Gunboat Balance

[Denelo]

Now, I'll say right now I didn't read this whole thread, but I can tell you right now that MOST gunboats are NOT overpowered. Sure, two CAN blown anything up, but only if you let them, just like anything else. The fact of the matter is, two good fighters and two good bombers can completely wipe the floor with any gunboat, AND gunboats are useless alone.

For example, the SA used to completely pound HF's elite Gunboat wing with their fighters. The gunships are the only really unbalanced ones. Gunboats are ALL ABOUT teamwork. If you have two gunboats that aren't working with each other, you might as well have a pair of SHFs with Gunboat shields.

Basically, the problem is that no one knows how to kill a gunboat. They aren't easy to hit like big caps, or easy to dodge. They also hit more accurately than those larger ships, but they have one huge weakness. See if you can figure it out.

The fact of the matter is, it's the person, not the ship. There are a few groups that happen to be excellent in gunboats, and not so good in other things. Do I see you nerfing VHFs because they can kill caps and your fighters (Yeah, they can kill caps, with ease, if you fly them right. Once I saw a 14-ship capital ship fleet decimated by two bombers and a fighter, and the fighter got quite a few of those kills.)?

I rest my case. Particularly since I don't wish to continue completely mutilating the English language.