Q-ship Powercore

[Megiddo]

Some of the lighter cruisers in game (respective heavy and defense turrets and powercores):

Q-ship: 1 heavy, 2 defense, 500k
Sagarmatha: 2 heavy, 2 defense, 518k
Resheph: 2 heavy, 1 defense, 537k
Takeda: 2 heavy, 1 defense, 650k
AI cruiser: 2 heavy, 1 defense, 725k
Thresher: 2 heavy, 1 defense, 743k

"Less guns = less energy consumption."

These cruiser all have 3 "heavier" turrets - a notable exception being the Sagarmatha. All have relatively small profiles - the Sagarmatha being a possible exception. The Q-ship represents the lowest power output, the Thresher represents the highest power output, beating out the Zoner cruiser by 243k. A significant difference, imo.

If the first three cruisers on the list had their powercores buffed to 6 - 6.5k, it wouldn't break the game - a few more precious seconds of fire before the guns run dry.

I don't know the specifics concerning hitboxes, or any of the perceived advantages of one hitbox over another, but npcs find the mark just fine. I don't actively pvp, but I have done some lower-end missions.