Argument like "we have less people, we need better ships" is just wrong. Lets RP a faction, that has some super-nomad tech, but only one guy left fron the army, so he should have a ship able to pawn all outcasts and corsairs together to balance it.... We wont get anywhere with arguments like this.
If better ships, then two times harder to fly ships.
And I beg you again, before continuing flaming, ask B-Dog to give you some money on the PvP and go try it Outcasts and Corsairs, Corsairs and Outcasts.