The [[Vulture]] is one of the most popular fighter class ships used, with its thin design it makes for a very good dodger. There are many variants that are far superior than the basic one. Most notable of the variants is the [[Template:Factions:Corvus|Corvus]] Vulturius, this ship is one of the fastest fighters when in turbo, up to 240m/s. The Vulturius makes a great ship for chasing down ships that are running, of course this high speed comes at a cost, while in turbo the Vulturius will deplete the battery very quickly. All variants of the Vulture comes equipped with two small weapon ports, which is usually equipped with Neutron or Gauss cannons, depending on whether you want quantity over accuracy, or accuracy over quantity.
===Centurion===
The lower level variants of the [[Centurion]] are not vary good for pirating with, fortunately there are some special variants most notably the Rev C from [[Orion Heavy Manufacturing]] and the IBG from the. [[Itani]] . These ships are vary light and vary agile, making them perfect fighters. I recommend using one in conjunction with a hog or even another Cent for maxum effect. Though good Cent pilots have been known to take one groups of up to 5 people at once and come out alive. Common configs are duel n1-3, or axia posies. though some will swear by duel gauss, find out what works for you this is a vary useful ship in the right hands.
Borb's Pirate tip: These ships are really not made for runnning down fleeing traders due to the high drain, so don't be surprised when Centas blow past you.
===Warthog===
The [[Warthog]] is very good for destroying the heavier transport ships, just place a rocket launcher into either the small weapon port or the large weapon port, and your energy weapon of choice in the other weapon port. You should, of course, never use the basic variant and explore the other options the universe has to offer. If you can fight quite well, then you should use the cargo transport or mining variants, as these will let you take back more of your goods from the remains of the ship. Also keep in mind turbo speed and the turbo's energy consumption, you want to be able to catch your prey, but you also want to be able to attack it.