As mentioned before, due to our evasive policy our transports are instructed to be lightly armored. The minimal armor class we are using is an Armor Upgrade Mark 8. Our escorts on the other hand all belong in the Fighter-class category, either being Light Fighters which are equipped with long-range scanners and are used mainly as scouts and go as high as Super Heavy Fighters which are designed to deal the maximum amount of damage during a pirate engagement. Gunboats are not utilized because they are not effective in our prevention strategy. The ratio of transports per escort currently stands between 3 and 4. Exact numbers of course may again fluctuate depending on the circumstances and danger levels.
Thank you for your time.
Nicole Burton
Chief of Staff
Universal Shipping Inc.