Need input from good fighter/bomber pilots

[Jinx]

gotto clarify things -

i am really happy that you like the zoner gunboat much, seriously. - but you must understand that the zoners are not a fighting faction. - their interest is not to overwhelm others, but to be among themselves, - protected. they live their ways - and they chose a living that is quite on the edge of a knife. - they must never make a false step or they might trip and fall, - and that could very easily become a very painful mistake.

now the concept of the gunboat was never a ship that was able to go one on one against another gunboat, since gunboats are mostly purely military ships. - since the zoners are not a military faction, but have a great understanding of it - and shipbuilding, they need a ship that serves their purpose.
they want to trade, sometimes smuggle - or just explore and travel. - for that, you need cargo, you need a small size ( untill now, they make mostly use of the dromedary ) and you need teeth. - but you don t need teeth to bite, - you need them to show them to others.

the concept is just like the juggernaut. - its not meant to fight, allthough it can - and that pretty well... but the concept of that ship is to be there and tell others that "it could be painful to go for it, more painful than its worth". the zoner gunboat is meant to be like that.... a medium sized transport with something like 750 or 1k cargo, enough to supply basicly any spacestation the zoners have. armoured well enough to be protected from anyone foolish enough to attack it - well armed enough to make it painful for any attacker.

the idea is not to kill, but to scare. - when i pirate sees a zoner gunboat and a transport, he ll go for the transport. when he attacked a zoner gunboat once, he should think twice the next time he goes for it. - the ship is build to bite back while it retreats. four gunboat turrets - thats as many as the kusari gunboat, and thats a military vessel. furthermore, 4 gunboat turrets that are build on one line, making it more precise to shoot ( well, thats just a minor benefit ) - in addition, it ll have a minedropper - so it can be quite a pain for even bombers. bombers often joust a gunboat ( and i don t expect it to be on the less agile side - i suggested to igiss to give it a above average agility ) - when the gunboat leaves a few nuke mines in the path, it adds greatly to the defense.

but i have to admit, - this gunboat will not be able to win against any military gunboat, unless the competition involves bringing a certain amount of cargo so some point. - it will be a real good allround ship though. - defended enough so its not pirated for fun, armed enough so that it can fire back easily, agile enough to escape any situation.

don t use it the way you use a gunboat - think of it as an armoured transport in the borderworlds where the designers got carried away - and not of a gunboat with weak stats. and well, the concept was made for the peaceful zoners, not for the order. if i have had the order in mind, i would have made something with 8 turrets for sure, cause the only real threat the order faces is the scorpion gunboat from the nomads / wild with its 8 turrets.

anyway, i m not sure what stats legenations order gunboat will have. - but by the looks, its definitely on the bigger side, so maybe he gave it 8 turret hardpoints - i think it has no fore gun.

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