So it would be research vessel then, not a cruiser class ship? Doh.
And don't mind me, but in these turbulent times research ship without at least small turrets means death. Why?
You see, research vessel could be a huge deep space vessel, but what with fighters? Those sometimes are not even long range. I mean, speaking of inRP value. Such vessel should be at least armed with the lightest (so gunboat) weapons, because if it was deep-space vessel, there is inRP no place for small craft conservation.