What happened to Colonial BC

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because a small group of miners needs access to capital ships )))

Because they're not small at all. Because they got bases all around Sirius in real hot spots. Because they developed capital ships in cooperation with a militarized mini-house and why not use them if they have access to them.

Junkers have even deeper connections and more bases all across Sirius. Where's our battleship? )))
Same can be said for numerous other factions. Hell, even GMG is more likely to have a battleship, yet, they don't have a single cap. Not even a gunboat.

1. Running costs.
2. Too much attention from house lawful organizations. After all, the junkers are quasi-lawful.

You do realise the same arguement as for why the IMG needs a BC can be used against them, most IMG operations take place in rock fields, it's logical to assume that the majority of engagements IMG caps get in are in rock fields, so why not jsut have a standard cruiser, maybe even a heavier one like the RMC. Also by this same logic, since the CR fight in Magellan, the portion of Coronado not in the Barrier Cloud, and potentially Leeds, why shouldn't they have a BC?

The Colonials still hope that one day they will regain control over Tau-44 and to do that, they need to fight in the rocky Tau-23. The IMG, on the other hand can scramble GBs in asteroid areas and their BC in the open. Let's not forget that it's the player factions that set the goals and chose the toys. So, if IMG wanted to keep the BC and CR wanted a simple cruiser instead, it was their choice.

Because they're not small at all. Because they got bases all around Sirius in real hot spots. Because they developed capital ships in cooperation with a militarized mini-house and why not use them if they have access to them.


(...) IMG can use their BC in the open space of Dublin, Magelan and Omegas.

I must've missed all of that, especially the part about IMG not being small at all.
Please, tell me more

Also, Lyth's right.
caps for junkers!

IMG is kinda like GMG in my books. Both corps cut their ties to the houses they appeared in, becoming "independent". Only a big entity with strong connections and good income can survive on its own on the legal market.

The junker GB is already too much, if you ask me. The junker fleet should be composed from all kinds of retrofitted transports and freighters and a few cheap fighters and bombers. Not capital grade ships. And that Wrecker is ugly and doesn't fit the junkers at all. The engines also burn the lower "arms". The model is bad.

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