Hiding behind the word games again.. If they are one of the best ship builders in Sirius, and have relationship with Zoners then they should definitely have had the time to acquire same variety of ships Outcasts had. USA have spent lots of cash on weaponry and war tech which have made their economy run in debt in the long term. Are they impoverished? No. This doesn't mean they lack the power They still have the best warfare technology available in the world at the moment. And that is the main reason their economy is going on to live. It is obvious that Outcast technology beats Corsairs' in an unfair fashion which you can't conceal in anyway. And about considering wise tactics, why would people always tell Corsairs to think of wise tactics instead of moaning but not the Outcasts? Use bombers to counter the gunboats then instead of moaning as come on why don't we have a gunboat..