The Cobra Mk3 [Elite Dangerous] | The Pilot Reviews

[@ThePilot_]

The Chieftain is up next, but let me know what you'd like to see after that. Or if you want to see the outtake of me doing a voice...

[@drvoltron2371]

The Pilot save up your outtakes for a greatest hits vid. I haven’t flown any of those Chief models yet so I’m excited. Type 7 is on my wish list, good luck making that space slug interesting!

[@bedge8601]

Type 9 Heavy. I'm genuinely torn as to whether I want one or not. I know it has pros and cons, but I'd like a second opinion.

[@ThePilot_]

@@bedge8601 I'll move it up on the list.

[@spunts144]

And that's why I loved it. It's simple towards the core aspect of the vanilla and it does it so much justice in proving core concepts in improvement towards a better ship in your career. It's a perfect starter. 1:30 = perfect explanation. (The devs had it right until this point!) Excellent review! Redo?

[@ArtyI]

I'll be honest, I literally bought this as a second ship because it looked like a big sidewinder

[@DjurrenArt]

The bigger cheese wedge. jk I love flying the cheese wedge. Might be coming back to ED after a looong hiatus.

[@Puzzlers100]

I hated my side winder. I really liked having a moveable ship, and the yaw on the sidewinder is jus atrocious. I currently run an eagle

[@thanesladek9901]

​@@DjurrenArtDo it again now!

[@sea_kerman]

I help run a squadron that provides mentoring and assitance to new players, and we found out something about the Cobra in regards to newer players. With the addition of core mining, the Cobra has a use: it's the first ship that's rather good at it. The three ships before it that are capable of fitting a Seismic charge simply don't have the internal space to fit more than one core deposit, or support more than one active limpet. On the other hand, the Cobra can carry two full cores (32t), support two active collectors, and is fast and maneuverable enough that mining isn't tedious. All for a startup price of about 2 mil.

[@AltoStratusX1]

This. When core mining first came out I outfitted an Asp X to give it a go. I hate how the Asp x handled (deceleration) and couldn't really afford much higher tier and I didn't wanna sell off one of my main ships to pick up the Phantom at the time so I flipped back to a Cobra. Out fitted it with no shield for max cargo. Had a ton of fun and almost died so my times by being careless lol. I used it for voids for a while cuz I actually had a ton of fun.

[@McLoven-vm1ck]

@@AltoStratusX1 Yes, the AspX is quite a respectable core minor. Even with assets totaling in the billions I still keep an Asp X around and have used it for core mining now and then.

[@McLoven-vm1ck]

I'll remember that the Cobra is a capable core minor should I run into anybody who is still a relative novice or curious about getting into ED. Getting into core mining with the low capital investment a Cobra requires would be an amazing game changer for a newer commanders.

[@Noz135]

It's definitely a great starter! Just started playing about a week ago and thus far have mine upgraded, stripped nonessentials to fit more fuel and cargo, believe I'm at 22t fuel capacity and 40 or so pieces of cargo, may be more than 40 but can't recall for certain at the moment! Removed the docking computer, super cruise assist, and shields to make room for it all 😂

[@danielstokker]

For my very first mining ive build an adder everythingbjust fits it perfect for starters that have done just a few missions

[@iCatchLupin]

My beautiful angel. The face of Elite. I flew this ship from 2015 until this week, and it still maintains a proud place in my home station's hangar, taken out for joyrides or low-risk work.

[@DanY-mj4gl]

"the face of elite" haha quite literally too! it's like elite's define of vessels. the one you see wherever elite is mentioned.

[@jesseblackhawk]

this is the ship that really taught me how to play this game.

[@serpentsaurus7969]

Man, do I feel that.

[@57thorns]

The Cobra is the nostalgia ship. As an old Elite player it was a must to own. And it was fun.

[@nightraven7198]

Same here ever since playing Elite on the spectrum always loved the cobra got it as soon as i could afford it in ED

[@57thorns]

@@nightraven7198 Too bad I got an Asp Explorer for the rare trade community goal. It is just a better ship in all aspects. A medium ship can have decent cargo space and all the bells and whistles for an explorer. Not sure about speed and agility though, but the Asp is good enough in that department to do stupid things in the mail slot. But I will stick to the Cobra anyway, at least until it is time to do tourism to Colonia/Sag A*/Beagle point and not just exploring close to the bubble (in the later case the range of my Cobra is sufficient to get a few first finds each trip).

