Cruiser Balance

[Tenacity]

And exactly how do you drop his shield?
You have a Supernova. You shoot supernova at his shield once it recharges.
While you are waiting for SN recharge, his shield is up again.
So you have to use guns, either for hull or for shield. And while you'r shooting, you are an easy target, if he's not a complete noob.
Technically speaking, good bomber pilot has no chance against good cruiser pilot. Period.

And that flying around works only against pretty bad pilots which don't know how to move forward, but stand still.
A Cruiser that stays foot is either AFK or a very bad cruiser captain.

The supernova is capable of firing around 4 seconds sooner than a cruiser shield can recharge from the last shot. That means every other supernova you fire - at least if you hit the target - will hit his hull. The only thing that interferes with that is shield batteries, which are limited in supply.

---