Need input from good fighter/bomber pilots

[Tenacity]

Hey, they're ultra specialised... so they're ultra good. At one thing. Try stop a smuggler with a missile boat, for instance. That's hard, I'm guessing.

Or a trader.

You cannot scratch a transport's shields with a missileboat. Likewise, It's nearly impossible to keep a trade lane locked down using missiles, whereas even a level 1 gun could shut down a trade lane pretty quickly.

Missile boats suck for pirates, they're not very good for police forces either (against smugglers at least). The only factions that really get any use out of missile boats are military factions, which WOULD have such specialized ships, as they can afford to escort those ship in groups with bombers or larger capships.

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