The Chieftain [Elite Dangerous] | The Pilot Reviews

Review of The Chieftain from Elite Dangerous. Lakon's unprecedented combat focused battleship. The Chieftain is everything good about a hull tank, and frightening presence on the battlefield. The Pilot Reviews The Chieftain. #EliteDangerous #ThePilot #Chieftain
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[@caboontool]

Love these videos, keep up the good work!

[@AmosTheTalented]

The Chieftain is one of those ships that can outfight anything it can’t outrun, and outrun anything it can’t outfight.

[@filipbitala2624]

The Cutter would like to know your location

[@samssa7813]

@@filipbitala2624 *turns*

[@yehudiel4588]

@@filipbitala2624 it's back

[@AmosTheTalented]

@@filipbitala2624heh, this guy thinks a Cutter can out maneuver the Chieftain.

[@filipbitala2624]

@@AmosTheTalented you said outrun, not outturn

[@kickskii]

I NEED this this just screams UNSC Pelican and I love the look

[@aimeesmith804]

What about the diamond back explorer?

[@flighttherapybullisticfpv133]

@@aimeesmith804 The Diamondback Explorer and the Alliance Cheiftan are my two favourite ships in the game. They both punch way above their weight class and look super badass lol

[@adarkwind4712]

Had the same thought when I first saw it.

[@dragonfox402]

@@flighttherapybullisticfpv133 dude same I have a crusader a DBX and this is my next ship for when I'm not multi-crewing

[@monke1982]

The diamondback looks like a block of cheese

[@EtheE]

"Is anyone going to try to put shield reinforcements on this?" *raises hand*

[@KBBF3]

How is it? been interested in trying it, but just cant seem to unfit my all frag/all HRP.

[@hex5096]

@@KBBF3 is this good for exploration because I need a cheap exploration ship with a fighter hangar

[@finalfortune7071]

I fly it with over 900 shields and fantastic resistence (guardian shield bossters x 3 and 6 Bi weave). extra 16t fuel tank, hangar for a "car" and Detailed Surface Scanner . it`s a combat ship with a dip in everyting else the game can offer besides cargo. fast, nimble, deadly and a jump range over 27. all in all....love it :)

[@Thonglover37]

@@hex5096 this ship does not have fighter bay . you need his big brother

[@Damonwex]

I packed this thing with guardian shield reinforcements. It has almost 2000 shields and I'm equipping bi weaves :)

[@uss_04]

This channel is like top gear, but with things we even have a chance of controlling, instead of just gawking over specs and photos.

[@ThePilot_]

That's what I was going for. ;-)

[@FirssenSimracing]

Few times I had literaly Top Gear flashbacks watching his videos xD

[@SteveCourtright]

"Windshield gets blown out more than a 70's hairdo" You can't beat lines like that. Kuddos.

[@awerty874]

Auto field repair kit I had was almost exclusively used by the windshield

[@draconusspiritus1037]

3 module reinforcement packages and you can all but forget about the canopy blowing out on ANY ship,

[@FrostedBook]

The scripting in these are brilliant. I'm watching through these a second time. Still love it

[@alexmcd378]

"cheap and nimble tricky frigate" is right up there with Poe's "silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain". Excellently crafted ❤

[@0wn3dy0u71]

4 years later and here I am coming back to watching these epic videos even after I haven't played elite in 2+ years

[@darcy_horne]

I love that little comment at the end, "Hail to the Chief". And it's so true! Love this ship.

[@EB-fc2mp]

So as a Krait pilot, I've seen enough of the Chieftain, Challenger, and Crusader in conflict zones to develop a deal of respect for them. They're the few ships that I look to see if they're is any other targets. Why? They're a pain to kill. Their firepower doesn't bother me, I don't get hit often, but the problem is... neither do they. At least compared to the amount of hits they can take from me. It's enough for me to stop and go "is there maybe an Asp or Python nearby?".

[@Mirvra]

As another Krait pilot I agree... The only thing that makes fighting this thing bearable is the fact that the drives are fairly easy to knock out... leaving the Chieftain drifting around helplessly while I can finally hit the damn thing without having to feel like I'm trying to compete in figure skating.

[@OneBiteoftheCherry]

Yeah same, even in my FDL I think twice before attacking a chieftain, and if I do, my shields are nearly melted afterwards.

[@munk_ken]

Even with an over engineered T10, a Chieftan is a pain in the ass to fight. I've had fights where I've won with only 30% of my hull left and a couple hardpoints to boot. Albiet, the fact that the shields are paper mache is true, but that can be said for any ship smaller than a T10 with a smaller shield generator and no shield cells.