[@justinlynn7315]

In Odyssey 3011 (Xbox 360 indie game) the Cobra MK IV was the only one you could get. You could hire other ships to helo with cargo and combat so the inability to buy another ship wasnt felt too hard

[@57thorns]

I have to admit I have now abandoned my Cobra. My Asp is on its way to Colonia (or someplace) but it is extremely slow going as I don't have as many hours to play anymore and I tend to stop to collect all possible biosamples. But I enjoy the short stints, even if it is an Asp-X and not the Cobra mk III.

[@wonder_platypus8337]

@@57thorns man that's just part of the ride.

[@Volgrand]

I played Elite Dangerous for about 5 years... and a good part of this time I spent flying my Cobra MKIII: "Radiance". It simply... felt good. And you are right: there are ships that can outperform the Cobra MKIII in each individual task. However, as a Jack of All Trades, it is one of the best ships in the galaxy. My final build was a specialized blockade-runner ship. Whenever a bunch of commanders was blocking a station during a community goal, my ship would be the one to enter the mail slot at 550mps, turn around, boost-brake, disable silent run, and land without getting shot even once. So good memories. Plus, the Radiance had quite a bit of history. I flew her during the Lugh independence war on the side of the independentists. It became the perfect ship to run towards the Thargoid attack areas to rescue unfortunate pilots before they got abducted by the aliens. And she was part of the first light squadron that managed to kill a Thargoid, alongside commanders Raczaak, Han Tanhauser and Sulaco. Yeah, Radiance may not be the best ship out there. But still she's an amazing ship.

[@CyarSkirata]

That piece-by-piece climbing of the ladder is how I've played the game since I started. Did assorted jobs in my Sidewinder until I could afford an Imperial Eagle. Bounty hunted my way to grade A parts, then saved up for a Courier. Then bounty hunted again to max that out, before embarking on the grind for the Mamba. And now with the Mamba, I'm still sitting on a grade B power plant and distributor as I hunt my way to the grade A versions.

[@MarkGill42]

The Cobra is a fantastic ship. I have a fleet with Cutter, Conda, Python, T9, Kraits, Asp, but I still fly the Cobra now and then. It's fun to fly! It also scores big on nostalgia for those of us who played the original game back in 1984.

[@nickdavies2156]

Agreed, I call mine "Dogsbody" coz I do scut work with it. Wake scans, mat grinding and so on.

[@drpepper-c7p]

I unfortunately never used the cobra on the ladder to the conda

[@thebranmuffin8502]

you for got about your 40 fleet carriers aswelll

[@jakeschindler1762]

@@nickdavies2156 I named my Cobra mk3 “Dollhouse”. It’s just such a nice ship that’s just good at doing a little bit of everything for a beginner.

[@ChessArmyCommander]

I just got a Cobra. It feels like my first serious ship, its awesome!! When you don't know there is anything better, the Cobra feels like its as good as you'll ever need a ship to be.

[@Rapscallion2009]

The Cobra MKIII All the ship you'll ever need. And then some.

[@elmateo77]

@@DarthWall275 Meh an engineered cobra could easily take down an npc anaconda. But there are much better ships for doing stuff like that (like a vulture).

[@s7ai]

Your videos look & sound like an ED version of Top Gear. Brilliant stuff!!

[@bleach-chan3199]

Couldn't of said it better myself

[@diggidydong866]

I was literally thinking that like 2 seconds before I came across your comment

[@lsswappedcessna]

CAPTAIN SLOW!

[@alekmosingiewicz]

My heavily engineered and customized Cobra MKIII-class ship, "Fastwalker", is the one I don't want to let go of. It's manevrable, fast, has decent hyperjump range ( about 20 l.y. unladen ), and I've taken it to abandoned places beyond the bubble, including the Thargoid ruins beyond the Pleiades Nebula and the Guardian ruins in Synuefe Sector. It took part in the fighting for the Alliance in the Libaia Bara system, aiding in its annexation by the Alioth Independents. I still remember the race for life in the Allied spaceport with the cracked canopy.

[@rcclab5411]

I've got 20mil credits and I'm still running the Cobra, just now spent 4mil on modules to help me get enough money for the Krait mk2.

