Dab, I leave nerfing stuff cos it out performs another ship to you.
The liners have no reason whatsoever to have any gunboat turrets at all. I've flown liners, only 1 or 2 turrets can't fire all the time in any direction.
Besides which, whats to stop people putting gunboat infernos on those 'few' gunboat turret mounts?
NOTHING AT ALL.
Which would mean a liner can still take out a cruiser shield.
A liner is not a cheaper, more agile, cruiser/destroyer with bugger all armour, it's a LINER.
So stop trying to keep the liners over-powered so you can beat anyone who attacks your liner and think about everyone else for a change.
A liner is way more agile then any transport or train, I should know I've attacked enough of them, so quit having a go at me for once.