(11-19-2013, 07:19 PM)Swallow Wrote: Actually they are quite agile ships.
Agility wasn't their problem, it was the lack of firepower. You could get right behind a heavy bomber and then ... run out of power before doing any real damage.
Give them 6 guns with a VHF powercore, take away the other hard-points. Then they can exploit the agility, but will still be fragile enough to be brought down with mines and missiles if they are not flown expertly.