[@austinmartin612]

Something not available at the time of this video, but with spacelegs now.... it makes a great planetary mission runner, especially when you're bringing along a friend for the heist/massacre etc. also gets a pretty respectable jump range with some engineering, think my daily driver version that's fully combat capable is sitting around mid 40ly jump range(SRV bay, surface scanner, etc)

[@thedude3796]

This was my first “main” ship I bought. Rn I rock a Krait Mach II and my dream ship is a Corvette, but this brings back fond memories

[@inkmime]

A Cobra Mk3, 100cr, and a dream. Choose your course Commander.

[@Frankenllama]

My ship lineup went something like sidewinder - hauler - python - type 9 - anaconda Then i got a krait mk2, phantom, imperial eagle, and slammed my head against a wall until I finally got a Corvette. What I'm trying to say is that i never even looked at this ship. I never wanted to when i was out doing anything i wanted in a python.

[@zebedee5158]

Yesterday I accidentally landed in the same station as I'd parked mine a long while back. Had to take it out, just to hear the engine one more time, class B parts and all. Super video, loving the series.

[@JetsonRING]

Maybe not the best ship for any ONE thing, but in its class possibly the best ship for just about Everything.

[@darrycthedeathknight7557]

While owning a Python I still love to go back to this ship from time to time, I've spent a lot of time in my Cobra when I first got around to it and it's always been one of my favorite ships to fly. Lovely video, I hope more commanders will find your channel as it's one of the hidden gems in this community. Fly safe!

[@RunicRasol]

Going to add my 2 cents here, even though I know this video is a bit older. TL;DR I love this ship, and it reated me well when I was a n00blet. For reference, I got Elite Dangerous after the April update. I was looking for new VR games, and Elite looked like just the kind of space/flight sim I was looking for (Spoiler alert: It was). When you start the game. When you are sitting there in your starting sidewinder in the n00b systems, The cobra MkIII is the BIG ship. It's the most expensive ship you can buy. I saw it, and I wanted, NEEDED to have it before I took off the proverbial 'training wheels'. I worked, and I grinded. Trying my hand at every mission they would pay me to do, until I bought it. And what I found.. Was a ship that defied my expectations. The Cobra MkIII may not be the BEST ship for anything, but it does anything you ask it to well enough. I Mined, hauled cargo, transported passengers, and even did a fair bit of combat in my cobra. Its the equivalent of a Swiss army knife. Eventually, I earned enough to buy my way into better, more specialized ships. An Asp for exploring, a Vulture for combat, etc, but the Cobra is still the one that felt the best to me. It was the one ship that buying it felt like I had 'made it'. More than the Anaconda even. Sure it's shields are paper thin, and the canopy can get destroyed by a stiff breeze, but the sheer flexibility of this ship is what I love.

[@Eruthian]

Cobra Mk 3 is the ship I enjoy most out of all so far. Especially after engineering the shit out of mine. Forget the weak shield, u can armortank the shit out of it while still having descent jumprange, top speed, a vehicle hangar and some serious punch for it's size. My Krait can do the same, just better, yes. But it cant compete with the joy of flying that little nimble bugger of a cobra.

[@braderickson9996]

I remember the Cobra Mk3 from Elite(before it was called Elite Dangerous) on the Commodore 64. I would think anyone playing should have a Cobra Mk3 in their stable. That game pushed the envelope of what the C64 could do. From the unique flight control to its graphics generation, and its planetary description generator. I don't have the time to play Elite Dangerous but, I like looking in from the outside, talking about the game, ships, locations, etc. I wish it well.

[@diceman199]

I played it on the Zx Spectrum :-)

[@RazordraacGaming]

Love the Avengers: Infinity War intro!

[@darkninjacorporation]

The Cobra is your first friend in the galaxy. Sidewinder is like your... assigned trainer. Once you’ve got the hang of things it’ll still be there if you need it, but usually it’ll just be watching from the background. Cobra is the first one you meet that grows with you.

[@ScanpieNightmoon]

Multi-purpose, that excalty what i love on Cobra MkIII, just change some module and go trade or combat : do any job on descent way.

[@zibingotaeam3716]

I'm still wondering: Is this a reference to the descent series or did you just misspell decent?

