Ship Build Purpose
Build Description
The short video below demonstrates the speed.
This is my version of the Viper speed build. This build is a little heaver I think because of the Guardian Frame Shift Drive Booster. With this build I didn’t intend to make the ‘fastest’ or set records, just wanted one that was the fastest in my fleet, which this is. It has a top speed of 692 m/s and a boost speed of 866m/s. That is fast enough to outrun most anything I need to. Otherwise, as fun as this build was to make and is, I find it lacks purpose other than the obvious of going fast. But, hey, had to have a race car in the fleet so here it is. The below videos are not mine but were used as an influence for this build.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Fun to fly and really, really fast. Keep in mind these are Meters per second. Going up by 100 hundred meters per second is the same as increasing your speed by 223 mph.
- You can outrun pretty much anything or anyone.
- Good build for anti-gankers.
- Hard to catch, hard to kill
Cons
- No shields, to heavy
- You can run, but why
- Fun to have but without many purposes
- Anything else to make it do more adds weight, which defeats the purpose
- This build needs charge enhanced on the Power Distributor. Without it, it feels it takes a while for the engines to recharge.
Materials Required
The following numbers assume the following rolls required to progress:
Grade 1 rolls - 2
Grade 2 rolls - 4
Grade 3 rolls - 5
Grade 4 rolls - 7
Grade 5 rolls - 10
This can vary greatly since rolls are randomized events, which means these are at best estimates to target.
Specialized Legacy Firmware: 11
Mechanical Equipment: 4
Chromium: 5
Mechanical Components: 5
Configurable Components: 7
Modified Consumer Firmware: 7
Selenium: 12
Cadmium: 17
Cracked Industrial Firmware: 10
Pharmaceutical Isolators: 10
Phosphorus: 4
Manganese: 18
Salvaged Alloys: 18
Conductive Ceramics: 37
Conductive Components: 23
Phase Alloys: 14
Proto Light Alloys: 34
Proto Radiolic Alloys: 20
Sulphur: 2
Heat Conduction Wiring: 9
Heat Dispersion Plate: 7
Carbon: 11
Shield Emitters: 9
High Density Composites: 5
Proprietary Composites: 7
Shielding Sensors: 7
Vanadium: 7
Compound Shielding: 10
Core Dynamics Composites: 10
Tungsten: 10
[Viper Mk III, EH2 “Speed Demon”]
Mass : 61.13 T empty
63.13 T full
Fuel : 2 T
Cargo : 0 T
Cabins: 0
Speed : 692 m/s (866 boost)
Range : 20.96 LY unladen
20.96 LY laden
Power : 10.04 MW retracted (106%)
10.04 MW deployed (106%)
9.50 MW available
Shield: none
Armour: 163.0
Damage: none
Price : 7,373,457 CR
Re-Buy: 368,673 CR @ 95% insurance
BH: 1C Lightweight Alloy
– Heavy Duty 5 47.2%
– Hull Boost +52.8%; Kinetic Resistance +5.4%
– Thermal Resistance +4.5%; Explosive Resistance +6.3%
PP: 2D Power Plant
– Overcharged 4 85.4%
– Integrity -20.0%; Power Capacity +32.0%; Heat Efficiency +20.0%
TH: 3A Enhanced Performance Thrusters
– Dirty Tuning 5 90.3%
– Integrity -15.0%; Power Draw +12.0%; Optimal Mass -12.5%
– Optimal Multiplier +45.2%; Thermal Load +60.0%
FD: 3D Frame Shift Drive
LS: 2D Life Support
– Lightweight 5 35.2%
– Mass -78.5%; Integrity -50.0%
PD: 2D Power Distributor
SS: 3D Sensors
– Light Weight 5 28.1%
– Mass -69.2%; Integrity -50.0%; Scan Angle -25.0%
FT: 1C Fuel Tank (Cap: 2)
3: 3A Fuel Scoop [+3]
3: 3H Guardian Frame Shift Drive Booster
1: 1E Supercruise Assist [+2]
1: 1E Advanced Docking Computer