[@micahjones7837]

@@munk_ken as a mildly engineered chieftain pilot, I will say I have some respect for you T10 guys too. I can kill npc T10s, staying behind them isn't a problem, but if they have turrets... Breaking a T10's shield is like trying to pop a football by throwing sewing needles at it lol

[@Robmick76]

I love your narrative man! You could sell a fricking Chieftain to the Thargoids and they'd buy them all! Lol

[@ellerimkirli9543]

as a chieftain pilot, I approve this

[@hex5096]

is this good for exploration because I need a cheap exploration ship with a fighter hangar

[@sirenia755]

did you get blowing up a lot, don't lie.

[@hex5096]

@@sirenia755 go with asp and run as far away from the bubble as possible

[@ellerimkirli9543]

@@sirenia755 more than 2000 times, check my videos lol

[@1mperialfist]

@@hex5096 then your choice is crusader

[@makodolphus7810]

Super glad I focused on getting this one as my first medium combat ship. Especially when I started taking down large ships with it.

[@Zanithos]

C H I E F T A I N C H I E F T A I N C H I E F T A I N Real talk though, I subbed to this, and I can't belive I'm the 66th sub. This is a professional quality vid! It was an honor blowing stuff up with you CMDR! o7

[@happyspaceinvader508]

I love the way you film these - true mastery of the camera mode!

[@orellinvvardengra6775]

I want that! I love watching your videos. Couldn’t help but to chuckle at the quote from genie in Aladdin. You do good work, keep it up friend!

[@colin9040]

Like someone mentioned before me, a nice top gear vibe. Weird references yet informative. Definitely got a like from me. I was blown away by the quality of the video after I saw your subscriber count. Only slight issue is that you didn’t mark the things that made the Chieftain a better choice than the assault ship. Other that I can’t possibly think of any constructive criticism. Amazing video, something to be proud of!

[@ThePilot_]

Thank you. I'm actually looking to grow, so if you know anyone who would like this kind of stuff, I'd appreciate a direction you could point me to. I was going to get more into the FAS vs Chieftain, but the deadline was looming, and the video card was starting to get taxed. At the end, I felt that if anybody wanted to fly the FAS over the Chieftain, they were going to do it regardless. Better to have a short and sweet ending.

[@colin9040]

The Pilot Sorry for my late response, I linked your video in an Elite Dangerous dedicated discord server. Yeah you’re right, federation pilots tend to be quite pigheaded. Great video non the less, can’t wait for future content from you. Fly safe commander!

[@hex5096]

@@ThePilot_ is this good for exploration because I need a cheap exploration ship with a fighter hangar

[@cranbers]

Love your videos man, Short sweet... Positive and informative! And entertaining! Keep them coming!

[@jackreacher969]

Thanks for posting these vids man as an upcoming E:D player looking at these reviews gave me an idea to what ship im getting and so far this ship stole my heart ❤️

[@TexasRy]

Love your style, please keep the reviews coming. I bought my Chieftain based on this review and LOVE IT, thanks!

[@andretorres75]

Thanks for another great video, well suited for this amazing ship. Hail the Chief! 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@scottplshelp8095]

I started playing about two months ago and went from my sidewinder to a Cobra MK3 set up for mining LTD's, and now you sir have me sold on this, as I work my way up to a larger mining vessel, and then an Anaconda. Your videos are top tier bruh.

[@greatdanexlks]

Finally! Great Elite Dangerous vids!!! Thank you sir!!! Liked and Subscribed!!!!

[@user-yt8kb9jk7g]

Sub 462, and I must say, amazing quality. Definitely on level with the ‘big’ ED content makers

[@TheLaZnLiZ]

Dude, your videos are amazing! You made me write my first comment in over a year. Keep it up, and your channel is going to exlode!

[@thomgadget]

Excellent videos you're doing here.

[@Vyrose]

Dude, go work on television, i would watch animal kingdom with that voice. Also chieftain ftw. Made mine a bounty hunting and convoy destroyer.

[@DanTKD87]

Blowing up the wrong thing? As long as things blow up theyre the right thing haha

[@olegchernyak1741]

Avenger = immediate like from the first X-com fan.

[@strandalx]

Central! This is Big Sky

[@s.b.andm.g.4045]

mate... I subscribed because I love the way you review the ships. Please keep going and review them ALL !

[@ThePilot_]

That's the plan. Thanks, man!

