Paladin was not changed since Xing submitted it, apart from making custom hitbox and fixing texture errors (like non-transparent cockpit), if he thinks it's too big it's his own fault.
Resizing models can mess a lot of things up and I have had enough of it with Coalition ships. When the lazy modeller comes by "ordering" others to fix his faults, I won't really bother.
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Guns do always make a difference, civi guns are 750 m/s yes, which is why they do less damage. Eagle is HUGE, that's why it can be used with virtually any guns.
I'm sorry but if you thought Paladin would be The Ship to be used for anything and against anything you were wrong. Just like Corsairs were with Gladiator. It has it's place and can be an advantage in some fights, but it's not an universal ship.
Igiss says: Martin, you give them a finger, they bite off your arm.