Hermano, great work. I expect to see more from you in the future...
Regarding balancing:
10500 Armor, 4 Class 10's, 2 class 9's, forward firing turret, agility very close to a Sabre (minus the Sabre's uber strafing), a centurion hitbox, and the standard 12K powerplant.
Edit: Went a bit ahead of me there... But I want to see it as a MKII VHF, for pilots wanting something lighter