Either I suck at capital ship flying, or you're all crying without grounds. I was soloed by a Bret Dessie, and then later, taken out by a pair of Sabres with Infernos and Nukes.
If I have any gripe with the Dessie, it's the abundance of armor. Take the Bergelmir for example.
It's tiny. But also has 21k armor. It also is remarkably SLOW. The reasoning behind this, is that it's a small, compact bit of metal with a huge plant. This makes the agility low. I would opt for that to happen to the Kusari Dessie. Either reduce the agility somewhat, to reflect the Size:Armor ratio, or add agility and reduce armor. Reducing armor might actually be the logical choice.