I was thinking about what kind of Q-ship I would design, in an effort to startle attackers such as renegades. It should look pretty defenceless, but pack a punch which is not only powerful, but unexpected.
The best I have managed to come up with so far is a very strange beast indeed. You start with an Emalgha fighter. These have poor shields and armour, but are actually a lot better than most people think. The weapon load on them is huge!
They come with two Emalgha cannon, a rocket launcher and five rockets... and ten tons of unused equipment space. Emalgha cannon weigh fifteen tons apiece, rocket launchers 30 tons, and rockets 2 each.
(15 x 2) + 30 + (5 x 2) + 10 = 80
A stonking eighty tons of space! Just right for a crescent fighter bay, and three fighters.
Imagine the scene. You see a slow-moving, wooden-hulled fighter cruising alone. You warm up your weapons systems, and close in for the kill... suddenly, it starts spitting out little high-tech fighters; each fast, agile and well armed. I reckon you could end a lot of renegades' careers in a ship with that setup. Perhaps not in the game... but it's nice to dream.
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