Ship Modeling Request: GMG Gunship/Gunboat

[Crackpunch]

Junkers and GMG are apples and oranges.

GMG are a mini-house so if Junkers are capable of gaining a Gunboat I'm sure that GMG is just as capable, if not more capable of getting their own Gunboat.

Why not make the gas pockets do massive amounts of shield damage? Assuming the pockets don't detonate torps, a constantly shieldless gunboat would be a sitting duck.

Problem is I'd assume that'd also render snubs shieldless too. Now, vs the normal Solaris boats maybe it won't be as bad but Gunboats with insta-kill loadouts will get a massive advantage as they will no longer need to deshield snubs before insta-ing them.

Honestly I really doubt that the same tactic would continue to work after the 80 years war. Enemies evolve and gain new tactics and technology - GMG would obviously need to do the same.

I agree, they're perfectly capable of having a gunboat, but I'd rather find a way for GMG to keep their reputation for being hard core snub aces, rather than just giving them a gunboat making them just like everyone else.
The reason given for wanting a gunboat was supposed to be because their enemies are crushing them in the gas fields, but no one is accepting any other kind of idea to solve the issue without the addition of more gunboats.

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@ Omicron
Open ground isn't the issue at all.

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Let me ask this, if the gas fields weren't a problem, would you still be asking for a gunboat?