
Originally Posted by
Graal
Well, what ship are you running? Your power efficiency plays a big role in this. If you're only using it for combat, don't fit the best sensors or life support systems. They're a waste. Chances are if you're in a situation where your cockpit is at risk, you should have bugged out long before anyway. I think the class D life support system gives you 10min of oxygen, which should be more than enough time to hit a station if there's one in the same system.
Gimballed lasers are always a great idea. Especially if your ship is power efficient. I normally fit beam lasers but on a smaller ship these will likely kill your power draw. On my Vulture I have one Beam laser and one Cannon. The single BL uses very little power which means I dish out a continuous stream of damage. I only use the cannon to do insane damage to big ships at close range, switching back to the BL while I wait for it to reload. Lots of people swear by Multi-cannons, but I prefer my standard Cannon.
If you're flying a Viper you might fit one Flak and one Multi-cannon. The Flak is basically the shotgun of space combat and does great damage if you can get close to the enemy.