Transport Turret Type 4's

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They are not. A correctly piloted medium transport can fight any single snub on even grounds (except light fighters, they're impossible to hit.)
5k transports with guns can simply continue on their way while hosing into the pirate's general direction to keep him busy.
Transports without guns are piloted by people who bought them on purpose.

Bull. most 5k's are so bulky and low armored that a single bomber has no sweat at all against them. Train is the only one that actually stands a chance, and thats because its very thin.

Most 5k's also only fire 3 or so guns behind at most. Rhein and liberty 5k's only fire 1 behind.

Furthermore, transports are the only way to make money. Making these vessals basically pinyatas for pirates is absolutly retarded all things considering. Your post makes me think that you have not flown a transport in a good long while. "Hosing" the general direction does not work with anything less than a shire or akegata, and those that try will really not do much while getting pelted by any bomber. heck, a gb can sit on a transports arse and dodge everything thrown at it due to the speed of most transport guns.

Basically, Aeternus Doleo, to answer your question: The reason transports dont have guns worthy or even remotely useful vs snubs, is becuase the dev team listens to the bomber-babys and pirate factions who shoot at these things, more than using their heads and common sense. Im looking at mjolnir on that one.

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