Suggestion as a possible solution to the ease of cruise running.
From what I've read, missile speed is coded with 350 as maximum possible.
If cruise speed were lowered to 330, CDs would have a chance of hitting.
In another mod(Evolution), the time for capships to get to cruise was increased to about 10 seconds.
Edit: If fighter/bomber Mini-razor, inferno and Nova effectiveness was reduced to below that of a gunboat razor/inferno, they would still be usable as ships. More like ultra heavy fighters perhaps but still usable.
All the BS really needs for defense against fighters and bombers is faster missiles(anything over 250m/s).