[@jasonboughen9542]

Cobra mk3 is the best first ship to buy. Mine was called the money maker. It does everything well. It’s probably one of the best versatile ships in the game. And that cockpit. Wow. I can’t just picture two commanders piloting that baby running smuggling missions. It’s like the millennium falcon of ED. I’ll never sell mine. She’s a bad ass. Engineer her G5 and A rated and you will be a force. I’ve got the same paint job. Good one commander o7

[@eval_is_evil]

My MK3 Cobra is named Sparrow...with that medusa skin...makes no sense

[@inshadowz]

Mine is The Dunning Kruger, a name which accurately reflects my mastery of the game. Two of my later ships share the same name, The Dunning Kruger II and III. I'm pretty sure there will be an IV at some point.

[@sirpiken]

the cobra mkiii was such a great experience in this game. It's great because it can introduce you to every aspect of this game. I used mine to do rare commodity trading and slowly did the stepping stone outfitting upgrades till I could afford to outright buy an asp explorer and decently rate it.

[@AniGaAG]

Starter multipurpose Sidewinder... good multipurpose Cobra Mk III... and from there into the specialist ships I have now. Yep! That's indeed exactly how it went - the Cobra Mk III was my "first real ship", just like you said.

[@mcphunque3883]

My Cobra is my favorite ship in the game. I use it as a smuggler ship. Sometimes, I let myself get interdicted just so I can hit the boosters, fire up the FSD, and be 40 ly away before anyone popped out their guns. Absolute beauty of a ship.

[@jason-qc5lr]

i cannot put into words how much i like this game.

[@Maverick0813]

Just joined this game for a week and looking for my second ship. This video explained everything I need to know about Cobra MK3 and why I should use it to learn about outfitting. Instead of an Adder, I will go for this ship to become a more experienced commander. Thanks for making this video!

[@57thStIncident]

When I first started playing E:D my first upgrade was the Adder, this was the ship I first learned in, made my mistakes, had to slowly upgrade parts as I could afford to (money was a lot harder to come by then). When I got the Cobra III I thought my problems would be over...that combat would be easier, I could carry as much as I wanted to, etc etc...I was wrong. I toughened it out until buying a Keelback, which was the versatile freighter that could defend itself that I guess I wanted. Never loved Cobra as much as either of these two ships that I still fly even though I own many more expensive and powerful ships. I hope to see an Adder review, these videos are nicely made.

[@luxuryviridian547]

So we just gonna ignore that Obsidian Ant joke??

[@ThePilot_]

You ask him to make you a three course meal, then. ;-)

[@the5thmusketeer215]

The Pilot If I was going to make a joke about Obsidian Ant... it would be to ask him if he pulled too many G’s while slingshotting around the stars on his exploration of the Galaxy. The reason being, that he seems to have “pulled all the G’s” out of everythin’ he talks about, whether it be Explorin’, Minin’, Tradin’, Outfittin’, Bounty Huntin’ or Narratin’ excellent videos about Elite Dan*erous! 😂👍 😉

[@Hodoodle]

@@ThePilot_ ok fine

[@smexehcougah3]

This is my go-to "dirty" ship. If it's illegal, I've done it in a Cobra :) But mostly I use it for illegal salvage and planetary scan jobs.

[@themindset4164]

What did you call yours? I personally named mine "The Milano"

[@billiam256]

It's my dirty ship too I named it the Aluminium Falcon. painted it squadron blue and never repainted it so it's quite literally a heap of junk. 🤣🤣 but it's my heap of junk and it makes me happy.

[@TheSaoMagnifico]

I've flown an Alliance Chieftain, a Krait Phantom, a Dolphin, a Type 6 Transporter, a Type 9 Heavy, an Imperial Clipper, an Eagle, an Adder, a Diamondback Explorer...some of them I really like. Nothing beats the Cobra MkIII. If you can't do it in a Cobra, it's not worth doing.

[@Nuskrad]

My Cobra Mk3 is the ship I used to first visit Sol. I still like to fly it when I need something to run around in when I'm in the bubble, not really doing anything but soaking in the sights and sounds. Real exploration out in the black, I'll take my AspX, but my Cobra is like the city car I take out for a Sunday drive or a trip to the shops

[@nhaaaPl]

The first ship I used as an explorer and took out of the bubble. Had a great trip to the California nebula and Barnard's loop. Will always be close to my heart.

[@GrandpasPlace]

I love my little cobra, Ive taken it from the bubble to beagle point and had a blast doing it. I have other ships for mining, hauling, combat, etc but the Cobra is my go to for just about everything else. It excels at collecting mats. Great for flying to HGE's and collecting manufactured mats, has a hanger so I can land and collect raw mats, and is small and unobtrusive as I sit outside a station scanning and collecting data mats.

