revision of the ZONERS faction - to avoid yearly discussions

[djordje_petrovic]

Why should zoners need sone strong warships ? Their main focus would be proffcency in escort and deterance.

Some conversion toward unique transport line would be great. I written mz inital post in haste ill make some short proposition by class and tat will be my finite contribution to the topic.

Corvo - exploratory vessel downgrade heavz cruiser turrets from 2 to one or even remove all. Put ship more agile and slightly more cargo.

Fearless - add more cargo but not too much as it is according to lore q ship derived from tranport framework. so 1200 - 1500 max . Downgrade cannons to GB and keep cruiser heavy hardpoints, or , if swaping cruiser hard points for common cruiser turrets and add some agility like corsair GB. Fearless could be escort frigate and best zoner ship for zoner duties.

Aquilon to be redesigned as light carrier with BS shield but with cruiser turrets and some flak points . Able to counter small and medium targets but ineadequate against other caps. Auxilary, aquilon should retain energy for fleet system jumping.

Colony ship to have 5k cargo , noumerous gatling class weapons slots and maybe some class downgraded shield. Withouth heavz weapons.

Keep in mind that pulse weapons are counted as non heavy weapons. IF you downgrade zoner ship class guns you can still keep up regular energy feed, so even without heavy busters, with noumerous pulses on their caps, and sufficient enrgy to support it zoner can fill role of EMP buggers and support vessels in defensive actions. And they should relly on allies and mercs for hullbuster work if ever such measure needed.

So i suggest that zoners in general have few acess to heavy guns , but can support with energy more pulses than other factions, when it come to fighting.

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