[@hex5096]

@@ThePilot_ is this good for exploration because I need a cheap exploration ship with a fighter hangar

[@Lord_Vertice]

I've seen a video of an all frag Chief recently, it's so insane I built it myself and it's a lot of fun. You can avoid the "slippery turns" by boosting and then extending your cargo scoop, it'll limit your speed while keeping lateral thruster and turn speed. Works like a charm and lets me stay close to and behind almost any target

[@dallassukerkin6878]

Very well presented, good sir :D. I may even try one out after your analysis :)

[@BrianThomas]

By far this is my most favorite Elite dangerous video of all time. Great job my friend.

[@BrianThomas]

You make me want to buy this ship. You really do.

[@draconusspiritus1037]

This is the video that got me interested in playing ED. The Chieftain, Challenger, Crusader don't fit my playing/flying style but I love how they LOOK. Since starting, I've met enough of them in Res sites and CZ's that I learned how to beat them. Target the drives and the beastie isn't going anywhere. Once the drives are dead, switch the target to the PP

[@OneBiteoftheCherry]

I just love how you talk about these ships, it makes me think they're real

[@Emanemoston]

Awesome video.

[@Mrdietryon]

wow first time i have heard the "codys lab" music outside of his videos. cool video new to the game loving all the different ship reviews

[@ccfgamez4573]

Holy shit I kenw id heard that before wtf, wonder if he's still making videos, wonder how the bees are going, I'ma check that out

[@Elite-wm8cf]

You deserve a lot more subscribers than you have. Also I never comment on videos but you deserve some praise awesome videos dude

[@mirandela777]

I love your vids, the passion you put in ! Thank you ! And in a side note, The Chieffy is my favorite ship fot combat, I just love this one, is a joy to fly on her ! I will take any day her over FdL !

[@luker2693]

Love the Chieftain, but actually prefer the FAS due to the armor, resistance, and external module concealment.

[@The_Sharktocrab]

I love the FAS, great ship

[@FrostedBook]

The Natalie dormer quote gets me everytime

[@JamesW81]

Nice video! Just discovered your channel (and subbed) and I'm a new player. I'm currently building a custom control panel to go with my Flight stick. Looking forward to getting something with a bit of oomph!

[@ssjsjb]

First time I got it my wife was like you're flying a bull frog now? Five minutes later she hears me giggling like our daughter to find me kicking some ass in a res site, just b4 I smashed into a giant ice rock. I love this ship and began enjoying combat because of it.

[@guffels]

Lakon is the Superior ship builder.

[@henrik3056]

Fr. Best exploration ships, best trading ships, and now this. I'm always gonna be loyal to lakon

[@sgettiou6584]

Yes, except for the type 7

[@OneBiteoftheCherry]

Hmm, I dunno about that. Gutamaya make awesome vessels

[@melissaharway4547]

@@OneBiteoftheCherry lakon doesn't do looks, they get results

[@Kurogumo]

Faulcon deLacy blows all these out of the water.

[@deluge1243]

Wow! So inspiring! Do you have a video explaining your build on chieftain?

[@ProOmega-09]

The Chieftain looks like the halo pelican if you put on a dark green color to it and put “UNSC” on it too

[@engmanredbeard]

GG on that Robin Williams Genie reference!

[@ssjsjb]

Also keep up the great work!

[@knightrenz]

This may be my favorite video in the series. I feel the same way about the Chieftain but here The Pilot just puts it all in context and with a wit I don't have words for. Also, Chieftain is a joy to fly :D

[@reesetorwad8346]

Liked and subbed, keep it up!

[@Gvaz]

Missed opportunity: "With a name like Laikon, you'd think it'd be used to transport things. And it does. Transport murder I mean" and then a cut into the chieftain blowing up things

[@kingofret7794]

Subscriber 187 reporting in! Fav number

[@gregstravelvlog4766]

Yup. You've got a new subscriber here!!

[@ThePilot_]

Thanks, man! Hope you like what's coming up.

[@coolghighi]

I Love the Alladin reverence XD nice one. Good old gheeny

[@x1landon]

I just want to say thank you for making this video. thanks to this, I found a ship that will Carry me through hell and back in one pice.

[@magnus6802]

Getting that Top gear vibe

[@Javelin1x]

I love those guys lol

[@ScalerWave]

I like it... super crazy maneuverable

[@simo6639]

quality content!

[@josephgalvez5048]

I recently got my hands on a Chieftain and I’ve fallen in love with combat now, it’s just so much fun in this ship.

[@TalonAvex]

I love this ship....and every word you said is true about this little bundle of deadly joy! :)

[@mikegtp4]

I believe a fully engineered Vulture can offer a few surprises sir.