[@alanlim4139]

Just started ed a couple weeks ago...I love my cobra. It's the exact experience I'm going thru now. Running missions to pay for a fuel scoop or to pay for pwr distributor engine you name it. I think about selling it and getting an aspx or a dbx but I got this...love for it.

[@PaulGuy]

I took one of these on the first two Small Worlds expeditions, which restricted pilots to Small-pad ships. It was tricky outfitting for long range travel, but it handled it great. All D-rated, unarmed, but kept shields for small mistakes and bumps during the mass jumps (there were a lot of people in those). Still have her parked at Lave Station, I believe.

[@concretec0w]

love this series. Poetic, entertaining, well edited and something i look forward to watching... great work bud!

[@stormknightmd]

Started with the Cobra mk3. I Kickstarted the game, starting at Lave with the Cobra and 1000credits. Haven't changed out of it. I went up against much larger ships, and won. In the original game, you weren't given a choice of upgrading to another ship. I was able to take out a Thargoid swarm with it (with the help of *cough*energybomb*cough*,) and could hold my own 1 on 1 with the larger ships. It's the little ship that can. It isn't because it does everything well. It's because you can make it do whatever you want, and be a rather unassuming target in the process.

[@yuthura7871]

Great job, subscribed)also,your voice is pure gold.

[@blargiefarg93]

You're basically Top Gear for elite fwns

[@SeekerLancer]

I have a Cobra that I use for fun. It takes the sting out of grinding engineering materials because it's just so entertaining to fly and good at everything I need it to do without having to switch up ships.

[@Kakker71]

I am also one of the guys from the old Elite days on the Spectrum. I love my Cobra. I have a hangar full of ships and to make it useful, I use it for wake scanning 😀. I just fell like....home in it.

[@beyond_hope]

Have played Elite since it came out on the BBC B Micro back in 1984. And in every version, I have owned and kept (where possible) the Cobra Mk III. It may not be the best in class for any task but it's class itself. The Classic Car of the space selection. In 20 years, we'll still remember the USS Enterprise, the Millennium Falcon and the Cobra Mk III.

[@TaliZVasTyria]

I can just imagine the cobra mk3 commercial in the future The Cobra mk3: definitively yours.

[@diceman199]

loved using the cobra for smuggling.....didn't use cool running to get in without being scanned, I just came through the slot on manual at 400+ and slammed on the brakes.....great fun

[@serpentsaurus7969]

Loved my old Cobra 3! Thanks for the video~

[@Jordan-yb7zp]

I will never get rid of my cobra Mk lll, it was my first ship after my sidewinder. Named it Wishbone. She's my baby and my first love when I went out to go among the stars.

[@AndScrambledEggs]

The Cobra was my first ever purchase. I began the long journey to credit wealth years ago in that thing, doing the Lave to Fujin trade route.

[@equalsjim]

I've watched em all, keep em coming The Pilot, Elite Community loves ya ❤

[@norsehawk]

Like you said, the Cobra 3 was the 'first real ship I bought' and that's absolutely right, I did just about everything with my cobra and remember it fondly, small cargo missions? check, combat? check, some exploration, check, hauling whining biowaste to their vacation destination? check. And as you said, I bought it as a cheap ship and had to scrimp and save to earn every upgrade, which made the process a great growing experience and helped me learn the game. Love my cobra.

[@MrTimjm009]

How I see it . You can get 2 ships ; a viper or eagle then get a hauler . Or , get 1 ship that can do both jobs . Get the Cobra. Like the sidewinder it s got weak shields so you will have to upgrade the hull like crazy for combat and strip it down as far as you can without sacrificing over the top . I use it like I used the sidewinder , except the cobra will do it all way better

[@someone110]

Cobra Mk3 is like a project muscle car, you start with a shell and everything else is what you put into it

[@SpaceMissile]

This felt like a Viper ad for a moment and I'm here for it.

[@truenap9315]

Well said. ------ From someone who is currently building his cobra piece by piece

[@zourin8804]

The Cobra is probably the first ship I recommend to any new player. No matter what you're doing, you can do it respectably in a Cobra Mk III and nobody will give you shit for it. Cobras are workhorses that you can build an empire off the back of, with only the Python and the Anaconda laying on the road ahead of it. The most important function of the Cobra is as a competent mission runner for giving its pilot the opportunity to build up reputation and a wallet for whatever may come next.

