I'd definently say the Eagle, it flies more like a Heavy Fighter than a VHF, and for the "lack" of armor, how much does 900 more armor mean when you are already talking about 10000 armor roughly

I earlier(few days back) stated my support for the Sabre, but earlier I got into a dogfight with someone in an Eagle and quickly changed my mind. I was able to hit him a couple times, but after 3-5 minutes of trying to manuever to a shooting position he was able to wear me down.

Twice this happened, although I suicided into Manhatten before he could register a kill.

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Bar patron: "You some kind of Nooby?"
Trent: "Uuuh, Huuuh"

OKAY!!!!!!!!!! I've seen people asking that question all the time. If you have some sort of addiction to asking us to compare the same three ships all the time then go some place else. Compare other ships! How about what's the best light fighter, or what is the best mod fighter!?

"A man's got to know his limitations."

I personally prefer the Sabre as well.....2 Tizona del Cid/2 Nomad Blaster/2 Nomad Cannon, plus sunslayer torps and driller mines.

It's true that it's not the easiest ship to maneuver, but once you know what you're doing? It's unbeatable.

In SP mode, I can take out 4 inbound bogies before they ever reach me....strafing with guns, then a torpedo or two.

In MP, I use different strategies depending on who I'm fighting *assuming a PvP deul here*. What usually works is diving straight towards my opponent in cruise, then killing the engines. Throw torpedo, then mine....if that doesn't kill them, I've spun and attacked with guns as they attempt to evade, before they can go on the offensive. Practice with engine kill/thruster only mode is a MUST tho!

It doesn't always work, but I've won MUCH more than I've lost...