![]() ![]() It is more than capable of doing the job and is a good choice for jobs that require travelling long distances, but ships like the Asp Explorer easily outclass it in this role and cost substantially less. With around 28Ly of jump range potential, the Imperial Clipper is an average vessel for exploration. The ship's large body can also prove problematic when moving in clustered asteroid fields and Planetary Rings. ![]() Taking the Clipper out to mine means either sacrificing damage output to equip the necessary mining tools, or mining with moderate defences and reduced mining efficiency. The Imperial Clipper is also a good Miner with high cargo and numerous internal slots, but its two Class 2 and two Class 3 hardpoints can be constricting. The Type-7 Transporter may be cheaper and can haul more cargo than the Imperial Clipper, but is not nearly as viable as an armed trader that can confront attackers as well as evade them if necessary. Nonetheless, the ship is capable of carrying 248T of cargo, which is impressive given its price point and multipurpose capabilities. Its speed and manoeuvrability fall off more heavily when laden compared to other ships, meaning it loses that advantage when trading. The Imperial Clipper is also one of the widest ships on the market, which can make manual docking complicated for less experienced pilots. Compared to the similarly-priced Alliance Chieftain, the Clipper has superior shield strength and cargo capacity, but less overall firepower and weaker armour. Combined with very weak shields for its size and wing-mounted hardpoints ill-suited for fixed weapons, the ship is difficult to recommend for combat even with a specialized build. Its only drawback, and likely the reason for its low overall agility rating, is its poor lateral thruster strength. Additionally, its pitch rotation and yaw speed are higher than most ships, making it feel like a very hefty, weighted-down Eagle MkII with a Boost Speed that is similar to that of the Cobra MkIII. Pilots of any profession may appreciate the Imperial Clipper's high potential speed with fully upgraded Thrusters, it is comparable to that of smaller ships such as the Cobra MkIII and the Imperial Eagle. The Imperial Clipper is quite popular among pirates and is considered to be the less expensive, smaller brother of the Imperial Cutter, but its strengths lie in the adaptability of its design rather than its combat performance. Due to its balance of speed, luxury, and strength, it is used for transporting valuable items and personnel of importance across the Empire. It is the quintessential Imperial ship that epitomizes elegance of form while delivering speed and agility, and purchasing it requires achieving an Imperial Navy rank of Baron. The Imperial Clipper is a ship manufactured by Gutamaya for the Empire. Impressive straight-line speed rounds out the ship's profile, and makes it one of the most distinguished members of the Gutamaya family. A generous quantity of internal compartments has made it very popular with miners, while a sizeable cargo hold and robust defences have endeared the vessel to traders. You fly it for style and comfort, not for utility.The very definition of a multipurpose ship, the Imperial Clipper is a versatile vessel well suited to a variety of roles. Lithobraking is a perfectly valid braking method in the Cutter, even if you don’t optimise for shields. The T9 also costs about 4x less to fit and fly.Įxploration… well, it’s not too shabby (I’m running mine as an explorer/yacht now), but the Conda wipes the floor with it in every regard. Still, it falls short of an optimised T9 because of the high rebuy cost (which means that you don’t want to run shieldless). Only another Cutter can mass lock you, and again, you can have meme shields. I’ve never managed to make fixed weapons work, which hurts the DPS quite a bit.Īs a freighter, it’s amazing. It’s also cumbersome in terms of hard point placement and manoeuvrability. It’s decent in combat with the meme shield capacity, though it is not great in PvP due to the class 7 distributor being undersized. It just can’t do anything outstandingly well. News, banter, CG & GalNet updates, and a bit of music tooĬutter can do anything. Dangerous Links CommunityĮlite Dangerous news & discussion live podcastĬQC Deathmatch on Xbox One with prizes from Pixel BanditsĬM team playing & discussing the game's events Post/comment not appearing? It may have entered our AutoModerator's event horizon. Read the Subreddit's Rules and Removals Info Page before posting ![]() SAGi Magazine Gallery Of ED Artwork By Creative CMDRs Fly Safe, Commander Help. ![]()
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