Krait PhantomCombat

Where the Krait Mk II brawls, the Phantom skirmishes. It drops a large hardpoint and the fighter bay for less mass — so it's faster, more agile, and jumps far further than any other combat medium. Two large mounts host a strong multi-cannon pair, backed by a beam and a medium multi-cannon — enough to kill efficiently — but it can't match the Mk II's three-large broadside. Its case is mobility: get to the fight, control the range, and break off clean whenever the odds turn.

The trade-offs are real. Two large hardpoints mean lower sustained damage, there's no SLF for a decoy or extra DPS, no military slots for module hardening, and the lighter hull tanks less than a Mk II or Chieftain. The Phantom survives by not being hit — speed, dodging and a clean exit. For a pilot who values reaching distant hotspots and fighting on the move, it's an excellent fast hunter; for raw firepower or survivability, the dedicated combat mediums are stronger. That gap is exactly why it scores 74, not 90.

Four things make the Phantom a capable fast gunship:

• Speed and agility. The quickest of the combat mediums — control the range, dictate the fight, and boost out whenever the odds turn.
• Premium jump range. Self-relocates between Resource Extraction Sites, Combat Zones and mission targets where heavier hulls plod.
• Strong 2L + 2M battery. A large multi-cannon pair with Corrosive Shell to chew hull, plus an Efficient beam with Thermal Vent to strip shields and dump heat.
• Deep internals. Room for a bi-weave, shield cell banks and stacked hull reinforcement — hardening lives here, not in military slots.

The fastest, most flexible of the combat mediums — a strong multi-cannon-and-beam battery on a fast-regen bi-weave brawler that fights on the move; only two large mounts, no fighter bay and a lighter tank than the Krait Mk II or the dedicated combat hulls hold it below the specialists.

The 74/100 headline is a verdict against the combat 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.

Every table rates ships for combat specifically, split by landing-pad class. The Hardpoints column is the hardpoint loadout — the basis for a weapon suite; the rating is the same 1–100 suitability verdict used across the site.

Same class — medium combat ships

13 medium-pad combat hulls carry a rating, led by Fer-de-Lance (93). Every same-pad rival lands where this one does — the direct field to shop.

Other classes — the heavy hitters

The large-pad combat field (5 rated), led by Federal Corvette (98) — bigger pads and bankrolls. They out-muscle this hull on the numbers, but sit a pad class away.

Other classes — the light fighters

The small-pad combat field (13 rated), led by Kestrel Mk II (85) — cheaper hulls and tighter pads. They undercut this hull on the numbers, but sit a pad class away.

At ~37M Cr the Phantom is one of the cheaper combat mediums, with no rank gate — anyone can fly one. A combat fit with a multi-cannon pair, a beam, a bi-weave and stacked hull reinforcement brings the all-in figure to around 92M Cr engineered, with rebuy near 4.6M — light for a warship, because the hull and its A-rated cores are cheap and the spend is engineering, not exotic modules.

It's the choice for a pilot who values mobility and reach over firepower, and who'd rather self-jump to the next hotspot than plod there. For maximum damage the Mk II or Python Mk II is the pick; for a pure duel the Fer-de-Lance. The Phantom rewards a clean, mobile flying style.

A mobile medium gunship: an Overcharged multi-cannon pair on the large mounts with Corrosive Shell, a gimballed medium multi-cannon and an Efficient beam with Thermal Vent for shield-stripping and heat control. Initial is buy-only cores; A-Rated adds the weapons, a bi-weave and hull tank; Engineered turns it into a fast, evasive brawler. The Phantom fights on the move — strip shields with the beam, chew hull with corrosive multi-cannons, and boost out when pressed.

Buy the hull and fit a stock 6C bi-weave Shield Generator in the class-6 bay, backed by a single 0A Shield Booster — RES-ready immediately. Bulkheads stay at stock Lightweight Alloy and the core internals all go in at base E-rating.

Arm the two large mounts with gimballed multi-cannons and the two mediums with a gimballed beam laser and a gimballed multi-cannon — a full battery on day one, no unlocks required.

Everything else waits for the A-rated pass: the remaining utilities, the shield cell banks, and the hull/module reinforcement that fill the deep optionals. The ship fights straight away; the pass just deepens it.

A-rating priority for a fast combat medium:

• 1Power Distributor → 7A — Sustains the guns plus boost; the whole fit rides on it. ~7M Cr
• 2Power Plant → 7A — Headroom for guns, shields and utilities together. ~9M Cr
• 3Thrusters → 6A — The Phantom's edge is mobility; dodge and control the range. ~7M Cr
• 4Shield Generator → 6C bi-weave + 2× Shield Booster — Fast regen suits a skirmisher that re-engages. shield fit
• 5Bulkheads → Military Grade Composite — No military slots, so the hull plating is your only base armour; the strongest bulkhead is the foundation for the Heavy Duty pass. ~10M Cr
• 6FSD → 5A — Keep the reach that self-jumps you to the next hotspot. ~6M Cr

The combat pattern on a fast medium: Overcharged guns, Dirty thrusters for mobility, and a Reinforced bi-weave over Heavy-Duty plating. Pin blueprints for remote G1→G5 application; visit in person for experimentals. The generated Engineering Plan table builds here from the loadout data.

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

The Military Grade bulkhead and stacked hull reinforcement lift effective armour from the A-rated pass onward, and a Reinforced bi-weave with shield cell banks gives it the seconds to trade. Engineered, the Phantom is the fastest, longest-reaching combat medium — it out-guns nothing on the ladder and hardens less than a Chieftain, so it survives by mobility, not mass. A fast, mobile all-rounder that fights well and leaves clean.

• Fly to win — with no fighter and no military slots, mobility and clean shots are your survival.
• Thermal-Vent beams strip shields while shedding heat, keeping your modules healthy in long fights.
• Keep the FSD light and strong; the Phantom's reach lets you self-jump between hotspots.
• For raw damage take the Mk II or Python Mk II; for a pure duel the Fer-de-Lance — the Phantom is the mobile pick.