Err, GMG? *Smack*

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A Kusari Exporer would not hold its against hostile enemies it is nothing more than a gunboat. This ship would not have the needed supplies to stay on a search very long.

The first part makes no sense and the second is plain wrong.
The infocard clealy states it has enough supplies for years which is very long considering Freelancers travel system.

Gunboats are more than capable of holding their own against hostile enemies. You can take down Nomad Battleships with a gunboat even and the nomad fighters drop like flies even with normal turret weaponry and if you have any missile turrets you might as well take on a fleet of them.

Why would the GMG be searching for an 'ocean world' in a Battlestar? A ship that size would not be a good ship to bring to any uncharted system mainly because of it's size. If there was this Ungodly powerful threat in that system, it would anihilate the Battlestar just as easily as a little scout. Only difference is that you lose the largest ship your faction has ever got hold of instead of losing a little scout vessel.
Not to forget such large ships produce suspicion. No one likes seeing battleship class vessels flying around their systems.

If you are searching for a mysterious planet, use a probe? Why would you risk THOUSANDS of lives in a ship you shouldn't have when you can send an unmanned probe instead?

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