Very low shields(come on 1*25 mw shields)
Granted, but aside from KM3s you should never drop below 50%
-you cant take the speed advantage because those bhepts are slow and at high speeds it takes too long
Done correctly this doesn't matter. And you can use MDs.
to get a lock on the target(make the blue circle apear)
You can fire WAY before then...
.And just think,this ship should be used for
hit and run atacks(that's hit,run 'till you're 700 m away and hit).
It is...Instead,you'll be finding yourself hiting
and missing
Erm... not me, sorry...
The only thing that helps you solve this problem is slowing down and strafin'(stupid over used strafe drive)
Again, not me... I tend to always be flying at max speed...
-turning should be better
Well, horses for courses. 70% is ideal for me, and IIRC it goes higher than this...
-if you use MDs(witch work for hit & run tactics) dunno why you chosed this ship,a scorpion is much better
Don't be daft. The only advantage the Scopion has over the Mamba is an extra 100 speed. The Mamba has over 5 times the shielding and IIRC double the cargo bay for missiles and fuel.
-overall the weaponry aint good
It has the best weaponry on any M3...
-very vulnerable to missles when using bhepts(1 hornet hit=1 dead turkey
)
If you get hit in a Mamba with a hornet then quite frankly you DESERVED to be shot. No missile should EVER touch a mamba, except Mosquitos and their Khaak equivilant.
-to use it lets say efectivly you would have to strafe a lot
Nope...
And you dont have to be a experienced pilot to use it,you have to be a strafo-maniac.
Nope...
So why people even bother,only because of it's speed?
Exactly BECAUSE of it's speed. You can get in, fire off a volley of BHEPTs and get out before the enemy ship has even clocked you...
But when you encounter 3 M6 ( especially osprey !! ) and 2 M3, you have good chances to get a lethal ass kick
I've taken out 3 Hydras and 2 Barracudas in a Mamba. I've taken out 2 Nemesis too (And only died cos the 3rd rammed me) and was amazed at how easy it was
(and i know how to use it usually killing all the xenon ships docked in a station)
Have you taken down XM1s and XM2s in it yet?
Just because you strafedrive a lot!That doesnt make you a good pilot!
Then don't use it. You don't need it.
Atack without strafe drive a Xenon Station with something like 20Ls,15ms, a couple of Ns.Wait for them to undock and then see how "efective" the mamba is without strafedrive.
Been there done that, cleared them all up. I've virtually cleared whole Xenon sectors in a Mamba…
This number of enemies will kick a mambas but in no time.
Yeah, if you're flying it maybe… not for everyone, me, blackwing, Brianetta etc seem to be fine with it
A nova can easily handle such a grup while in a mamba you'll be running
Same old, same old…
from missles cauze they do much damage to 25 mw shields.
As stated above, if you get hit with a Dragonfly or above in a Mamba, you sdeserve to have been hit.
Only one tactic will save you,run from the xenon seta for a couple of seconds then kill them one by one.(dont like usin' this)
Hang on, you yourself said above that it was a "hit and run" ship and yet you complain when you have to do it! If you don't like it, don't do it or use a ship that suits your flying style! And FYI When you're fighting swarms of Xenon then you don't hit and run. You should be in the centre of a cloud of them, moving constantly, picking off the samller ships as fast as possible.
Or use MDs but then why in a mamba?
Cos of it's large cargo bay for ammo, wasps, mosquitos and speed!
This is what i call a serious fight.Lets say at least 15 fighters atacking.
Only 15? Try 30!
In summary: The Mamba is an awesome ship. You DON'T need a strafe drive at all. The only real threat against it is a KM3 if it's locked onto you outside of 3km. It can take out M3s and M6s quite easily.
@Brianetta: I've tried using BHEPTs on a Hydra and I must be doing something wrong, cos I simply can't get the shields low enough!
Tips?
