Pirate Train revision and matching Pirate lifter

[Ayatolah]

i am generally not convinced by people pointing out the thin-ness of connections. - a metal beam is much stronger and more flexible than a wooden one, even if its 1/10th of the size.

so - the materials used for such a connection might be more expensive, stronger than other material - reason for not building a ship out of such material alone might be cost efficiency. - well i can pull any reason out of a hat for that.

- other than that - ships in freelancer appear to have a structural integrity field ... or they simply ignore mass.

the connection is meant to be rather thin - to illustrate that the bridge module can rather "easily" blast it away - in case of danger.

it is a transport, the crew wants to flee from lawfuls. - leaving the cargo behind is a tactic ( as explained in the OP )
its just like that - if you face death by the police or military - your chances of escape are greater in a vessel the size and agility of a freighter - than in a train.

mmmm Good point there....

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