[@francez123456789]

you have no idea how much you made me want to start working on my thargoid chieftain again. just needs a prismatic shield and more engineering than you can shake a stick at...

[@wizzytimeless]

The ship I used to get from deadly to Elite in combat , it can take on any ship in any elite environment, just put a small repair limpet and small cargo rack to be able to repair the canopy on the go. ..nice video

[@lancerd4934]

Just bought one of these, A-rated and loaded it with frag cannons and took it to the haz-rez. First time I've really enjoyed combat in Elite. More fun than my cobra, asp, icourier, krait or 'conda. Looking forward to seeing what it can do with engineering

[@Magmadon]

Fell in love with the Chieftain the first time I saw it. Bought it. Never looked back. Spend 150 hours the past week in it. Love it.

[@EliteTester]

Lately I've been thinking of going back and engieneiring my Vulture, but I think I'm gonna have a look at a Cheiftain now.

[@Sean_Lightning_OBrien]

5:24 I keep rewinding to this bit for a good chukkle lol

[@shiusisawesome2994]

everytime i see one of your videos i just wanna buy the ship and spend hours and hours flying it holy shit dude they should be paying you for this stuff you're literally making people fall in love with this game like goddamn these are amazing

[@TianfangsAdventures]

There is a reason I have a pvp pirate variant of this ship. You are a good lad.

[@flyingfree333]

Decontamination limpets don't go in utility slots.

[@mrmalcolm]

I've purchased a Chieftain for AX combat. Been engineering it and equipping it. I'll be ready to start exploring that content soon.

[@JBGecko13yt]

Nicely done! I will run cargo until I can buy one lol, I tried combat in the asp explorer and almost dies a few times.

[@switch158]

Well hell. News room riot lol. I love how often this song gets placed in various YT videos lol

[@ThePilot_]

Part of KZbin's free music library. That's why.

[@switch158]

@@ThePilot_ I knew why, I just wanted to express my enjoyment of it lol. I heard it on Cody's lab ages ago and tracked it down from there. I've heard it in atleast 10 other videos since lol

[@UnfocusedRacing]

Just picked up the Chieftain and love it.

[@christopherbrown5924]

OMG The Boost Sound For The Chieftain

[@equalsjim]

Hey The Pilot, absolutely love your narrative, and video editing, top notch...& no offense, but your voice sounds very similar to Dane Cook comedian. o7 cmdr

[@ALTTTAR]

you have made me consider buying this ship now

[@harmlessjack]

Love the videos, and love the Chieftain. But from 14k LY away from the bubble on my way to beagle point, my weaponless, shieldless, 45ly jump range chief disagrees that it can't be used for exploration. I fly 100% FA-OFF and I haven't found another ship that is more fun to fly than the Chief. All hail the Chief! Keep up the good work on these videos! o7

[@thewilberforce]

Colby Johnstone exactly. I wanna make an explorer out of this thing.

[@PaulPower4]

That is an interesting thing I've noticed about the Chieftain - it can jump. Not amazingly, but compared with the Vulture it doesn't have that "oof it's gonna take multiple jumps to get to the system I want to fight in" vibe. Heck, it even outstrips my Type-6 or Python when they're full of cargo. I guess Lakon have a lot of experience when it comes to making FSD housings...

[@Modighen]

Honestly, you shouldn't feel bad. While it's a viable AX vessel and easy to replace, Faulcon DeLacey accidentally created the meta for Anti-Thargoid combat with the Krait Mk II. So get in your Chieftain, get out there and make ships go splodey! Don't forget: Two MRPs will help tons with the canopy.

[@boiledelephant]

I've found that I need two MRPs on the Krait MkII as well. These lighter mid-class ships just seem to be very susceptible to module damage. I don't have a Python or Conda so I don't know if this problem scales up or disappears after the Krait. It never happend to me on smaller ships like the Vulture and Cobra, presumably because the modules are so hard to hit on a small profile. If I knew for sure it'd get rid of this module problem, I'd switch to the Conda in a second. But my experiences fighting Condas doesn't suggest it would, because I'm always able to snipe their modules really easily. Does module vulnerability just scale up with ship size?