[@Sir-Complains-a-Lot]

Mine is a heavyly engeeniered mission runner, planet explorer and light assault ship. I did most of the rank grind in it and my 5 year old loves to drive its srv and he called it Dr. Casey Mace for some reason.

[@artimese2318]

My first ship after my sidewinder and it’s gotten me 50 mil credits and Baron rank in the empire I’ve just bought my cutter and I’ll be sending this puppy to my home station it’ll always be my favorite ship for everything.

[@drvoltron2371]

Loving your videos, can't wait for the next one!

[@aussie2565]

i didn't get the same feeling of building a ship module by module like a had with the cobra, until i bought my anaconda and my type 10... love ur work!!!!

[@marcusblackthorn3513]

The Cobra Mk3 is an awesome fun ship to fly. Love the look, feel, and engine sound. I am currently working to make Elite rank as a trader, so I am currently working on engineering my Cobra Mk3 as a Low Temp Diamond pirate. My theory is that in a well engineered Cobra with the right technique I can make more in one pirating run than I can trading commodities in a fully stocked Anaconda or maybe even a Type 9. With 16 to 20 tons of cargo space, I can make around 8 million credits per run towards my trade rank. Piracy small, fast, and efficient style.

[@cosmicchocolatepaste]

The cobra 3 is the second ship i baught after some missions and it was amazing i spent a large amount of credits maximg its internal modules and fitted it for combat and then i killed a lot of pirates until i could afford the asp exp and then still its my go to ship to check out builds and playstyles until i start grinding for a better ship at what i was looking for

[@bongoshaft]

I still like my Cobra, I don't use it for a lot, but it still has a niche with me for smuggling, base assaults, ground based data scans, courier runs and small salvage missions. Mine is fully engineered, I don't use it often to engage in combat, but as a cooler running stealth ship with a good boost speed and fast recharging shields if I get in a pinch.

[@MarkZeroGaming]

The Cobra was my second ship purchase after the Eagle, and it was the purchase that got me to sell my Sidewinder. Every friend I know who starts this game, I give them the same advice. "Do stuff in the starting systems until you feel comfortable with doing as many different things as you want to learn. Then turn in your Sidewinder and buy a Cobra before you leave."

[@unwoundsteak17]

The cobra was my first and only combat ship, and the only one I'm not willing to sell. I once got a contract to take down a Fer De Lance, and initially tried to take it down with a fully equipped Keelback and a ship launched fighter, but it was shot down. I decided to try again in a cobra, and was able to do it. (3 system authority vessels popped in to help me at the end, but I was on track to win the fight anyway)

[@simonwillis1529]

My 2nd ship loved fighting in this quick little nimble thing small cargo and fun she was the fun step ready to join the big boys

[@Corgieg]

Being a new player who is currently flying a Cobra till I have the money to outfit a Keelback, I agree with so much of this. It's been a lot of fun slowly outfitting my mk3 as the credits roll in. Mine is currently set up for some bounty hunting and smaller cargo runs (just realized I can make like 500k moving 22T of whatever from boom system missions)

[@midtown3221]

Cobra Mk3 is the true milestone, the fork in the road, a mark of real progress in new Commanders. I pinched every credit to get this ship and I loved it. Now? I fly my Corvette for everything.

[@Mizz_Toxic_Kitty]

My first impression was: it's samus aran's gunship. Yellow painting and green frame color makes it perfect.🎉

[@tehjburz]

Really enjoyed the video, and I'm looking forward to the Chieftain one. I'm a sucker for the Cobra.

[@lilithleeming3325]

This is the ship you expect a renagade/bounty hunter to use that they treat like their baby

[@FrenziedRoach]

Not going to lie - Cobra taught me how to outfit a ship and I will always be grateful for that. Even if I did end up selling it in the end to afford the ASP EX I flew to Sag A years ago.

[@miahisnotanartist]

Literally outfitted mine for short-term exploration. With a guardian FSD and a little engineering you can push this baby to 40+ ly

[@bentrieschmann]

The experience of slowly upgrading the Cobra is what I did with my Viper. And yes, I do steam clean the seat.

[@anonymouskellog6157]

Its a good jack of all trades ship even once you A rate everything but it truly shines when you have the engineering you want on it and that is an investment to reach for.

