I have been using a heavily engineered Corvette to farm CZs for BGS. Lately, I've realized that while my Corvette is nigh invulnerable, I really don't enjoy flying it nearly as much as smaller ships. I'm also getting a HOTAS with yaw pedals, and it should come on Wednesday, so I'll finally be able to use my ships' thrusters to max utility.
I am thinking of switching to a medium or small ship, but I am concerned that I won't be able to hold my own in a CZ. I have gotten too used to having a shield/hull tank hybrid that can take concentrated fire for days without dropping shields.
Funds are not a problem, and I have so many engineered modules that I could probably just drop whatever into a ship and fly it right off the bat.
I will post my Corvette build to show you what I'm working with, as well as some other builds I'm thinking of using.
My Vette:
FDL:
Chieftain:
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/ovfyr9/downsizing_my_combat_ship_need_advice/