[@timchristensen2522]

@@boiledelephant Honestly, the Chief and Krait II just both have jaws made of glass, but it is fixed with a couple of MRPs (or just one GMRP I find)

[@juangallego7197]

I was over the moon when I bought my Chieftain. I used it as multipurpose ship with 84 tons available for shipping plus combat here and there. It's quite an amazing ship. I had been going around with a Viper MK4 for a while and I wanted something to punch above my weight. When I saw where the Chief was available, I gave it a shot. I went for the price and stayed for everything else! I have an Anaconda now but nothing gave me the thrill I'd get on the Chieftain

[@athaphian]

This is my favourite ship to fly. It just handles perfectly.

[@aceofsocal]

I bought it today because of this video and i CAN NOT put my controller down now. Its a drifting gunship!! I love it!

[@truckerallikatuk]

Liked and subbed.

[@smrtn2441]

I love overstatement, melodrama, stuff like that.

[@MadMaceGaming]

Wouldn't mind seeing your PvE build for this beast. Hail to the Chief!

[@animanera89]

No joke, your vid made me buy this, aftet 2 good 96t runs of LTD in my asp explorer...and I'm having the time of my life blowing pirates up in high res mining zones. Once I'll unlock engineers and guardian/thargoids stuff, that'll be even better❤️

[@Espadazorz]

What do you do about power management? I never seem to have enough power to keep all my modules on.

[@colemanwalsh7477]

Honetly i bought this randomly while playing with a friend hunting pirites and I fell in love with it as soon as I had my first fight in this ship I still haven't died once using this ship

[@Mon18896]

The alliance crusader. I need that fighter bay hanger.

[@RarityBeIIe]

I appreciate your videos of elite dangerous reviewing all ship but where is that corvette review?

[@randomassdude2734]

I love the way he says "hail to the Chief"

[@aldenfriend200]

It would be cool if it’s thrusters would point towards the ground when it landed

[@The_Archivist_]

Lol amazing commentary

[@kovanova9409]

Okay hear me out, lakon makes another combat ship based on both the chieften and dbx, and call it the diamond bace ace

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

Bought my Chieftain on the same day I bought my Crusader.... I have NO regrets.... Hours of Pirate killing, and Trolling fun... And I like it's defalt paint job. Called mine the "Murder Hobbo".... Keep up the awesome videos...

[@tittumsmcsprinkles9020]

The way it screams when you boost. Saying it was designed for Anti-AX is an understatement.

[@McLoven-vm1ck]

And you're going to be getting that canopy cracked, a lot.

[@naimai6749]

A ship so cathartic to fly that I named mine the Catharsis.

[@austinm5630]

The Chieftain actually makes an outstanding shield tank if you build it carefully. My own build is: - 2 Large Thermal Vent Gimballed Beams - 3 Small Scramble Spectrum Gimballed Pulses - 1 Medium Advanced Missile Rack (for Odyssey FPS stuff) - 6A Clean Drag Drives - 6C Bi-Weave shield, reinforced with thermal resistance - 4 Utility Shield Boosters, 2 Heavy Duty Super Cap, 2 Thermal Resist - 3 Guardian Shield Reinforcements in the military compartments (these are the key to the build!) - Pre-engineered size 5 FSD (gives another 3ly on this ship vs. a regular 5A Long Range FSD) - A 5A fuel scoop, size 4 Guardian FSD booster, 2B AFMU, size 2 SRV bay, and DSS. This ship has 71 sustained DPS (not counting the dumbfire rockets) that drops heat as it fires, with over 2,100mj of effective shielding after resistances, and a 42ly jump range. It's my go-to combat explorer and unlike other ships I've tried - namely the Kraits - it doesn't have to sacrifice combat capability to also be a solid explorer. And yes, it is absolutely a shield tank, which it turns out is kinda genius. With over 1200mj of absolute shielding it is more than capable of surviving some extremely rough landings with the shield still online, and it has the agility and raw thruster power to make those landings extremely rare occurrences, even on 10g worlds. This, in turn, means you have no need for a cargo bay or limpet controller. You're never going to take hull damage anyway. And sure, you don't have any crazy-high burst damage, but you don't need it. The Chieftain's outstanding agility means you can indeed park it on the ass of anything you're shooting at and stay there. That means you don't have to build it for short burst damage windows of other similar ships. Instead, you build for sustained DPS and just keep firing until the target dies. As much as I desperately prefer the look of the Kraits or the multirole capabilities of the Python, the truth is the Chieftain is simply a better combat ship than either. That it turns out to be an above-average explorer is just icing on an already delicious cake.

[@MathiasCzR01]

I'm new to combat in Elite Dangerous, could the Chieftain potentially take on larger targets such as the Federal Corvette, Cutter, Fer-de-Lance or Anaconda? Like in player vs player situation?

[@ThePilot_]

Yes