small ships: escorts vs raiders

You guys are designing escorts without any knowledge of what they will be
going up against. Any real raider is probably going to have
a real weapon (i.e., class-2 beam) and some hull.  Anything less and
the freighters can defend themselves. Raiders will probably not have
expendable weaponry when there's energy weapons available, which will also be
more precise in damage dealing (a missile salvo could wipe out that freighter
you had intended on capturing).

Pirates will be another matter, but pirates may not be possible in space
depending on the PSB.

> GBailey wrote:

> You guys are designing escorts without any knowledge of what they

Sounds like you would mount a Needle Beam or two in your ship sguadron if you
were a raider...

2B^2

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> I sure as hell would. This is one of the better uses for small

ash Shaulah can carry 2 needle beams, although just one firecon.

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