How to equip a cruiser

[Galacius]

There is a lot of things to consider when equipping a cruiser (or any cap for that matter):

How many turrets does it have?
How many turrets can it fire foreward and backwards?
Does it have a large profile in any specific angle?
What is the stats on its powercore and armour?
How well does it turn?
What faction is it a part of?
Related to the above; What turrets does it have access to from that faction?
Does it have a high or low strafe speed?
Usually you take questions like those into consideration when equipping a cruiser. Also, test it out on open SP a lot to get the measure of its powerplant and turning (even if you've flown a cruiser before, if it was a light cruiser/destroyer, you will be in uncharted water with a heavy cruiser).

As for tactics, again, it depends on the ship (mostly on turning and the size of it, e.g if it is easy to hit from a particular direction, or difficult from another).

Vidar http://discoveryfl.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vidar
Junkers (dont worry I fully did the rp to get it with the hessians and the junkers) So basic stuff with rping for zoner/outcast stuff
Its pretty sizable, but its more of a pancake shape so wide and long but flat.

edit

I forgot to mention its the first cap ship I have ever flown so I have no way to compare turning speed or strafe speed.