I don't understand why Zoners cannot have Battleships !!!
Means they are at far deeper space, more close proximities to the Nomads and the Intelligent Machines while in Vanilla, as said, it was there station which was destroyed.
Means what if tomorrow iRP, the machines get hacked or malfunctioned and there programs make them attack against humanity. I know its a rather "not feasible concept" but a situation like this leaves a class of people completely unable to defend themselves without their Capitals.
If not the machine situation, replace it with Nomad situation.