' Wrote:To be honest, I found the best loadout was:
1 lvl 8 Deb
1 lvl 8 Hullbuster (Buckshots for you)
2 lvl 9 Hullbuster (Buckshots)
Ripper Mine (So you don't insta-kill youself)
I had this in my Hussar and it was one of my favorite ships to fly. You'll never kill anything bigger than a Bomber, but, man was it fun to kill a bomber in that thing. Tell you what. Rippers travel at 80m/s as well, so they track much better.
Really, 1 Deb is enough for this role. I did some very simple math way back in the day and realized that the difference in shieldbusting power with an extra level 8 Deb was really negligible and that 3 hullbusters were really a necessity. Like I said, just don't go trying to take on transports with adv. shields alone (unless you're very comfortable with your ship) and this loadout will be your best friend.
//signed - good advice.
In a fight (against a HF,VHF or bomber) don't joust - get behind them & patiently pick them apart.
Everytime they start to use Engine Kill fire a CD & spoil their party.