Best Fighter Ship - any advise?

Well i played that SP campaign a lot of times and 1 thing is for certain you need a strong ship for the rest of CF campaign so VHF for sure. Now it's up to you to choose the ones with more armor or better weaponry. Heavy or fast and agile, whatever suits your playing style. The selection is large and you can find the list of all the ships in the game here on the swat portal. Ships - SWAT Portal. If you ask me personally what ship i like i used 4 diferent ships for 4 times i played campaign. Redemption, Hydra MK III, Deimos and Titus just for how it looks

For SP - Eagle - cheap enough/woun't break the bank:P/ good fire power and agile

later when reach Coalition space you might want to jump in Saracen - descent cargo hold/for pods/ good armor and fire power

with the top upgrades

Of course there are plenty of other reliable VHF that you need to try along the way , but hey...that's the spirit of this game...right:P

enjoy and see you in space:P

Give Mirage-X a try. It's perfect for podding and more than decent at PvP.
For just PvP, Chimera and Cayman.

In case you want to try fighting in Coalition space ... try Iguana