Best Eagle loadout

[stardust47]

I'm setting up a Freelancer Eagle, and I have a question: do I go for missiles, guns or some combination of the above?

MISSILES
Powerful, and they can track. On the other hand, they're slow, ammo is expensive, especially at the VHF level, and there's a risk of blowing myself up.
GUNS
Cheap, usually faster, won't blow myself up but they have to be aimed.

I'm leaning towards a mix of the two, myself. Debs to bring down the shields, coupled with Flashpoints and Firestalkers. I may go for something else, based on what I pick up from this thread.

As a side-thing, are CODENAME weapons worth it? I don't have a big massive powertrader ATM, so it's hard to say.

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