 laser cannons :sunglasses:
Ballistics are the invisible killers, you don't see them coming, however, if you are taking damage without your shield down: ballistics. When you are chasing an enemy and you hear the gatlings of the Gladius, drop your target and look for the Gladius, kill that first, those gatlings are mean.
For flying Vanguards with the big gun fixed, I am still liking the WAR Neutron Cannon, since its pip lines with the nose lasers, is fast and has incredible range, which changes the capability of the fighter as a whole. For the turret, it seems to me a great upgrade from the Sawbucks are the Sledges. They shoot very fast, do more damage, penetrate shields and have the best S2 weapon range. And one can imagine reloading ballistics from inside the Vanguard though we don't know that is possible yet. Certainly we should hope it is possible in the bigger ships like the Polaris.
The calculator won't open right now so I can't check, but I believe if you look at the very short S5 list, at top is the version we will eventually be able to mount, and near the bottom is the Vanduul version. Looks like we will be able to mount their weapons, but keep in mind they overheat quickly. They're designed same as all their craft, for swift, heavy attacks. Generally their stuff would be good mounted on Ghost Hornets, Prowlers or anything that attacks from stealth.