[@camboose3726]

The cobra served me well and continues to do so the moment I bought it

[@AdventuringEden]

Been playing from the beginning, with a couple years off, but I still fly the Cobra its just so much fun and can pull the trousers down on much bigger ships. FA off and grade 5 dirty drives, ooooof!

[@throwawayaccount505]

Anyone else notice the endgame reference at the start?

[@vib80]

The Cobra MkIII is the pony car of ships. Cheap and sporty, lots of fun to fly. Also, there are a few cases where B rated modules are better than A. For example, extra shield cell, longer collector limpet range, a B class fuel scoop of a larger size is much better and cheaper than the A rank one size down. Plus, in Colonia, sometimes you're ecstatic to get a B rank module, as an A is a pipe dream. The least used rank is class C modules... normally it's better to just sit with a light weight D rank module rather than upgrade to just a C.

[@Luanielbr]

The first ship I used for exploration, and even without fully optimizing it (No guardian module, with utility and shields because I'm an idiot sometimes) I still made almost 40LY per jump. It was the ship I used to go over 5000 LY from the bubble for the first time and I'll never get rid of it xD

[@koma9sensey]

Started playing Elite a few yeats back, looking for ways to get money I finaky started making some and when the time came to retire the sidewinder everyone said... get a Cobra... and I did. And it might as well be the world cuz it will show you the galaxy and all it splendor... and that is what Cobra is for, it will tell you who you are and who you want to be in the Elite universe.

[@hadi6364]

The best moments i had in the game where in a cobra. My first big exploration tour, the first million with trading, the first pvp fights and so much more. I spend most of the time in this ship. I'm never going to sell it.

[@ShadowIsatis]

You renewed my love for my Cobra. Gonna go back and do some bounty hunting.

[@smoloms]

I use mine just as a general ship. I don't have it setup to do any one thing well. It's okay as a combat, explorer, and hauler the way I have it setup.

[@chriswhittington5790]

This was my smuggling ship back in the golden days of smuggling. This is a tough, fast ship that can withstand hitting the back of a station full throttle at boost speed. I know from experience 😂

[@henryasokan3503]

when un talked about compromising for this ship, I felt that.

[@aitoluxd]

I got the Cobra MK3 as my first ship (after the sidewinder of course) and the paint job is same as the one on the thumbnail. Mine is called "Firstborn". I've used it for everything in this game since I started. It's currently parked at Nanabozho, got a Vulture today and I'm doing combat missions 😅

[@ryanstanley640]

I was legit confused when I put in 5 million credits and was reduced to rubble in about 5 seconds flat by an opposing assassination target. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@ryandavidson2502]

I used to run this ship and it was a fun little ship. That last point though doesn't make any sense. You could easily just say "Is smoking crack good for you? No but you should start."

[@RustlessPotato]

My cobra got me to Barnard's loop and back. I love it

[@aidngunter7228]

I’ve played the game since 2015 and have only just bought a cobra because me and my friends are building a full cobra wing where each ship has a specific role, mine is a frag cobra

[@Browncoyote]

Just bought one to outfit, engineer and appreciation. It's a fun ship.

[@FlameSoulis]

The Cobra... it was my first mining ship. I have two: my first mining ship (bless that bastard, still haven't gotten ganked) and the other for bounty hunting. I may love flying the Eagle for random thrills, but the Cobra gets stuff done. Need to mine early and decently? It can handle it. Need to make things go boom? It can do that. The Cobra is the Sidewinder that eat its vegetables and grew up. It just feels like a direct upgrade, because like the Sidewinder, it's able to do anything.

[@goldfinger-9992]

Enjoying your vids Cmdr. I’m late game and the Mk3 could be the best ship in the game, pound for pound. Like you said, the ship that opens the game up. With fast charge bi-weaves your shields are back up by the time it’s takes to circle an enemy and hit ‘em with 2 perfectly placed plasmas under your nose, and overcharged gimballed multis to annoy them in between. Only ship I fly in open as it will outrun just about anything, handles like an oiled up Goddess and cheap as chips to rebuy. Got my 1st PvP kill against a master Chieftan and was halfway through his mate in a FAS, when he rammed me. PvE, you can take down Elite Corvettes, just bring chaff. This ship is dynamite. Just sayin’...

[@PromethorYT]

I've used the cobra very little, I used the Viper when I first played and loved it.