Asp or not to Asp

I love(d) my Cobra MKIII. Still I took the leap the other day and traded the tooled up fighting machine for an Asp. Initially I did this because I couldn't find a Lakon type 6 in any of the local stations as previously I was keeping my Cobra around while I used the Lakon. There were two problems with this approach:

• Wasted Credits just sitting around in the form the kitted out Cobra
• If I travelled too far looking for new trades I had to do so by selling the Lakon and going in the Cobra otherwise like my sidewinder Eagle one ship would have been left behind.

The Asp has enough Cargo & fire power to do both roles!



I was loath to say goodbye to my Chrome Plated Cobra however once I got the Asp kitted it out I was really happy as I can carry 120 tonnes and still take on most pirates. The only downsides are:


It doesn't respond quite as quickly because it is fairly heavy now
Its rebut cost and repairs are quite pricey(I've spent 100k plus quite frequently after visits to conflict zones)

It also now sports:
2 gimballed beams.... currently only E rated
2 gimballed E multi-cannons
2 fixed D rated multi-cannons