A good beginner VHF

[BaconSoda]

The Stinger is an excellent ship. One of my favorites. My Freelancer flies one, actually.

As to what pirates fly, don't worry about it. If the Transport pilot is smart, he'll realize that the Transports are balanced against fighting Gunboats, and so he'll have those awesome 2.00 or 1.00 Transport guns to kill Gunboats with. If he is smart, he'll also have an Armor VIII Universal Armor Upgrade. But, what does that mean? It means that you just have to supplement his damage a little bit and you can best a Gunboat.

True story: I've killed more GBs in a fighter than in a Bomber. Fighters are actually much better against Gunboats than, well, everything smaller than a Gunboat except Freighters. They're fast, so they can dodge, and if they aren't targeted, they can dish out a semi-constant stream of damage that really can't be ignored, at least, it can be until it's too late to figure out that you've been targeting the wrong person. A lot of fights I've been in have resulted in a bomber landing just about 2 SNs on a Gunboat while I basically killed it slowly while being ignored or a Transport dodges and focuses on living versus a Gunboat while pretending to fight it (Shoot sometimes) and I kill it slowly. But, of course, that's just me.

Oh, yeah, and 3 Fighters killing a Cruiser or Gunboat has to be one of the most fun things I've ever done...

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