Get a medium sized transport with Dulzian turrets. Say a Kamome or, if you really want to fool pirates into thinking you are an easy target, something more newbie-ish, like a Mamooth.
And just TS/TZ them to death.
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Stork is just as good as Bison. While it can't deliver such huge punch, it can evade kicks. I believe I proved it already in Conn.
Edit: Also, I had Bison. Hauled mined commodities all around the places. Only 2 pirate groups I met were LH~ in alberta, when I was 5k away from the hole to Ontario ) and lolpirates in New York, when I was 200m away from Fort Bush.
To be honest, Battletransports is a waste. Stork can make more profit, kill pirates, survive longer. More profit can be used to pay the pirate when you meet one in the end.
Any battletransport is good for that to be honest, from medium transports Behemoth is the best defence-wise, it's small, with good arcs and a lot of firepower, agile as for its class...