Ship:axford

Axford Hull Configuration

Mounts

The Axford has

• 1 C5
• 1 C4
• 4 C2
• 4 C1

Compartments

The Axford's compartments can be divided into 3 groups

The Nose-stack

Axford Nose Stack

Frontline Axfords such as those found in TF Oak seek to reinforce the nose with high DT components to be as durable under gunfire as possible. While this can be done by stacking RDCs, the cheaper and almost as effective option is filling it with a your pick of aux steering, RCIC, Rmag, and RDC, depending on what compartments you want to place in the safe-stack.

The Center-stack

Axford Center Stack

The Center-stack is where you put the filler compartments that make your Axford tick. A gunplot center, small DC compartments, DC buffs, and anything else build-specific.

And The Safe-stack

The Safe stack consists of the hardest to reach compartments on an Axford, and also happens to consist of exactly as many slots as you need to keep your Axford combat capable if you've lost the rest of the ship. As such, the safe stack should always consist of your most important compartments; typically a DC locker in compartment 5, a CIC in compartment 6, and a Magazine in compartment 4. The exact makeup of these compartments will vary depending on how the rest of the ship is built; sometimes every compartment is reinforced, especially when the rest of the ship is mostly empty, and sometimes it consists of basic/large/bulk components to take advantage of the safety of the compartments, usually when the rest of the ship is fully built out.

Axford Safe Stack

Modules

The Axford has

• 1 Large Drive Module
• 2 Small Drive Modules
• 4 3x3 Modules
• 5 2x2 Modules

Drive Setup

There are many ways to set up an Axford's drive, and the best way will depend on the role you are building the ship for. Raider Drives provide the best lateral thrust (LT), allowing you to quickly accelerate in any direction; this is best for dodging. Whip Drives provide the best top speed, allowing you to reposition across the map quickly. Dragonfly Drives provide the best angular thrust (AT), allowing your ship to pivot and change its heading and roll quickly. FR4800 Reactors fit into the small drive slots, allowing you to reclaim 3x3 modules for other uses if needed, instead of those modules containing FR3300 Micro Reactors.

For Frontline combat ships, the two best drive setups are Raider-raider-whip for bow-tanking ships and component:big-raider-raider-raider for less mobile broadsiders. Ships that need to save costs will sometimes drop one or two of these drives for FR4800 Reactors, taking a corresponding drop in capability.

Backline combatants may find themselves appreciating the Whip for its large power generation, the Dragonfly for an easier time getting a beam turret onto target, or a basic FM500-Drive to save points.