It seems like all but 4 of the "capital" ships in EVO DON'T act like a heavy fighter. All other ships seem to, unlike EV. In EV it would be VERY hard for a fighter to knock out a cruiser, but in EVO it isn't that hard, and the avarge shields for ships are very low.
Tycho Maudd
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