CorsairMultipurpose

The Corsair is one of the newest medium ships, and it arrived as a serious all-rounder. Six hardpoints — three large and three medium — give it firepower beyond even the Python or Krait Mk II, while ten optional internals and a ~318-tonne hold (more than the Python) make it a capable trader and miner. It's fast too, boosting past 350 m/s on a light frame, and it lands on a medium pad.

Compared with the established versatile mediums it offers more guns and more cargo than the Python, and more pace than either Krait — though it lacks the Python's apex shielding and the Phantom's exploration range. As a modern, sleek, hard-hitting do-everything hull that also carries well, the Corsair is a compelling contemporary choice, and a strong rival to the classics it joins.

Four things make the Corsair a strong modern all-rounder:

• Six hardpoints. Three large and three medium — more firepower than the Python or Krait Mk II.
• Big hold for a medium. ~318 tonnes — more cargo than the Python, on a medium pad.
• Fast and light. A 355 m/s boost on a light frame — quick in combat and brisk between jobs.
• Deep internals, rank-free. Ten optionals for any role's kit; anyone can fly one.

Six hardpoints, ten optionals and a ~318 t hold lead the versatile mediums, but a weak ~42 LY jump range and only four utilities cap it below the Python.

The 82/100 headline is a verdict against the multipurpose role's priority-ordered factors. Each factor carries a weight (its share of 100); this hull earns part of each based on how it performs against the whole field. The points sum to the rating.

Both tables rate ships for multipurpose use — versatility across combat, trade, exploration and more. The role column is the maximum cargo capacity in tonnes as one measure of capacity; versatility is judged across all roles.

Same class — versatile mediums

The Corsair brings the most firepower and the biggest hold of the versatile mediums, plus modern pace. The Python shields better and the Phantom ranges further, but for hard-hitting, capacious, fast versatility, the Corsair is a standout newcomer.

Other classes — the capital and small all-rounders

The Anaconda does everything at capital scale and the Cutter out-shields it, but both need large pads. Among mediums the Corsair is the modern firepower-and-capacity pick — a fresh, hard-hitting rival to the long-dominant Python and Kraits.

At ~76.9M Cr the Corsair is the priciest of the versatile mediums, with no rank gate. Its versatility spreads the cost: one engineered hull fights hard, hauls big and mines, switchable by swapping modules.

Outfitting it well plus module sets brings the practical figure to around 115M Cr — more than a Python, justified by more firepower, more cargo and modern pace. A premium modern all-rounder.

A hard-hitting, capacious multirole fit. Initial is a cheap buy-only build; A-rated is the multirole baseline; Engineered sharpens firepower and survivability while keeping a big hold and a usable jump range.

Buy the hull and fit all six hardpoints buy-only — two 3C Multi-Cannons and a 3E Pulse Laser on the large mounts, two 2F Pulse Lasers and a 2F Multi-Cannon on the mediums — plus a 6E Shield Generator, a single 0A Shield Booster and two 6E Cargo Racks for the hold.

Leave the Lightweight Alloy bulkhead stock, the other three utilities empty and the remaining optionals empty; the rest of the build stays E-rated stock until you A-rate.

A-rate the core internals first — they serve every role.

Build role-specific module sets (trader, miner) in storage to swap in.

A-rating priority for a modern all-rounder:

• 1Core internals → A — 7A Power Plant, 7A Thrusters, 5A FSD and 7A Power Distributor serve every role. ~22M Cr
• 2Weapons + distributor — Six guns powered; swap the large pulse for a 3C Beam Laser (Gimballed) to strip shields. ~16M Cr
• 3Shield Generator → 6C bi-weave — Survivability across combat and hauling. ~6M Cr
• 4Defensive layer — Military Grade Composite bulkhead, a second 0A Shield Booster, 5A Shield Cell Bank and 4D/3D Hull Reinforcements; chaff and a heat sink fill the last two utilities. ~12M Cr
• 5Self-repair + role sets — A 2D Auto Field-Maintenance Unit in the size-2 bay for long multipurpose runs; cargo racks and mining suite to swap. varies

The house all-rounder engineering pattern, firepower-weighted. Felicity Farseer (maxed) carries the FSD; pin blueprints for remote G1→G5 application.

Recommended order

• 1Overcharged plant and Charge-Enhanced distributor first — six guns are power-hungry.
• 2Overcharged multi-cannons (one Corrosive) plus a Thermal-Vent beam for brutal damage.
• 3Dirty thrusters for pace; bi-weave shield and HRPs for survivability.
• 4Increased-Range FSD for the trade role; engineer once, reuse across swaps.

Approximate progression across the three states (figures are representative, not exact rolls):

Engineered, the Corsair fights with six guns at ~420 m/s and hauls ~318t — more firepower and cargo than the Python, with modern pace. A Military Grade hull under Heavy Duty G5, a Specialised Shield Cell Bank with Gradual Charge and an onboard AFMU let it soak sustained fire and recover between fights. Its weaker shield and poor range hold it back at the extremes, but for hard-hitting, capacious versatility it's a standout modern medium.

• Power the six guns — A-rate the plant and distributor so all hardpoints run together.
• It out-fights and out-carries the Python; the Python shields better and the Phantom ranges far further.
• Weak jump range makes it a non-explorer — leave deep space to other ships.
• A modern premium pick — pricier than the classics, but more capable in combat and capacity.